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Overview

O. A. Olukosi is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and specializes primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Animal Science and Zoology. Their research encompasses a broad range of subfields including Plant Science, Aquatic Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, and studies related to Small Animals.

The main topics addressed in Olukosi's work include:

  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Coccidia and coccidiosis research
  • Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
  • Livestock and Poultry Management
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality

Olukosi has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, particularly in the area of poultry science. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Poultry Science
  • British Poultry Science
  • Animals
  • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
  • Animal Nutrition

Notable recent papers by Olukosi include:

  • "The effects of arginine and branched-chain amino acid supplementation to reduced-protein diet on intestinal health, cecal short-chain fatty acid profiles, and immune response in broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp." (2023, Poultry Science)
  • "Short-chain fatty acids and ceca microbiota profiles in broilers and turkeys in response to diets supplemented with phytase at varying concentrations, with or without xylanase" (2020, Poultry Science)
  • "The effects of xylo-oligosaccharides on regulating growth performance, nutrient utilization, gene expression of tight junctions, nutrient transporters, and cecal short chain fatty acids profile in Eimeria-challenged broiler chickens" (2022, Poultry Science)
  • "Comparative aspects of phytase and xylanase effects on performance, mineral digestibility, and ileal phytate degradation in broilers and turkeys" (2020, Poultry Science)
  • "The similarity of the effect of carbohydrase or prebiotic supplementation in broilers aged 21 days, fed mixed cereal diets and challenged with coccidiosis infection" (2020, PLoS ONE)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Shravani Veluri
  • Adeleye M. Ajao
  • Lin Yang
  • M.R. Bedford
  • Revathi Shanmugasundaram

Best Publications

  • Age-related influence of a cocktail of xylanase, amylase, and protease or phytase individually or in combination in broilers.

    O. A. Olukosi;A. J. Cowieson;O. Adeola

  • Supplementation of carbohydrases or phytase individually or in combination to diets for weanling and growing-finishing pigs.

    O A Olukosi;J S Sands;O Adeola

  • Energy utilization and growth performance of broilers receiving diets supplemented with enzymes containing carbohydrase or phytase activity individually or in combination.

    Oluyinka A. Olukosi;Aaron J. Cowieson;Olayiwola Adeola

  • Hydrolysis of phytate to its lower esters can influence the growth performance and nutrient utilization of broilers with regular or super doses of phytase.

    Beeson La;Beeson La;Walk Cl;Bedford Mr;Olukosi Oa

  • Effects of exogenous proteases without or with carbohydrases on nutrient digestibility and disappearance of non-starch polysaccharides in broiler chickens

    O. A. Olukosi;L. A. Beeson;K. Englyst;L. F. Romero

  • Copper and zinc sources and levels of zinc inclusion influence growth performance, tissue trace mineral content, and carcass yield of broiler chickens.

    Oluyinka Abiona Olukosi;Sandra van Kuijk;Yanming Han

  • Response of growing pigs to Peniophora lycii - and Escherichia coli -derived phytases or varying ratios of calcium to total phosphorus

    O. Adeola;O. A. Olukosi;J. A. Jendza;Ryan Neil Dilger

  • Xylanase and xylo- oligosaccharide prebiotic improve the growth performance and concentration of potentially prebiotic oligosaccharides in the ileum of broiler chickens.

    AC Craig;AC Craig;FM Khattak;P Hastie;Michael R Bedford

  • Modification of digesta pH and intestinal morphology with the use of benzoic acid or phytobiotics and the effects on broiler chicken growth performance and energy and nutrient utilization.

    O. A. Olukosi;N. D. Dono

  • Effect of phytase on growth performance, phytate degradation and gene expression of myo-inositol transporters in the small intestine, liver and kidney of 21 day old broilers.

    Walk Cl;Bedford Mr;Olukosi Oa

  • Broiler responses to supplementation of phytase and admixture of carbohydrases and protease in maize-soyabean meal diets with or without maize Distillers' Dried Grain with Solubles.

    O.A. Olukosi;A.J. Cowieson;O. Adeola

  • The effects of arginine and branched-chain amino acid supplementation to reduced-protein diet on intestinal health, cecal short-chain fatty acid profiles, and immune response in broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp.

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  • Estimation of the metabolizable energy content of meat and bone meal for swine.

    O. A. Olukosi;O. Adeola

  • Evaluation of the effect of different wheats and xylanase supplementation on performance, nutrient and energy utilisation in broiler chicks

    Gemma González-Ortiz;Oluyinka Olukosi;Michael R. Bedford

  • The effects of xylo-oligosaccharides on regulating growth performance, nutrient utilization, gene expression of tight junctions, nutrient transporters, and cecal short chain fatty acids profile in Eimeria-challenged broiler chickens

    Unknown

  • Xylanase in diets for growing pigs and broiler chicks

    O. A. Olukosi;M. R. Bedford;O. Adeola

  • Assessment of a bacterial 6-phytase in the diets of broiler chickens

    O. A. Olukosi;C. Kong;F. Fru-Nji;K. M. Ajuwon

  • Short-chain fatty acids and ceca microbiota profiles in broilers and turkeys in response to diets supplemented with phytase at varying concentrations, with or without xylanase.

    G. González-Ortiz;O.A. Olukosi;G. Jurgens;J. Apajalahti

  • Results of an international phosphorus digestibility ring test with broiler chickens.

    M. Rodehutscord;O. Adeola;R. Angel;P. Bikker

  • Influence of graded concentrations of phytase in high-phytate diets on growth performance, apparent ileal amino acid digestibility, and phytate concentration in broilers from hatch to 28 D post-hatch.

    C L Walk;O A Olukosi;O A Olukosi

  • Whole Body Nutrient Accretion, Growth Performance and Total Tract Nutrient Retention Responses of Broilers to Supplementation of Xylanase and Phytase Individually or in Combination in Wheat-Soybean Meal Based Diets

    Oluyinka A. Olukosi;Olayiwola Adeola

  • Chemical composition and prediction of amino acid content of maize- and wheat-Distillers' Dried Grains with Soluble

    O.A. Olukosi;A.O. Adebiyi

  • The similarity of the effect of carbohydrase or prebiotic supplementation in broilers aged 21 days, fed mixed cereal diets and challenged with coccidiosis infection.

    Allison D. Craig;Farina Khattak;Peter Hastie;Mike R. Bedford

  • Apparent and standardised ileal amino acid digestibility of wheat distillers dried grains with solubles with or without exogenous protease in broilers and turkeys

    Adekunle Olalekan Adebiyi;Oluyinka Abiona Olukosi

  • Qualitative and quantitative profiles of jejunal oligosaccharides and cecal short-chain fatty acids in broiler chickens receiving different dietary levels of fiber, protein and exogenous enzymes.

    Yang Lin;Oluyinka A Olukosi

Frequent Co-Authors

M. R. Bedford
M. R. Bedford AmeriCorps VISTA
Olayiwola Adeola
Olayiwola Adeola Purdue University West Lafayette
Jos G. M. Houdijk
Jos G. M. Houdijk Scotland's Rural College
Aaron J. Cowieson
Aaron J. Cowieson DSM (Netherlands)
Julian Wiseman
Julian Wiseman University of Nottingham
Carrie L Walk
Carrie L Walk AmeriCorps VISTA
Euan K. James
Euan K. James James Hutton Institute
Markus Rodehutscord
Markus Rodehutscord University of Hohenheim
Charles M. Nyachoti
Charles M. Nyachoti University of Manitoba
William A. Dozier
William A. Dozier Auburn University

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