Joint scientific cooperation between the Universities of Kirkuk and Al-Kitab and the Directorate of Agricultural Research in publishing research in an international journal.

A research team composed of the teaching staff, Dr. Muhammad Abd al-Rahim Muhammad, from the College of Agriculture, University of Kirkuk, Dr. Saad Muhammad Hussein from Al-Kitab University, and Dr. Ahmed Sami Shaker from the Directorate of Agricultural Research in Sulaymaniyah, published a joint scientific research in the magazine of
Earth and environmental science, classified in Scopus.

The research team explained that their study examined the effect of adding garlic powder and local red sumac to the feed of Japanese quail on the productive performance and some biochemical blood characteristics during the growth stage.

The research team stated that their study aimed to evaluate the effect of adding garlic powder and local red sumac in different concentrations to the feed of Japanese quail during the growth period, on the productive performance and biochemical blood characteristics.

They added that their study concluded that the fourth treatment, to which sumac was added at a rate of 3% and garlic at a rate of 3%, showed a significant improvement in the weight of the birds and the increase in the percentage of cholesterol in the blood.