About the Department
The Department of Animal Sciences started as one of the programmes in the General Agriculture Degree Programme awarded by the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Faculty of Agriculture in 1962. The Department was formerly established in 1966/1967 session. The Faculty of Agriculture operated as unified degree programme from 1962-1977 in which every department made a contribution towards undergraduate training in Agriculture. Thereafter, with the introduction of the Bachelor of Agriculture (B. Agriculture) degree programme, the department graduated its first set of 9 graduates of B. Agriculture (Animal Science) in 1981.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENT
Professor A. A. Adegbola 1967-1977
Professor A. A. Ademosun 1977-1981
Professor J. O. Akinokun 1981-1984
Professor J. O. Ilori 1984-1987
Professor J. O. Akinokun 1988-1991
Professor E. B. Sonaiya 1992-1995
Professor A. O. Aderibigbe 1995-1998
Dr. P. A. Olubunmi 1998-2001
Professor I. O. Matanmi 2001-2003
Professor S. M. Odeyinka 2004-2006
Professor O. G. Omitogun 2006-2010
Dr. S. O. Oseni 2010-2012
Dr. E. O. Akinfala 2012-2014
Dr. S. I. Ola 2014-2016
Dr. A. A. Fatufe 2016-2019
Prof. E. O. Akinfala 2019-2022
Dr I. O. Dudusola August 2022-Till DATE