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Prof. Frederick Yeboah Obese

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
Animal nutritionAnimal PhysiologyAnimal biotechnologyReproductive Physiology
Publications

84

Citations

915

H-index

16

i10-index

35

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
10.9
Most cited paper
140
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 00:00
Publications

84 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
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
Post-partum reproductive performance of Sanga cattle in smallholder peri-urban dairy herds in the Accra plains of Ghana
FY Obese, SA Okantah, EOK Oddoye, P Gyawu
1999 Tropical Animal Health and Production 31 (3), 181-190, 1999 Social Sciences 47
Growth and reproductive traits of Friesian x Sanga crossbred cattle in the Accra plains of Ghana.
FY Obese, DA Acheampong, KA Darfour-Oduro
2013 African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition & Development 13 (2), 7357, 2013 Health Sciences 40
Effects of season on the reproductive organ and plasma testosterone concentrations in guinea cocks (Numida meleagris)
II Abdul-Rahman, JE Robinson, FY Obese, IA Jeffcoate, B Awumbila
2016 Poultry science 95 (3), 636-644, 2016 Agriculture 39
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 Health Sciences 38
Blood metabolite concentrations and postpartum resumption of ovarian cyclicity in Sanga cows
JK Damptey, FY Obese, GS Aboagye, M Ayim-Akonor, RA Ayizanga
2014 South African Journal of Animal Science 44 (1), 10-17, 2014 Health Sciences 35
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
Sexing in guinea fowls (Numida meleagris)
II Abdul-Rahman, B Awumbila, IA Jeffcoate, JE Robinson, FY Obese
2015 Poultry Science 94 (2), 311-318, 2015 Agriculture 28
Long-term feed intake regulation in sheep is mediated by opioid receptors
FY Obese, BK Whitlock, BP Steele, FC Buonomo, JL Sartin
2007 Journal of animal science 85 (1), 111-117, 2007 Health Sciences 27
Variation in plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I in pasture-fed Holstein cows
FY Obese, AR Rabiee, KL Macmillan, AR Egan, S Humphrys, ...
2008 Journal of dairy science 91 (5), 1814-1821, 2008 Health Sciences 21
In sacco dry matter degradability and in vitro gas production characteristics of some Ghanaian feeds
AK Tuah, DB Okai, ER Ørskov, D Kyle, W Shand, JFD Greenhalgh, ...
1996 Livestock Research for Rural Development 8 (1), 23-33, 1996 Agriculture 21
Developmental changes in the histological structure of the testes, and testosterone profiles in male guinea fowls (Numida meleagris)
II Abdul-Rahman, FY Obese, IA Jeffcoate
2017 Theriogenology 101, 114-122, 2017 Health Sciences 20
Performance of West African Dwarf sheep (the Djallonké) fed fattening diets containing agro-industrial by-products in Ghana
RY Baiden, FY Obese
2010 Health Sciences 19
The effect of farm (herd) and season of calving on the reproductive performance of Sanga cows in smallholder peri-urban dairy farms in the Accra Plains
SA Okantah, FY Obese, OK Oddoye, PK Karikari, P Gyawu, MJ Bryant
2005 Ghana Journal of Agricultural Science 38 (2), 37-42, 2005 Agriculture 18
Evaluation of the feeding value of palm press fibre using in vitro digestibility techniques
FY Obese, ELK Osafo, DB Okai
2001 Tropical Animal Health and Production 33 (2), 165-172, 2001 Health Sciences 18
Growth and reproductive performance of West African Dwarf sheep (Djallonké) at the livestock and poultry research centre, University of Ghana
E Ampong, FY Obese, RA Ayizanga
2019 Livestock Research for Rural Development 31 (8), 2019 Agriculture 17
Smallholder poultry production in the context of increasing global food prices: roles in poverty reduction and food security. Anim Front 13: 17–25
MY Birhanu, R Osei-Amponsah, FY Obese, T Dessie
2023 Agriculture 16
Spermatogenesis and cellular associations in the seminiferous epithelium of Guinea cock (Numida meleagris)
II Abdul-Rahman, FY Obese, JE Robinson
2016 Canadian Journal of Animal Science 97 (2), 241-249, 2016 Health Sciences 16
Measuring concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent antibody assay in plasma samples from Holstein cows
FY Obese, S Humphrys, KL Macmillan, AR Egan
2008 Journal of dairy science 91 (1), 160-168, 2008 Health Sciences 16
Melanocortin-4 receptor in sheep: a potential site for therapeutic intervention in disease models
JL Sartin, CG Wagner, DL Marks, JA Daniel, CD McMahon, FY Obese, ...
2005 Domestic animal endocrinology 29 (2), 446-455, 2005 Health Sciences 16
Reproductive performance following artificial insemination in Sanga and Crossbred (Friesian x Sanga) cows in the Accra Plains of Ghana
FY Obese, KA Dafour-Oduro, Y Gomda, E Bekoe
2010 Sustainable improvement of Animal production and health. FAO of the United …, 2010 Health Sciences 15
A survey on livestock and milk production characteristics of peri-urban agropastoral dairying in Ghana
SA Okantah, FY Obese, EOK Oddoye, P Gyawu, Y Asante
1999 Gh. J. Agric. Sci 32, 39-46, 1999 Agriculture 15
The performance, potentials and limitations of the West African Dwarf goat for meat production in the forest belt of Ghana
AK Tuah, MK Buadu, FY Obese, K Brew
1992 Health Sciences 15
Upgrading local cattle in tropical west Africa: Metabolic hormone concentrations during the post-partum period in Sanga and Friesian–Sanga crossbred cows
FY Obese, GB Martin, MA Blackberry, M Ayim-Akonor, Y Gomda
2015 Livestock Science 171, 84-92, 2015 Agriculture 14
Correlations among concentrations of some metabolic hormones and nutritionally-related metabolites in beef cows.
JK Damptey, FY Obese, GS Aboagye, RA Ayizanga
2013 Health Sciences 14