Aghakhan Aghabeyli (22 December 1904, Salyan,

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– 20 August 1980,

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) was an Azerbaijani scientist in the field of genetics and animal breeding, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, corresponding member of the

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(now RAAS - Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences), honored worker of science of the Azerbaijan SSR. The founder of the doctrine of buffalo breeding.

Biography

He was born in the Kur-Qaraqashli village of Salyan district on December 22, 1904. In 1927 he graduated from the

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. In 1930-1932 he was a postgraduate student of the All-Union Institute of Animal Husbandry, a student of the prominent geneticist-breeder A.S. Serebrovsky. In 1956 he was elected a corresponding member of

. In 1932–1966 he worked as a head of Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics of the Azerbaijan Agricultural Institute, and from 1966 to 1980 as a Head of the Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Institute of Genetics and Breeding of the

Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) ( az, Azərbaycan Milli Elmlər Akademiyası (AMEA)), located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of ...

. The main works of Aghabeyli are related to the genetics and selection of buffaloes. He was the first to develop the doctrine of buffalo breeding, including genetics and selection of buffaloes, a scientific method for assessing their constitution, breeding techniques, fattening, artificial insemination, immunogenesis, embryogenesis and ecology. Aghabeyli also drew up plans for breeding work and detailed instructions for grading buffalo. Under the guidance of the scientist, a new breed of buffaloes "Caucasian" was bred and the first monographs and textbooks on genetics and selection of buffaloes in the USSR were published. Along with this, A. Aghabeyli laid the foundations for breeding the Azerbaijani mountain merino, as well as crossing zebu with local cattle, in order to breed new hardy and highly productive breeds. The works of A. Aghabeyli on crossing meat breeds of chickens served as the basis for the use of heterosis in poultry farming. Aghabeyli published more than 200 scientific works, including books and textbooks published in Azerbaijan, Russia, India, Vietnam and other countries. He has prepared more than 50 candidates and doctors of sciences.

Family

It belongs to the famous Aghabeyov family of Salyan. His father was Alasgar Agabeyli, and his mother was Anakhanim Haji Mammad gizi. His daughter Rena Aghabeyli is also a biology specialist and

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Awards

Agabeyli was awarded the

Order of the Red Banner of Labor The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

and 3 medals of the

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, the Diploma of the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan SSR, and was also awarded the title of Honored Worker of Science of Azerbaijan (1964).

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{{Authority control 1904 births 1980 deaths Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Soviet geneticists People from Salyan District (Azerbaijan) Azerbaijani biologists

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