Ibiyemi Omolola OPOWOYE is a Registered Animal Scientist and
a Research Fellow in the Livestock Production Research
Programme at the Institute of Food Security Environmental
Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR). She is also
anchored in the Department of Animal Production and Health,
Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) as a
Lecturer. She dutifully carries out her assignments within the
Institute and has collaborated with acomplished Researchers to win research grants.
She teaches at the undergraduate level, supervises undergraduate projects and actively
participates in undergraduate and postgraduate level seminars. She has attended and
presented papers at conferences and has published Journals/Proceedings on Animal
Science both in local and international papers. She is a member, Animal Science
Association of Nigeria (ASAN), Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS),
Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP), Nigerian Women in Agricultural
Research for Development (NIWARD), World Poultry Science Association – Nigeria
Branch (WPSA-NB) and Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN). Her
research interest is in Non-Ruminant Production and Management.
B.Sc.; (Abeokuta), M.Sc.; Ph.D.; (Ilorin).
i. Dietary influence on body temperature, performance and blood chemistry of
broiler chickens. B.Agric.Project.
ii. Replacement of palm oil with soyabean oil in laying hens diets: Effects on
performance, nutrient retention, haematology, tissue and egg cholesterol.
M.Sc.Project.
iii. Assessment of fermented grains and steeps as probiotic sources in broiler
chickens. PhD Project.
i. 2002/2003 Session, Federal Government Scholarship for Studies in Nigerian
Tertiary Institutions (Undergraduate Scholarship) – University of Agriculture
Abeokuta
ii. 2019&2021 (Merged) Tertiary Eduation Fund (TETFund) Intervention in
Institutional Based Research: Response of broiler chickens administered
Lagenaria breviflora fruit extract, Principal Investigator.
iii. 2019&2021 (Merged) Tertiary Eduation Fund (TETFund) Intervention in
Institutional Based Research: Promising modulatory effects of
phytochemicals on coccidiosis and salmonellosis-induced toxicities in meat
and egg-type chickens, Co-investigator.
iv. 2019&2021 (Merged) Tertiary Eduation Fund (TETFund) Intervention in
Institutional Based Research: Combating heat stress in goats: association of
HSP90AB1 genes with productive traits in West African dwarf goats.
i. 2 nd ASAN – NIAS Joint Annual Meeting, Abuja, 8th – 12th September, 2013
Paper presented: Replacement of palm oil with soyabean oil in laying hens
diets: Effects on performance, egg quality and egg cholesterol.
ii. 5th Nigeria International Poultry Summit, World Poultry Science Association
– Nigeria Branch, Ilorin, 10th-14th May,2015
Paper presented: Effect of drinking grain steep water on performance,
nutrient utilization and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens.
iii. 4 th ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual Meeting, Ibadan, 6th-10th September, 2015
Paper presented: Haematological, biochemical and microbial status of
broilers drinking grain steep water.
iv. 6 th Nigeria International Poultry Summit, World Poultry Science Association
– Nigeria Branch, Lagos, 11 th – 12 th July, 2017
Paper presented: Effect of microbial culture from steep of fermented
maize mash on blood chemistry and haematology of broiler chickens.
v. 7 th ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual Meeting, Ilorin, 9th-13th September, 2018.
Paper presented: Effect of microbial culture from maize steep on
performance, biochemical and haematological parameters of broiler
chickens.
1. Sogunle O.M., Iyanda, A.I., Elemo, I.O. and Fanimo, A.O. (2006). The
performance of broiler chicks fed on diet containing rice offal and cashew nut
(Anacardium occidentale Linn) reject meal. Archivos de Zootecnia, 55(211):
273 – 280. Published by the Institute of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, Córdoba, Spain. Available online at
http://www.redalyc.uaemex.mx/pdf/495/49521105.pdf
2. Sola-Ojo, F.E, Opowoye, I.O. and Latinwo, Z. 2015. Effects of Moringa
oleifera seed oil supplemented diet on performance of two genotypes of
broiler chickens. Journal of Agricultural Research and Development
(JARD) Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin. 14(2): 3. Published by
the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Nigeria: African Journals
Online. Available online at
http://www.ajol.info journals/doi:10.4314/jard.v14i2.3
3. Opowoye, I.O, Atteh, J.O, Kolawole, O.M, Adeleye, O.O, Okukpe, K.M,
Sola-Ojo, F.E, Aderibigbe, T.A and Alli, O.I. (2016) Effect of drinking grain
steep water on performance, nutrient utilisation and carcass characteristics of
broiler chickens. Nigeria Poultry Science Journal. Volume 12: 97-102
4. Aderibigbe, T.A., Opowoye, I.O., Adeyemi, K.D. and Okukpe, K.M. 2017.
Effects of enzyme supplementation on the prebiotic potential of brewer’s dried
grains in broiler chickens. Taraba Journal of Agricultural Research.
Volume 5, No1: 87-100
5. Salako, A.O., Atteh, J.O., Akande, T.O., Opowoye, I.O and Aderibigbe, T.A.
(2022) Mitigating potential of three phytogenic feed additives in broilers
exposed to dietary aflatoxin. Iranian Journal of Applied Animal Science. 12
(3): 125 – 129
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