Dr Tsatsu Adogla-Bessa

Lecturer and Research Fellow with 31 years of professional experience in teaching, extension and research for development. Has taught at diploma, bachelor and postgraduate levels and has been involved in training livestock farmers. He has authored/co-authored 45 publications

Position(s)

Ag. President

Lecturer and Research Fellow with 31 years of professional experience in teaching, extension and research for development. Has taught at diploma, bachelor and postgraduate levels and has been involved in training livestock farmers. He has authored/co-authored 45 publications

Personal Details

  • Email: tadogla-bessa@epuc.edu.gh  &  tadogla@gmail.com
  • Phone: +233 (0)24 428 8376
  • WhatsApp: +233 (0)24 428 8376
  • GOOGLE SCHOLAR: scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=new_profile&hl=en
  • ORCID:org/0000-0002-3384-1856
  • ACADEMIA-EDU: epuniversity.academia.edu/TsatsuAdoglaBessa
  • LinkedIn: com/in/tsatsu-adogla-bessa-44b4a614b/
  • ResearchGate: net/profile/Tsatsu-Adogla-Bessa/

Qualifications

  • PhD. Agriculture, University of Reading, U.K. 1990.
  • M. Sc. Animal Production, University of Reading, U.K. 1986
  • B. Sc. Agriculture (Animal Science) University of Ghana, 1980

Areas of Specialization

  • Forage Science
  • Range Management
  • Livestock Husbandry
  • Agroforestry in Livestock Production

Research Interests

  • Availability, feeding value & utilisation of crop residues and fodder trees
  • Strategic supplementation of poor feeds with fodder trees
  • Inventory of rangeland forage resources
  • Ruminant production practices and systems
  • Livestock and climate change issues

 Courses Taught

  • Principles of Animal Production
  • Animal Breeding
  • Ruminant Animal Production
  • Monogastric Animal Production
  • Animal Reproductive Technologies
  • Meat Science/Meat Products Processing
  • Range and Forage Management
  • Agroforestry (in livestock production)

Selected Publications

  1. Sarkwa, F.O., Madibela, O.R., Adogla-Bessa, T., Mphinyane, W. N., Perkins, J.S. and Timpong-Jones, E.C., 2020. Chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility and Gas production of four browse species and their combinations used as feed for small ruminants. West African Journal of Applied Ecology, 28(2):106-117.
  2. Sarkwa, F.O., Adogla-Bessa, T., Mphinyane, W.N., Madibela, O.R., Perkins, J.S. and Timpong-Jones, E.C., 2020. Efforts to reduce methane emissions in sheep production by feeding dried browse leaves—Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa, 68:123-132.
  3. Idan, F., Adogla-Bessa, T. and Amaning-Kwarteng, K. 2020. Preference, voluntary feed intake, and digestibility of sheep fed untreated rice straw and supplemented with sole or combined fodder tree leaves. European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 2(4): 89. DOI – 10.24018/ejfood.2020.2.4.89
  4. Yeboah, R., Adogla-Bessa, T., Adjorlolo, L.K. and Timpong-Jones, E.C. 2017. Influence of water hyacinth plus dried cassava peel supplementation on nutrient digestibility and nitrogen balance of sheep. Asian Journal of Animal Sciences, 11: 165-170.
  5. Adogla-Bessa, T. and Owen, E. 1995. Ensiling of whole-crop wheat with cellulose hemicellulase based enzymes. 1. Effect of crop growth stage and enzyme on silage composition and stability. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 55: 335-347.