Prof. Tony Opoku-Agyemang

Associate Professor


Dept: Anatomy and Physiology
College of Health Sciences, PMB, UST Post Office, KNUST

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I have undertaken/participated in the following research works: Management of swine diarrhoea. Field Evaluation of Some Selected Medicinal Plants for...~more

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Publications

    Publications in Journals and Conference Proceedings 

     

    1. Folitse R.D, Opoku-Agyemang T., Emikpe B.O, Eyarefe O.D, Atalwalna J. (2014). Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology School of Veterinary Medicine (KNUST SVM) – A Model of “One Health Concept” Application to Veterinary Education in West Africa. African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences. Vol. 43, Special supplement. 2014.
    2. Opoku-Agyemang T., Asamany F., Folitse R.D., Bonnah S.G. and Emikpe B.O. (2014). Farm and clinical records, Pig Handlers’ Knowledge and Management of scours in Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Ashanti Region, Ghana. African Journal of Livestock Extension. Vol. 15, July 2015.
    3. Opoku-Agyemang T., Okrah Charles, Folitse R.D., and Emikpe B.O. (2014). Growth performance and some haematological changes associated with yam peel meal inclusions in finishing diet of broiler chickens in Ghana. African Journal of Livestock Extension. Vol. 15, July 2015.
    4. Folitse R.D, Emikpe B.O, Opoku-Agyemang T., Eyarefe O.D., Atalwalna J. Collaboration between the Medical and Veterinary Schools with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture in the delivery of Veterinary in Education in Ghana: A One Health Concept. The 2nd Annual Conference and One Health Exposition. Centre for Control and Prevention of Zoonoses. July, 2013 at Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Abstract page 43.
    5. Asenso N.T, Emikpe B.O, Folitse R.D, Opoku-Agyemang T, Burimuah V (2015). The incidence and pattern of pneumonia in pigs slaughtered at the Kumasi Abattoir, Ghana. Bulletin of Animal Production and Health in Africa 63 (1): 101-107 KENYA
    6. Opoku-Agyemang T, Dufie M, Emikpe B O, Bonnah S G and Folitse R D. Prevalence, Farmers’ knowledge and Management of Mange in Rural Household Communities of Ejisu-Juaben Municipality, Ghana. Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa. Volume 65 No 1 January 2017. p 157-166
    7. FOLITSE, Raphael, OWUSU, Anita, AMEMOR, Esther, OPOKU-AGYEMANG, Tony, TASIAME, William and EMIKPE, Benjamin. Preliminary Study of Bovine Carcass Bruises and its Associated Financial Losses in Kumasi Abattoir, Ghana. Animal Research International (2017) 14(2): 2715 – 2719
    8. Bremang, A., Opoku-Agyemang, T., Ockling, S., Emikpe, B. O., and Jarikre, T. A. Point prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of game and captive wildlife in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. Nigerian Journal of Parasitology. ISSN 1117 4145 Volume 40[2] September, 2019
    9. Tony Opoku-Agyemang, Forjour Anthony Asare, Raphael Deladem Folitse, Olawale Olawumi Ola, Theophilus Aghogho Jarikre, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe. Prevalence, predictors and financial implication of cattle recumbency at the Kumasi Animal Market, Ghana. Animal Research International. Vol 16, No 2 (2019)
    10. Bentum KE, Folitse RD, Amemor E, Burimuah V, Opoku-Agyemang T, Emikpe BO. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii antibodies in sheep and goats slaughtered at the Kumasi Abattoir, Ghana. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2019;40(5):495-501. doi: 10.1080/15321819.2019.1642916. Epub 2019 Jul 18.
    11. Emikpe BO, Jarikre TA, Akpavie SO, Opoku-Agyemang T, Asare D, Folitse RD. Histological and immunohistochemical assessments of pneumonia in sheep slaughtered at Ibadan, Nigeria and Kumasi, Ghana. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2019; 40(3):300-313. doi: 10.1080/15321819.2019.1589495. Epub 2019 Mar 21.
    12. Tony Opoku-Agyemang, M P Amponsah, S G Bonnah, K B Mensah, T A Jarikre, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe. 2019. Field Evaluation of Some Selected Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Piglet Diarrhoea in Ghana. African Journal of Biomedical Research. 2019
    13. Opoku-Agyemang T., Essel Cobbinah D., Sia D.D., Mukundane Springs S., Folitse R.D., and Emikpe B.O. 2019. THE MORPHOMETRICS AND TYPOLOGY OF THE SKULL IN THE GHANAIAN LOCAL DOG OF NON-DESCRIPT BREED (Canis lupus familiaris). International Journal of Morphology.
    14. Opoku-Agyemang T., Sia D.D., Mukundane Springs S., Kankam D., Folitse R.D., and Emikpe B.O. 2019. Study of Gross Morphometric Characteristics of Respiratory Organs in the Sahelian (West African Long-Legged) Goats for Assessment of Lower Respiratory Disorders.
    15. Opoku-Agyemang T., Oppong C., Asamoah Sakyi S., Obirikorang C., Amemor E., Sia D.D., and Emikpe B.O. 2019. Analytical Study of Blood Parameters for Baseline Haematological Reference Ranges of Dogs in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Animal Research International®. ARI-2019-16(3)-693-1741-SM.
    16. Opoku-Agyemang T. “Your Health is in your plate: A look at the nutrition Profile, diet Patterns and risk of occurrence of breast cancer in Ghanaian communities.” 5th International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium. Epigenome, Environment & Prevention Tools. October 2015. Hotel Fort Fleur d'Epée, LeGosier Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
    17. SiaD.K., Opoku-Agyemang T., Folitse R.D. Extract of Xylopia Ethiopica: Wound Healing Properties and Efficient Application in Veterinary Clinical Practice in Ghana. 6th Annual Scientific Conference. College of Health Sciences. Non-Communicable Diseases: The Significance of Nutrition. 27th-28th August, 2015. KNUST, Kumasi. Abstract S1B4, page 40.
    18. Wiafe-Addai B., Brew-Abaidoo Emma, Opoku-Agyemang T. “Nutrition and Cancers: Diet and Occurrence of Breast Cancer in Ghana”. 6th Annual Scientific Conference. College of Health Sciences. Non-Communicable Diseases: The Significance of Nutrition. 27th-28th August, 2015. KNUST, Kumasi. Abstract S2A3, page 43. 

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