Mr. Bernard Borteih Bortei

Principal Technologist (Biostatistitian)

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Office : ARI Room 42

Degrees : MSc Biometry/Statistics with Research (UDS, GHana), BA Statistics & Geography and Resource Management (UG, Legon), AdvDip Project Management (ICM-UK), Cert Clinical Data Management (Vanderbilt University)

Research Interests

  • Advance Sampling Techniques applied in Animal Science
  • Data Visualization and Analytics
  • Mobile Data Capturing and CAPI
  • Geo-spatial Analysis and Remote Sensing
  • Current Research

  • KOPIA Ghana
  • Development of Treatment schedule for the control of Emeria infestation in rabbits in Ghana
  • Profiling and characterization of conservation agriculture pratices and Adoption in Guinea Savannah, Sudan Savannah and Transitional Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana
  • In vitro antibacterial and antimycotic effects of local anaesthetics
  • Prevalence of poultry diseases, ARI Post Mortem Report, one year review.
  • Livestock Disease Surveillance and Information Systems; Using ARI surveillance data as a management tool for disease control, awareness and prevention
  • Broiler production, processing and marketing in the wake of a global pandemic.
  • A 10-year Content Analysis of Agricultural and Livestock issues published in the Daily Graphic
  • Assessment of Biosecurity in ARI
  • Assessment of Vaccination Practices among Poultry Farmers (MAG/ARI Project)
  • Adoption and usability of the innovative use of smartphone among local researchers in Ghana
  • Data Quality Assessment ARI
  • Survey of coccidiosis in rabbits
  • Brief Profile

    Bernard Borteih Bortei (Signor) is a talented, self-motivated and passionate research methodologist/data management expert with a wide range of work experience in research methodology, advance and trending data management techniques (CAPI, ODK, Tableau, MS Power BI, CSPRO, Excel etc), biostatistics, public health and social statistics acquired through 12 years of working as a consultant with government and non-governmental organizations within and outside Ghana. Have been involved in over 40 public health survey, agriculture and industrial surveys in the capacities as consultant (Data Management Expert), monitoring and evaluation expert and implementing committee member. He possesses first-class analytical, design and problem-solving skills and dedicated to maintaining high reporting standards in accordance with both local and international standard recommendations. Bernard’s passion and experience in data management, visualization, and analysis have attracted many local and international research organizations such as DFID, USAID, Palladium, University of Ghana-School of Public Health and Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR). Bernard is currently a full-time Biostatistician at the Animal Research Institute (ARI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Frafraha Adenta.