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Richard Osei-Amponsah

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor and Head of the Department of Animal Science, University of Ghana. Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
Animal Breeding and GeneticsQuantitative and Molecular GeneticsGenomics
Publications

100

Citations

1,714

H-index

23

i10-index

40

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
17.1
Most cited paper
158
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:41
Publications

100 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Impacts of heat stress on meat quality and strategies for amelioration: a review
M Zhang, FR Dunshea, RD Warner, K DiGiacomo, R Osei-Amponsah, ...
2020 International journal of biometeorology 64 (9), 1613-1628, 2020 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 158
Smallholder poultry production in the context of increasing global food prices: roles in poverty reduction and food security
MY Birhanu, R Osei-Amponsah, F Yeboah Obese, T Dessie
2023 Animal Frontiers 13 (1), 17-25, 2023 Agriculture 140
Genetic selection for thermotolerance in ruminants
R Osei-Amponsah, SS Chauhan, BJ Leury, L Cheng, B Cullen, IJ Clarke, ...
2019 Animals 9 (11), 948, 2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 131
Heat stress impacts on lactating cows grazing Australian summer pastures on an automatic robotic dairy
R Osei-Amponsah, FR Dunshea, BJ Leury, L Cheng, B Cullen, A Joy, ...
2020 Animals 10 (5), 869, 2020 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 118
Impact of heat stress on ruminant livestock production and meat quality, and strategies for amelioration
SS Chauhan, M Zhang, R Osei-Amponsah, I Clarke, V Sejian, R Warner, ...
2023 Animal Frontiers 13 (5), 60-68, 2023 Agriculture 70
Gene diversity, agroecological structure and introgression patterns among village chicken populations across North, West and Central Africa
G Leroy, BB Kayang, IAK Youssao, CV Yapi-Gnaoré, R Osei-Amponsah, ...
2012 BMC genetics 13 (1), 34, 2012 Natural Sciences 67
Genetic diversity of Forest and Savannah chicken populations of Ghana as estimated by microsatellite markers
R OSEI‐AMPONSAH, BB Kayang, A Naazie, YD Osei, IAK Youssao, ...
2010 Animal science journal 81 (3), 297-303, 2010 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 61
Age, genotype and sex effects on growth performance of local chickens kept under improved management in Ghana
R Osei-Amponsah, BB Kayang, A Naazie
2012 Tropical Animal Health and Production 44 (1), 29-34, 2012 Social Sciences 59
Non-invasive measure of heat stress in sheep using machine learning techniques and infrared thermography
A Joy, S Taheri, FR Dunshea, BJ Leury, K DiGiacomo, R Osei-Amponsah, ...
2022 Small Ruminant Research 207, 106592, 2022 Engineering 55
Domesticated animals as hosts of henipaviruses and filoviruses: a systematic review
EE Glennon, O Restif, SR Sbarbaro, R Garnier, AA Cunningham, ...
2018 The Veterinary Journal 233, 25-34, 2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 55
Diversity and evolution of the highly polymorphic tandem repeat LEI0258 in the chicken MHC-B region
O Chazara, CS Chang, N Bruneau, K Benabdeljelil, JC Fotsa, BB Kayang, ...
2013 Immunogenetics 65 (6), 447-459, 2013 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 54
Phenotypic and genetic parameters for production traits of local chickens in Ghana
R Osei-Amponsah, BB Kayang, A Naazie
2013 Animal Genetic Resources/Resources Génétiques Animales/Recursos Genéticos …, 2013 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 50
Effect of slaughter age and post-mortem days on meat quality of longissimus and semimembranosus muscles of Boer goats
A Abhijith, RD Warner, M Ha, FR Dunshea, BJ Leury, M Zhang, A Joy, ...
2021 Meat Science 175, 108466, 2021 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 45
Origin and phylogenetic status of the local Ashanti Dwarf pig (ADP) of Ghana based on genetic analysis
R Osei-Amponsah, BM Skinner, DO Adjei, J Bauer, G Larson, NA Affara, ...
2017 BMC genomics 18 (1), 193, 2017 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 42
Evaluation of models to describe temporal growth in local chickens of Ghana
AR OSEI, BB Kayang, A Naazie, IM Barchia, PF Arthur
2014 IRANIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE 4 (4), 855-861, 2014 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 41
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in Ghana
FY Obese, R Osei-Amponsah, E Timpong-Jones, E Bekoe
2021 Animal Frontiers 11 (1), 43-46, 2021 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 38
Comparative assessment of thermotolerance in dorper and second-cross (poll dorset/merino× border leicester) lambs
A Joy, FR Dunshea, BJ Leury, K DiGiacomo, IJ Clarke, MH Zhang, ...
2020 Animals 10 (12), 2441, 2020 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 37
Impact of heat stress on the growth performance and retail meat quality of 2nd cross (Poll Dorset×(Border Leicester× Merino)) and Dorper lambs
M Zhang, RD Warner, FR Dunshea, K DiGiacomo, A Joy, A Abhijith, ...
2021 Meat science 181, 108581, 2021 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 34
Cattle crossbreeding for sustainable milk production in the tropics
R Osei-Amponsah, EK Asem, FY Obese
2020 International Journal of Livestock Production 11 (4), 108-113, 2020 Agriculture 30
Sustainable genomic research for food security in sub-Saharan Africa
SND Aryee, D Owusu-Adjei, R Osei-Amponsah, B Skinner, E Sowatey, ...
2021 Agriculture & Food Security 10 (1), 8, 2021 Agriculture 29
Heat stress: a major threat to ruminant reproduction and mitigating strategies
M Gupta, M Vaidya, S Kumar, G Singh, R Osei-Amponsah, SS Chauhan
2025 International Journal of Biometeorology 69 (1), 209-224, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 26
Production practices of local pig farmers in Ghana
S Aryee, R Osei-Amponsah, D Owusu Adjei, BK Ahunu, B Skinner, ...
2019 Academic Journals, 2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 23
Phenotypic characterization of beef cattle breeds and production practices in Liberia
AB Karnuah, G Dunga, A Wennah, WT Wiles, E Greaves, R Varkpeh, ...
2018 Tropical animal health and production 50 (6), 1287-1294, 2018 Health Sciences 23
Phenotypic characterization of local Ghanaian chickens: egg-laying performance under improved management conditions
R Osei-Amponsah, BB Kayang, A Naazie, M Tiexier-Boichard, X Rognon
2015 Animal Genetic Resources/Resources Génétiques Animales/Recursos Genéticos …, 2015 Social Sciences 23
Native chicken farming: A tool for wealth creation and food security in Benin
C Adoligbe, A Fernandes, R Osei-Amponsah, ND Adje, R Gbedevi, ...
2020 International Journal of Livestock Production 11 (4), 146-162, 2020 Agriculture 20