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Overview

Okanlawon Onagbesan is affiliated with the Federal University of Agriculture in Nigeria and works primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The scientist's research emphasizes Animal Science and Zoology, with significant contributions to Genetics, Plant Science, Insect Science, and Aquatic Science. Their work addresses several topics, notably Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Livestock and Poultry Management, Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Frequent coauthors in Onagbesan's research include O.E. Oke, Victoria Anthony Uyanga, Hai Lin, Jingpeng Zhao, and Xiaojuan Wang. These collaborations illustrate a network spanning multiple studies and thematic intersections within their fields of expertise.

The scientist has published recurrently in several journals, notably the Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, Poultry Science, Journal of Thermal Biology, Veterinary Medicine and Science, and Frontiers in Physiology. These venues reflect the focus on both regional and international issues related to animal science and environmental stress effects on livestock.

Notable recent publications by Okanlawon Onagbesan include:

  • Environmental stress and livestock productivity in hot-humid tropics: Alleviation and future perspectives, 2021, Journal of Thermal Biology
  • Functional roles of taurine, L-theanine, L-citrulline, and betaine during heat stress in poultry, 2022, Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
  • Alleviating heat stress effects in poultry: updates on methods and mechanisms of actions, 2023, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Global trends and research frontiers on heat stress in poultry from 2000 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis, 2023, Frontiers in Physiology
  • Chitosan and chitosan-based composites as beneficial compounds for animal health: Impact on gastrointestinal functions and biocarrier application, 2023, Journal of Functional Foods

Best Publications

  • Effects of egg storage time on spread of hatch, chick quality, and chick juvenile growth.

    K. Tona;F. Bamelis;B. De Ketelaere;V. Bruggeman

  • Structurally Different Wheat-Derived Arabinoxylooligosaccharides Have Different Prebiotic and Fermentation Properties in Rats

    Valerie Van Craeyveld;Katrien Swennen;Emmie Dornez;Tom Van de Wiele

  • Effects of Age of Broiler Breeders and Egg Storage on Egg Quality, Hatchability, Chick Quality, Chick Weight, and Chick Posthatch Growth to Forty-Two Days

    K. Tona;O. Onagbesan;B. De Ketelaere;E. Decuypere

  • Intra-ovarian growth factors regulating ovarian function in avian species: a review.

    Okanlawon Onagbesan;Veerle Bruggeman;Eddy Decuypere

  • The effects of the spread of hatch and interaction with delayed feed access after hatch on broiler performance until seven days of age

    Christine Careghi;Kokou Tona;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Johan Buyse

  • Effect of thermal conditioning during embryonic development on aspects of physiological responses of broilers to heat stress

    V.B.M. Moraes;R.D. Malheiros;V. Bruggeman;Anne Collin

  • Dietary Inclusion of Wheat Bran Arabinoxylooligosaccharides Induces Beneficial Nutritional Effects in Chickens

    Christophe M. Courtin;Willem F. Broekaert;Katrien Swennen;Olivier Lescroart

  • Effects of timing and duration of feed restriction during rearing on reproductive characteristics in broiler breeder females

    Veerle Bruggeman;O Onagbesan;E D'Hondt;Nadine Buys

  • Comparison of Embryo Physiological Parameters During Incubation, Chick Quality, and Growth Performance of Three Lines of Broiler Breeders Differing in Genetic Composition and Growth Rate

    Kokou Tona;OM Onagbesan;Y Jego;B Kamers

  • Evaluation of supplementary stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, bertoni) leaves and stevioside in broiler diets: effects on feed intake, nutrient metabolism, blood parameters and growth performance

    J. O. Atteh;O. M. Onagbesan;K. Tona;E. Decuypere

  • Effects of genotype and feed allowance on plasma luteinizing hormones, follicle-stimulating hormones, progesterone, estradiol levels, follicle differentiation, and egg production rates of broiler breeder hens.

    OM Onagbesan;S Metayer;Kokou Tona;J Williams

  • Embryonic developmental plasticity of the chick: Increased CO2 during early stages of incubation changes the developmental trajectories during prenatal and postnatal growth

    Lieve De Smit;Veerle Bruggeman;Jacob K. Tona;Marianne Debonne

  • Day-old chick quality: Relationship to hatching egg quality, adequate incubation practice and prediction of broiler performance

    Kokou Tona;Veerle Bruggeman;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Flip Bamelis

  • The effect of timing of thermal conditioning during incubation on embryo physiological parameters and its relationship to thermotolerance in adult broiler chickens

    V.M.B. Moraes;R.D. Malheiros;V. Bruggeman;A. Collin

  • Effects of ad libitum feeding on performance of different strains of broiler breeders

    A Heck;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Kokou Tona;S Metayer

  • Environmental stress and livestock productivity in hot-humid tropics: Alleviation and future perspectives.

    O.E. Oke;V.A. Uyanga;O.S. Iyasere;F.O. Oke

  • Alleviating heat stress effects in poultry: updates on methods and mechanisms of actions

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  • Gene expression, tissue distribution and potential physiological role of uncoupling protein in avian species

    Sami Dridi;Okanlawon Onagbesan;Quirine Swennen;Johan Buyse

  • Gas exchange during storage and incubation of Avian eggs: effects on embryogenesis, hatchability, chick quality and post-hatch growth

    Okanlawon Onagbesan;Veerle Bruggeman;L De Smit;Marian Debonne

  • Comparison of Cobb and Ross strains in embryo physiology and chick juvenile growth

    K. Tona;O. M. Onagbesan;B. Kamers;Nadia Everaert

  • Insulin-like growth factors in the regulation of avian ovarian functions.

    OM Onagbesan;Bart Vleugels;Nadine Buys;Veerle Bruggeman

  • BMPs and BMPRs in chicken ovary and effects of BMP-4 and -7 on granulosa cell proliferation and progesterone production in vitro.

    O. M. Onagbesan;V. Bruggeman;P. Van As;K. Tona

Frequent Co-Authors

Kokou Tona
Kokou Tona University of Lomé
Johan Buyse
Johan Buyse KU Leuven
Nadine Buys
Nadine Buys KU Leuven
Anne Collin
Anne Collin INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Tom Van de Wiele
Tom Van de Wiele Ghent University

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