Assistant Professor/Research Scientist of Animal Sciences
Dr. Negusse F. Kidane is an Assistant Professor and Research Scientist of Animal Sciences in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology. Currently he is working on research projects aiming at determining the residual feed intake (RFI) of goats using GrowSafe Computerized Feeding System. Dr. Kidane' s work focuses on improving the feed utilization efficiency of food producing animals by monitoring daily feed intake, daily feeding behavior and daily growth rate. In addition Dr. Kidane is planning a research projects that reduces environmental footprint of livestock, especially curtailing methane emission from ruminants by using novel feed ingredients that can be incorporated in livestock diets. Dr. Kidane also teaches a number of Animal Science courses, including Animal Production and Marketing, Poultry Sciences, Breeding and Genetics, Dairy Science, Poultry Technology and Marketing. He also directs laboratory sessions for most of the course he teaches.
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About Negusse Fessehaye Kidane
Dr. Negusse F. Kidane is an Assistant Professor and Research Scientist of Animal Sciences in the Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology. Currently he is working on research projects aiming at determining the residual feed intake (RFI) of goats using GrowSafe Computerized Feeding System. Dr. Kidane' s work focuses on improving the feed utilization efficiency of food producing animals by monitoring daily feed intake, daily feeding behavior and daily growth rate. In addition Dr. Kidane is planning a research projects that reduces environmental footprint of livestock, especially curtailing methane emission from ruminants by using novel feed ingredients that can be incorporated in livestock diets. Dr. Kidane also teaches a number of Animal Science courses, including Animal Production and Marketing, Poultry Sciences, Breeding and Genetics, Dairy Science, Poultry Technology and Marketing. He also directs laboratory sessions for most of the course he teaches.
| Present | Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences, Prairie View A&M University ‐ College of Agriculture & Human Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
My current research interest includes improving feed utilization efficiency of goats, determining residual feed intakes (RFI) of different breeds of goats, evaluating novel freed biomass as livestock feed ingredients, and reducing environmental hoofprint of livestock by reducing methane emissions, monitoring the diet quality of free-grazing herbivores using NIRS technology, monitoring feed intake and feeding behavior using GrowSafe Computerized Feeding System.
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2020 - 2022 | Undergraduate Council PVAMU, Member | 2019 - 2022 | Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (PVMU), Member | 2010 - 2022 | American Society of Quality, Member | 2002 - 2022 | American Society of Animal Sciences, Member | 2002 - 2022 | American Society of Rangeland Management, Member | 2002 - 2022 | Reviewer of the Rangeland Ecology and Management Journal, Revier |
Honors and Awards
- The Texas A & M Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta the honor society for Agriculture, College Station, Texas. USA.
- Certificate of Quality Engineer America Society of Quality. USA
- Certificate of Six Sigma Green Belt, American Society of Quality USA
Courses
- Poultry Technology and Marketing ANSC-2255
- Poultry Sciences AGRI-1327
- Breeding and Genetics ANSC-4353
- Animal Production and Marketing AGRI-2351
| 2002 - 2005 | PhD, Texas A&M University ‐ Department of Rangeland Ecology, Animal Science | |
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| 1996 - 1997 | MS, University of Aberdeen ‐ Animal Sciences | |
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| 1987 - 1991 | BS, Alemaya University of Agriculture ‐ Animal Sciences | |
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Contact Information
Negusse F Kidane, Ph.D
Department of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Ecology
College of Agriculture, Nutrition and Human Sciences
Prairie View A&M University
Email: nfkidane@pvamu.edu
Phone:936-261-2507