Miss Francisca Chinyere Egenuka

Miss Francisca Chinyere Egenuka

Lecturer I

M.Sc. (Animal Products Technology), B. Agric. Tech. (Animal Production)
Emailfrancisca.egenuka@futo.edu.ng

Biography

Francisca Chinyere Egenuka was born into the family of Nnadozie Egenuka of Umuoriaku, Ugbelle in Ideato-South L. G. A., Imo State, Nigeria on 4th October. She attended Community Central School, Ugbelle, Ideato-South L. G. A., Imo State, Nigeria between 1974 and 1978; Local Authority School II, Araromi, Apapa, Lagos (1978 – 1980) from where she graduated in Distinction. She attended Secondary Schools including Okwudor Secondary Technical School, Okwudor in Njaba, L. G. A., Amandugba Secondary Technical School, Amandugba, in Isu L. G. A. and Amucha Secondary Technical School, Amucha, in Njaba L. G. A. all in Imo State and graduated in 1986.

She got admitted into the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) in 1988 from where she graduated in 1994. She was employed into the services of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri in 2002 as Farm Officer II and rose to the rank of Principal Farm Officer on October 1, 2010. She was converted into the Academics in August 2011 and is now a Lecturer I.

Academic Qualification

  • MSc. (Animal Products Technology)      –      2010
  • Bachelor of Agricultural Technology ( Animal Production)      –    1994
  • West African School Certificate      –      1986
  • First School Leaving Certificate    –      1980

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Membership of Professional Bodies
  • Member – Nigerian Society  for Animal Production
  • Member – Animal Science Association of Nigeria
  • Member – Nigerian Institute of Animal Science
  • Member  – Agricultural Society of Nigeria

Courses Assigned to Teach

  • Abattoir Management and Animal Product Handling and Marketing (AST 503): 2011/ 2012 to date
  • Poultry Production and Hatchery Technology (AST 505)
  • Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology (AGR 207)
  • Farm Practice II (AGR 301)
  • Research and Analytical Techniques in Animal Science (AST 509)
  • Agricultural Food Products and Processing (AGR 306)
  • Rabbit and Mini-livestock Production (AST 512)
  • Research Techniques in Animal Science and Technology/Seminar (AST 514)
  • Swine Production (AST 502)

Experience

I gained a lot of experience in Teaching and Research Farm of FUTO as Farm Officer from 2002 to 2011. In academics, I have also gained a lot of experience in Teaching and Research.

Research Interest

My research interest is in the area of animal products – effect of unconventional feed ingredients on animal products (meat and egg) quality.

Publications

Journal Publications

  1. Udedibie, A. B. I., H. I. Emenike and F. C. Egenuka (1995). Utilization of maize/sorghum – based wet brewers’ grains in poultry diets. Delta Agriculturists, 2: 72 – 82.
  2. Egenuka, F. C., Opara, M. N., Okoli, I. C. and Okeudo, N. J. (2013). Effectof different dietary levels of palm kernel cake on growth, percentage organ weights, haematological profile and serum biochemistry of pullets. Journal of Agricultural Technology, 9 (1): 1 – 10.
  3. Egenuka, F. C., Omaliko, P. C., Aladi, N. O. and Okeudo, N. J. (2015). Effect of increasing dietary level of blood meal and reducing supplementary lysine on performance of broilers. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 18 (1): 2037 – 2042.
  4. Ahiwe, E. U., Okere, P. C., Egenuka, F. C., Obikonu, H. O., Kadurumba, O. E., Ekeledo, P. O. and Okehie, U. N. (2015). Involvement of women in poultry Production: A veritable way of poverty reduction in Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. 18 (2): 2192 – 2202.
  5. Kadurumba, O. E., Okoli, I. C., Okere, P. C., Ikpamezie, L. C., Nwogu, C. M., Egenuka, F. C. and Ngezeleonye, I. F. (2015). Rural production and phenotypic variations among indigenous ducks in Imo State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development. 18 (2): 2287 – 2291.
  6. Iwuji, T. C., Ukwuoma, M. C., Ogbuewu, I. P., Etuk, I, F., Ahiwe, E. U., Egenuka, F. C. and Okere, P. C. (2016). Evaluation of growth performance, carcass and organ weights of broiler finisher birds administered aqueous extracts of Garcinia kola seeds. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 43(1): 121 – 128.
  7. Iwuji, T. C., Nwapi, D. O., Ogbuewu, I. P., Kadurumba, O. E., Egenuka, F. C. and Okere, P. C. (2017). Management, blood and reproductive parameters of rabbits reared in Imo State. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 44 (2): 248 – 256.
  8. Kadurumba, O. E., Egenuka, F. C., Ikpamezie, L. C., Kadurumba, C. and Onunkwo, D. N. (2019). Evaluation of local duck production systems in Imo and Abia States of Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. 46(3): 120 – 130. 
  9. Iwuji, T. C., Uzor, V. C., Kadurumba, O. E., Okere, P. C. and Egenuka, F. C. (2020). Reproductive characteristics of adult rabbit bucks fed diets containing Dialium guineensea leaf meal. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 22(2): 98 – 105.
  10. Kadurumba, O.E., Okere, P. C., Egenuka, F. C., Iwuji, T. C. (2021). Discriminant analysis of sexual dimorphism in morphometric traits of local duck populations in Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science and Technology, 4(1): 82 – 89.
  11. Egenuka, F. C., Achi, J. C., Obi, H. N., Okere, P. C., Kadurumba, O. E. and Iwuji. T. C. (2021). Effect of different inclusion levels of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) meal on performance, cost implication and carcass characteristics of broiler chickens. International Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 24(2): 5923 – 5929
  12. Egenuka, F. C., Okeudo, N. J., Umunnabuike, J. T., Gbolubi, P. E. and Aladi, N. O. (2023). Growth Performance and Egg Quality Characteristics of Laying Hens Fed Fresh And Dry Ginger (Zingiber officinale). International Journal of Poultry Science, 22(1): 17 -23

 

Published papers in researched books/Proceedings

 

  1. Iwuji, T. C., Ukwuoma, M. C., Ogbuewu, I. P., Etuk, I. F., Ahiwe, E. U., Egenuka, F. C. and Okere, P. C. (2016). Haematological and serum biochemical parameters of finisher broiler birds administered aqueous extracts of Garcinia kola seeds. Proceedings of 41st Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Pp 271 – 274.
  2. Okere, P. C., Jamike, C. C., Kadurumba, O. E., Egenuka, F. C. and Udedibie, A. B. I. (2016). Effect of nutrient restriction at the starter phase on haematological and serum biochemical indices of finisher broilers. Proceedings of 41st Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Pp 460 – 464.
  3. Ahiwe, E. U., Emenalom, O. O., Etuk, E. B., Iwuji, T. C., Egenuka, F. C., Okere, P. C., Odoemelam, V. U. and Uchegbu, M. C. (2016). Effect of wet fermented cassava peel meal fortified with palm oil sludge on the performance and organ characteristics of broilers. Proceedings of 25th World’s Poultry Congress. Pp 5. S1 – 0013. Beijing, China.
  4. Egenuka, F. C., Ndubuisi, N. A., Iwuji, T. C., Okere, P. C. and Okeudo, N. J. (2018). Effects of high dietary levels of palm kernel cake on performance and cost of production of starter broilers. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Pp 403 – 405.
  5. Egenuka, F. C., Obu, U. L., Kadurumba, O. E. and Iwuji, T.C. (2018). Effects of increasing blood meal and reducing synthetic lysine in the diet on performance of layers. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Pp 550 – 553.
  6. Kadurumba, O. E., Jiwuba, P. C., Iwuji, T. C., Egenuka, F. C., Okata, U. E., Ozuo, U. K., Agu, E. C. and Iloeje, M. U. (2018). Morphological variations among indigenous sheep populations of Anambra State, Nigeria. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production. Pp 86 – 88.
  7. Okere, P. C., Egenuka, F. C., Kadurumba, O. E., Etuk, E. B., Okoli, I. C. and A. B. I. Udedibie (2018). Haematological and biochemical characteristics of finisher broilers fed graded levels of Moringa oleifera leaf meal. Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of Nigerian Society for Animal Production.
  8. Iwuji, T. C., Uzor, V. C., Kadurumba, O. E., Okere, P. C. and Egenuka, F C. (2019). Reproductive characteristics of adult rabbit bucks fed diets containing Diallum guinensis leaf meal. Proceedings of the 8th ASAN-NIAS Joint Annual Meeting.
  9. Egenuka, F. C., Obi, H. N., Achi, J. C., Okere, P. C., Kadurumba, O. E. and Iwuji, T. C. (2020). Effect of different inclusion levels of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) meal on the performance of starter broiler chickens. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP). Page 1177

 

 

 

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