Mr. Ibikunle Funso Olaleru
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Mr. Ibikunle Funso Olaleru

Senior Research Scientist
Farming System Research Program, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Abia, Nigeria


Highest Degree
M.Sc. in Agricultural Development and Policy from University of Reading, United Kingdom

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Biography

My research focuses on the; Nutritional approaches to achieving food security through improved livestock production. Investigation of the nutritional potential of roots, tuber crops and its by-product as sources of energy and protein as a suitable replacement for the conventional feedstuff used in livestock production while also accessing their potential in a composite mix.
Disciplines

Area of Interest:

Animal and Veterinary Sciences
100%
Feed and Poultry Nutrition
62%
Animal Biochemistry and Nutrition
90%
Animal Nutrition
75%
Rural Development
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
9
Abstracts
9

Selected Publications

  1. Olaleru, I.F. and O.A. Abu, 2022. Effects of varied levels of amino acid-rich sweet potato composite on the reproductive performance of rabbit does reared in the tropics. Pak. J. Nutr., 21: 12-22.
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  2. Olaleru, I. and O. Abu, 2022. 153. The relationship between digestibility and growth performance in domestic rabbit feed containing graded levels of sweetpotato composite meal from two varieties. Anim. - Sci. Proc., 13: 113-114.
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  3. Popoola, I.O., O.R. Popoola, I.F. Olaleru, I.O. Busari, F.J. Oluwadele and O.O. Olajide, 2020. Early thermal acclimatization in pre-starter and starter chicks fed varying crude protein diets fortified with optimum electrolyte balance. Cent. Eur. J. Zool., 6: 3-17.
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  4. Popoola, I.O., O.R. Popoola, A.A. Adeyemi, O.M. Ojeniyi, I.F. Olaleru, F.J. Oluwadele and E.O. Akinwumi, 2020. Overall performance, carcass yield, meat safety potentials and economic value of heat-stressed broilers fed diets with balanced electrolytes. Food Sci. Nutr., 11: 615-628.
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  5. Olaleru, I.F., O.A. Abu and C.O. Okereke, 2019. Performance and blood profile of young doe rabbits fed diets containing two varieties of composite sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas lam) meal in a palm kernelbased diets. Niger. J. Anim. Prod., 46: 245-252.
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