Name
Dr. Okokon Okon Effiong
DepartmentAnimal Science
DesignationSenior Lecturer
EmailAbout Dr. Okokon Okon Effiong
Dr. Okokon Okon Effiong is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal Science, University of Calabar, Calabar. He obtained his First degree in Animal Science at the University of Calabar, Calabar in 2000 and proceeded for his Masters degree in Animal Science at the University of Calabar, Calabar in 2004. He further proceeded and obtained his PhD at the University of Calabar, Calabar, where he specialized in Animal Nutritional Biochemistry in 2010. He has successfully supervised 4 PGD, 1 MSc, 1 PhD candidates and has been deeply involved in teaching, research and community service. He is a recipient of the federal government scholarship award in 2003 and Innovators of Tomorrow (IOT) of the Science and Technology Basic Education (STEPB) grant in 2010. He is a member of Nigerian Society of Animal Production, Nigeria Institute of Animal Science (RAS No:263) and Animal Science Association of Nigeria. He has over 40 publications from both local and international journals as well as conference proceedings with more than 70 citations.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLC | Sacred Heart Primary School, Calabar. | 1980 | 1986 delete_forever | |
| SSCE | Hope Waddell Training Inst., Calabar. | 1987 | 1992 delete_forever | |
| B. Agric.(Animal Science) | University of Calabar, Calabar. | 1994 | 2000 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc. (Animal Science) | University of Calabar, Calabar. | 2002 | 2004 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D (Animal Science) | University of Calabar, Calabar. | 2005 | 2010 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| EFFIONG, O. O., & HARRY, B. J. (2019). Performance of growing pigs fed diets containing cassava peels supplemented with three levels of roxazyme G2G enzyme. Nigerian journal of animal production, 45(3), 252-259. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., & JIMMY, N. P. (2019). Chemical Composition of Toasted and Fermented Earth Ball (Icacinia manni) Meal: Determination of its Feeding Value using Broiler Chickens. Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 18 (1),1-6. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., & Ochagu, S. I.(2019). Chemical composition and growth promoting effect of Piper guineense leaf and seed meals on broiler chicks at starter phase. Animal Research International, 16(2), 3285–3294. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., & ADIAH, I. O. (2018). Evaluation of the Chemical Composition of Immature and Mature Ball Nut Seed (Calophyllum inophyllum) Meals. International Journal of Agricultural Research, 13: 12-18. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., & AKPAN, V. E. (2018). Performance of Finisher Broiler Chickens Fed Diets Containing Graded Levels of Rumen Digesta Filtrate Fermented Earth Ball (Icacinia manni) Meal. Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International, 13(2),1-8. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., ASUQUO, L. E., & ATIATA, B. E. (2015). Reproductive performance of breeder rabbits fed diets with graded levels of orange pulp meal as energy source. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 10(6), 1-6. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., WILLIAMS, M. E., EYOH, G. D. (2015). Laying performance and egg quality evaluation of pullets fed diets containing graded levels of processed horse eye bean (Mucuna urens) meal. Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2(1),140-145. | |
| INGWEYE, J. N., & EFFIONG, O. O. (2015). Carcass and economic value of rabbits raised on ripe gmelina fruit pulp based diets. Animal Research International, 12(1), 2130–2135. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., UMOREN, U. E., & SYLVESTER, G. S. (2014). Chemical composition of toasted Icacinia manni (earth ball) meal: nutritional potentials as energy source in broiler rations. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 41(1), 84-90. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., & NTON, A. M. (2014). Performance of finisher broilers fed diets containing orange pulp meal with or without non-starch polysaccharides enzyme supplementation. Tropical Journal of Animal Science,17 (1), 09-14. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., WOGAR, G. S., & DONALD, E. U. (2013). Comparative evaluation of sweet orange waste meals and wheat offal as fibre sources in growing rabbits’ diets. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Science, 5 (3), 164-169. | |
| HENRY, A. J., WILLIAM, G. A., & EFFIONG, O. O. (2013). Linear body measurements and carcass characteristics of rabbits fed orange (Citrus sinensis) waste meal as alternative fibre source in diet. Advances in Natural Science, 6(1), 20-24. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., WILLIAMS, M. E., AGWUNOBI, L. N., & AKPAN, I. P. (2012). Optimum replacement level of the soybean meal for processed horse eye bean meal (Mucuna urens) in the broiler finisher diet. Global Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2 (1), 13-18. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., UMOREN, U. E., & AKPAN, I. A. (2011). Performance of growing cockerel chickens fed diets containing graded levels horse eye bean meal (Mucuna urens). Global Veterinaria, 6(4), 352-356. | |
| EFFIONG, O. O., & UMOREN, U. E. (2011). Effect of multi-processing techniques on the chemical composition of horse eye bean (Mucuna urens). Asian Journal of Animal Sciences, 5(5), 340-348. | |
| WOGAR, G. S., EFFIONG, O. O., & NSA, E. E. (2011). Performance of growing grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus) fed diets with graded energy levels. Journal of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Ecology, 4 (3), 134-139. | |
| HENRY, A. J., NJUME, G. N., EFFIONG, O. O., & WOGAR, G. S.(2009). Growth response and organoleptic evaluation of grass-cutters fed diets with varying energy levels. International Journal of Animal Science, 1(1), 56-61. | |
| HENRY, A. J., EFFIONG, O. O., & UDOH, A. E. (2009). Effect of three different fibre sources on the breeder rabbits’ performance during gestation and lactation period. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the social sciences, 7(1), 223-231. | |
| UMOREN, U. E., EFFIONG, O. O., & AKPAN, I. A. (2007). Assessment of the nutritional quality of horse eye bean (Mucuna urens) by in-vivo Rat bioassay. Journal of Food Agriculture and Environment, 5(2), 132-13. | |
| UMOREN, U. E., EFFIONG, O. O., & AKPAN, I. A. (2007). Nutritional evaluation of the horse eye bean (Mucuna urens): Effect of processing on the chemical composition. Journal of Food Agriculture and Environment, 5(2),128- 131. |
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| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal production, | 2007-03-15 | 2007-03-21 | ||
| 34th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production. | 2009-03-15 | 2009-03-18 | ||
| 35th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production. | 2010-03-17 | 2010-03-17 | ||
| 39th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production. | 2014-03-16 | 2014-03-19 | ||
| 3rd ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual Meeting. | 2014-09-14 | 2014-09-17 | ||
| 5th Animal Science Association of Nigeria and Nigeria Institute of Animal Science Joint Annual Meeting, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. | 2016-09-18 | 2016-09-21 | ||
| 43rd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production, March 18th – 22nd 2018, FUT Owerri. | Effects of Different Fermentation Media on the Chemical Composition of Jackfruit (Arthocarpus heterophyllus) Seed Meal. | 2018-03-18 | 2018-03-22 | |
| 7th ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual Meeting, Ilorin. | 2018-09-09 | 2018-09-13 |