Personal Information:

Education: PhD Veterinary Medicine/ Poultry Diseases

Current Position: Professor of Poultry Diseases at Animal Resources Dept. Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Nationality: Yemeni

Summary:

Professor Dr. Gameel Abass Ahmed Almaktari holds a master degree and a doctorate from Republic of Iraq, University of Baghdad, specializing in poultry diseases, and holds a bachelor degree from King Faisal University in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specializing in veterinary medicine and surgery. Current Academic position Professor of Poultry Diseases and Animal Health at Animal Resources Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Sana’a University. Prof. Dr. Almaktari participated in many scientific conferences and workshops and has many published research papers in the field of poultry and animal health.

Education:

• D. Major: Poultry Diseases – 1999- Baghdad University, Faculty of Vet. Medicine, IRAQ.
• S. Poultry Diseases – 1996, Baghdad University, Faculty of Vet. Medicine, IRAQ
• S. Veterinary Medicine and Surgery- 1989. King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.

Experience:

• Professor at Sana’a University, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, February, 2016
• Associate Professor –October 2010, of Animal Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Sana’a University.
• Assistant Professor –June 2000, Dep. of Animal Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Sana’a University.
• Management of Broiler parents stocks, layers and broilers poultry farms.
• Member of student affairs committee, Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, Sana’a University.
• Member of academic committee, Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, Sana’a University.
• Member of College Board – Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment, Sana’a University.
• Member of Yemeni Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science.
• Head of Animal Resources Department, Faculty of Agriculture Food and Environment.

Conferences and Workshops:

• Scientific Symposium on reality and future of poultry industry in republic of Yemen. Faculty of agriculture, 26-29 December 1992 Sana’a, Yemen.
• The Fifth scientific conference of Iraqi veterinarians. 14- 17 December, Baghdad, Iraq.
• The sixth scientific conference of Iraqi Veterinarians. December, 1998 Baghdad, Iraq.
• National symposium on the Future of livestock in Yemen under the attempts to restrict on the national sources to cover domestic consumption of red meat. Ministry of Planning, 14-16 April 2002. Sana’a.
• Fifth Arab European Veterinary Conference. October 2002 Sana’a.
• Fifth science conference. 11-13 October 2002 Taiz Yemen.
• Second scientific conference for environmental and natural resources. 6-8 May 2003 Taiz Univ.
• Forth-scientific symposium for biological science. November 2004. Atomic energy commission, Sana’a, Yemen.
• Workshop for evaluation courses and vocabulary of animal production department – Faculty of Agriculture May 2005 Ibb University.
• Third scientific symposium of biological science society. November 2005. Sana’a.
• Enrichment workshop of technical education curricula for basic and cultural materials. 19-21 March 2005, Research and developing center, Sana’a.
• Merial regional scientific conference – 12-14 Dec. 2006. Dubai – Emirates,
• Training course in developing the skills of workers in the field of livestock and agricultural extension. 12-16 December 2006. Al-Nobala center for qualifying and development. Sana’a.
• Avian Flu symposium –April 2007 Sana’a.
• Merial regional scientific conference. 12-14 Nov. 2008 Sharm El-sheik, Egypt.
• Merial regional scientific conference, April, 2013. Future challenge for the poultry industry, Istanbul – Turky,
• Merial regional scientific conference , 23-25 May 2014. Controlling the effects of microbial variability to improve production. Paris, France,

Research and scientific papers:

Al-Bakri O.M. and Al-Maktari G.A. (1992) Technical reality of the poultry industry – Veterinary services. Reality and future of poultry industry, Faculty of Agriculture, Sana’a Univ. Yemen.

Al-Maktari G. A., Nassar A. H. and Al-Karma M. A. (2003). The use of antibiotics in poultry and their risks to human health. Second scientific conference for environmental and natural resources. Taiz Univ.

Nassar A. H., Al-Maktari G. A., and Al-Karma M. A. (2003). Local chicken and the importance of maintained as one of the components of biodiversity in Yemen. Second scientific conference for environmental and natural resources. Taiz University.

Al-Karma M. A. Nassar A. H., Al-Maktari G. A. (2003). Animal genetic resources in Yemen and how to keep them from extinction. Second scientific conference for environmental and natural resources. Taiz University.

Nassar A. H., Al-Maktari G. A., Al-Karma M. A. and Zuhdi S. (2004). Productive performance for number of commercial breeds of meat chickens under low feed energy. Second scientific symposium for Yemeni biological science society, Sana’a.

Al-Attar M. A. and Al-Maktari G. A. (1999) Inactivated Newcastle disease vaccines a comparative study. The Iraqi Veterinarian. 9: (2) 63-74.

Nassar, A. H., Al-Karama, M. and Al-Maktari, G. A. (2005) Effect of strain and chicks source on production of laying hens raised under commercial production conditions in Yemen. Yemen Journal of Agricultural Research and studies (12) 121-130.

Al-Maktari G. A. and Attar M. A. (2007) Diagnosis of infectious bursal disease using immunofluorescence, Histopathology and determining the early appearance of antibodies by ELISA and Agar Gel precipitation tests comparative study. Mansura University Journal of agricultural science 35:(7) 350-366.

Al-Maktari G. A. Attar M.A. (2007) Effect of infectious bursal disease virus on some blood parameters and Bursal/body weight index. Yemeni J. Biol. Sci. (3) 167-179.

Awn, A. M. and Al- Maktari, G.A. (2008) Effect of vitamin E& C supplementation on broiler leucocytes. (2008) Yemeni J. Biol. Sci. 4 (2): 285-296.

Al-Maktari G.H., Khalid M.A. and Awn, A.M. (2009) Effect of vitamin E and C supplementation on some blood parameters of commercial Hubbard JV broilers. Mansura University Journal of agricultural science 37(1) 201-209.

Al-Maktary K. M. A., Awn A. M., Emad J., Al-Maktari G. A., Hamdy A. and Abdalbary A. (2009) Influence of housing system and season on productive efficiency and some egg components parameters of laying White Hi-Sex Hens. Yemeni J. Biol. Sci. 5: (1) 71-79.

Al-Maktari G. A. and Abdulrahman H. N. (2009) Ascites and Sadden death Syndrome in different broiler strains (Ross 308, Cobb 500 and C & M) raised at high altitude in Yemen. Mansura University Journal of agricultural science. 37: (3) 1-13

Al-Karma M. A., Al-Yamany H. M. and Al-Maktari G. A. (2010) Environmental factors leading to retained placenta in Friesians cows. Yemeni J. Biol. Sci. 6: (1) 55:63

Zohair, A.M. and Al-Maktari G.A. (2010) Field study on immune response and performance of maternal immunite commercial broiler chickens to live intermediate Infectious Bursal Disease vaccine. Vet. Med. J., Geza. 58: (1) 91-99.

AL-Maktari, G.A. and Zohair G.A.M. (2011) Field study on immune response and performance of commercial broiler chickens with maternal immunity to live Newcastle and infectious bronchitis disease vaccines. BS.VET.MED.J. 21: (1) 38-44.

Al-Maktari, G.A. and Zohair G.A.M. (2011) Evaluation of pathogenicity of Infectious Bursal Disease live vaccine in layer chickens injected at one day old. BS .VET.MED.J. 21: (1) 45-54

Zohair, G.A.M., Al-Maktari G.A. and Amer M.M. ( 2012) A comparative effect of mash and pelleted feed on broiler performance and ascites at high altitude (Field study). Global Veterinaria. (9): 154 159, 2012.

AL-Maktry K. M., Awn A. M. and Al-Maktari G. A. (2013) Effect of lighting program and months of production on productive organs and relationship with egg production in white Hi-Sex-Hens. Egypt .J. of Appl. Sci. 28: (6) 145-155

Al-Maktari, G.A. and Omar M. A. (2021) Inhibition effect of chicken egg yolk antibodies (AgY) on Escherichia coli Growth. Egypt. Poul. Sci. J. 42: (2) 429-437

Thesis Supervision (Master Students):

• Nutritional evaluation of local limestone as a calcium source in lying hen diets. Faculty of Agr. Sana’a Univ. (2005)
• Efficacy of Anticoccidiosis used for the treatment of Local isolates of Eimeria. Faculty of agriculture and Vet. Med. Dhamar Univ. (2009)
• The growth inhibition effect of egg yolk antibody (Igy) against Escherichia coli and Salmonella. Faculty of agriculture and Vet. Med. Dhamar Univ. (2007)
• Environmental study for some reproductive problems in dairy cow and their effect in production and reproductive performance, Faculty of Agr. Sana’a Univ. (2009)

Discussion and examinations:

• Master thesis – External examiner : Effect of Coccidia and different levels of protein supplement on the productivity performance of broiler chickens ( Nasser’s Faculty of Agricultural Science, Aden Univ., 2007)
• Master thesis – External examiner: A preliminary study on the vaccination of layer chickens with local isolated Eimeria tenella in Thamar, (Faculity of Agriculture and Vet. Science, Dhamar Univ. 2008)
• Master thesis – External examiner: Studies on poultry endoparasites in some Yemeni provinces ( Faculty of Science, Sana’a Uni. 2011)
• Master thesis – External examiner: Study for detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma galliseticum and synoviae in layer and broiler Chickens sera in middle area in Yemen (Faculty of Agriculture and Vet. Science, Dhamar Univ. 2013)