Dr. Chika Paul Ukwu


Dr. Chika Paul Ukwu

Lecturer II

B. Agric. Tech., MSc., PhD
Email: chika.ukwu@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Ukwu as their first Son and third child of the family, Dr. Chika Ukwu attended Ugborimili Primary school Fegge Onitsha, Anambra state where he grew up. Afterwards, He attended community secondary school Awo Idemili in Orsu LGA of Imo state, between 1984 and 1990. He studied Animal Science and Technology in Federal University of Technology Owerri and graduated in 1998. After the mandatory service year (NYSC) at Edo state by the year 2000, He operated privately as a Veterinary Pharmaceutical products Marketer of Pantex Bv Holland in Southeast Nigeria for a period of 3 years, established a Consultant firm of Agro-service provision and poultry production in southeast Nigeria, and managed privately owned broiler breeder farm until the appointment as a teaching staff in FUTO. He is a Christian by faith and happily married with children.

Academic Qualification

  • PhD. Federal University of Technology Owerri (2022)
  • MSc. Federal University of Technology Owerri (2015)
  • B.Agric Tech. Federal University of Technology Owerri (1998)
  • SSCE Community Secondary School Awo Idemili Orsu LGA Imo State (1990)
  • FSLC Ugborimili Primary School Fegge Onitsha, Anambra State (1984)

Honours/Awards

 

 

Affiliations

Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP)

Courses Assigned to Teach

  • AGR 307: Principles of Agriculture
  • AST301: Animal Health
  • AST 501: Tropical Animal Health
  • AGR Geographic information system in Agriculture
  • AST 512: Poultry production
  • AST 502: Piggery production Technology, among others

Experience

Marketer Veterinary Pharmaceutical products 2001-2003, Farm management and Agro-livestock industrial Consultancy 2004-2019. Research and teaching in Animal Agriculture 2019 – date.

Research Interest

Animal Management, Poultry production, animal production environment and insects production.

Publications

  1. Ukwu c. P., Yahaya A., Okere P.c., Aladi N.O., Odoemelam V.U. Obikaonu H.O., Uchegbu M.c., and Okoli I.c. The Production, uses, nutritional and anti-nutritional characteristics of cocoyam as a potential feed ingredients in the tropics: A review. Nigerian J. Anim. Sci. 2022, 24(3): 91-111
  2. Ukwu, C.P., Obikaonu, H.O., Uchegbu. M.C., and Okoli, I.C.(2021). Socio-cultural characteristics of feed additive usage habits of poultry farmers in southern Nigeria (2021). International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vol 24(1): 5651 – 5658.
  3. Ukwu, C.P., Obikaonu, H.O., Uchegbu. M.C., and Okoli, I.C.(2021). Socio-cultural, business structure, and additive prescription characteristics of Agro-service providers in southern Nigeria (2021). International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vol 24(1): 5651 – 5658.
  4. Ifeduba, A.V., Achonwa, C.C., Ukwu, C.P., Ogbuewu, I.P., Etuk, E.B., Okoli, I.C. (2020). Commercial Intensive poultry production in tropical environments with particular reference to Nigeria World Rural Observations (2020). http://www.sciencepub.net/rural. doi: 10.7537/marswro120320.06.
  5. Comparism of recommended performance of Marshal R commercial broilers and field performance results (2018). Proc. 43rd Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 18-22 Federal University of Technology Owerri.
  6. Minerals and phytochemical compositions of Xanthosoma mafafa (cocoyam) leaf meal treated with varying levels of palm bunch ash solution (2018). Proc. 43rd Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 18-22 Federal University of Technology Owerri. Page 1397-1399.
  7. Physicochemical characteristics of Xanthosoma Mafafa (cocoyam) leaf meal subjected to palm bunch ash solution treatment (2018). Proc. 43rd Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 18-22 Federal University of Technology Owerri. Page 1395-1396.
  8. Minerals and phytochemical compositions of Xanthosoma mafafa (cocoyam) tuber meal treated with varying levels of palm bunch ash solution (2018). Proc. 43rd Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 18-22 Federal University of Technology Owerri. Page 1389-1391.
  9. Physicochemical characteristics of Xanthosoma Mafafa (cocoyam) tuber meal subjected to palm bunch ash solution treatment (2018). Proc. 43rd Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 18-22 Federal University of Technology Owerri. Page 1387-1388.
  10. Socio-cultural characteristics of poultry farmers in three state of southern Nigeria (2020). Proc. 45th Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 15-19. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi
  11. Current Intensive Poultry Production Situations in the hot humid tropical environment of the Southern Nigeria (2020). Proc. 45th Annual conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production March 15-19. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi.

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