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Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition | Livestock Production Systems | Forage Agronomy | Research Design & Statistics

Profile Summary

I am an Associate Professor of Animal Nutrition at Arba Minch University, Ethiopia, with over 10 years of experience in teaching, research, postgraduate supervision, and academic leadership. I hold a PhD in Animal Nutrition and have authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications in international journals focusing on animal nutrition, alternative feed resources, forage agronomy, poultry and dairy production systems, and livestock management. My research experience includes agro-industrial by-products and fruit/vegetable wastes as animal feed, fodder trees, intercropping systems, and productivity studies in ruminants and poultry. I have supervised and co-supervised MSc and PhD students and contributed to research projects addressing feed sustainability, livestock productivity, and socio-economic constraints. I provide professional support in research design, data analysis (SPSS, SAS, R, STATISTIX), manuscript writing and editing, proposal development, and peer review. I am committed to delivering high-quality, timely, and evidence-based academic services to researchers, institutions, and development projects.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Zoology
• ☆ Animal Science
• ☆ Animal Nutrition
• ☆ Farm Management
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ SAS
• ☆ STATA

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Gap Analysis

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Associate Professor

Arba Minch University

September 2007 - Present

Education

Haramaya University

- Present

PhD

Haramaya University

September 2014 - January 2019

MSc

Haramaya University

March 2009 - November 2011

BSc

Ambo University - Ethiopia

November 2004 - July 2007

Certifications

• Top Publisher Award

  Arba Minch University

  September 2025 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yilkal Tadele (2026). Adaptability, forage yield, nutritional quality and economic feasibility of Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum L. Schumach.) varieties at different harvesting days . Discover Applied Sciences.

Yilkal Tadele (2026). Livestock feed resources, seasonality, utilization practices and nutrient contents of selected feeds in Duna District, Central Ethiopia . Ciência Animal Brasileira | Brazilian Animal Science.

Yilkal Tadele (2026). Production practices, growth and reproductive performances of black-head somali sheep in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems of South Omo Zone, Ethiopia . Discover Sustainability.

Yilkal Tadele (2025). Exploring Livestock Feed Resources, Seasonal Availability, and Strategies for Managing Feed-Related Issues in Burji District, Southern Ethiopia. Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences.

Yilkal Tadele (2025). Honey bee flora, handling practices and physico-chemical characteristics of honey produced in Angacha district, central Ethiopia. Discover Food.

Yilkal Tadele, Kuratu Kuke, Tekle Olbamo (2025). Diversity and leaf dry matter yield of Woody forage species in the pastures of South Ari District, Southern Ethiopia . Scientific Reports.

Yilkal Tadele, Demissie Jorge, Seifu Birhanu (2025). Milk yield performance of local cows, handling practices, physicochemical properties, and milk production constraints in Kucha district, Southern Ethiopia . The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine.

Yilkal Tadele, Zelalem Wondire, Yisehak Kechero (2025). Effects of maize–lablab intercropping on agronomic traits, forage quality, and economic viability . Discover Applied Sciences.

Kuke, K., Tadele, Y., and Olbamo, T. (2025). Assessment of grazing land status, utilization practices and associated constraints in south ari district, southern ethiopia. Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 23(1): 107-116 .

Yilkal Tadele, Mitiku Yohannes, Yisehak Kechero (2025). Fruit and Vegetable Wastes as Alternative Animal Feed for Small‐Scale Horticultural Farmers: Case of Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia . Veterinary Medicine and Science.

Yilkal Tadele, Haregua Gelaye, Alemayehu Worku (2025). Feed Resources, Feeding Practice, and Performance of Crossbred Dairy Cows in Wondogenet District, Southern Ethiopia . International Journal of Zoology.

Yilkal Tadele, Matusala Meshesha, Nebiyu Yemane (2025). Feed Resources, Productivity of Crossbred Dairy Cows and Microbial Quality of Buttermilk in Damot Pulasa District, Southern Ethiopia . International Journal of Zoology.

Yilkal Tadele, Melese Gebre, Seifu Birhanu (2025). Husbandry Practice and Performances of Local and Crossbred Dairy Cows in Kacha Birra District, Central Ethiopia . International Journal of Zoology.

Yilkal Tadele, Mesfin Fasil, Aleme Asresie (2025). Husbandry Practices, Productive Performances, and Egg Quality Traits of SassoT44 and Koekoek Chicken Breeds in Urban and Rural Production Systems of Jama District, South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia . Veterinary Medicine International.

Yilkal Tadele (2024). Effect of maize (zea mays l.) and cowpea (vigna unguiculata l.) intercropping on agronomic performance, yield and nutritional values of maize and cowpea under supplementary irrigation .

Yilkal Tadele (2024). Fodder trees: Identification, leaf biomass yield, nutritional quality and socioeconomic importance in Essera district, Dawuro zone, southwest Ethiopia . Journal of Agriculture and Food Research.

Yilkal Tadele, Seifu berhanu (2024). Agronomic Performaces and nutritional values of lupin grain varieties at gircha research center, gamo highlands. Cogent food and agriculture.

Eyerus, A. T., Yilkal, M. T., and Tekle, O. (2024 Assessment of husbandry practices, egg production performance and egg quality traits of chickens in the baka dawula district, southern ethiopia. Anbar Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 22(1): 283-300 .

Kaysimo, G., & Tadele, Y. (2024). EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL BREWERY BY-PRODUCTS ON FEED INTAKE, BODY WEIGHT CHANGE AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF WOYTO-GUJI GOATS FED HAY-BASED DIETS. Chilean Journal of Agricultural & Animal Sciences , 40(1), 110-118. https://doi.org/10.29393/CHJAAS40-11ESGY20011 .

Yohannes, M., Kechero, Y., Tadele, Y.(2024). Comparative nutrient utilization efficiency on diets containing combined fruit wastes in view of browser/grazer dichotomy in Ethiopian settings: Woyito-Guji bucks versus Doyo-Gena rams . Cogent Food and Agriculture. 10. (1).

Tano, J., Tadele, Y., Jiso, R., Birhanu, S.(2024). Effects of Qaxxee (Hermosa sidoides) and Dheekaa (Grewia tembensis) foliage supplementation on milk yield and milk quality of Somali goats fed a crop-residue-based diet . Journal of Applied Animal Research. 52. (1).

Tadele, Y., Negesse, T., Amha, N., Yadav, K.R.(2018). Effect of dietary replacement of maize with finger millet (Eleusine coracana) grain on production performance and egg quality of white leghorn hens . International Journal of Poultry Science. 17. (1). p. 40-50.

Yilkal Tadele Influence of harvesting days and fertilizer levels on agronomic performance and nutritive values of Washo (Loudetia arundinacea)grass. Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences.

Yilkal Tadele Nutrtional and Phytochemical Characterstics of Fruits and Vegetable Wastes as Livestock Feed: A Case Study in Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia .

Yilkal Tadele Supplementation with Different Forms of Processed Lupin (Lupinus albus) Grain in Hay Based Feeding of Washera Sheep: Effect on Feed Intake, Digestibility Body Weight and Carcass Parameters. Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare.

REVIEW

Yilkal Tadele (2015). White Lupin (Lupinus albus) grain, a potential source of protein for ruminants: A review. Research Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Management.