Prof. I. O. Dudusola

Prof. Iyabode Oluwayemisi Dudusola is an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University. Born February 1968, She hails from Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State.

Dr Dudusola holds a B. Agric. Tech.  and M.Sc  (Animal Production) degrees from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State in 1991 & 1998 respectively. She completed her Ph.D (Animal Science) in 2010 from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Nigeria, specialising in Animal Breeding and Genetics.

She is a registered animal scientist with the Nigerian Institute for Animal Science. Her research has focused majorly on quail breeding and its genetic improvement. She has done some genetic studies on some other poultry species like turkey, guineafowl, and other livestock such as rabbits.

Dr Dudusola is involved in teaching the following courses in the Department:

      ANS 202 – Introduction to Agricultural Genetics,

      ANS 405 – Rabbit & Microlivestock Management,

      ANS 503 – Animal Breeding and Genetics,

      ANS 510 – Applied Animal Breeding,

      ANS 523 – Microlivestock Production,

      ANS 514 – Projects in Animal Sciences,

      ANS 522 – Livestock Biodiversity,

      ANS 613 – Quantitative Genetics,

       ANS 614 – Recent Advances in Genetics of Livestock Improvement,

       ANS 617 – Research Techniques in Animal Science,

Dr Dudusola has many publications in reputable journals locally and internationally, and she has attended several conferences within and outside Nigeria. She is happily married with children.