Assistant Professor of Livestock Production
Ibukun Ogunade received his BS and MS degrees (2009 and 2011, respectively) in Animal Nutrition from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, and PhD in Ruminant Nutrition (2017) from the University of Florida. He joined the Division of Animal and Nutritional Science at West Virginia University in September, 2020. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Ogunade was a Research Assistant Professor of Livestock Nutrition at Kentucky State University. Dr. Ogunade’s Livestock Nutrition Lab at WVU is studying how nutritional interventions, including sustainable use of feed additives, impact the gastrointestinal microbiome and metabolome of ruminant to improve efficiency of ruminant production systems. His research program also applies metabolomics and metagenomics to understand the mechanisms that cause differences in feed efficiency of ruminants. His research program has attracted grant supports from government and private agencies. He is an ad hoc reviewer for several journals including Journal of Dairy Science, Animal Feed Science and Technology, Scientific Report, and Journal of Animal Science.
Publications
- Adeoye Oyebade, Godstime A. Taiwo, Modoluwamu Idowu, Diwakar Vyas, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2023. Effects of direct-fed microbial supplement on ruminal and plasma metabolome of early-lactation dairy cows: Untargeted metabolomics approach. J. Dairy Sci. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2023-23876.
- Emily Treon, Taylor Sidney, Godstime Taiwo, Modoluwamu Idowu, Yarahy Leal, Deborah Ologunagba, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2023. Effects of dietary supplementation of a blend of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, multiple live probiotic bacteria, and their fermentation products on performance, health, and rumen bacterial community of newly weaned beef steers during a 56-d receiving period. Translational Animal Science. DOI: 10.1093/tas/txad143
- Francisca Eichie, Godstime A. Taiwo, Modoluwamu Idowu, Taylor Sidney, Emily Treon, Deborah Ologunagba, Yarahy Leal, Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2023. Effects of bovine respiratory disease on the plasma metabolome of beef steers during the receiving period. Front. Vet. Sci. 10:1239651. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1239651.
- Godstime A. Taiwo, A.O. Oyebade, Modoluwamu Idowu, Diwakar Vyas, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2023. A multi-species direct-fed microbial supplement alters the milk lipidome of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. Communication 4:25-30.
- Modoluwamu Idowu, Godstime Taiwo, Taylor Sidney, Matthew Wilson, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2023. The differential plasma and ruminal metabolic pathways and ruminal bacterial taxa associated with divergent residual body weight gain phenotype in crossbred beef steers. Transl. Anim Sci. 7:txad054. doi: 10.1093/tas/txad054.
- Godstime Taiwo, Modoluwamu Idowu, Mathew Wilson, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2022. Residual feed intake in beef cattle is associated with differences in hepatic expression of amino acid, fatty acid, and mitochondrial energy metabolism genes. Frontiers in Animal Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2022.828591.
- Andres Pech Cervantes, Luiz Ferrarretto, and Ibukun M. Ogunade. 2022. Meta-analysis of the effects of the dietary application of exogenous alpha-amylase preparations on performance, nutrient digestibility, and rumen fermentation of lactating dairy cows. J. Anim. Sci. 100:8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac189.
- Andres Pech Cervantes, Luiz Ferrarretto, and Ibukun M. Ogunade. 2022. Meta-analysis of the effects of the dietary application of exogenous alpha-amylase preparations on performance, nutrient digestibility, and rumen fermentation of lactating dairy cows. J. Anim. Sci. 100:8. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac189.
- Modoluwamu Idowu, Godstime Taiwo, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2022. Effects of a multi-component microbial feed additive containing prebiotics and probiotics on health, immune status, metabolism, and performance of newly weaned beef steers during a 35-d receiving period. Translational Animal Sci. 6:txac053. doi: 10.1093/tas/txac053.
- Godstime Taiwo, Modoluwamu Idowu, Mathew Wilson, and Ibukun M. Ogunade*. 2022. Residual feed intake in beef cattle is associated with differences in hepatic expression of amino acid, fatty acid, and mitochondrial energy metabolism genes. Frontiers in Animal Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2022.828591.