Previous research was conducted into phenotypic characterisation of crossbred between indigenous and exotic strains of chickens as part of the evaluation of Nigeria’s animal resources. The population of local chickens in Nigeria is estimated to be 120 million and the contribution being made by chickens to food and income needs of the people, especially rural dwellers, justified this emphasis. Curr…

Students Coordinator, CORNEL – FUNAAB Small Ruminant Biotech. Research Enumerator, GIS Studies of health facilities in Ogun State Facilitator and Resource Person, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Animal Biotechnology and its application to Animal Animal Science Association of Nigeria (ASAN), World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) Nigerian Branch, Nigeria Society for Animal Production…

Thesis, dissertation and project  Wheto, M. 2012. Molecular Genetic Variation and Diversity of Toll-Like Receptor Genes in Nigerian Goat Breeds. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, June 2012. 219pp. Wheto, M. 2005. Genetic Evaluation of Colour Types and Growth Performance of Improved Indigenous Crossbred Chicken for meat Production.…

Molecular and Statistical Genetics Workshop: A training workshop organized by the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Nigeria in collaboration with Cornell University, Ithaca, USA. 26th -30th Oct, 2009. (Certificate of Attendance awarded). Animal Functional Proteomics Workshop: A training workshop organized by the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, University of …

World Bank Step B Innovators of Tomorrow (IOT) Research Award, 2010 Research Scientist, PEARL Project (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) on Indigenous Chicken Project for poverty alleviation Visiting Scholar to Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, October, 2015- January, 2016 TETFUND Institution- Based Research Intervention award winner, 2015…

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State  1995 – 2000 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State  2002 – 2005 Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State 2009 - 2012…