Dr. Oyenekan Iskiil Oladehinde was born in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria on May 13th 1987. After obtaining his West African Senior Secondary School Certificate from Ofada Community High School, Ofada Ogun State, he undertook Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree at College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Ogun State and qualified as a veterinarian in 2014. He then proceeded for one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) before going back for MSc in Veterinary Surgery at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State in year 2016 and completed it in year 2018. He completed his PhD in Large Animal Surgery at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta in the year 2025.
Dr. Oyenekan got employed as a Lecturer II in Large animal Surgery in the department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology in year 2019 and has since rose to the rank of senior lecturer and consultant in veterinary surgery. He has developed keen research interests in lameness, musculoskeletal pathobiology, wound healing and tissue regeneration, pain and animal welfare, soft tissues and orthopedic veterinary surgeries (small and large animals) as well as ultrasound and radiograph for diagnosis of diseases.
He has won several research grants and published over 25 journal articles in both local and international journals. He has exceptional expertise in the area of food animal, equine and small animal clinical practice and he’s consulting for quite a number of large animals and poultry farms. He’s inquisitive with a dint of experience in teaching and research and community services. He’s a member of learned professional societies including Nigerian veterinary medical associations and British equine veterinary Association. He has attended several local and international conferences. He’s happily married and blessed with children.
i.) PhD Large animal Veterinary Surgery May, 2025
School of Postgraduate Studies, Federal University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta, Nigeria
ii.) M.Sc. Veterinary Soft Tissue Surgery (Distinction) Nov, 2018
School of Postgraduate Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,Nigeria
iii.)DVM. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (First Class with Honours) Dec,2014
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
• Lameness,
• Musculoskeletal pathobiology,
• wound healing and tissue regeneration,
• pain and Animal welfare
• Soft tissues and orthopedic veterinary surgeries (small and large animals)
• Ultrasound and Radiograph for diagnosis of diseases
a. Senate Prize for the Best Graduating Student in College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, (2013/2014set)
b. Dr. Kunle Abiade Prize for Best Graduating Student in Veterinary Medicine (2015)
c. Association Of Veterinary Medical Students (FUNAAB) Best DVM Students (2012, 2013 and 2014)
d. Academic Distinctions viz: Distinction in Veterinary Surgery, Theriogenology, Veterinary Pharmacology, Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary Microbiology and Veterinary Parasitology.
• Member, Timetable and Examination Committee 2025 to date
• Member, College committee on Examination results, Federal University of Agriculture,
Abeokuta. 2022-To date
• Member, College of Veterinary Medicine Seminar Committee. 2021- till date
• Member, Student Industrial work experience committee, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. 2023 to 2025
• Member, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association. 2015-present
• Member, British Equine Veterinary Association (Membership no: 37653) 2019-present
• Member, Nigerian Association of Equine Practitioners 2024-present
• FUNAAB HUMBOLDT KOLLEG conference, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Sept 22-25, 2025
• Bioinformatics Mini Course by Noblekinematics (Bioinformatics) Limited, Nigeria July 2023
• Advanced Digital awareness Programme for Tertiary Institution (ADAPTI) training for academic staff by Digital Bridge Institute Abuja August 2023
• INSPIRE Summer Research Training: University of Liverpool, Leahurst UK June, 2022
• Omics Analysis: Pathways, Networks and Biomarkers: University of Liverpool, United Kingdom July, 2022
• Visiting Research Student: Peffers Research Laboratory, Institute of life course and medical science, Faculty of health and life science, University of Liverpool, UK May-Oct, 2022
• British equine veterinary Association Congress, Liverpool, UK Sept, 2022
• British Society for Extracellular Matrix Congress Sept, 2022
• 59th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) Lagos state, Nigeria 31st-3rd November, 2023. Paper read: Oyenekan I. O., Ajadi R. A., Thomas F. C., Anderson R. J. and Peffers M. J. (2023): Comprehensive serum proteome for identification of potential biomarkers of hoof thrush in polo horses in Nigeria Nov, 2023
• 57th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) Edo state, Nigeria. 25th-29th October, 2021. Paper read: Hoof morphometry and prevalence of lameness among polo horses in South West Nigeria. Oct, 2021.
• Scientific Writing and Publishing Skills Course for FUNAAB by African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Sept, 2019.
1. Oyenekan, I.O., Akinniyi, Y.O., Popoola, D., Binhambali, A. and Adekoya, O. A. (2025). Assessment of the antiinflammatory, antioxidant, and wound-healing effects of methanolic soybean seed extract in an excision wound model in albino rats. Rev Med Vet Zoot. 72(2): e119384 1 de 14. https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v72n2.119384
2. Oyenekan, I.O., Osunlakin, J.O., Adeoyo, K., Makinde, A.O., Kehinde, O. F. and Ajadi, R.A. (2025). Evaluation of preoperative gabapentin on cardiopulmonary parameters and postoperative pain in dogs undergoing
elective ovariohysterectomy. Folia veterinaria, 69(4): 29-36 DOI: 10.2478/fv-2025-0034
3. Oyenekan I. O., Kilani M.A., Makinde A.O. and Koleosho S. A. (2024). Management of rumen impaction in a four-year old Uda ewe. Savannah veterinary journal 7(1): 65-69. https/:doi.10.36759/svj.2024.222
4. Oyenekan, I.O., Makinde, A.O and Ajadi R.A. (2024). Comparative effects of preemptive Tramadol and Pentazocine administration in dogs undergoing ventral midline laparotomy surgical procedures. Journal of Sustainable Veterinary & Allied Sciences, 6(4): 229-235. http://doi.org/10.54328/covm.josvas.2024.200
5. Oyenekan I. O., Salako S. A., Koleosho S. A. and Ajadi R. A. (2024). Effects of Body Indices and Shoeing on Hoof Morphometry among Sudanese Country-Bred Polo Horses in Nigeria Sahel Journal of Veterinary Science, 21(3);35-44. https://doi.org/10.54058/6zqq3005
6. Oyenekan, I. O., Koleosho, S. A., Olurode, S. A., Makinde, O. A., and Abati, T. A. (2023). Evaluation of hoof morphometry in normal and lame polo horses at ibadan polo club. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 44 (1): 21-40.
https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/nvj.v44i1.3
7. Oyenekan, I. O., Makinde, O. A., Olurode, S. A., Mustapha, L., Koleosho, S. A. and Abati, T. A. (2022). Evaluation of anaesthetic and analgesic effects of ketamine-diazepam and ketamine-xylazine for chemical restraint in grower pigs undergoing surgical castration. Nigerian Veterinary Journal 43(4):10-23. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/nvj.v43i4.2
8. Oyenekan I. O., Adebiyi A. A., Adeniyi A.A., Alabi M.M., Koleosho S. A. and Ajadi R.A., (2021). Maxillofacial Osteosarcoma in a five-year-old Rottweiler dog: a case report. Alexandra Journal of Veterinary Science, 69(1):149-154. Published by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. Available at https://www.ejmanager.com/mnstemps/31/31-1600327684.pdf?t=1668347669 Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ajvs.135721
9. Oyenekan I. O., Ilugbo M.O., Adebayo, O. O., Adebiyi, A.A., Koleosho S. A., Ajayi O.L. and Ajadi R.A. (2020). Diagnosis and surgical management of acanthomatous ameloblastoma in a 5-month-old female Boerboel puppy. Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Science, 18(4): 239-244. Published by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Available at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sokjvs/article/view/204084 doi: 10.4314/sokjvs.v18i4.9
10. Oyenekan I.O., Akinloye A.K., Okandeji M. E., Mustapha O. A., Olude M.A., and Adebayo A.O (2018). Histoarchitecture and Histomorphometry of the Oviduct of Japanese Quail (Cortunix cortunix japonica). Tropical Veterinarian, 36(4):237-248. Published by Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan. Available at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol
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