Dr Akinola Olufemi Sunday was born in Somolu, Lagos of Nigeria on the 10th of September, 1972. He attended Omole Grammar School, Ikeja (1985-1991). He holds Bachelor of Agriculture, in Animal Science (1993-1999), Masters in Agriculture in Non-ruminant production (2002), and Doctor of Philosophy in Monogastric Animal Production (2011) from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
He was a Farm Manager in Nu-breed farms Limited (2003-2004), and later as Feedmill supervisor in Obasanjo farms Nigeria Limited in a Ten-Tons-per hour capacity unit (2004-2005). In 2006, he quit his job to face his PhD, which was partly sponsored by Alexander-von-Humboltfoundation,Germany.
During his PhD programme, he was employed as assistance lecture in the Department of Animal Production and Health, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta,in the year 2008. Currently he holds the post of a Senior Lecturer.
Dr Akinola, is a member of the World poultry association, Nigeria branch, Nigerian Society of Animal Science, Animal Science Association of Nigeria and a member of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science.
He currently the college representative in the ICTREC board. He is also the current chairperson of the Pig management technical committee (PIMTEC), FUNAAB.
His main research interests are in non-ruminant animal production systems and nutrition; and the adoption of Agro-industrial by-products in animal feeding with aim to reduce animal production cost, with particular emphasis on pigs.
Dr Akinola has over 35 articles in local and international learned Journals including proceedings, with paper presentations in many scientific conferences in and outside the shore of Nigeria.
i. Performance of growing pigs fed diet containing poultry waste replacing soyabean.
ii. Response of growing pigs fed diet containing cassava peel and leaf mixture supplemented with organic acid and enzyme.
iii. The effect of corn germ and corn gluten in replacing maize and soya bean on broiler performance
iv. Effect of strip dimension on the drying time and storage quality of pork and beef.
Research in Progress
i. Use of blood meal and copral meal in the diet of growing pigs
ii. Digestibility of copral meal by broiler chicken
iii. Use of insect meal in the diet of growing pigs.
i. Nigerian Society for Animal Production
ii. Animal Science Association of Nigeria
iii. World Poultry Science Association (Nigerian Branch)
iv. Nigerian Institute of Animal Science
1. Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Theme: “New Technologies for Enhanced Animal Production in Nigeria”. Held on March, 2016 at Federal 41st University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
2. 7th Annual General Conference of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science and 20th Annual General Conference of Animal Science Association of Nigeria. “4th ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual meeting “. Held on Sept. 6-10, 2015 at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
3. 4thAnnual Conference of Nigeria international Poultry Summit (NIPS) held at Federal University of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria between 17th-21th February, 2013.
4. 16th triennial symposium international society for tropical root crops held at Federal University of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria between 23rd – 28th September, 2012.
5. The 15th Annual Conference of Animal Science Association of Nigeria held at Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria between 12-15th September, 2011.
6. Tropentag 2009 – International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development. Theme: “Biophysical and Socio-economic Frame Conditions for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources”. Held on October 6 – 8, 2009 at Hamburg, Germany.
7. 64th Conference of the Society of Nutrition Physiology, 2010.Held from 9th – 11th March 2010 in Gottingen.
8. 7th Annual General Conference of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science and 20th Annual General Conference of Animal Science Association of Nigeria. “4th ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual meeting “. Held on Sept. 6-10, 2015 at University of Ibadan, Nigeria
9. 44th Annual Conference of Nigeria Society for Animal Production. Theme: “Repositioning the Livestock Industry for Sustainable Economic Development in a Diversifying Economy”. Held on 17th -21st March, 2019. University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria.
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