Prof.
Prof. Adebambo Ayotunde Olutumininu is a Professor in the Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics (ABG), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). He guides the Department in its objective of poverty alleviation of the rural populace and enhancement of conservatory programme through determination of genetic control of quantitative traits in crossbred meat type chickens and the combination of strains to determine superiority. He is responsible for teaching, research, archiving, accumulation, arrangement and analysis of all data collected by both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
He graduated from the Premier University of Ibadan in 1998 and joined the service of FUNAAB in 2001 as a Graduate Assistant. He rose through the ranks of Graduate Assistant to Reader in 2014.
Over the last one and half decade at FUNAAB, Prof. Adebambo has been carrying out research activities, supervising and training of students on new methodologies in breeding, quantitative, molecular genetics, extension of new found results and testing of germ plasm on local production systems in Nigeria.
He has won so many award which include: Fellow Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action (MSCA), Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE). European Commission project on “Blood Test for Clinical Therapy Guidance of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients” (LungCARD). Jan. 2017 – Ongoing; The Bill and Melinda Gates Program for Emerging Agricultural Research Leaders (PEARL) awards. Oct. 2014 – 2017; C.V. Raman International Fellowship for African Researchers grant for 6 months postdoctoral study in Genome wide association study of Mithun (Bos frontalis). Jul. 2013 – Dec. 2013; Recipient of the Science and Technology Education in Post Basic Project (STEP-B) grant for 3 months training in Genome wide association study of Nigerian indigenous chicken at University of Nottingham funded by World Bank on Biotechnologies applicable to Agricultural production in Nigeria. Dec. 2012 – Feb. 2013; Recipient of the Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), University of Agriculture, Abeokuta grant to carry out characterization of Nigerian indigenous chicken ecotypes using microsatellite markers; Recipient of the Science and Technology Education in Post Basic Project (STEP-B) grant for ongoing research project funded by World Bank on Biotechnologies applicable to Agricultural production in Nigeria; Outstanding Research Award for the presentation of a research project of high standard and relevance to national development at the 1st Nigerian universities research and development fair held at Abuja, 22nd to 25th November, 2004; Outstanding Research Award for the presentation of a research project of high standard and relevance to national development at the 2nd Nigerian universities research and development fair held at Abuja, December, 2005. He has 23 publications in learned journals and has written 5 textbooks. He has also supervised 65 undergraduate project students and 19 postgraduate project students. He has successfully developed 2 indigenous layer and 2 indigenous broiler hybrids for the Nigerian market (ALPHA BROWN PULLETS & ALPHA WHITE BROILERS). He is an expert in in vitro molecular techniques, Statistical and database software skills. Prof. Adebambo is a member of Genetics Society of Nigeria, Nigerian Society for Animal Production, World’s Poultry Science Association, Nigerian branch, Animal Science Association of Nigeria, World Academy of Young Scientists, NigBiotechNet group.
Prof. Adebambo is currently working on stabilizing lines of improved indigenous chickens and genome wide association studies and population structure of indigenous livestock breeds using SNPs chips.
Ph.D. 2003 – 2008
M.Sc 2000 – 2002 .
B.Sc. 1991 – 1998
My main field of research is Animal Breeding and Molecular Genetics.
Completed:
Characterization of Nigerian indigenous chicken using D-loop region of mitochondrial DNA.
Improvement of Nigerian indigenous chicken to di and tri-hybrid crosses for meat.
Research in progress
1. C.V. Raman Intl. Fellowship (India, 2013)
2. PEARL award (Gates Foundation, 2014–16);
3. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship (EU, 2016–2020)
4. 2 awards for poultry breeds development (National Universities’ Research Fair, 2004 and 2005)
Director, Central Laboratory and Biotechnology Centre. March 17, 2025- March 16, 2027
Head of Department, Animal Breeding and Genetics. 2017- 2020
1. Member, Poultry Science Association of Nigeria
2. Member, Animal Science Association of Nigeria
3. Member, Genetics Society of Nigeria
4 Member, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science
5. Registered Animal Scientist (RAS)
1. 20th Congress of Animal Science and Production Association, Bologna, Italy, 2013
2. 7th European Symposium on Poultry, Peebles Hydro, United Kingdom, 2011
3. 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for developing countries SAADC2009, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 2009
4. Poultry Genetics Group meeting, POPGROUP47, University of Bath, United Kingdom, 2014
5. 40th Annual Conference of the Genetics Society of Nigeria, University of Jos, Jos, 2014
1. Blake, D.P., Knox, J., Dehaeck, B., Huntington, B., Rathinam, T., Ravipati, V., Ayoade, S., Gilbert, W., Adebambo, A.O., Jatau, I.D. and Raman, M., 2020. Re-calculating the cost of coccidiosis in chickens. Veterinary research, 51(1), p.115.
2. Shoyombo, A. J., A. Yakubu, A. O. Adebambo, M. A. Popoola, O. A. Olafadehan, M.
Wheto, O. O. Alabi et al. “Characterisation of indigenous helmeted guinea fowls in Nigeria for
meat and egg production.” World’s Poultry Science Journal 77, no. 4 (2021): 1037-1058.
3.Adebambo, A.O., Ikeobi, C.O.N., Ozoje, M.O., Oduguwa, O.O. and Olufunmilayo,
A.A., 2011. Combining abilities of growth traits among pure and crossbred meat type chickens.
Archivos de zootecnia, 60(232), pp.953-963.
4. Martínez, Amparo, Arianna Manunza, Juan Vicente Delgado, Vincenzo Landi, Ayotunde Adebambo, Muritala Ismaila, Juan Capote et al. “Detecting the existence of gene flow
between Spanish and North African goats through a coalescent approach.” Scientific Reports 6,
no. 1 (2016): 38935.
5. Adebambo, A. O., Olufunmilayo Adebambo, J. L. Williams, Sara Blott, and Barbara Urquart. “Genetic distance between two popular Nigerian goat breeds used for milk production.”
Livestock Research for Rural Development 23, no. 26 (2011).
6. Adebambo, A. O., M. A. Adeleke, M. Whetto, S. O. Peters, C. O. N. Ikeobi, M. O. Ozoje, O. O. Oduguwa, and Olufunmilayo A. Adebambo. “Combining abilities of carcass traits
among pure and crossbred meat type chickens.” International journal of poultry Science 9, no. 8
(2010): 777-783.
7. Adeleke, M. A., S. O. Peters, M. O. Ozoje, C. O. N. Ikeobi, A. O. Adebambo, O. Olowofeso, A. M. Bamgbose, and O. A. Adebambo. “A preliminary screening of genetic lineage of Nigerian local chickens based on blood protein polymorphisms.” Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales 48 (2011): 23-28.
8. Yakubu, Abdulmojeed, Praise Jegede, Mathew Wheto, Ayoola J. Shoyombo,
Ayotunde O. Adebambo, Mustapha A. Popoola, Osamede H. Osaiyuwu et al. “Multivariate
characterisation of morpho-biometric traits of indigenous helmeted Guinea fowl (Numida meleagris) in Nigeria.” PloS one 17, no. 6 (2022): e0261048.
9. Awotunde, Esther O., Martha N. Bemji, Olajide Olowofeso, Ikechukwu J. James, O. O. Ajayi, and Ayotunde O. Adebambo. “Mitochondrial DNA sequence analyses and phylogenetic relationships among two Nigerian goat breeds and the South African Kalahari
Red.” Animal Biotechnology 26, no. 3 (2015): 180-187.
10.Adebambo, A. O., M. O. Ozoje, F. Adebambo, and S. S. Abiola. “Genetic variation in
growth performance of Giriraja, Indian white leghorn and improved indigenous chicken
genotypes in South West Nigeria.” Nigerian Journal of Genetics 20 (2006): 716.
22. Patents: Include patent number and year
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