Dr. TOMILOLA AYO ARILEKOLASI

Lecturer I

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Animal Production and Health

Specialization Animal Production and Management with specialization in Climate-Smart Ruminant Production and Pasture/Forage Production.

Office: DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

Phone: 08039399766

Email: tomilola.arilekolasi@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Tomilola Ayo Arilekolasi is a Lecturer I in the Department of Animal Production and Health with a Ph.D. in Animal Production and Management. She is a dedicated academic and researcher whose teaching, research, and community engagement focus on promoting sustainable livestock production through innovative and climate-smart approaches. Her research interests include climate-smart ruminant production, pasture and forage production, ruminant nutrition, forage conservation, sustainable feed resource utilization, and livestock production systems. Her work emphasizes improving forage productivity and quality, developing efficient feeding strategies, and utilizing locally available feed resources to enhance livestock performance while reducing the environmental impacts of animal agriculture. She also conducts research on enteric methane gas mitigation, forage conservation technologies, and the use of agro-industrial by-products as alternative feed resources.
Dr. Arilekolasi teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Animal Science and is actively involved in supervising students' research and mentoring young scientists. Her commitment to academic excellence is reflected in her efforts to bridge scientific research with practical solutions that address livestock production challenges in Nigeria and other developing countries. She has published in reputable peer-reviewed journals and presented research findings at national and international conferences. Her collaborative research seeks to improve livestock productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and enhance food and nutritional security through sustainable pasture and ruminant production systems.
Her long-term research vision is to develop science-based innovations that improve the productivity, resilience, and sustainability of ruminant livestock systems. She is committed to advancing climate-smart livestock production through interdisciplinary research, quality teaching, and stakeholder engagement, contributing to sustainable agricultural development and food security in Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa, and beyond.

Research Interests

Climate-Smart Ruminant Production
Pasture and Forage Production
Hydroponics Fodder Production
Ruminant Nutrition and Feeding Systems
Forage Agronomy and Conservation (Hay, Silage, and Haylage)
Sustainable Feed Resource Utilization

Qualifications

• B. Agric. (Animal Production and Health), University of Ado-Ekiti now Ekiti State University (2010)
• M. Agric. Tech (Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition), Federal University of Technology Akure (2017)
• Ph.D (Animal Production and Management), Federal University of Technology Akure (2024)

Selected Publications

1. GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF HYBRID RABBITS FED DIETS WITH TURMERIC AND WEST AFRICAN BLACK PEPPER ADDITIVES.
   Authors: Atinuke Bolajoko Ogunjesa, Oluwatoyin Folake Alamuoye, Tomilola Ayo Arilekolasi, Festus Ayodeji Sunday Dairo
   Animal Research International (2025)
2. Dietary effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with or without molasses in rice husk based-diet on performance and health status of goats
   Authors: TA Arilekolasi, OB Omotoso, OB Faluyi, AN Fajemisin, JA Alokan
   Archiva Zootechnica (2020)
3. Study on mineral, antinutrient and blood parameters of goats fed molasses treated rice husk
   Authors: O.B Omotoso and T.A. Arilekolasi
   Journal of Food and Nutrition (2019)
4. Evaluating Nutritional Potential of Bio- fermented rice husk in broilers diets
   Authors: A.O. FASUYI, T.A. OLUMUYIWA
   American journal of food technology (2012)

Professional Qualification

• REGISTERED ANIMAL SCIENTIST - NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2025)

Grants

• Academic Staff Training and Development GRANT - Academic Staff Training and Deve Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) (2020) - Amount: NAIRA 4,500,000.00
• Conference Attendance Grant - Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund (2025) - Amount: NAIRA 6,671,321.40

Membership of Professional Bodies

• ANIMAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA - Member (2025)
• AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION - Member (2025)
• NIGERIA INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE - Member (2025)
• NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION - Member (2023)
• NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY - Associate Member (2016)

Paper Presentation - International

• CLIMATE-SMART RUMINANT PRODUCTION THROUGH DIETARY MANIPULATIONS IN A CLIMATE-RESILIENT ENVIRONMENT - AMERICAN DAIRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION (ADSA)/INTERBULL ANNUAL MEETING, 2025 ( JUNE 22-25, 2025, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA) (2025)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Folarin Fahad Oladimeji - Nutritional Potentials of Some selected Underutilized Tropical Forages for Ruminant Feeding (2025)
• Olakotan Temitope O - Chemical Composition and Methane Production of some Selected tropical Feedstuff (2025)
• Tajudeen, Samiat Omowunmi - Methane Production of Varying Combination of Bahama Grass and Gliricidia sepiumas feed for Goats (2024)
• Bolaji Victor Ifeoluwa - Nutrient Potential and methane Production of varying Combinations of Mucuna and Guinea Grass (2024)
• Babalola, Marcus Kolade - Nutritional Evaluation and Methane Production of Varying Combination of Bahama Grass and Centrosema spp in Goat Feeding (2024)
• Olalere, Moyinoluwa Mercy - Effect of Fermentation on the Mineral and Anti-nutrient Content of Gmelina arbrea Leaves (2023)
• Oguntuase Olamide Modupeoluwa - Effects of Fermentation on Gmelina arborea on Methane Production in Ruminant (2023)

Course Teaching

• APH502 - Ruminant Nutrition and Biochemistry (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH506 - Range and Pasture Management (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH508 - Cattle, Sheep and Goat Production (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH302 - Ruminant Animal Production (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH 830 - Feedlotting (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH 806 - Integrated Livestock-FodderProduction System (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH 818 - Applied Sheep and Goat Management (2nd semester/2025-2026)
• APH 836 - Management and Restoration of Rangeland (2nd semester/2025-2026)

Professional Skill