Dr. Afolabi Taoheed Yusuff

Senior Lecturer

Animal Production

Dr. Afolabi Taoheed Yusuff, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture. He holds a Ph.D. in Animal Production with a specialization in Animal Breeding and Genetics. He is currently the Level Adviser and the Examination Officer for the Department of Animal Production. He has served as a Farm Practical Training Coordinator and as a member of the Teaching and Research Farm Management Committee. He started his academic career in 2003, at the College of Agriculture, Zuru Kebbi State (now the Federal University of Agriculture, Zuru, Nigeria). He joined the services of the University of Ilorin in 2015. He has supervised several undergraduate and postgraduate students. He has worked extensively on the genetic appraisal and improvement of West African dwarf goats for leather and dairy purposes. He has over twenty-five national and international publications. Molecular approach to the genetic improvement of livestock is one of his future research targets.

Qualifications

Ph.D.
M.Sc
B. Agric.
Postgraduate Diploma in Education

Teaching

Undergraduate

ANP 207 – Introduction to Animal Science 2015 to date
ANP 309 – Introduction to Genetics and Breeding 2015 to date
ANP 307 – Animal Production for Engineers 2018 to date
ANP 404 – Animal Health Management 2015 to date
ANP 405 – Animal Production Techniques 2015 to date
ANP 407 – Animal Processing and Storage 2015 to date
ANP 514 – Animal Products and Processing 2015 to date
ANP 517 – Sheep and Goat Production 2018 to date
ANP 524 – Applied Animal Breeding 2015 to date
ANP 530 – Beef Cattle Production 2018 to date
ANP 599 – Research Project 2015 to date

Postgraduate

ANP 703 – Micro-Livestock Production 2017 to date
ANP 704 – Applied Animal Breeding 2017 to date
ANP 810 – Quantitative Genetics 2019 to date
ANP 831 - Principles of Animal Breeding 2024 to date
ANP 832 – Problems of Animal Breeding and Selection 2019 to date

Publications & Links

Get in Touch

For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.

Email

yusuff.at@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 12, Animal Production Building, University of Ilorin