PROF. OLUFISAYO OLUWADAMILARE LEIGHPROFESSORDEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINESCHOOL OF VERTERINARY SCIENCESNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Olufisayo Oluwadamilare Leigh is a Professor and the Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in the School of Veterinary Sciences (SoVS) at the University for Development Studies, Tamale. He attended the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, between 1989 and 2013 where he bagged his degrees in Veterinary Medicine i.e. DVM (1997), MVSc. Veterinary Reproduction (2006) and Ph.D in Theriogenology (2013). At the professional level, he holds the following certifications: Cert. IVEP, OPU & ET (Nairobi, 2011), Cert. Reprod. USS (Polans, 2013), Cert. Artificial Insemination Technology (Nigeria, 2014) and FCVSN (2016). Within the active eighteen (18) years of teaching and research in Nigeria (2006 - 2024), Professor Leigh taught Theriogenology at both the University of Ibadan and the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Professor Leigh was a 2010 beneficiary of the MacArthur sponsored Academic Linkages programme and also served as Principal Investigator on a 2021 national study, sponsored by Arpexas Ltd. Scotland, on the challenges of artificial insemination in Nigeria. He has also served (2024) as Lead Trainer on World bank-sponsored Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project. Professor Leigh has more than 70 scientific publications, including 3 textbooks in his field of specialty, to Gods glory. His field of research is Assisted Reproduction Techniques. He was promoted Full Professor in October, 2019. He is a member of some professional bodies such as NVMA, SFT, ESDAR and SARI.
Area of Specialization: Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ARTs) Official Address: Department of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), School of Veterinary Sciences (SoVS), University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, P. O. Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana; Official Email Address (UDS): olufisayo.leigh@uds.edu.gh Alternate Email Address: damilareolufisayo@yahoo.com Phone Number: +233502735095 Google Scholar Link:https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=10&q=olufisayo+oluwadamilare+leigh&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
Research Interests:
Physico-chemical studies of vaginal mucus in food animals for timing inseminations to favour sex preselection
Follicular dynamics during synchronized oestrus in cattle
Development of fertility predictive models for female-dog production
Leigh, O. O. and Babic, N. P. (2018). Rectal Palpation of the Urogenital tract of the Bull and Fertility Estimation. In: Leigh, O. O. (Ed.) Handbook of Bovine Rectal Palpation with Notes on the Mare for Veterinary Students. Stirling-Horden Publishers Ltd. Ibadan. 73-78 pp. ISBN: 978-978-032-686-9.
Leigh, O. O. (2019). Ultrasonography In Pregnancy Diagnosis and Foetal Viability Assessment. In: Leigh, O. O., Mutembei, H. M. and Agbugba, L. C. (Eds.) Guide To Clinical and Laboratory Procedures in Theriogenology. Scholarship Books Ltd. Ibadan. 99-112 pp. ISBN: 978-978-526-602-3.
Leigh, O. O. and Fayemi, O. E. (2010). Estimation of gestational age using ultrasonic measurement of foetal parameters in the West African dwarf goat. Tropical Veterinarian. Vol. 28. No. 2: 43-49.
Leigh, O. O. (2013). Trans-abdominal scan evidence of superfoetation in a West African dwarf goat doe: A Case Report. Tropical Veterinarian. Vol. 31. No. 2: 83-86.
Leigh, O. O., Davies, A. A. and Oyedare, O. I. (2013). Fostering the ease of calving: Pelvic area assessment in Bunaji and Rahaji cows. Tropical Veterinarian. Vol. 31. No. 4: 161-168.
Leigh, O. O., Emikpe, B. O. and Ogunsola, J. O. (2014). Histopathological changes in some reproductive and endocrine organs of Trypanosoma brucei infected West African dwarf goat does. Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine. Vol. 18. No. 1: 31-39.
Leigh, O. O. (2015). Observation on placentome diameters in gestating West African Dwarf does experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei. Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences. Vol. 13. No. 3: 19-24..
Leigh, O. O. (2015). Influence of restraint facility on semen placement site and pregnancy rates following artificial insemination in beef cattle. Journal of Reproduction and Infertility. Vol. 6. No. 3: 91-95.
Alimi, Y. A., Leigh, O. O., Ajala, O. O. and Abiola, J. O. (2017). Estrus responses and hormonal profiles of gilts following treatments with prostaglandin F2 alpha. Macedonian Veterinary Review. Vol. 40. No. 1: 13-20.
Famakinde, S. A., Leigh, O. O., Odeyemi, A. J. and Oluwatosin, B. O. (2017). Reproductive parameters of prostaglandin-treated female Kalahari Red goats in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences. Vol. 53. No. 1: 180-186.
Leigh, O. O., Balogun, N. J., Oladipupo, A. A. and Ajala, O. O. (2017). Demerits of ovulation synchronization protocol in heifers: Insights from some pituitary and gonadal hormone profiles in synchronized White Fulani cattle. Tropical Veterinarian. Vol. 35. No. 4: 204-212.
Leigh, O. O. and Oyewunmi, A. O. (2018). Preliminary findings on some reproduction indices following administration of Diclair® HP-FSH to rabbit-does. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production Vol. 45. No. 3: 50-61.
Leigh, O. O., Mustapha, L., Agbugba, L. C. and Ibiam, A. E. (2018). Timed artificial insemination: Pregnancy rates in Sokoto Gudali cattle treated with Prostaglandin F2 alpha at a private dairy farm in Nigeria. Animal Production. Vol. 20. No. 1: 1-6.
Leigh, O. O., Mustapha, L., Agbugba, L. C., Ibiam, A. E. and Olorunnisomo, O. A. (2018). Estrus detection in dairy cattle: Are vaginal detector probes species-specific to vaginal mucus? Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. Vol. 45. No. 4: 43-51.
Leigh, O. O., Agbugba, L. C., Ibiam, A. E. and Oyewunmi, A. O. (2019). Vaginal mucus resistivity and intenseness of vulva discharge: Dis-uniformity in trends had zero effect on conception following multiple insemination in Ovsynch-treated Bunaji cows. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production. Vol. 46. No. 2: 55-61.
Leigh, O. O. (2019). Ovarian weight, follicle count and retrieved oocyte characteristics in West African dwarf goat does experimentally infected with Trypanosoma brucei. Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences. Vol. 34. No. 1: 49-53.
Agbugba, L. C., Oyewunmi, A. O., Atawalna, J. and Leigh, O. O. (2019). Pregnancy Rates Following Cattle Artificial Insemination: The Toll of Late Return to Estrus, Clarion Call for Reproductive Health Screening and Possibly More? Tropical Veterinarian. Vol. 37 (3): 224-233.
Agbugba, L. C., Oyewunmi, A. O., Ogundumade, T. P. and Leigh, O. O. (2020). Investigation of Vaginal Mucus Parameters: Development of Models for Staging the Estrous Cycle of the Bunaji Cow. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. Vol. 55: 1044-1053.
Agbugba, L. C., Obafemi, O. M., Odekhe, E. C. and Leigh, O. O. (2020). Observations with estradiol titre, genitalia and parturition time in female albino rats treated with aqueous Adansonia digitata leaf extract. Nigerian Journal of Animal Science. Vol. 22 (2): 90-97.
Adeyeye, A. A., Abubakar, Y. U., Leigh, O. O., Ate, I.U., Stephen, J., Raheem, K.A. and Ubah, S.A. (2021). Pregnancy-Specific Protein B in Yankasa ewes during pregnancy and postpartum periods. Macedonian Veterinary Review. Vol. 44 (1): 55-62.
Obafemi, O. M., Ugokwe, I. N., Yusuf, A., Bolaji, A. A., Mustapha, L., Famakinde, S. A., Agbugba, L. C., Oladipupo, A. A., Ibiam, A. E., Iyanda, A., Adeyeye, A. A. and Leigh, O. O. (2021). Insights from progesterone fertility tests: Vaginal mucus resistivity and cytology techniques for enhanced dog breeding in developing countries. Tropical Veterinarian. Vol. 39 (1): 1-13.
Obafemi, O. M., Bolaji, A. A., Ogundunmade, T. P., Raheem, K. A., Balogun, A. S., Lamidi, A. M. and Leigh, O. O. (2022). Investigation of some fertility parameters: Development of pregnancy predictive models following Synchromate® administration and double fixed-time artificial insemination in the Bunaji cow. International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Rural Development. Vol. 10 (3): 001-007.
Akinbote, O. R., Olanrewaju, A. O., Obafemi, O. M., Famakinde, S. A., Bolaji, A. A., Rabiu, M. B. and Leigh, O. O. (2022). Advocacy for quantitative progesterone assay in the breeding management of bitches. Ovozoa: Journal of Animal Reproduction. Vol. 11: 98-102.
Raheem, K. A., Sopeju, A. E., Ogundunmade, T. P., Obafemi, O. M., Bolaji, A. A., Famakinde, S. A., Jesuje, A. O., Awa-Arua, T. C., Agbaohwo, J. O., Sulaiman, L. Babashani, M., Peters, A. R., Adeyeye, A. A. and Leigh, O. O. (2023). An overview of the reproductive indices of the cattle industry in Nigeria and the adoption of artificial insemination. Tropical Veterinarian, Vol. 41 (1): 2-25.
Ogundipe, T. T., Akinjiola, A. M., Samuel, E. S., Osunkoya, D., Famakinde, S. A., Leigh, O. O. and Ajala, O. O. (2025). Determination of porcine foetal age using foetal biometric indices. Animal Research International, 22 (1): 5975 - 5981.
Famakinde, S. A., Obafemi, O. M., Ajayi, T. A., Akinbote, O. R., Olanrewaju, A. O., Ola, D. B., Fakorede, O. O., Leigh, O. O., Salaudeen, B. A. and Rabiu, M. B. (2025). Performance of pre-breeding cycle-staging techniques in bitches: Clinical comparability of vaginal cytology and progesterone assay. Ovozoa: Journal of Animal Reproduction. Vol. 14: 1-7.
