Name
Dr. Affiong Joseph Henry
DepartmentAnimal Science
DesignationSenior Lecturer
EmailAbout Dr. Affiong Joseph Henry
Dr. Affiong Joseph Henry is an academic
staff in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and
Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar. She joined the Department
of Animal Science, University of Calabar as a member of staff in 2005. She
holds a Ph.D qualification in the area of Animal Breeding and Genetics. Through
her studies on grasscutters (Thryonomys
swinderianus) she was able to establish weaning age of as early as two
weeks for this animal. Dr. A. J. Henry
has served in the Department as Assistant Examination Officer and substantive
Examination Officer. She is currently the Department’s Coordinator for the year
four practical programme under SIWES. She was appointed as Coordinating Manager
for the University’s Poultry and Livestock farm (2009 – 2010). In 2010 she
received the STEP-B grant for Innovators of Tomorrow.
She
has supervised students both at the undergraduate and post graduate levels. She
has a number of scholarly articles published in academic journals locally and
internationally and is also a Registered Animal Scientist (RAS) with the
Nigerian Institute of Animal Science.
She is currently carrying out research
with her students on phenotypic characterization and molecular analysis of leptin
gene in West African Dwarf goats in Cross River State. In addition to
Genomic analysis of indigenous and exotic
strains of Achatina fulica using
Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) sequences.
| S/N | Qualification | School Atttended | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Secondary Certificate Examination | Cornelia Connelly College, Afaha Oku, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. | 1986 | 1992 delete_forever | |
| B.Agric (Animal Science) | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State | 1992 | 1998 delete_forever | |
| M.Sc. Animal Science (Animal Breeding and Genetics) | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2001 | 2005 delete_forever | |
| Ph.D (Animal Breeding and Genetics) | University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria | 2005 | 2010 delete_forever |
| S/N | Publication |
|---|---|
| Wogar, G. S. I., Ufot, M. L., Henry, A. J., Inyang, I. E. and Efe, E. E. (2013). Composition and emulsifying characteristics of grasscutter meat from varying dietary energy levels. Journal of Agricultural Science, 5(1): 314 – 318. http:// www. ccsenet.org/ journal/ index.php/ jas/article/ view/23083 | |
| Henry, A. J. (2011). Reproductive performance of grasscutter does at first parity and growth performance of their F1 generation. Asian Journal of Animal Science, 5 (4): 289 – 295. http://scialert.net /abstract/ ?doi = ajas. 2011.289.295 | |
| Henry, A.J., Effiong, O.O. and 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. http:// www.ajol.info/index.php/joafss | |
| Henry, A. J. Ibe, S. N. and Asuquo, B. O. (2014). Estimation of genetic parameters for litter traits in grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus). Animal Production Science, 54(10): 1762 – 1764. http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AN14371.htmI(Australia) | |
| Henry, A. J. Ibe, S. N. and Asuquo, B. O. (2014). Prediction of grasscutter’s (Thryonomis swinderianus) body weight from linear body measurements. NigerianJournalofAnimalProduction, 41 (1): 264 – 271. http://www.ajol.info/index.php/njap | |
| Wogar, G. S. I., Ufot, M. L., Henry, A. J., Inyang, I. E. and Efe, E. E. (2013). Composition and emulsifying characteristics of grasscutter meat from varying dietary energy levels. Journal of Agricultural Science, 5(1): 314 – 318. http:// www. ccsenet.org/ journal/ index.php/ jas/article/ view/23083 | |
| Henry, A. J., Njume, G.N., Effiong, O. O. and Wogar, G.S.I. (2009). Growth response and organoleptic evaluation of grasscutters fed diets with varying energy levels. International Journal of Animal Science, 1(1): 56 -61. | |
| Henry, A. J., Njume, G. N and Wogar, G. S. I. (2013). Carcass evaluation of intensively reared grasscutters fed diets with varied energy levels. Journal of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Ecology, 6(11): 87 – 94. http://www.universalacademicservices.org/carcass-evaluation-of-intensively-reared. | |
| Henry, A. J., Ibe, S. N. and Asuquo, B. O. (2012). Effect of weaning age on growth and slaughter characteristics of grasscutters (Thryonomis swinderianus) raised under intensive management in the humid tropics. Journal of Agricultural Science, 4(12): 232 – 239. http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jas/article/view/16500 | |
| Henry, A. J., Ozung, P. O and Antia, U. E. (2015). Growth performance of three commercial strains of turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) commonly reared in the humid tropics. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Sciences, 13 (2): 1 – 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/joafss.v13i2.9 | |
| Henry, A. J. Ozung, P. O and Etuk, F. A. (2013). Internal organs and serum biochemical indices of weaned rabbits fed diets containing unripe pawpaw peel meal. Journal of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Ecology, 6 (1): 47 – 56. http://www. Universal academic services. org (China) | |
| Ibom, L. A., Okon, B., Henry, A. J., Okon, F. I. & Eze, J. C. (2016). Effects of storage periods and methods on egg quality of Nigerian local chickens. Nigerian Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 12(3): 63 – 69. www/njaje.org/ najafe2016 vol12n13 /11_ibom_et_al.pdf | |
| Henry, A. J. Ozung, P. O and Udoh, P. I. (2017). Haematological profile and serum biochemical indices of weaned rabbits fed pawpaw leaves (Caricapapaya) as supplements to corn-soyabean meal basal diet. Global Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences, Volume 23: 21 – 25. http:// www. Global journal series. com | |
| Henry, A. J., William, G. A. & Effiong, O. O. (2013). Linear body measurements and carcass characteristics of rabbits fed orange (Citrussinensis) waste meal as alternative fibre source in diet. Advances in Natural Science, 6 (1): 20 - 24. | |
| Bime, M. J., Henry, A. J. and Effiong, A. (2008). Survey on management systems and gross profit analysis of Muturu in Southern Cross River State. Journal of Agriculture, Forestry and the Social Science, 6 (1): 31 – 36. |
warning No Result For Grants Received.
| S/N | Conference | Description | Started | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society of Animal Production, University of Calabar, | Effect of Parity on Litter Traits of Breeding Rabbits in the Humid Tropical Environment | 2007-03-18 | 2007-03-21 | |
| 33rd Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro | Effect of Varied Energy on the Carcass Characteristics of Grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus). | 2008-03-16 | 2008-03-19 | |
| 13th Annual Conference of the Animal Science Association of Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, | Organoleptic Evaluation of Grasscutters Fed Diets with Varying Energy Levels. | 2008-09-15 | 2008-09-19 | |
| 34th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production, University of Uyo | Reproductive Performance of Breeder Rabbits Fed Diets with Different Fibre Sources. | 2009-03-15 | 2009-03-18 | |
| 14th Annual Conference of Animal Science Association of Nigeria, LAUTECH Ogbomoso, Nigeria | Influence of Weaning Age on Post – weaning Performance of Grasscutter Pups. | 2009-09-14 | 2009-09-17 | |
| 35th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production, University of Ibadan, | Reproductive Performance of Grasscutter Does at First Parity Reared in a Humid Tropical Environment | 2010-03-14 | 2010-03-17 | |
| 15th Annual Conference of Animal Science Association of Nigeria, University of Uyo, | Effect of Age at Weaning on some Linear Body Measurements of Juvenile Grasscutters (Thryonomis swinderianus). | 2010-09-13 | 2010-09-16 | |
| Significance of Tropical Plants in Animal Production in Nigeria | Correlation between Body Weight and some Linear Body Measurements of Grasscutters (Thryonomys swinderianus). | 2011-03-13 | 2011-03-16 | |
| . 37th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production, College of Animal Science, University of Agriculture, Markurdi, | Significance of Tropical Plants in Animal Production in Nigeria | 2012-03-18 | 2012-03-21 | |
| 5th International Conference/Workshop on Giant African Land Snails (NETGALS), New Senate Chambers, University of Calabar | Prospects of Giant African Land Snails in Nigerian Change Agenda: An Overview from Nutritional, Health and Economic Perspectives | 2016-06-05 | 2016-06-09 | |
| 31st Biennial Conference of the Australian Society of Animal Production, Stamford Grand, Glenelg, South Australia | An evaluation of post-partum intervals grasscutter (Thryonomys swinderianus) does. | 2016-07-04 | 2016-07-07 |