ASC Animal Science Consulting

Osman Mahgoub and Nour El Huda Osman

Two veterinary-qualified animal scientists. Camel, goat and sheep production in hot, dry environments, since 1977.

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Professors Nour El Huda Osman and Osman Mahgoub at the farm in Khartoum.
Nour El Huda Osman and Osman Mahgoub at the farm in Khartoum.

Commissioned by

  • Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
  • United Arab Emirates University
  • King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Oman
  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Oman
  • Ministry of Education, Oman
  • The Research Council, Oman
  • Petroleum Development Oman
  • Muscat Municipality
  • University of Khartoum, Sudan

The record

  • 130+Refereed papers
  • 5Books
  • 18Book chapters
  • 28Funded research projects
  • 21Masters and doctoral students supervised
  • 5,800+Citations, Google Scholar

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What we advise on

  • Nutrition

    Feed evaluation and ration design

    Work on feeding standards for the Gulf states, on the use of sorghum and salt-tolerant forages, and on how local feed resources perform in practice rather than on paper.

  • Carcass

    Growth, carcass and meat quality

    Live-weight growth measurement, slaughter and carcass analysis, and the training of technical staff to collect data that holds up under review.

  • Genetics

    Animal genetic resources

    National reporting on genetic resources, breed characterisation, and the conservation questions that follow from both.

  • Programmes

    Research programmes and curricula

    Grant applications, project management, curriculum development for agricultural colleges, and the committee work that turns a proposal into a running programme.

See how we work

Professor Osman Mahgoub taking a sample from a dairy cow in a livestock shed.
Sampling at the farm in Khartoum.
A cow tending a newborn calf in a shaded pen.
A herd of dromedary camels in a holding yard.

Record

Books, papers and four decades of advisory service

Published work on camel and goat production, alongside committee and advisory appointments across Omani ministries, Sultan Qaboos University and international conferences.

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