Dr. Alexander Shula Kefi
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Dr. Alexander Shula Kefi

Aquaculture Research Officer
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Zambia

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Aquaculture and Fisheries from University of Malawi, Malawi

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Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Fisheries and Aquaculture
62%
Agricultural Sciences
90%
Reproduction
75%
Nutrition
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Kefi, A.S., C.D. Mumba, N. Mupenda, G.M. Kujila and R. Chilongo, 2016. Sex-dependent condition factor and index of preponderance of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861) Fed with artificial feed in fertilized ponds. Int. J. Fauna Biol. Stud., 3: 130-136.
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  2. Kefi, A.S., C. Chama, I. Kalumba, I. Bbole, P. Chungu and M. Mbambara, 2016. Vitamin C levels in lemons (Citrus limon) grown in Zambia; an opportunity for utilisation in fish feeds. J. Agric. Life Sci., 3: 37-42.
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  3. Bbole, I., C. Mumba, N. Mupenda and A.S. Kefi, 2016. Analysis of growth performance and haematological parameters of Oreochromis niloticus fed on a varying diet of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaf meal as an additive protein source. Int. J. Fish. Aquacult., 8: 105-111.
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  4. Kefi, A.S., N.P. Chungu, N. Mupenda and C. Mumba, 2014. Is fortification of methionine necessary in soya bean (glycine max) based feeds for Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861) raised in semi-concrete ponds? J. Mar. Sci. Res. Dev., Vol. 4. 10.4172/2155-9910.1000154.
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  5. Kefi, A.S., J. Kang'ombe, D. Kassam and C. Katongo, 2013. Optimal dietary plant based lipid on growth of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861). Turk. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 13: 505-508.
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  6. Kefi, A.S., J. Kang'ombe, D. Kassam and C. Katongo, 2013. Effect of dietary soyabean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] protein level on growth and feed utilization of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861). Pak. J. Nutr., 12: 990-995.
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  7. Kefi, A.S., J. Kang'ombe, D. Kassam and C. Katongo, 2013. Effect of 17 α-methyl testosterone on haematology and histology of liver and heart of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861). J. Mar. Sci.: Res. Dev., Vol. 3. 10.4172/2155-9910.1000130.
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  8. Kefi, A.S., N. Chimba, C. Kancheya, D.C. Mumba and K.G. Kubiriza, 2012. Some aspects of reproductive biology of Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1869), Oreochromis machrochir (Boulenger, 1912) and Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). Implications for fish farming development in Zambia. Malawi J. Aquacult. Fish., 1: 32-37.
  9. Kefi, A.S., J. Kang'ombe, D. Kassam and C. Katongo, 2012. Growth, reproduction and sex ratios in Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861) fed with varying levels of 17α-methyl testosterone. J. Aquacult. Res. Dev., Vol. 3. 10.4172/2155-9546.1000155.
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  10. Kefi, A.S., H. Madsen, J.S. Likongwe, W. Jere and J.R. Stauffer Jr., 2012. Prey selection under laboratory conditions by pond-bred Trematocranus placodon (Regan, 1922), a molluscivorous cichlid from Lake Malawi. J. Freshwater Ecol., 27: 517-526.
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  11. Sichula, J., M.L. Makasa, G.K. Nkonde, A.S. Kefi and C. Katongo, 2011. Removal of ammonia from aquaculture water using maize cob activated carbon. Malawi J. Aquacult. Fish., 1: 10-15.