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Dr. Kwame Amoah Owusu, PhD

Senior Research Scientist/Head of Division

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Degrees : BSc. Agriculture (Animal Science), MSc. Animal Nutrition and PhD. Animal Nutrition

Research

Research Interests

Dr. Kwame Owusu Amoah is an Animal Nutritionist with over 13 years of experience with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Animal Research Institute (CSIR-ARI). His area of specialization is animal nutrition, specifically, pig and poultry nutrition. His research focuses on feed evaluation, utilization of agro-industrial by-products (AIBP) as alternative feed resources, investigating eco-friendly and natural substitutes for antimicrobial growth promoters, the application and optimization of feed additives etc. He has been involved in training livestock and poultry farmers nationwide at research-extension-farmer linkage and pig farmers association workshops. He has been part of several donor-funded projects and consultancies like the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), Food and Drugs Authority (FDA)-Ghana etc. He has over 30 publications in training manuals and peer-reviewed articles.

Current Research

Several AIBP have been considered as feed resources in the feeding of livestock. Nevertheless, other potential ones have not been adequately studied. Rice bran (RB) has been identified as one such product that is relatively inexpensive, readily available and can be used as an alternative to maize. However, the high fibre content limits its inclusion level in the diets of monogastric farm animals. Hence, to optimize the use of RB in the diets of pigs, ways to increase its digestibility must be explored. In recent times, attention is being drawn to the use of microorganisms as a biological tool to break down the highly indigestible fibre components present in AIBPs. This study investigates the solid-state fermentation of rice bran using indigenous microorganisms (IMO) and its use in the diets of pigs.

Publications

List of some publications
  • Asiedu, P., Amoah, K. O., Bumbie, G. Z., Oduro-Owusu, A. D., Osei, D. Y. and Rhule, S. W. A. (2023). Effect of feeding regimes on growth and carcass characteristics of grower- finisher pigs. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 14(1): 1-7
  • Osman, A., Aziz, Y. A., Amoah, K. O., Osafo, E. L. K., Attoh-Kotoku, V. and Sasu, P. (2023). Growth performance, nutrient digestibility and carcass characteristics of grower rabbits fed graded levels of Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) leaf meal. International Journal of Agricultural Research Innovation and Technology, 13(1): 6-14. https://doi.org/10.3329/ijarit.v13i1.67945
  • Boakye, C. D., Boateng, M., Amoah, K. O., Atuahene, P. Y., Frimpong, Y. O. and Okai, D. B. (2022). Availability and yield of pineapple pulp residue as a potential feed ingredient in Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 13(2): 84-91
  • Boateng, M., Amoah, K. O., Atuahene, P. Y., Frimpong, Y.O., Okai, D.B. and Osei, G. (2021). Effects of dried cashew apple meal (DCAM) on the growth performance and internal organs of albino rats. Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science, 56(2): 14-21
  • Frimpong, Y. O., Boateng, M., Amoah, K. O., Atuahene, P.Y. Okungbowa, S.O., Baah, J. and Okai, D. B. (2021). Response of Large White gilts to diets containing differing probiotic products. Scientific African, 13 (2021) e00878
  • Bumbie, G. Z., Nortey, T. N. N., Asiedu, P., Naazie, A., Amoah, K. O., Rhule, S. W. A. and Z. Tang, Z. (2021). Influence of corn cobs inclusion in pig diets on growth performance and carcass characteristics. International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science, 7: 2.
  • Boateng, M., Amoah, K. O., Frimpong, Y. O., Atuahene, P. Y., Okai, D. B. and Acheampong, M. (2021). Assessment of the status of pig production in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 12(1): 49-58
  • Ahiagbe, K. M. J., Amuzu-Aweh, E. N., Bonney, P., Nyameasem, J. K., Avornyo, F. K., Adenyo, C., Amoah, K. O., Naazie, A. and Kayang, B. B. (2021). Comparison of early growth and survivability in indigenous guinea fowls from Northern Ghana. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 53: 89 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-020-02510-4
  • Boateng, M., Amoah, K.O., Frimpong, Y. O., Atuahene, P. Y., Okai, D. B. and Deku, P.N. (2020). Garico: a new food or feed resource? Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 11(1): 16-26
  • Amoah, K. O., Boateng, M., Okai, D. B., Frimpong, Y. O. and Appiah-Kubi, M. (2019). The effects of diet particle size on growth performance and carcass traits of albino rats. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 10(1): 98-103
  • Amoah, K. O., Boateng, M., Okai, D. B. and Frimpong, Y. O. (2018). Anti-nutritional factors and their relevance to monogastric animal agriculture in Ghana: Some important considerations. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 9(2): 1-15
  • Amoah, K. O., Nyameasem, J. K., Asiedu, P., Adu-Aboagye, G. A., Wallace, P. A., Ahiagbe, K. M. J. and Rhule, S. W. A. (2018). Protein and energy requirements for indigenous guinea keets (Numida meleagris) in southern Ghana. Ghanaian Journal of Agriculture Science 52, 105-111
  • Amoah, K. O., Asiedu, P., Wallace, P. A., Bumbie, G. Z. and Rhule, S. W. A. (2017). The performance of pigs at different phases of growth on sun-dried brewers spent grain. Livestock Research for Rural Development 29(90)
  • Amoah, K. O., Asiedu, P., Rhule, S. W. A., Wallace, P. and Bumbie, G. Z. (2013). Influence of preservation methods of brewers spent grains on the growth and carcass characteristics of grower-finisher pigs. Ghanaian Journal of Animal Science; 7(2): 20-25