Dr. Olayinka Miriam Tawose

Lecturer I | Faculty Representative to the Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Agriculture · Department of Animal Production and Health

Specialization Dairy Production and Nutrition/Ruminants Feeds Resources

Office: Fuoye, Ikole Campus

Phone: +234 8068148749

Email: olayinka.tawose@fuoye.edu.ng

Biography

Dr. Olayinka Tawose is a Nigerian animal scientist, researcher, author,and academic specializing in ruminant nutrition, dairy science, and sustainable livestock production. She serves as a lecturer in the Department of Animal Science at Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria, and is currently undertaking postdoctoral research in dairy science at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Her research focuses on dairy animal feeds and production, alternative feed resources, feed safety, and climate-smart livestock systems. Dr. Tawose has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, reviewed papers for international journals, and actively contributes to teaching, research, mentoring, and professional service, advancing sustainable animal agriculture and food security in tropical regions.

Research Interests

Digital Twin Modelling and Robotics in Ruminant Production

Qualifications

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Universidade de Viçosa (UFV), Brazil (2025)
• PhD. in Animal Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria (2018)
• MSc. in Animal Science (Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition), Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria (2015)
• MTech. in Animal Production & Management, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. (2014)
• B.Agric. in Animal Production & Health Sciences, University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti-State, Nigeria. (2006)

Selected Publications

1. Alternative Protein Sources as Sustainable Solutions for Future Food Security: A Narrative.
   Authors: Buabeng Victoria Fosua, Felix Donkor, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Saerimam Nzunde Markus, Tobi David Farinde (2026):
   Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemical Engineering, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 24 – 35 (2026)
2. Optimizing broiler diets with dietary fiber: impact on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and sensory evaluation.
   Authors: Oluwadele Joshua Femi, Tawose Olayinka Miriam, Akinlabi Ebenzer Yemi, Ekeocha Anthony Henry, Odumboni Adeleke Azeez, Akinboye Jumoke, Gabriel Goferey Odeh, Dandara Gazali Bala, Gode Dakuna
   Journal of the Selva Andina Animal Science JSAAS. (2026)
3. Natural versus Synthetic Preservatives in Agricultural Products: A Systematic Review of Efficacy, Safety and Environmental Impact.
   Authors: Antwi Edmond Owusu, Linda Egbubine, Buabeng Victoria Fosua, and Olayinka Miriam Tawose
   South Asian Research Journal of Natural Products. Volume 9, Issue 1, Page 159-172, 2026; Article no.SARJNP.153630. (2026)
4. Short Communication: Performance Evaluation of Beef Calves Fed Different Levels of Colostrum Replacer in Tropical Conditions,
   Authors: João Paulo Ferreira Gomes, Giulia Berzoini Costa Leite, Marcos Inácio Marcondes, Jessica Marcela Vieira Pereira, Alex Lopes da Silva, Rafael Alves de Azevedo, Paula Marques Tiveron, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Polyana Pizzi Rotta
   Veterinary and Animal Science, 100649, ISSN 2451-943X, (2026)
5. Hydrogen Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future: Challenges, Innovations, and Global Opportunities
   Authors: Stella Isioma Monye, Ilesanmi Afolabi Daniyan, Ngozi Snow Monye, Omolayo M Ikumapayi, Kazeem Aderemi Bello, Omowumi Boboye, Omojola Awogbemi, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Adediran Adeolu Adesoji
   NIPES-Journal of Science and Technology, Research, Vol. 7(2), Special Issue, Pg 3302-3308, (2025)
6. A Systematic Analysis of Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Dementia Care Interventions on Health Outcomes Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
   Authors: Lenin Ifeanyi Obi, Gabriel Dogbanya, Lilian Chinweotito Awah, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Chinwendu Ubani, Ayodele Blessing Ayo-ige, Michael Odedele, Onome Edafeadhe
   Journal of Pharma Insights and Research, 3(5), 024-033. (2025)
7. Achieving Energy Sustainability in Nigeria’s Telecommunications Industry through Renewable Propane
   Authors: Monye, Stella Isioma; Bello, Kazeem Aderemi; Omotehinse, Samuel Ayodeji; Ikumapayi, Omolayo M; Tawose, Olayinka Miriam; TB, Adeleke; Awogbemi, Omojola; Monye, Ngozi Snow; Boboye, Omowumi
   NIPES: JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH (SPECIAL ISSUE), 7 (2) 3320–3325 (2025)
8. Effect of Feeding Selected Farm Residues on Growth Performance, Digestibility and Nitrogen Balance of West African Dwarf Bucks
   Authors: Joshua Femi Oluwadele, Adeolu Ademiju Aganga, Anthony Henry Ekeocha, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Adetumbi Tella, Ebenezer Yemi Akinlabi, and Dakuna Gode
   Journal of Applied Life Sciences and Environment, (2025)
9. Alternative feeds for West African dwarf rams: a cost-benefit relationship and their long-term effect
   Authors: Joshua Femi Oluwadele, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Anthony Henry Ekeocha, Onyedikachi Augustine Adika, Peter Dipo Arowosegbe, Ebenezer Yemi Akinlabi
   Journal of the Selva Andina Animal Science, Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages 45-57. (2025)
10. Comparative Analysis of the Nutritional Potentials of Selected Tuber Peel Meals as Feed Supplements for Ruminant Animals.
    Authors: Tawose, Olayinka & Oluwadele, Joshua .
    Nigerian Journal of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology NJAAT Volume 5, Number 3A, (2025)
11. Evaluation of alternative energy sources to replace maize in Marshall broiler diets: effects on growth performance, meat quality, and serum biochemistry.
    Authors: Oluwadele, J. F., Samuel, O., Tawose, O. M., Ekeocha, A. H., Adika, A. O.
    EUREKA: Life Sciences (2025)
12. Effects of Cooking Methods on Meat Quality of West African Dwarf Rams Fed Napier Grass Silage, Ensiled Sorghum and Crop Residue
    Authors: Joshua Femi Oluwadele, Anthony Henry Ekeocha, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, and Ebenezer Yemi Akinlabi
    Trends in Agricultural Sciences, 3 (2): 211-219, (2024)
13. Evaluation of feed intake, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of West African dwarf rams fed mango leaves, Napier grass, Neem Seed Cake, and concentrate for fattening.
    Authors: Oluwadele, J. F., Tawose, O. M., and Adetumbi, T.
    EUREKA: Life Sciences, (4), 11-19. (2024)
14. Development of a Gum Production Machine from Manihot Esculenta Waste Peels.
    Authors: Bello, K. A., Oyelaran, O. A., Tawose, O. M., Omoyi, C. O., Yussouff, A. A.
    FUOYE Journal of Innovation Science and Technology, Volume 2(1) (2024)
15. Effects of feeding Pennisetum purpureum silage supplemented with selected farm residues on growth performance and meat quality of West African dwarf rams.
    Authors: Oluwadele, JF; Ekeocha, AH; Aganga, AA; Tawose, OM; Odumboni, A; Ofodome, CI; Akinlabi, EY
    SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol 6, Issue 3, Pages 190-196, (2024)
16. Heamatological and Biochemical Responses of West African Dwarf Goats fed Water Hyacinth-Cassava Peels Silage
    Authors: Tawose O. M., Ekeocha A. H., Oluwadele J.F
    Nigerian Society of Animal Production (NSAP) Vol. 50 No. 3 (2024)
17. Evaluation of feed intake, growth performance, and carcass characteristics of West African dwarf rams fed mango leaves, Napier grass, Neem Seed Cake, and concentrate for fattening.
    Authors: Oluwadele, J. F., Tawose, O. M., and Adetumbi, T.
    EUREKA: Life Sciences, (4), 11-19. (2024)
18. Investigating the Influence of Rubber Seed Oil and Used Cooking Oil on Diesel
    Authors: Kazeem Aderemi Bello, Temitayo Mufutau Azeez, Olayinka Miriam Tawose, Kazeem Olabisi Odesanya, Odumuyiwa A Odumosu, Olatunde Ajani Oyelaran,
    E3S Web of Conferences Vol 430, 01217, Pg 14, (2023)
19. Physiological Indicators and Stress Index of Scavenging Chickens at LAFARGE(Ewekoro) and DANGOTE(Ibese) Cement Factory areas of Ogun-State, Nigeria.
    Authors: J.F Oluwadele, O.M Tawose, A.H Ekeocha, E.Y Akinlabi, O.O Adeitan, K.A Bello
    Journal of Austrian Society of Agricultural Economics (JASAE) ISSN: 18158129 E-ISSN: 18151027, Volume 19, Issue 04, (2023)
20. Aflatoxin Detection and Quantification in Poultry Feeds Available in Selected Areas in Ekiti State
    Authors: Tawose O. M., Oluwadele, J.F., Ekeocha A. H., A.A Odumboni, O.S Egbeyemi
    FUOYE Journal of Agriculture and Human Ecology (FUOJAHE), Vol 7, No 2. (2023)
21. Nutritional Quality and Utilization of Water Hyacinth-Cassava Peels Silage by West African Dwarf (WAD) Goats
    Authors: Tawose O. M., Ekeocha A. H., Oluwadele J.F : Vol 6 No 1
    FUOYE Journal of Agriculture and Human Ecology; Pgs. 35-45:(FUOJAHE) (2023)
22. Development and Performance Evaluation of a Poultry Bird De-Feathering Machine.
    Authors: Kazeem A. Bello, Abdulrahman Adama, Olayinka M. Tawose, and Bukola O. Bolaji
    FUOYE Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 7, Issue 4, (2022)
23. Factor Analysis of Poultry Birds De-Feathering Machines
    Authors: Kazeem M. Bello, M.Olayinka Tawose, Abdulrahman Adama, O. Bukola Bolaji
    FUOYE Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 7 Issue 3 (2022)
24. Phenotypic Characteristics of Indigenous Chickens in Selected Regions of Nigeria.
    Authors: Ekeocha A.H, Aganga A.A, Adejoro F.A, Oyebanji A, Oluwadele J.F, and Tawose O.M.
    J. World Poult. Res. 11(3): 352-358, 2021; pii: S2322455X2100042-11. (2021)
25. Physiological Responses of West African Dwarf Sheep fed Graded Levels of Gmelina arborea Leaf and Cassava Peel Concentrates under Different Management Systems.
    Authors: Aye, P.A and Tawose, O.M.
    Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America (2016)
26. Acceptability and utilization of graded levels of Gmelina arborea leaves and cassava peels concentrate by West African Dwarf Sheep.
    Authors: Aye, P.A. and Tawose, O.M.
    International Journal of Advances in Agriculture, Vol. 4, No. 2, Pages 415-422 (2015)

Professional Qualification

• Registered Animal Scientist (RAS) - Nigerian Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) (Current)
• Fellow - Chartered Institute of Environment and Public Health Management (Current)
• Professional Manager - Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) (Current)

Awards

• TEFUND Fellowship Award - TETFUND (2025)
• Most Outstanding Livestock Scientists & Educator Professional of the Year - Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA) (2020)
• Faculty Outstanding Lecturer - Nigerian Association of Agricultural Students (NAAS) (2025)
• Most Exceptional Ruminant Nutrition and Production Research Professional of the Year - Nigeria Academic Excellence Awards (2025)
• Best Graduating Student - All Saints' Unity Secondary School (Now Government College), Usi-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.. (1995)

Scholarship

• Academic Scholarship - Longman Books and Publishing, Nigeria. (1993)

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) - Professional Member (Current)
• British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) - Professional Member (Current)
• European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) - Professional Member (Current)
• Nigerian Society of Animal Production (NSAP) - Professional Member (Current)
• American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) - Professional Member (Current)
• African Food Research Network (Afren) - Professional Member (Current)
• Animal Science Association of Nigeria(ASAN) - Professional Member (Current)
• National Association of Livestock, Animal Husbandry, Scientist and Technologist of Nigeria - Professional Member (Current)

Paper Presentation - Local

• Comparative Analysis of Aflatoxin Contamination Levels in Poultry Feeds in Ekiti and Ondo States During Wet Seasons. - 2nd Faculty of Engineering Conference on Innovative and Adaptive Research in Engineering and Economic Emancipation of Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti-State, Nigeria. (2021)
• Performance of growing West African Dwarf goats fed varying levels of Eichhornia Crassipes in Cassava peels-poultry droppings silage diets. - 39th Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production, Babcock University, Ilishan – Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. (2014)

Paper Presentation - International

• A DataDriven Evaluation of Cottonseed Meal Replacement with Deep-Stacked Poultry Droppings Using Smart Feeding Systems in West African Dwarf Rams - 2026 IEEE International conference on Science, Engineering and Business for Driving Sustainable Development Goals (2026)

Undergraduate Project Supervision

• Akinola Afeez Ifeoluwa - Impact of poultry product importation ban on the sales, consumption and production of livestock in selected areas in Ekiti-State, Nigeria. (2021/2022)
• Abayomi Ayomide James - Impact of Covid-19 Lockdown on consumers and producers of livestock products in selected parts in Southwestern Nigeria. (2021/2022)
• Agbodu Oluwaseun James - Preference and consumption pattern of different meat types within selected towns within Ekiti-state. (2021/2022)
• OGUNTADE Elizabeth Ife - Hematology and Physiological Evaluation of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Panicum maximum Supplemented with Forage Legumes. (2022/2023)
• ODEBIYI Abdulmalik Taiwo - Feed intake and morphological indices of West African dwarf goats fed Panicum maximum as supplemented with forage. (2022/2023)
• Bankole Sola Emmanuel - Evaluation of the growth performance of West African dwarf goat fed Panicum maximum supplemented with varying crop peels (yam peel, plantain peel, and cassava peel). (2022/2023)
• Ogunsiji, Damilare Abayomi - Prevalence of intestinal parasites of sheep and goat in selected area in Oyo state. (2021/2022 (Top Up))
• Takeet, Olabosede Vivian - Effects of ginger, turmeric, garlic and cloves on blood parasites and hematological parameters of rabbits. (2021/2022 (Top Up))
• Oladimeji Mojisola Deborah - Evaluation of the Nutritional Value of Honey from Different Hives in Ekiti-State. (2023/2024)
• Olabamiji Bukola Ayomide - Evaluation of the Nutrient Content of Milk Based on Time Lapse or Age of Calf and Changes in the Udder Characteristics (2023/2024)
• Bejide Victoria Oyindamola - Comparative assessment of the nutritional and microbial indices of cheese from three different breeds of cattle. (2023/2024)
• Ilekura Maureen Adeola - Hematology and Serum Biochemistry of Different Breeds of Cattle in Oyo-State, Nigeria. (2023/2024)
• Oyelade Abosede Oluwaseun - Comparative analysis of the haematological indices of organic and inorganically raised WAD goats. (2023/2024)
• Adesuyan Omolade Elizabeth - Effect of Sex on Heamatological, Sensory Evaluation and Meat Quality of Traditionally Reared Guinea Fowl. (2023/2024)
• OYEYEMI RAPHEL OLUWASEUN - Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of West African Dwarf Goat fed Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Enzymes. (2024/2025)
• OPELEYE AYOMIDE OLUWAKEMISOLA - Growth Performance Assessment of West African Dwarf Goats Fed Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Enzyme (2024/2025)
• AREMU TUNMISE GODWIN - Digestibility and morpho-structural Differences in West African Dwarf Goats Fed Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Enzyme. (2024/2025)

Course Teaching

• APH 204 - Introduction to Agricultural Biochemistry (All Sessions)
• APH 304 - Agricultural Biochemistry and Analytical Methods (All Sessions)
• APH 302 - Ruminant Animal Production and Management (All Sessions)
• FPY 406 - Ruminant Animal Production Techniques (All Sessions)
• APH 509 - Poultry, Swine, and Rabbit Production (All Sessions)
• APH 508 - Cattle, Sheep, and Goat Production (All Sessions)
• FPY 404 - Pasture Production and Management (All Sessions)
• APH 503 - Seminar Presentations on Topical Scientific Issues (All Sessions)
• FPY 401 - Animal Products Processing and Storage (All Sessions)

Professional Skill

Custom Fields

Campus Coordinator, General Studies Unit, Ikole, FUOYE: 2023–2025

Faculty of Agriculture Representative to the Faculty of Arts, FUOYE: 2023-2025

Postgraduate Program Coordinator, APH Department, FUOYE: 2021–2024

Staff Adviser, 400-level students: November, 2021- October 2024

Faculty of Agriculture Academic Board: 2021-till date

Faculty of Agriculture Postgraduate Committee Member: 2021- 2024

Executive Director, Rowland Centre for Sustainable Youth and Women Development (NGO): 2022–Present

President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Youth Wing, Ekiti State: 2019–Present

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