Dr. Franklin Kennedy Kodzo Avornyo

Ruminant Nutritionist

Chief Research Scientist/Head of Division

Email : favornyo@yahoo.com/avornyofranklin@gmail.com

favornyo@ccst.edu.gh/favornyo@csir.org.gh

Degrees : BSc. (UG, Ghana) M.Sc. (London, UK), Ph.D. (Cambridge, UK), Dip. (Wageningen, Netherlands)

Research

Research Interests

African Swine Fever and Bird flu vaccine development and promotion

Diagnosis of new poultry diseases

Polythene bag impaction of the rumen

Harmful substances in the human food chain

Facilitation of livestock value chain development

Development of climate-smart livestock technologies and innovations

Promotion of local innovation for livestock sector development

Farming systems research

Increasing the availability and efficient utilization of quality fodder

Addressing guinea keet mortality and increasing guinea fowl productivity

Animal traction management and animal behavior studies

Current Research

Capacity building using tier 2 for compiling greenhouse gas emission inventory

Crop-livestock integration through the optimal use of nitrogen-fixing plants, animal manure, and chemical fertilizer

Validation of promising ethnoveterinary medicines