Research Area(s)
- Poultry nutrition
- Swine nutrition
- Gastrointestinal health
- Gut microbiome
- Antibiotic reduction
Department
Animal and Poultry Science
Other Affiliations/positions
Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Science and Aquaculture, Dalhousie University
Research Interests
I am a nonruminant nutritionist with a focus on poultry and swine nutrition. My research program centers on nutritional strategies to improve gut health using microbiome, histomorphometry, and metabolomic tools. I investigate bioactive substances that can boost animal health in the absence of antibiotics and during physiological stress (such as thermal stress). I also evaluate novel feed ingredients as alternative to conventional feedstuffs to offset feed cost and for value added poultry and pork products.
Education
PhD in Monogastric Nutritional Biochemistry, University of Manitoba
MSc in Swine Nutrition, University of Manitoba
Bachelor of Agriculture (Soil Science), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Selected Recent Publications
Erinle, T., M. Boulianne, and D. Adewole*. 2023. Red osier dogwood extract versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole – Part 1. Effects on the growth performance, blood parameters, gut histomorphometry, and Salmonella excretion of broiler chickens orally challenged with Salmonella Enteritidis. Poultry Science 102 (8): 102723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102723
Erinle, T., M. Boulianne, and D. Adewole*. 2023. Red osier dogwood extract versus trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Part 2. Pharmacodynamic effects on ileal and cecal microbiota of broiler chickens challenged orally with Salmonella Enteritidis. Poultry Science 102, (4): 102550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102550
Oladokun S. and D. Adewole*. 2023. An investigation of the effect of folic acid and its delivery routes on broiler chickens’ hatch and growth performance, blood biochemistry, antioxidant status, and intestinal morphology. Journal of Animal Science (In Press) https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skad083
Oladokun, S., E. Green, S. Dridi, and D. Adewole*. 2023. An evaluation of the thermoregulatory potential of in ovo delivered bioactive substances (probiotic, folic acid, and essential oil) in broiler chickens. Poultry Science 102, (5), 102602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2023.102602
Oladokun S. and D. Adewole*. 2023. The effect of Bacillus subtilis and its delivery route on hatch and growth performance, blood biochemistry, immune status, gut morphology, and microbiota of broiler chickens. Poultry Science 102 (4): 102473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2022.102473
Funding Sources
NSERC Discovery Grant
NSERC Early Career Discovery Launch Supplement
NSERC Alliance Grants
Mitacs Accelerate Grants
Canadian Poultry Research Council
Chicken Farmers of Canada
Atlantic Poultry Research Institute
Courses
ANSC 315.3 - Animal and Poultry Nutrition (Poultry Lab Section)
ANSC 212.3 - Livestock and Poultry Production (Swine Production Section)