Professor Festus Temitope Ajayi
research PROFESSOR
area of specialization: ANIMAL SCIENCE
Email: ftajayi@iart.gov.ng, festus2ajay@gmail.com
Phone Number: +2347080778297, +2347039394840
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Ajayi, F.T., Omotoso, S.O. and J.O. Odejide (2016). Evaluation of fodder plants (Ficus polita, Azadirachta indica and Vernonia amygdalina) for their phytochemical and antibacterial properties. Cogent food and agriculture 2: 1211466 (Spain)
2. Ajayi, F.T., Omotoso, S.O. and T.O. Dauda (2016). Performance and Nutrient Digestibility of West African dwarf goats fed corncob-poultry dropping silage. The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 17 (2): 278 – 287. (USA)
3. Ajayi, F.T., Babayemi, O.J. and A.A. Taiwo (2016). Performance and digestibility of N’Dama cattle fed concentrate diets containing varying levels of corncob. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production Vol. 43: 223 – 230 (Nigeria)
4. Omotoso, S.O., Babayemi, O.J. and F.T. Ajayi (2016). Qualitative Evaluation of secondary metabolites and in-vitro gas production of selected Ficus species. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research Vol.17. pp 59 - 70 (Nigeria)
5. Ajayi F.T. and Omotoso, S.O. (2018). Potential of Albizia lebbeck-cassava peel silage as dry season feed for West African Dwarf sheep. Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sc. 41 (3): 1151 – 1167.
6. Ajayi, F. T., Omotoso, S. O. and O. J. Babayemi (2018). Antibacterial properties of rain tree (Albizia saman) and Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia) used as fodder in Ruminant Nutrition. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 45(2): 331-341 (Nigeria).
7. Ajayi, F. T. and S. O. Omotoso (2018). Potential of Albizia lebbeck-cassava peel silage as dry season feed for West African dwarf sheep. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science. 41 (3): 1151-1167. (Malaysia).
8. Ajayi, F. T., Omotoso, S. O., Taiwo, A. A. and D. A. Ajayi (2019). Growth and nutrient digestibility of West African dwarf (WAD) sheep fed crop residue based concentrate and unripe plantain peel. Moor Journal of Agricultural Research. 20 (2):138-150. (Nigeria).
9. Ajayi, F. T., Akintayo, O. I., Tiamiyu, A. K., Omodele, T. and Omotoso, S. O. (2022). Survey of Muturu Cattle Breed in Southwestern Nigeria for Growth and Productive traits. Livestock Research for Rural Development Vol. 49 (4) (Nigeria)

