Emmanuel Lartey Kwame Osafo
The researcher has made significant contributions across a broad spectrum of topics related to ruminant health and sustainability. Their work emphasizes the integrated use of various interventions to enhance ruminant performance, including supplementing with compounds like Feenulophellin and Vachellia, which improve both nutritional and metabolic efficiency. The research also explores the application of ruminant-based crops and feed, such as Napier grass and Bambusa vulgaris, in improving agricultural productivity. In the context of soil health, studies on Moringa oleifera reveal the influence of species diversity on nutrient content and crop residue analysis. Additionally, their work delves into animal nutrition by examining ethanol metabolism and its effects on intake, growth, and utilization of ruminants. The researcher's findings highlight genetic diversity as a critical factor in ruminant health, influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. Furthermore, they address food safety challenges through risk assessment studies involving fed milk with antimicrobial drug residues, aiming to enhance food quality while minimizing risks. Their research underscores the role of bioenergy crops, such as sorghum stover, in addressing global agricultural needs while promoting sustainable practices. This integrated approach across nutrition, agriculture, and environmental science provides a holistic framework for improving ruminant health and ensuring food safety.
Faculty Biography
Emmanuel Osafo is Professor in the Department of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He served five years (2008-2013) as Head of the Department of Animal Science, KNUST, Kumasi and elected Vice Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (2010-2014). His area of specialization is Ruminant Nutrition and Production and has over thirty-five years’ experience teaching and researching in animal agriculture in Ghana and Africa. Emmanuel holds a PhD (Agriculture) from the University of Reading, England and is a member of the British Society of Animal Science as well as a member of the Ghana Society of Animal Production. His teaching experience includes teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in animal production and nutrition with emphasis on ruminants.The research findings cover mainly work done in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania and Ghana. Emmanuel Osafo has authored or co-authored over 100 Journal and Conference articles and 16 other publications. His publications have been mainly on evaluating straws as feed for ruminants and he has been involved with a team of researchers who developed the ‘self-selection’ technology for improving intake by ruminants. He has supervised several Undergraduate, Postgraduates including three PhDs and 12 Master’s theses. He has experience conducting training seminars for smallholder dairy farmers and local milk processors to improve on the efficiency of their production enterprises and indeed has produced a training manual together with his colleagues for this purpose. He has experience in successfully managing research grants for DFID, CARGS, Skills Development Fund (SDF) and INBAR. He has travelled extensively and attended and participated in several Animal related International Conferences.
African Botany and Ecology Studies
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management
Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Bioenergy crop production and management
Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
Food Safety and Hygiene
Global Maternal and Child Health
Moringa oleifera research and applications
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Department of Animal Science
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology