Dr. Abaho Ivan

Senior Research Officer
National Agricultural Research Organisation, Kampala, Uganda

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Fisheries Sciences from Rhodes University, South Africa

My URL
https://livedna.org/256.15487

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Biography

Ivan Abaho is an aquaculture scientist, currently conducting research on genetic improvement of commercial fish species for aquaculture. He has expertise in hatchery production, early fish development, fish production dynamics, and is exploring phyto-compounds for the production of all-male Nile tilapia. Ivan has vast experience in skill/technology transfer, project monitoring, evaluation.

Area of Interest:

Animal Breeding and Genetics
Anatomy and Physiology
Hatchery Management
Gene Expression
Animal Production

Selected Publications

  1. Abaho, I., N.N. Gabriel and A.A. Izaara, 2023. Use of Plant Extracts to Control Reproduction in Tilapia Production Systems: An Emerging Eco-Friendly Innovation. In: Emerging Sustainable Aquaculture Innovations in Africa, Gabriel, N.N., E. Omoregie, K.P. Abasubong (Eds.), Springer, Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-19-7451-9, pp: 167-196.
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  2. Abaho, I., P. Akoll, C.L.W. Jones and C. Masembe, 2022. Dietary inclusion of pine pollen alters sex ratio and promotes growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758). Aquacult. Rep., Vol. 27. 10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101407.
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  3. Abaho, I., C. Masembe, P. Akoll and C.L.W. Jones, 2021. The use of plant extracts to control tilapia reproduction: current status and future perspectives. J. World Aquacult. Soc., Vol. 2021. 10.1111/jwas.12863.
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  4. Ivan, A., Z. Thaddeus, I. Andrew, N.K. Howard, M. Norman, B. Steven, N. Mujibu, D.B. Sylvester, L.N.H. David and E. Jackson, 2020. Effect of stocking density on growth and survival of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, Linnaeus 1758) under cage culture in Lake Albert, Uganda. Int. J. Fish. Aquac., 12: 26-35.
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  5. Kwikiriza, G., 2019. Prospects of cage fish farming in South Western Uganda. Agric. Forest. Fish., 7: 52-57.
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  6. Kwikiriza, G., V.N. Tibenda, A.O. Wadunde, I. Abaho and C.C. Ondhoro, 2016. Proximate nutrient composition and cost of the selected potential fish feed ingredients in Lake Victoria basin, Uganda. Int. J. Fish. Aquat. Stud., 4: 611-615.

  7. Abaho, I., G. Bwanika, P. Walekhwa, A.V.I. Arinaitwe and J. Kwetegyeka, 2016. Fatty acid profiles and growth of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus, Burchell, 1822) larvae fed on freshwater rotifer (Brachionus calyciflorus) and Artemia as live starter feeds. Int. J. Fish. Aquat. Stud., 4: 189-196.
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  8. Walakira, J., P. Akoll, M. Engole, M. Sserwadda and M. Nkambo et al., 2014. Common fish diseases and parasites affecting wild and farmed Tilapia and catfish in Central and Western Uganda. Uganda J. Agric. Sci., 15: 113-125.
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