Mr. Adolf N. O Sackey
Assistant Research Scientist
Email : anosackey@gmail.com
Degrees : BSc. Agriculture (Animal Science) and MSc. Animal Science (Nutrition)
Research
Research Interests
Research interest lies in advancing animal nutrition and feed technology to enhance livestock performance and sustainability. This encompasses investigating the nutritional needs of various livestock, including cattle, pigs, poultry, and palm weevil larvae, and developing and optimizing feed formulations using agro-industrial by-products to reduce costs and improve gut health and productivity. I am also focused on exploring the effects of feed processing conditions on the bioavailability of nutrients and anti-nutritional factors, utilizing advanced laboratory techniques to analyze feedstuff nutritional value and their impact on gut health and growth performance.
Current Research
Current research aims to assess the reproductive performance of sows in selected municipalities, identifying factors that influence sow fertility and productivity. Another research seeks to investigate the determinants that drive poultry farmers' preferences for commercially manufactured poultry feeds in the same municipalities, analyzing the factors that impact their feed choices and decision-making processes.
Publications
List of Publications
Alesane, A., A. N. Sackey, A. D. Oduro-Owusu, K. O. Amoah, and A. Atter, A. 2023. A preliminary study evaluating the nutritional value of treated plantain/ banana stem feed and its effect on the growth performance of pigs. Proc. of 5th Scientific Conference Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Research Scientist Association, CSIR-Oil Palm Research Institute, Kade. pp 49-50
Sackey, A., E. Grings, D. W. Brake, and K. Muthukumarappan. 2015. Effect of processing conditions on nutrient disappearance of cold-pressed and hexane-extracted camelina and carinata meals in vitro. Proc. West. Sec. Amer. Soc. Anim. Sci. 66:314-318.
Grings, E. E., A. N. Sackey, D. W. Brake, and G. A. Perry. 2015. Comparison of camelina meal and distiller’s dried grains with solubles in diet of beef replacement heifers. SD Beef Report. BEEF 2015-04. 6 pp.
E. E. Grings, A. Sackey, M. Hansen, V. Owens, D. Beck and P. Sexton. 2013. Nitrogen excretion from beef cattle for 6 cover crop mixes as estimated by a nutritional model. SD Beef Report. BEEF 2013-04. 6 pp.
