Dr. Idowu Kolawole Odubote

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Department of Animal Sciences
Lecturer
Biography

Academic Qualifications:

  • PhD, Animal Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
  • M Phil. Animal Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
  • B Agric. (Hons). University of Ife, Nigeria

Dr Odubote joined the University of Zambia in January 2023 as a Lecturer of Animal Breeding and Genetics in the Department of Animal Science. Prior to that, he was a Lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; and at the Zambian Open University where he also served as the Dean of the School of Agricultural Sciences. At the University of Zambia, Dr Odubote is involved in the core activities of the university: teaching, research, and community service. He currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses. His research interests include characterization of animal genetic resources, climate smart livestock techniques, and inventory of livestock GHG emissions.

Publications

On-going Research

  1. Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources
  2. Assessment of Dairy Cattle production systems and management practices and their impact on production and productivity
  3. Inventory of Livestock Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions using the IPCC Tier 2 Approach
  4. Climate Change and its Impact on Livestock Production and Productivity 
  5. Climate Smart Livestock Techniques in the Improvement of Smallholder Farms

 

Selected Publications

  1. Odubote, I.K. (2019) Establishment of National Livestock Databank for Genetic Improvement Programmes in Zambia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production, Vol. 67 (2) 161-168.
  2. Odubote, I.K. and Ajayi, O. (2019) Scaling up Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) Solutions for Smallholder Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Zambia. In: Leal Filho W. (eds) Handbook of Climate Change Resilience. Publisher Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland. p1-23.
  3. Odubote, I.K. (2020) The role of livestock production in addressing poverty and hunger in a changing environment: Case study of Zambia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production, Vol. 67 (4) 341-353.
  4. Odubote, I.K. (2020) Characteristics and management practices of goat production systems in Zambia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production, Vol. 68 (1) 53-64.
  5. Odubote, I.K. (2021) Prospects for improving production performance of indigenous goat breeds in northern Zambia. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production, Vol 68 (3) 333-344
  6. Odubote, I. K. 2022. Characterization of production systems and management practices of the cattle population in Zambia. Tropical Animal Health and Production Vol 54 (216) 1-11
  7. Odubote, I.K., Musimuko, E., Rensing, S., Schmitt, F. and Kapotwe, B 2022. Genetic survey in smallholder dairy production system of Southern province of Zambia. Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics Vol 137:  DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12749
Contact Details
kola.odubote@gmail.com; kola.odubote@unza.zm