Victoria Attoh-Kotoku
The researcher has conducted extensive work in animal nutrition, encompassing various domains such as physical sciences, life sciences, and health sciences, with a focus on understanding the nutritional aspects of both conventional and non-conventional inputs in modern systems. Their studies include assessments of meat quality through chemical composition and physical properties when processed differently, examination of ruminant dynamics across woody plants and rodent species, evaluation of Broiler Chickens' responses to dietary treatments like allicin or Dusa millet meal, analysis of nutrient values in feedstuffs for poultry, study of garlic and onion effects on animal health through dietary treatments, and exploration of bamboo's role in agroforestry and silvopastoral systems. The research also delves into the nutritional value of materials used in food production, microbial infections in养猪, rabbit nutrition concerning foreign body issues in pigs, and broader agricultural applications such as improving Lactating Djinke Ewes' performance with rice straw feed. This comprehensive approach underscores a deep integration of environmental inputs into animal nutrition systems, aiming to enhance both performance and health outcomes across diverse contexts.
Faculty Biography
Mrs. Victoria Attoh-Kotoku is an Associate Professor at the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources (CANR), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. She holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy. After her training and practice as a Registered Pharmacist, Victoria decided to venture into the field of Animal Science. She subsequently enrolled for and was awarded a Master of Science (Animal Nutrition) by the KNUST. Her curiosity about Animal Science inspired her to pursue a PhD (Animal Nutrition) degree which thesis, she successfully defended in 2011 also from the Department of Animal Science, KNUST. She was subsequently appointed a Lecturer in the Department of Animal Science, KNUST. She was promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 2010 and to Associate Professor in 2016. She has acquired expertise in the area of ruminant nutrition and production. Much of her research has involved the development of feed packages for ruminant livestock, contribution of emissions of greenhouse gases from animal production to climate change. She has also researched on meat processing and preservation and gender issues relating to agriculture. She has published over 44 Articles in peer-reviewed journals and 38 in conference proceedings. She has attended and presented papers at several meetings of the British Society of Animal Science in the UK. Victoria has research experience working with partners from other African countries.
Agriculture and Rural Development Research
Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
Animal Nutrition and Physiology
Bamboo properties and applications
Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Garlic and Onion Studies
Livestock and Poultry Management
Meat and Animal Product Quality
Microbial infections and disease research
Nuts composition and effects
Proteins in Food Systems
Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
Valorising bamboo leaves for climate-smart livestock production: Nutritional profile, emission reduction, and farmer adoption in Ghana’s transitional zones
Open AccessEffects of concentrate supplement on dry matter and water intake, nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance of N’dama bull calves fed Napier grass basal diet
Open AccessComparative nutritional evaluation of the leaves of <i>Bambusa balcooa</i> (Beema) and <i>Oxytenanthera abyssinica</i> (A. Rich.) Munro bamboos, and the straws of AGRA and AMANKWATIA rice varieties
Open AccessToward smallholder bamboo-integrated agro-silvopastoral systems in sub-Saharan Africa: assessing the impact of bamboo leaves on consumption pattern, growth performance and manure characteristics of West African dwarf goats
Open AccessCarcass characteristics and meat quality of adult Sahelian does fed a basal diet of Brachiaria decumbens grass supplemented with probiotics and concentrates
Open AccessSeasonal variation in chemical composition and in-vitro gas production of woody plant species of semi-arid condition of Namibia
Whole Unfermented African Locust Bean (WUALBF) Flour (Parkia biglobosa) as Non-Conventional Extender in Frankfurter-type Sausage
Open AccessWhole Unfermented African Locust Bean (WUALBF) Flour (Parkia biglobosa) as Non-Conventional Extender in Frankfurter-type Sausage
Open AccessEffect of <i>Vachellia erioloba</i> and <i>Dichrostachys cinerea</i> pod supplementation on performance of does and kids of Namibian Caprivi and Ovambo indigenous goats
Open AccessPATTERNS AND DIRECT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONTAGIOUS PLEUROPNEUMONIA IN CATTLE SLAUGHTERED IN KUMASI ABATTOIR, GHANA
Open AccessPrevalence of foreign bodies in stomach of pigs slaughtered at the Kumasi Abattoir, Ghana
Open AccessInfluence of Three Protein Sources on Performance of Grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus) Fed Diets with or without Fishmeal
Open AccessResponse of Broilers to &#147;Dusa&#148;, a Millet Residue Meal: Effects on Carcass Traits and Blood Profile
The Response of Broiler Chickens to Dietary Inclusion of Allicin: Effects on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits
Effects of Dietary Allicin on Health and Blood Profile of Broiler Chickens
Response of Broilers to &#147;Dusa&#148;, a Millet Residue Meal: Proximate Composition and Effect on Growth Performance
Physico chemical and organoleptic characteristics of Muscovy drake meat as influenced by cooking methods
Open AccessEffect of cooking methods on cholesterol, mineral composition and formation of total heterocyclic aromatic amines in Muscovy drake meat
The Growth Performance, Carcass and Haematological Characteristics of Broiler Chickens Fed Alkaline-Treated Tiger Nut (Cyperus Esculentus) Residue Meal
Evaluation of Nutritional Quality of Dried Cashew Nut Testa Using Laboratory Rat as a Model for Pigs
Open AccessNutritive value of feedstuffs for poultry in Ghana: chemical composition, apparent metabolizable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility.
Performance Characteristics of Lactating Djallonké Ewes Fed Rice Straw Basal Diets Supplemented With Stylosanthes Hamata
Open AccessDepartment of Animal Science
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology