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Dr. Rahim Osfoori

 

Position

Deputy for Administration & Finance 

 

Address

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII)

Seed and Plant Improvement Institute's Campus
P. O. Box: 31535-1897 Mahdasht Road, Karaj, Iran

Phone: +98 261 2708282 .

Fax: +98 261 2704539

Email: Osfoori@abrii.ac.ir , osfoori@yahoo.com

 

Date of Birth

Zanjan, Iran

 

Academic Carrier

1992-1994:

PhD in Animal Breeding and Genetics in Acodemy of Sciences of Hungary

1990-1992:

M.Sc in Animal Breeding in Agricultural University of Godollo Hungary

1985-1988:

B.Sc in Agriculture and Anomal Breeding in Tabriz University , Iran

 

Research Area

Application of  Biochemical genetic markers in sheep breeding

Genetic diversity and distances

Trend of improvement in the upgrading population

Major genes in sheep  


Research experience

Planning for breeding of  domestic animals (specially sheep and goat)

Gel Electrophoresis (AGE, PAGE, 2D gel electrophoresis), IsoElectroFocusing (IEF) 

DNA finger Printing (RFLP, RAPD, PFGE)

PCR, RT-PCR
Language

Farsi, English

Publications
Journals

Osfoori R. and  Fésüs L.

Genetic Polymorphism in Iranian domestic sheep breeds. I. Haemoglobins, Haemopexins and Arylesterase A. (1995): Állattenyésztés és Takarmányozás. Vol. 44. No. 2., 97-107.

 

Osfoori R. and  Fésüs L.

Genetic Polymorphism in Iranian domestic sheep breeds. II. Transferrins (Tf)  and 1 B-glycoproteins (PO2). (1995): Állattenyésztés és Takarmányozás. Vol. 44. No. 3., 193-202.

 

 

Osfoori R., Sarhaddi F. and Szűcs E.

Analysis of factors affecting performance of dairy cattle. 1st paper. (1993): Állattenyésztés és Takarmányozás. Vol. 42. No. 4., 307-324.

 

Sarhaddi F.,  Osfoori R. and Szűcs E.

Analysis of factors affecting performance of dairy cattle. 1st paper. (1993):  Állattenyésztés és Takarmányozás. Vol. 42. No. 4., 325-335.

 

Esmaeilkhanian S., R. Osfoori, M.A. Kamali and P. Horn 

Genetic variation among native chicken breeds of Iran based on biochemical polymorphisms, (2004):British Poultry Science, Vol. 45, Number 5 (October 2004), pp. 598-603

 

 

Qanbari S, Saeed Esmaeel Khanian, Morad Pasha Eskandari Nasab, Rahim Osfoori Preliminary study on microsatellite variation of Baluchi sheep breeding flock. (2005) Malaysian Journal of Animal Science Vol. 10 (1) 2005, 69-75

 

Conferences and congresses

Qanbari S., M. P. Eskandari Nasab, R. Osfoori 

Genetically engineered crops; a scientific present to the hunger or a threat to mankind food safety. (2005): First National Congress on Bio safety,  Karadj Iran

 

 Qanbari S., M. P. Eskandari Nasab, R. Osfoori, M. Shahmoradi, A. Hagh Nazari

 Opportunities and benefits of applying GM; A confirming view. (2005): First National Congress on Bio safety,  Karadj Iran

 

Osfoori R. and  Fésüs L.

Genetic polymorphism  of Transferrins (Tf) in Iranian domestic sheep breeds. (1994) A Magyar Genetikusok Egyesülete III. Konferenciája, Debrecen. Abstracts, P. 22.

 

Qanbari S., R. Osfoori, M. P. Eskandari Nasab, R. Rostamkhani 

Marker Assisted Introgression of  FecB gene into Afshari sheep, (2005): The 4th  National Biotechnology Congress (Kerman August 2005

 

Szűcs E., Dohy J., Völgyi Csík J.,  Osfoori R. and Sarhaddi F.

Results of upgrading program in a dairy herd with inclusion of Holstein- Friesian  breed. (1992): Proceeding of 8th World Holstein Friesian Conference, Hungary (Poster section). page 36.

 

Szűcs E., Dohy J., Völgyi Csík J., Sarhaddi F. and Osfoori R.

Estimation of genotype x Seasonal interaction in a dairy herd upgraded by Holstein Friesian genes. (1992) Proceeding of 8th World Holstein Friesian Conference, Hungary (Poster section). page 35.

 

Osfoori R. and  Fésüs L.

 Biochemical polymorphisms in   Iranian sheep breeds. (1995) Abstract submitted to 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production