Professor J. A. Olanite obtained B. Agriculture in Animal Production and Ph.D. in Pasture Agronomy and Forage Utilization from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU) and University of Ibadan in 1987 and 2003, respectively. He has over 25 years of teaching and research experience in the university system having joined Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in 1998. His research interest and activity revolve around agronomic and nutritive evaluation of indigenous forage species with the view to harnessing the vast forage resources in the country for improved ruminant production. He has published over 70 scholarly articles in high impact journals locally and internationally; and has supervised well over 200 undergraduate research projects, 38 M. Agric. Dissertations and 7 Ph.D. Theses. Professor Olanite has won several research grants locally and internationally, among which are the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Research Grants to conduct researches titled: (i) Evaluation of two herbaceous legumes-maize mixtures for dry season supplementation of Muturu cattle under crop-livestock management in Southwest Nigeria in 2011 (ii) Mitigating the impact of pastoral/nomadic grazing on the natural ecosystem and rural livelihoods in Yewa Division of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria in 2012 (iii) Exploring commercial year-round hay production and haulage for ex situ feeding of cattle in the livestock transformation plan for Nigeria in 2019, and (iv) International Grant for an innovative research on ‘Development of cost-effective nutritive feeds for livestock (cattle, sheep, goats) from locally available agricultural by-products’ by the United Kingdom Government through the African Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Partnership (AAKTP) in 2023. He has, at various times, been Acting, and later, Substantive Head, Department of Pasture and Range Management. He is a Registered Animal Scientist, a member of several Professional Bodies and National President of Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria.
– Ph.D. 2003
– M. Phil. 1997
– M. Sc. 1993
– B. Agric. 1987
• FUNAAB-DGM 0102012 Research Grant (2012): To carry out a research titled: Mitigating the impact of pastoral/nomadic grazing on the natural ecosystem and rural livelihoods in Yewa Division of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.
• FUNAAB-IFSERAR Research Grant, Ref.: UNAAB/IFSERAR/IRG 74 (2011): To carry out the research titled: Evaluation of two herbaceous legume-maize mixtures for dry season supplementation of Muturu cattle under crop-livestock management in Southwest Nigeria.
• Evaluation of effects of a branded organo-mineral and NPK fertilizers on the agronomic performance of Panicum maximum varieties
• Evaluation of dry matter yields and botanical composition of some grass/legume mixtures grazed by cattle in the derived savanna
• Growth, botanical composition dry matter yield and persistence of Panicum maximum-Chamaecrista rotundifolia mixtures in the derived savanna of southwest Nigeria
• Growth and dry matter yield of three tropical grasses in southwest Nigeria as influenced by manure type and age at harvest.
• Effects of manure types and harvesting time on the yield and nutritive quality of three forage grasses with their hay and silage
• Evaluation of residual effects of some animal manure the nutritive quality of selected tropical grasses
• Effect of grass spacing and time of sowing legume on growth, forage and seed production of Brachiaria decumbens-Tephrosia bracteolata mixture
• Evaluation of natural pasture over-sown with two Stylosanthes species under the agro-pastoral cattle management in Yewa area of Ogun State, Nigeria.
• Evaluation of two Stylosanthes species for fodder bank production under the traditional agro-pastoral cattle management in Yewa area of Ogun State, Nigeria.
• Effect of some animal manure, growth stage and cutting height on the silica component and nutritive quality of two Panicum varieties
• Evaluation of the growth, yield and nutritive quality of fertilized Panicum maximum and Andropogon tectorum and their hay produced through different drying techniques
• Complementary benefits of two grasses and legumes in binary mixtures under varying poultry manure rates and quality of their conserved products
– FUNAAB-IFSERAR Research Grant, Ref. UNAAB /IFSERAR /IRG 74 – 2011
– Visiting Scientist Travel Grant, EDULINK Project-West Africa Staff/Student Mobility Programme, IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movement), Department of Animal Science, Njala University, Sierra Leone – 2012
– FUNAAB-DGM 0102012 Research Grant – 2012
– TETFund/National Research Intervention Fund (NRF) – 2019
– UK UWS-FUNAAB-AKTP Research Grant – 2023
– Acting Head of Department (2012-2014, 2015-2017)
– Substantive Head of Department (2017-2020)
– Assistant Coordinator, Diploma Certificate Programme (2005-2007)
– Member, Senate Committee on Examination Results (2002-2010)
– Chairman, Cattle Management Technical Committee (2010-2013)
– Member, Appointments and Promotions Committee (2016-2018)
– Member, Zoological Garden Establishment Committee (2008-2009)
– Member, Senate Coordinating Committee on Examination Results (2010-2023)
– Member, Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (Reg. No. NIAS/RAS/00597)
– Member, Nigerian Society for Animal Production,
– Member, Animal Science Association of Nigeria
– Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria
– International Forum on Grassland Research: Contribution to Food Security and Global Change, Lanzhou University, China, November 17-20, 2024.
– International Conference on the Security and Development Challenges of Pastoralism in West and Central Africa, Office of the National Security Adviser, 23-24 June, 2014, Kaduna Nigeria.
– 5th Biennial Conference of Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN), 6th – 8th November, 2023, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria.
– 6th Biennial Conference of Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN), 11th – 14th November, 2025, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
– 4th Biennial Conference of Society for Grassland Research and Development in Nigeria (SOGREDEN), 7th – 10th November, 2021, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Nigeria.
i. Jimoh, S.O., Adeleye, O.O., Dele, P.A., Amisu, A.A., Olalekan, Q.O., Jolaosho, O.A., Olanite, J.A. (2017). Behaviour of White Fulani calves grazing Panicum/Stylo pasture in southwest Nigeria. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 193:1-6, Published by Elsevier. Available on-line at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2017.03.007
ii. Lawal-Adebowale, O.A., I.A. Ayinde, J.A. Olanite, V.O.A. Ojo, O.S. Onifade, A.O. Jolaoso and O M. Arigbede. (2018). Pastoralists’ grazing systems and eco-related outcomes in Yewa Division Ogun State, Nigeria. Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales, 6(1):93–103, Jointly Published by Tropical Grasslands Society of Australia Inc. & CIAT. Available online at https://tropicalgrasslands.info/
iii. Jimoh, S. O., Adeleye, O. O., Amisu, A. A., Ojo, V. O. A. and Olanite, J. A. (2018). Biting rate of White Fulani calves as influenced by spatial distribution of pasture biomass and sward height. Slovak Journal of Animal Science, 51(1): 20 – 31, Published by the National Agricultural and Food Centre – Research Institute for Animal Production Nitra. Available online at https://sjas.ojs.sk
iv. Olanite, J. A., Jimoh, S. O., Adeleye O. O., Ojo, V. O. A., Amisu, A. A., Ewetola, I. A., Okuribido, S. (2018). Assessment of some macro-mineral concentration of a grass/legume sward in relation to livestock requirements. Bulletin of Animal Health Production in Africa 66(1): 95 – 104. Published by Union Africaine Bureau Interafricain des Ressources Animales, Kenya. Available online at http://.ajol.info/index.php/bahpa
v. Ojo, V. O. A., Olanite J. A., Jolaosho A. O., Muraina T. O., Otaru E. T. and Adeoye S. A. 2019. Physical characteristics, microbial contents and chemical composition of silages produced from improved natural pasture with or without additives. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa 67: 265-276. Published by Union Africaine Bureau Interafricain des Ressources Animales, Kenya. Available online at http://.ajol.info/index.php/bahpa
vi. Amisu, A. A., Jimoh, S. O., Ewetola, I. A., Ojo, V. O. A. and Olanite, J. A. 2019. Growth features, yield and botanical composition of Stylosanthes hamata (cv. verano) as affected by phosphorus sources applied at varying rates, sowing methods and stage of growth. Journal of Animal Production Research, 31(2):179-193. Published by National Animal Production Research Institute, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Available on-line at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12492934
vii. Muraina, T. O., Jimoh S. O., Ewetola, I. A., Ojo, V. O. A., Amisu, A. A., Okukenu O. A., Adebisi, Y. A., Muraina H. A. and Olanite, J. A. 2020. Mineral composition of two Stylosanthes species over-sown in natural pasture: effect of tillage practice and sowing method. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 52, 2753–2759, Published by Springer Academic Publishing Company, United Kingdom. Available online at https://www.springer.com
viii. Ewetola, I. A., Amisu, A. A., Jimoh, S. O., Muraina, T. O., Olanite, J. A. and Arigbede, O. M (2020). Impact of fertilizer types on the nutritive quality of two tropical grass species harvested at different stages of growth during wet season. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 47(3): 309 – 322, Published by Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njap
ix. Ewetola, I. A., Adeyemi, B. E., Amisu, A. A., Jimoh, S. O., Muraina, T. O., Adeyemi T. A. and Olanite, J. A. (2021). Hay quality as influenced by fertilizer types, grass species and age at harvest during wet the season in Abeokuta, sub-humid zone of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science 23(3): 126-139. Published by Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njap
x. Ewetola, I. A., Adebayo, K. O., Amisu, A. A., Jimoh, S. O., Dele, P. A., Olanite, J. A. and Arigbede, O. M. 2021. Chemical composition of hay produced from three different drying techniques. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 48(3): 142-153.
xi. Usman, S. Dele, P. A., Jimoh, S. O., Aderinboye, R. Y. and Olanite, J. A. (2021). Physical, fermentative and nutritional quality of silages made from three Sorghum bicolor varieties as affected by ensiling duration in South-west Nigeria. Tropical Animal Health and Production 53:239, Published by Springer Academic Publishing Company, United Kingdom. Available online at https://www.springer.com
xii. Amisu, A. A., Ewetola, I. A., Okukenu, O. A., Jimoh, S. O. and Olanite, J. A. (2022). Influence of phosphorus sources and storage duration on the physical characteristics and fibre fractions of Stylosanthes guianensis hay. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 49(1): 340-351. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njap
xiii. Ewetola, I. A., Muraina, T.O., Amisu, A. A., Jimoh, S. O., and Olanite, J. A. (2022). Regrowth potential of Panicum maximum (Ntchisi) and Andropogon tectorum as affected by fertilizer types during late rainy-season in Abeokuta, derived Savanna zone of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production 49(2): 182-190. Available online at http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njap
xiv. Damilola, K. O., Ojo, V. O. A., Aderinboye, R. Y., Adeyemi, T. A., Olanite, J. A. (2023). Fermentation characteristics and microbial counts of Megathyrsus maximus silage as influenced by Moringa oleifera seeds and ensiling period. Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 56 OV, 117–124. DOI: 10.2478/ats-2023-0014.
xv. Shoyombo, A.J., Oguntuyo, S.A., Jegede, A.V., Olanite, J.A., Christian, H., Andrew, S.H., Adebisi, A., John, S., Adebayo O.M. and Olalere, B.S. (2025). Exploring the potentials of agricultural byproducts and crop residues in the development of low-cost nutritive livestock feeds in south -west Nigeria- A Review. Proceedings of the 50th Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production 16-20 March, 2025, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria. Pp 1479-1483.
xvi. Oguntuyo, S. A., Shoyombo, A. J., Shittu, A. M., Jegede, A. V., Olanite, J. A., Awolope, T. M., Harrison, C. and Struthers, J. (2025). Physico-Chemical and Fermentative Silage Quality of Rice Straw Fortified with Urea, Molasses or Silaprime in Osun State Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development. 26-27 June, 2025, University of the West of Scotland. Pp 48.
xvii. Jegede, A. V., Oguntuyo, S. A., Shoyombo, A. J., Shittu, A. M., Olanite, J. A., Awolope, T. M., Harrison, C. and Adewole, A. (2025). Effect of Urea, Molasses and Silaprime on the Physical Characteristics, Chemical Composition and Fermentative Quality of Maize Stover Silage in Osun State Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development. 26-27 June, 2025, University of the West of Scotland. Pp 29.
xviii. Shoyombo, A. J., Oguntuyo, S. A., Shittu, A. M., Jegede, A. V., Olanite, J. A., Awolope, T. M., Harrison, C. and Struthers, J. (2025). Proximate and Fiber Composition of Crop Residues and Agricultural By-Products Collected During the Dry Season from Seven Local Government Areas of Osun State, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the Centre for Africa Research on Enterprise and Economic Development. 26-27 June, 2025, University of the West of Scotland. Pp 36.
xix. Awolope, T. M., Shittu, A. M., Ibrahim, S. B., Jegede, A. V., Olanite, J. A., Shoyombo, A. J., Oguntuyo, S. A., Harrison, C. and Struthers, J. (2025). Determinants of Crop Residues Utilization and Management among Farming Households in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Conference of the Centre for African Research on Enterprise and Economic Development. 26-27 June, 2025, University of the West of Scotland. Pp 52.
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