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Sallam Mohammed

Sallam Mohammed Abdallah
Sallam is a quantitative geneticist with a veterinarian background.

Presentation

  • Sallam aims to understand the genetics of animal health/performance, and drives approaches for long-term improvements of animal populations.
  • Technically, Sallam is using statistical methods to process phenotype, genotypes, pedigree, and DNA sequence data to improve livestock/poultry on both national and international levels. 

Teaching

Genome analysis BK0002

Research

  • New digital and genetic tools to reduce keel bone damage in laying hens, Quantitative Genetics section-HGEN, PI Dirk-Jan de Koning, SLU, 2021-present.
  • International genomic evaluation of Brown Swiss and Holstein dairy cattle: multi-trait vs. single-trait approach, Interbull Centre, SLU, 2019-2020.

Background

  • 2020,  MSC, Swedish University of Agricultueral Sciences 
  • 2014,  MSC, Animal Husbandry, University of Sadat City
  • 2009, DVM, University of Sadat City (Former Monofiya University)

 

Selected publications

  • Sallam M, Benhajali H, Savoia S, de Koning DJ, Strandberg E. (2022) Across-countries genomic prediction using national breeding values or multitrait across-countries evaluation breeding values. J Dairy Sci. doi:10.3168/jds.2021-20877
  • Sallam M., Sendecka J., Palucci V. et al. (2022) Dairy cattle genetic evaluation in EU countries. Interbull CENTER.   
  • Sallam, M., Wilson, P.W., Andersson, B. et al. (2023) Genetic markers associated with bone composition in Rhode Island Red laying hens. Genet Sel Evol. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00818-x
  • Moh Sallam, Samuel Coulbourn Flores, Dirk Jan de Koning, Martin Johnsson (2024) A Deep Learning method segments chicken keel bones from whole-body X-ray images. Poultry Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2024.104214.
  • Moh Sallam, Lina Göransson, Anne Larsen, Wael Alhamid, Martin Johnsson, Helena Wall, Dirk-Jan de Koning & Stefan Gunnarsson (2024) Comparisons among longitudinal radiographic measures of keel bones, tibiotarsal bones, and pelvic bones versus post-mortem measures of keel bone damage in Bovans Brown laying hens housed in an aviary system. Frontier Veterinary Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1432665