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Mr. Kwabena Owusu Ansah

Ruminant Nutrition And Agro-Waste Management
Assistant Research Scientist

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Bsc. Agriculture, Msc. Animal Nutrition And Management

Research

Research Interests

My Research Interests Include Ruminant Feed Technology Development, Feed Improvement And Storage Strategies For All Year Round Feeding, Utilization Of Available Forages Or Feed Resources For Ruminant Feed Supplementation And Feeding, Livestock Waste Management (Recycling And Reuse) And Sustainable Feed And Housing Management For Ruminant Livestock.

Current Research

I Am Currently A Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd.) Student At The Department Of Animal Science, Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology And My Current Research Aims To;

  • Assess In-Vitro Gas Production Of Diets Supplemented With Rice Husk Biochar And To
  • Evaluate The Effects Of Graded Levels Of Rice Husk Biochar On Growth Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Blood Indices (Hematological And Biochemical), Carcass Characteristics And Manure Profile Of Intensively Kept West African Dwarf Goats (Djallonké).
    • Current Projects
  • Direct-Aid Programme.

    • Donors: Australian Embassy In Ghana
    Project Name: Slow But Sure: Snail Farming For Improved Household Nutrition, Income And Women Empowerment.
    Role: Project Team Leader

  • Ghana Skills Development Fund (Gsdf) Programme

    • Donors: Ghana Skills Development Fund (Gsdf) Under The Council For Technical, Vocational Education Training (Ctvet).
    Project Name: Intensive Short Course On Improved Poultry And Livestock Production.
    Role: Project Team Leader

    Publications

    List Of Manuals, Publications And Conference Papers
    Refereed Journal Papers
  • Bumbie, G.Z.; Abormegah, L.; Asiedu, P.; Oduro-Owusu, A.D.; Koranteng, A.A.-A.; Ansah, K.O.; Lamptey, V.K.; Chen, C.; Mohamed, T.M.; Tang, Z. Influence of Pediococcus Pentosaceus Gt001 on Performance, Meat Quality, Immune Function, Antioxidant and Cecum Microbial in Broiler Chickens Challenged by Salmonella Typhimurium. Animals 2024, 14, 1676. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14111676
  • Bumbie, G.Z.; Abormegah, L.; Asiedu, P.; Oduro-Owusu, A.D.; Danso, F.; Ansah, K.O.; Mohamed, T.M.; Tang, Z. Different Concentrations of Probiotic Pediococcus Pentosaceus Gt001 on Growth Performance, Antioxidant Capacity, Immune Function, Intestinal Microflora and Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens. Animals 2023, 13, 3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13233724
  • Ansah K.O., Osafo, E.L.K., Antwi, C., Ennin, S. (2022). Nutritional Adequacy of Locally Available Feed Resources for Small Ruminant Production in the Guinea Savannah Agro Ecological Zone of Ghana. Proceedings of 3rd CSIR-RSA Scientific Conference. Accra, Ghana. Omari, R. & Andoh, H. (Eds). FARA Research Reports, 6(23), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21779579
  • Afedzi-Obresi, S., Adu-Aboagye, G., Nkegbe, E.K., Asuming-Bediako, N., Ansah, K.O., Mensah-Bonsu, A., Sarpong, D. B., Amegashie, D.P.K., Kwadzo, G.T-M., Wallace, P.A. and Clottey, V.A. (2020). Black Soldier Fly (Hermitia Illucens) Larvae Meal as Alternative Protein in Broiler Production in Ghana. Ghana Jnl Agric. Sci. 55 (1), 1 - 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjas.v55i1.1
  • Adu-Aboagye G, Nyameasem J K, Ahiagbe K M J, Ansah K O, Zagbede G A and Agbe K K (2020). Reproductive Traits of the Indigenous Guinea Fowl under Tropical Humid Conditions; The Effect of Egg Size. Livestock Research for Rural Development. Volume 32, Article #55. http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd32/4/gadua32055.html
  • Ansah, K.O., Antwi, C., Ennin, S., Osafo, E.L.K. and Adu-Dapaah, H. (2019). Manure Characteristics of Small Ruminants Fed Agro By-Products in the Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone of Ghana. Ghana Jnl. Agric. Sci. 54 (1): 67 – 76. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gjas.v54i1.7
  • Ansah, K.O., Antwi, C., Ennin, S., Amoah, S, Osei-Adu, J., Osafo, E.L.K. and Adu-Dapaah, H. (2014). Monitoring the Feed Intake and Growth Performance of Small Ruminants in the Atebubu-Amantin District. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science, 8 (1): 87-93. https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.27859.60964
    • Conference Papers
  • Ansah K.O., Osafo, E.L.K., Osman A. (2023). Effects of Graded Levels of Biochar Inclusion on Growth, Nutrient Digestibility, Hematology and Carcass Characteristics of Weaner Rabbits. Proceedings of the 2nd Joint Biennial Conference of Ghana Society of Animal Production and Ghana Animal Science Association. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana. 28th August to 1st September, 2023. Book of Proceedings, pp. 98-106.
  • Ansah, K.O., Antwi, C., Ennin, S., Osafo, E.L.K. (2021). Farmer Field Studies for Estimating the Nutritional Adequacy of Available Small Ruminant Feed Resources in Ghana’s Guinea Savannah Agro-Ecological Zone. Abstract presented at the Proceedings of the 32nd Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Research Staff Association Annual General Meeting and 3rd Scientific Conference, “Advances in Science, Technology, and Innovation for Resilient Food, Health, and Ecological Systems”. CSIR-Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Accra, Ghana. 19th-21st October, 2021, pp. 79.
    • Manuals
  • Common Feeds for Ruminant Livestock Production in Ghana - Training Manual (2018).
  • Indigenous Micro-Organisms (IMO) Technology for Sustainable Pig Production - Training Manual for Pig Farmers (2018).
  • Preparation of Multi-Nutritional Feed Block (2018).