Animal Science Department Research and Project

No

Title of the research

Authors/Theme

Proposed Year

Research Status

1

Evaluation of Nutrient intake, digestibility and body weight change in Horro lambs fed brachiaria mutica hay supplemented with graded level of concentrated fed.

1.      Buzunesh Tesfaye (MSc, Lecturer)

2.      Fantahun Dereje (MSc, Lecturer)

3.      Solomon Dugasa (MSc, Lecturer)

2014 E.C

Completed

2

Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of salmonella isolated from slaughtered bovine butchery shops in horo Guduru Wollega zone.

1.      Mitiku Wamile (DVM, MVSc, Ass. Professor) *

2.      Lama Yimer (DVM, MVSc, Ass. Professor)

3.      Nagaro Damana (DVM)

4.      Gessesew Kibr (MSc in Human nutrition)

5.      Tamiru Yazew (MSc in Human nutrition)

2013 E.C

Completed

No

Title of the Research Projects

Authors/Theme

Proposed Year

Research Status

1

Current status indexing, Quantification of Anti-nutritional and Mineral Concentrations of Native Browse Trees or Shrubs.

1.      Negasa Temesgen (PhD, Animal Nutrition)

2.      Diriba Diba (PhD, Animal Nutrition)

3.      Debela Itana (Msc, Animal Production)

4.      Duressa Dinsa (Msc, Animal Production)

2015 E.C

Ongoing

2

Epidemiology of Milk Fever and Its Metabolites Profile among Smallholder Dairy Cow in Horro Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia.

1.      Megersa Gemechu (Msc, Veterinary Microbiology)

2.      Dereje Yadeta (Msc, Biotechnology)

2015 E.C

Ongoing

3

Influence of cattle herd size on adoption of technology and best practices in extensive animal production.

1.      Temesgen Barsisa (Msc, Animal Production) *

2.      Diriba Diba (PhD, Animal Nutrition)

3.      Gemeda Duguma (PhD, Animal Breeding)

2014 E.C

Ongoing

4

Evaluation of feeding hydroponic Oats fodder on Horro sheep growth performances in Wollega University.

1.      Bonsa Bulcha (Msc, Animal Production)

2.      Diriba Diba (PhD, Animal Nutrition)

2014 E.C

Ongoing

5

Seroprevalence study of Newcastle disease virus from apparently health backyard chicken sampled at market center in selected districts of Horro Guduru Wallaga.

1.      Yobsan Fikadu (DVM, MVSc, Ass. Professor) *

2.      Namomsa Ambase (DVM, MVSc, Ass. Professor)

3.      Iyob Hirpha (DVM, MVSc, Ass. Professor)

2014 E.C

Ongoing

6

Reproductive pattern, population dynamics, and exploitation pattern of the Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus L. 1758) stock in the Fincha’a-Amerti-Nashe reservoir, Ethiopia: Implication for Sustainable Fishery Management.

1.      Dereje Yadeta (MSc, Lecturer) *

2.      Kebede Tirfesa (MSc, Lecturer)

3.      Tekalign Emiru (MSc, Lecturer)

2015 E.C

Ongoing

No

Title of the Research Projects

Authors/Theme

Planned /Proposed Year

1

Atela feeding practices of livestock, evaluation of chemical composition and invitro Dry Matter digestibility analysis in selected districts of Horro Guduru Wallaga.

1.      Gutema Fufi (Assistant Lecturer, Msc Candidate, Animal Production)

2.      Dr. Negasa Temesgen (Msc, Assistant Professor)

3.      Dr. Demissu Hundie (Msc, Assistant Professor)

4.      Debela Itana (MSc, Lecturer)

2017 E.C

2

Bacteriological and molecular identification of major bacterial fish pathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility.

1.      Dr. Yismaw Alemie (Msc, Assistant Professor)

2.      Dr. Mitiku Wamile (Msc, Assistant Professor)

3.      Megersa Gemechu (MSc, Lecturer)

4.      Ephrem Worku (MSc, Lecturer)

5.      Kebede Tirfesa (MSc, Lecturer)

2017 E.C

3

Earthworm and Vermi-humus as a Protein and Fertilizer Replacer for Koekoek Chicken and Animal Fodder Produced at farmer’s Backyard in the Western Ethiopia: Particular to East, West and Horro-Guduru Wollega zones.

1.      Dr Demissu Hundie (PhD, Asst, Professor of Animal Production)

2.      Dr Temesgen Fita (PhD, Assistant Professor of Plant Entomology)

3.      Dr Gemeda Duguma (PhD, Associate Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics)

4.      Anteneh Temesgen (Asst. Professor, PhD Candidate)

5.      Geleta Gobena (Senior Lecturer, Animal Nutrition)

6.      Debela Etana (Lecturer, Animal Production- Forage based research)

2017 E.C

4

Prevalence, antibiotic sensitivity test and molecular detection of campylo bacteria species isolated from chicken in Horro Guduru Wallaga.

1.      Megersa Gemechu (Msc, Lecturer)

2.      Dr. Yismaw Alemie (Msc, Assistant Professor)

3.      Dr. Mitiku Wamile (Msc, Assistant Professor)

2017 E.C

5

Integrated dairy technologies for enhanced milk production and rural corridor development in East Wollega and Horro Guduru Zones, Ethiopia.

1.      Fantahun Dereje (Msc, Lecturer and PhD Candidate)

2.      Buzunesh Tesfaye (MSc, Lecturer)

3.      Debela Itana (MSc, Lecturer)

4.      Megersa Gemechu (MSc, Lecturer)

5.      Dr. Mitiku Wamile (Msc, Assistant Professor)

6.      Hika Wana (Msc, Assistant Professor)

7.      Amanuel Tilahun (MSc, Lecturer)

8.      Dr. Belay Ejigu (PhD, Assistant Professor)

9.      Chala Wakijra (MSc, Lecturer)

10.  Siad Muhammed (MSc, Lecturer)

11.  Worku Temesgen (MSc, Lecturer)

12.  Mokonen Diribsa (MSc, Lecturer)

2017 E.C

6

Serovars, Virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance profile of non-typhoidal Salmonella in the human-dairy interface of Horro Guduru Wollega, Ethiopia: A one health approach.

1.      Dr. Yismaw Alemie (Msc, Assistant Professor)

2.      Dr. Mitiku Wamile (Msc, Assistant Professor)

3.      Megersa Gemechu (MSc, Lecturer)

4.      Ephrem Worku (MSc, Lecturer)

5.      Kebede Tirfesa (MSc, Lecturer)

2017 E.C

7

Comparison of effectiveness of the use of probiotics and antibiotics in the diet if chickens on the growth performances and egg production.

1.      Dr. Mitiku Wamile (Msc, Assistant Professor)

2.      Dr. Negasa Temesgen (PhD, Assistant Professor)

3.      Dr. Demissu Hundie (PhD, Assistant Professor)

4.      Duressa Dinsa (MSc, Lecturer)

5.      Dr. Yismaw Alemie (Msc, Assistant Professor)

6.      Buzunesh Tesfaye (MSc, Lecturer)

7.      Debela Itana (MSc, Lecturer)

8.      Megersa Gemechu (MSc, Lecturer)

2017 E.C

No

Title of the Community Service Projects

Authors/Theme

Proposed Year

Status of the Project

1

Preparation of Effective Microbes Treated Crop Residue for Ruminant Livestock in Dry Season. The Case of Shambu Town Surrounding Communities.

1.      Negasa Temesgen (PhD, Assist. Professor)

2.      Debela Itana (Msc, Animal Production)

2015 E.C

Ongoing

2

Improving Income of Women IDPs & amp; Returns through Provision of Chickens in Selected Districts of Horro Guduru Wallaga Zone.

1.      Demissu Hundie (PhD, Assist. Professor)

2.      Birhanu Chalchisa (Msc, Lecturer)

3.      Gezahagn Kudama (Msc, Lecturer)

4.      Basha Gedefa (Msc, Lecturer)

5.      Beyene Dugasa (Msc, Lecturer)

2015 E.C

Ongoing

3

Introduction and Adoption and scaleup of chicken management technologies for rural women income development: in the suburbs of Shambu, Bako and Nekemte towns.

1.      Demissu Hundie (PhD, Assist. Professor)

2.      Gemeda Duguma (PhD, Assoc. Professor)

3.      Diriba Diba (PhD, Assoc. Professor)

4.      Geleta Gobena (Msc, Lecturer)

2020 G.C

Ongoing