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1-      Hygiene and safety of food of animal origin

• Food safety assessment
• Functional and organic Food
• Food borne diseases
• Food Additives
• Application of nanotechnology in food industry
• Advanced techniques for measuring food quality

2-      Veterinary surgery, anesthesia and radiology

• Surgical studies on the healing of fractures in pet animals
• Surgical studies on the healing of wounds in pet animals
• Studies on esophageal obstruction in calves
• Studies on different swellings in cattle eyes

3- Applications of biotechnology, molecular biology, nanotechnology, genetic engineering and stem cells in the field of veterinary medicine

• Stem cell and regenerative medicine
• Morphology, immunohistochemistry and ultrastructure of different organs
• Developmental histology
• Factors affecting aging in animals
• Hormones receptors and their relation to reproduction in animals
• Improving reproduction in fish
• Improving physiological performance in poultry
• Role of antioxidants containing natural products in decreasing harmful effects induced by food contaminants
• Studying the mechanism of oxidative stress inhibitor and their role as anticancer substances
• Protective effects of natural extracts against obesity and diabetes
• Investigating the impact of genetic and non-genetic factors on chicken and other livestock performance
• Using marker assisted selection (MAS) for improving meat and milk composition of Egyptian cattle
• Evaluation of the production status of indigenous and crossbred dairy cows

• Studying the effect of management, genetics, nutrition and physiology on dairy and beef farm production.
• Testing the effect of climate changes on livestock performance and the impact of different management strategies to modify these changes.
• Genetic characterization and evaluation of some genes associated with reproductive performance and growth of Egyptian buffalo.
• Genetic improvement of growth performance of native chicken breeds using MAS.
• Genetic improvement of heat stress resistance and feed conversion ratio of commercial chicken.
• Using modern molecular biology techniques to identify bacteria and fungi and their toxins.
• Using modern molecular biology techniques to identify antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria.
• The use of modern molecular biology techniques in diagnostic immunoassays for bacterial and fungal diseases.
• Work on developing a genetic map for bacteria types and antibiotic resistance genes in the Delta governorates.
• Molecular characterization of bacteria and fungi responsible for food poisoning in the Delta region.
• Stem cells applications in veterinary medicine.
• Biotechnological approaches for increasing animals production and fertility.
• Developmental and molecular embryogenesis and organogenesis.
• Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical changes in the testis of different domestic animals and birds.
• Post-hatching morphological changes in the oral cavity of birds.
• Effect of some natural compounds on the intestine and immune system of fish and birds.
• Immunohistochemical study of lectins in the testis of domestic animals.
• Role of nutritional supplement in the fish diet on the intestinal morphology, immune status, and productive performance.
• Study the reproductive biology in domestic species using immunohistochemistry, SEM, TEM.

4- Protecting livestock, poultry and fish from epidemic and incoming diseases and using modern technologies in diagnosing diseases

• Advanced studies on diagnosis and treatment of ruminants and equine.
• Studies on metabolic and nutritional diseases in animals and their relation to animal production.
• Studies on microbiota in rumen and gastrointestinal tract and their relation to internal medicine diseases in different animals
• Advanced studies in noninfectious skin diseases and their effects on animal general health
• Vaccine production against fish diseases
• Impact of feed additives on fish immunity
• Fish diseases control strategy
• Epizootological studies on fish diseases
• Management of water quality problems
• Modern technology for control of fish diseases
• Monitoring animals infectious diseases clinically and epidemiologically in Delta region
• Designing and assessment of therapeutic protocols for animal’s infectious diseases
• Designing and assessment of preventive strategies for both exotic and endemic infectious diseases
• Morphological and morpho-biological identification of parasites in animals, poultry and fish

·         Advanced studies on members of apicomplexan protozoan parasites and its development on cell culture lines

·         Using advanced techniques for detection of parvovirus in pets

·         Antiviral effects of nanoparticles against recent isolates of Newcastle diseases virus

·         Corona virus in Fish (experimental study)

·         Studies on feline respiratory and enteric viral diseases

·         Studies on Lumpy skin disease virus

·         Studies on Foot and mouth disease virus

·         Studies on viral diseases of fish and shrimp

·         Studies on Avipox viruses — Avipox

·         Advanced laboratory diagnosis of fish and avian diseases

·         Clinico-pathological studies on different inflammatory disorders

·         Clinical laboratory diagnosis of immune deficiency disorders

·         Clinico-pathological investigations on local immune enhancers

·         Clinical laboratory diagnosis of different diseases in all domestic animals

• Impact of diseases on economic efficiency of different livestock farm
• Application of assisted reproductive technologies to improve performance in farm animals
• Management tools to increase farm animal productivity
• Molecular investigations in animal reproduction
• Superovulation, embryo recovery and transfer in farm animals