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Gideon Okyere Mensah

Biochemistry and Biotechnology

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Certainly! Below is a structured presentation of your research focus based on the Life Sciences domains: --- ### Themes: Life Sciences - Mycotoxins (Mycurts) - Mycotoxics - Insect Utilization (Biables) - Biables and Insectalism - Ethnobotanical Studies (Lafossila) - Ethnobotonical Studies - Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impact (Pharmaceuticals) - Pharmaceutical Chemicals, Antibiotics, Pesticides, Air Pollution - Agricultural Chemical Analysis (Agricultural chemicals, Nitrates in food production, Fertilizers) - Agricultural chemicals, Nitrates in food production, Fertilizers - Livestock Health (Livestock Health) - Livestock Health --- This structure organizes the main focus of your research into specific Life Sciences themes, each with their corresponding sub-themes.

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A Review on Aflatoxin Contamination and Its Implications in the Developing World: A Sub-Saharan African Perspective(2012)
Insects used for animal feed in West Africa(2014)
Effect of four rearing substrates on the yield and the chemical composition of housefly larvae, Musca domestica L. 1758 (Diptera: Muscidae)(2021)
Traditional use of fly larvae by small poultry farmers in Benin(2017)
Influence of adult diet on biological parameters of the housefly, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae)(2020)
Potentials of animal, crop and agri-food wastes for the production of fly larvae(2019)
Physical and Chemical Properties of the Agro-processing By-products Decomposed by Larvae of Musca domestica and Hermetia illucens(2019)
Socio-economic and cultural drivers of local perceptions and willingness to consume edible insects in Benin(2024)
Typology of organic residues attracting flies and their utilization in the agricultural sector in southern Benin(2018)
Wild Mammals Trade for Zootherapeutic and Mythic Purposes in Benin (West Africa): Capitalizing Species Involved, Provision Sources, and Implications for Conservation(2012)
Conservation Facing the Uses Knowledge of Phacochoerus Africanus (Gmelin 1788), Common Warthog And Potamochoerus Porcus (Linnaeus 1758), Red River Hog In South Of Benin(2021)
Antimicrobial residues in foods of animal origin in Africa: public health risks.(2014)
Résidus d’antibiotiques et denrées d’origine animale en Afrique : risques de santé publique(2014)
Ecological adaptation of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) along climatic gradient in Bénin, West Africa(2011)
Medicinal use patterns of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. and Vitellaria paradoxa (Gaertn. F), two important traditional agroforestry species in Benin, West-Africa(2021)
Potentiel de régénération des chantiers de production du charbon de bois au Centre-Bénin(2017)
Quelles aires protégées pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest ?(2007)
Usages Et Vulnerabilite De Pterocarpus Santalinoides L'her. Ex De (Papillionoidae), Une Plante Utilisee Dans Le Traitement Des Gastro-Enterites Dans Le Sud Du Benin(2016)
Mongoose species in southern Benin: Preliminary ecological survey and local community perceptions(2009)
Topographic and edaphic factors determining <i>Chromolaena odorata</i> and <i>Hyptis suaveolens</i> invasion of grassland in the Guineo-Congolian / Sudanian transition zone (Benin)(2017)
Conversion of chicken muscle to meat and factors affecting chicken meat quality: a review(2013)
A review of biology, ecology and prospect for aquaculture of Parachanna obscura(2012)
Mesures de conservation endogènes de la faune sauvage(2007)
A REVIEW OF THE GENERAL ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION OF A THREATENED FRESH WATER FISHSPECIES IN BENIN: PARACHANNA OBSCURA (GÜNTER, 1861)(2020)
Consumer perceptions and reported wild and domestic meat and fish consumption behavior during the Ebola epidemic in Guinea, West Africa(2020)
Grasscutter production: an example of rational exploitation of wildlife(1995)
Prevalence of peste des petits ruminants in the arid zone in the Republic of Niger(2013)
‘A pond with crocodiles never dries up’: a frame analysis of human–crocodile relationships in agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin(2014)
Anticoccidial activity of <i>Carica papaya</i> and <i>Vernonia amygdalina</i> extract(2019)
Antiparasitic activity of papaya seed extract (Carica papaya) in free-range local breed chicken (Gallus gallus) production system in Ketou District.(2019)
Comparison of reproductive performances of local and improved pigs reared in south Benin(2019)
Performances de production laitière des races bovines de l’Afrique de l’Ouest(2017)
Determinants of crop-livestock integration by small farmers in Benin(2016)
Disponibilite, Valeurs Marchande Et Nutritionnelle Des Sous-Produits Agricoles Et Agroindustriels Utilises Dans L’alimentation Des Ruminants Au Benin(2016)
Gestion de l’alimentation des porcs et contraintes de l’élevage porcin au Sud-Bénin(2018)
Typology Of Cattle Herds In Transhumance In The Classified Forest Of Upper Alibori Northern Benin(2016)
Towards sustainable vegetable production around agro-pastoral dams in Northern Benin: current situation, challenges and research avenues for sustainable production and integrated dam management(2017)
Critères de choix et de réforme des reproducteurs mâles et femelles dans les élevages de porcs des départements de l’Ouémé et du Plateau au Bénin(2018)
Composition floristique et potentiel fourrager des principaux ligneux des parcours d’accueil des transhumants dans la Basse et Moyenne Vallée de l’Ouémé en zone guinéo-soudanienne du Bénin(2019)
Impacts socio-environnementaux des activités agricoles en zone de montagnes au Nord-Ouest de l’Atacora au Bénin(2020)
Valorisation et exploitation durable des aires protégées d'Afrique occidentale : un nouveau défi, mythe ou potentialité ?(2007)
Extensive herding pastoral calendar in North-East Benin: A tool for cattle herd management(2012)
Impacts socio-environnementaux des activités agricoles en zone de montagnes au Nord-Ouest de l’Atacora au Bénin(2020)
Typisation des abeilles melliferes dans le Nord Benin.(2007)
Caractéristiques physiques et nutritionnelles des blocs multi nutritionnels fabriqués à partir des sous-produits agricoles et agroindustriels du Bénin(2017)
Ethnologie et potentialités du porc local d’Afrique(2016)
Etat des lieux sur l’insémination artificielle animale dans les pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest(2019)
Evaluation of Technological and Organoleptic Quality of Meat of Muscovy Duck from South-Benin(2020)
Cattle farm's typology of Nikki's and Péhunco's district in the north of Benin.(2014)
Evaluation économique des aulacodes d’élevage engraissés avec trois niveaux de compléments alimentaires dans la production du kilogramme de viande à Grand-Lahou, Côte d’Ivoire (Afrique de l’Ouest)(2019)
Performances de ponte et qualité des oeufs de poules pondeuses nourries avec des aliments à base de différentes variétés de grains de maïs(2019)
Digestibility of feeds in broiler chicken (<i>Galus galus</i> linnaeus, 1758) in Africa: a review(2019)
Effect of breeding mode, type of muscle and slaughter age on technological meat quality of local poultry population of Gallus gallus species of Benin(2013)
Traditional poultry farmers’ willingness to pay for using fly larvae meal as protein source to feed local chickens in Benin(2019)
Consumers’ preferences for “bicycle poultry” in Benin: Implications for the design of breeding schemes(2012)
Caractéristiques de l’élevage du canard de Barbarie dans les zones agro-écologiques du Sud-Bénin(2020)
Étude du comportement alimentaire de la pintade locale (<i>Numida meleagris</i>, L.) à l’Ouest du Burkina-Faso(2020)
Caractéristiques de l’élevage du canard de Barbarie dans les zones agro-écologiques du Sud-Bénin(2020)
Évaluation des apports nutritionnels et énergétiques des fourrages verts dans l'alimentation des aulacodes (Thryonomys swinderianus) en Côte d'Ivoire(2017)
Traditional poultry farmers’ willingness to pay for using fly larvae meal as protein source to feed local chickens in Benin(2019)
Conflict between spotted-necked otters and fishermen in Hlan River, Benin(2015)
Diversité des Espèces de Faunes Chassées et Impact sur la Biodiversité Animale (Nord-Ouest du Bénin)(2019)
Hunting affects dry season habitat selection by several bovid species in northern Benin(2014)
Seasonal habitat and diet partitioning between two sympatric bovid species in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve (northern Benin): waterbuck and western kob(2013)
Vulnerability and morphometric characteristics of hunting game species in the Lama Forest Reserve (Southern Benin republic)(2021)
Vigilance Efficiency and Behaviour of Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca (Pallas 1767) in a Savanna Environment of Pendjari Biosphere Reserve (Northern Benin)(2013)
Stable Carbon Isotope Analysis of the Diets of West African Bovids in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Northern Benin(2013)
Isotopic niche structure of a mammalian herbivore assemblage from a West African savanna: Body mass and seasonality effect(2016)
Pollution des eaux à usages domestiques dans les milieux urbains défavorisés des pays en développement : Synthèse bibliographique(2017)
Management of agro-pastoral dams in Benin: Stakeholders, institutions and rehabilitation research(2012)
Seasonal Habitat and Diet Partitioning between Two Sympatric Bovid Species in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve (Northern Benin): Waterbuck and Western Kob(2013)
Human Use-Pressure and Sustainable Wildlife Management in Burkina Faso: A Case Study of Bushmeat Hunting in Bobo-Dioulasso(2020)
Genetic diversity and zebu genes introgression in cattle population along the coastal region of the Bight of Benin(2009)
Scale economies and total factor productivity growth on poultry egg farms in Benin: a stochastic frontier approach(2020)
Caractérisation phénotypique des ressources génétiques porcines des départements de l’Ouémé et du Plateau au Bénin(2018)
Reproductive Performances of Local Pigs in West African Countries: A Review(2020)
Crossbreeding and consanguinity management in pig farms in the departments of Ouémé and Plateau in Benin(2019)
Gamma radiation dose rate measurements in granite quarries and schools in two mountainous towns in Benin(2024)
Comparaison de quelques techniques d’extraction pour l’amélioration de la production et de la qualité du jus de pommes d’anacarde(2016)
Caractérisation physico-chimique d’un système lotique en région tropicale : la rivière Sô au Sud- Bénin, Afrique de l’Ouest.(2017)
Population dynamics of freshwater oyster<i>Etheria elliptica</i>(Bivalvia: Etheriidae) in the Pendjari River (Benin-Western Africa)(2015)
Water quality as an indicator of the health status of agro-pastoral dams' ecosystems in Benin: An ecosystem services study(2016)
Evaluation de la connaissance et de la mise en oeuvre des bonnes pratiques d’hygiène par les populations riveraines du lac Nokoué (Sud-Bénin)(2017)
La biodiversité et l’écosystème. Illustrations(2007)
Effect of cow colostrum on the performance and survival rate of local newborn piglets in Benin Republic(2016)
Effect of Lyophilized Bovine Colostrum on Growth and Survival of Newborn Piglets From Local Breed, in Benin Republic(2018)
Biologie et perspectives d’élevage de la crevette géante d’eau douce &lt;i&gt;Macrobrachium vollenhovenii&lt;/i&gt; (Herklots, 1857)(2016)
Synthèse des connaissances sur l’écologie et la biologie des crabes (Crustacés, Décapodes, Brachyoures)(2018)
Inventaire, structure morpho-métrique et importance des varans sacrés de Kandi (Nord-Est Bénin)(2016)
Utilisation rationnelle de fertilisants organiques pour la production de macroinvertébrés benthiques d’eau douce en pisciculture(2018)
Assessment of hygiene of slaughter and distribution of bushmeat in Zogbodomey municipality(2024)
Comportement alimentaire des taurillons Girolando sur deux types de pâturages cultivés en zone subéquatoriale(2011)
Technologie de production simultanée de purée et du jus de tomate(2016)
Socio-economic analysis of processing &lt;i&gt;Pachyrhizus erosus&lt;/i&gt; (L.) Urb. tubers into gari in Benin(2015)
Effet de la densité de charge et de différents types de substrat sur la productivité du ver de fumier &lt;i&gt;Eisenia foetida&lt;/i&gt; (Savigny, 1826) pour l’alimentation des sujets d’élevage(2018)
Effet des granules de feuilles de Moringa oleifera sur les oocystes et la croissance ponderale des lapereaux au Benin(2017)
Evaluation des résidus de tétracyclines et de bêta-lactamines dans le lait de vache produit au Centre Bénin(2020)
Impact of Covid-19 on Coastal Fishing and Stakeholders' Response Strategies in Benin, West Africa(2022)
Biological Activities and Traditional Use of Hyptis suaveolens in Human and Veterinary Medicine: A Review(2024)
Comparative and functional morphology of the middle ear in Zambezian mole-rats (Coetomys – Cryptomys, Bathyergidae)(2016)

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