Postgraduate Student Profile
Oluwaseun Serah Iyasere (nee Sobola)
Email:
o.s.iyasere@ncl.ac.uk
Address:
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
Research interests
Interest in welfare of broilers during and after exposure to heat stress especially behavioural, physiology and production aspects.
My first degree was in Animal Production and Health. I proceeded for my Master’s degree in Animal Physiology. Currently am pursuing my PhD degree:
Project title: Effect of heat stress on the welfare of broiler chickens
Qualifications
2005: B. Agric. Animal Production and Health (University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria)
2009: M. Agric. Animal Physiology with specialisation in Animal Behaviour
Positions
2010 to date: Assistant Lecturer, Department of Animal Physiology, UNAAB
2008 - 2010: Junior Research Fellow, Department of Animal Physiology, UNAAB
2007-2008: Graduate Fellow, Department of Animal Physiology, UNAAB.
Other expertise
I have worked with different species of animals ranging from sheep, goats, cattle, chickens and rabbits.
Publications
Iyasere, O. S., J. O. Daramola., M.N. Bemji., O.M. Onagbesan., R. A Sobayo., E. Iyasere and O. O. Adeleye (2012) Effects stocking density and air velocity on behaviour and performance of broiler chickens in South-western Nigeria. International Journal of Applied Animal Sciences, Volume 1(2):52-56 (online)
Sowande, O. O., Orebela, B. A. and Iyasere, O. S. 2012. Age- and sex-dependent regression parameters for estimating live weight from body measurements of West African Dwarf sheep. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 39: 169 - 179.
Iyasere, O. S., J.O. Daramola., O. A. Osinowo., B. R. Adio., M. I. Salami., O. Obanla., O. A. Ogunsola., O. E. Oke, J. Ochefu and O. M. Onagbesan. 2010. Grazing behaviour of cows and ewes in sown pasture. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Nigeria Society for Animal Production, Ibadan. Pp 622-624
Iyasere, O. S., O. A. Osinowo., J. O. Daramola and O. M. Onagbesan. 2009. Effects of stocking density and ventilation on the behaviour, welfare and performance of Broiler Chickens in South-western Nigeria. Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Nigeria Society for Animal Production, Uyo. Pp 435-437.
Sowande, O.S., Oyewole, B.F., Iyasere, O.S. 2009. Age- and sex-dependent regression models for predicting the live weight of West African Dwarf goat from body measurements. Trop. Anim. Health Prod. DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9515-4.
Sowande, O.S and Sobola, O.S. 2008. Body measurements of West African Dwarf Sheep as parameters for estimation of liveweight. Trop. Anim. Health Prod. (40) 6: 433-439.
