Haruna Gado Yakubu holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Sciences with Highest Honours (Summa Cum Laude), and a Master of Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety Engineering (top 10% on ECTS) from the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Hungary, 2023 and 2019, respectively. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, with First Class Honours, from the University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana, in 2016. Dr. Yakubu's research interests are within the fields of Animal Nutrition, Forage production, Ruminant production, Feed and Animal products qualification, using rapid analytical technologies. He is currently working on the applications of electronic nose (e-nose) and near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, in feed, milk, meat and milk products, such as cheese, and yoghurt analyses.
Dr. Haruna Gado Yakubu
About
Recent activity
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Project
Nov 2025
Analysis of meat quality traits of farmed and wild giant African Land Snails (Achatina achatina) using conventional and NIR methods.
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Project
Nov 2025
The potential of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) fiber as a functional ingredient in beef sausages.
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Award
Jan 2025
DRIC-RSG-GRL-25-015
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Award
Jan 2025
DRIC-RSG-IND-25-009
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Award
Jan 2023
Summa Cum Laude PhD
Teaching & projects
I believe teaching is not just the transmission of knowledge but the facilitation of learning, critical thinking, and personal growth. My philosophy rests on three core principles: student-centered learning, active engagement, and lifelong relevance.
Projects
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Analysis of meat quality traits of farmed and wild giant African Land Snails (Achatina achatina) using conventional and NIR methods.
Principal Investigator
November 2025 - Present
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The potential of tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) fiber as a functional ingredient in beef sausages.
Co-investigator
November 2025 - Present
Publications ORCID 0000-0002-9606-7140 →
2026
Precision dietary strategies for enriching animal-derived foods with antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids
journal article
2026
Electronic Nose Profiling of Pet Foods for Brand and Flavor Discrimination with Preference Analysis
journal article
2025
Coffees Brewed from Standard Capsules Help to Compare Different Aroma Fingerprinting Technologies—A Comparison of an Electronic Tongue and Electronic Noses
journal article
2025
Potential Human Health Risks From Ingestion and Dermal Exposure to Geophagic Clays: Applications of Multivariate Analyses (MVA) and Near‐Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy
journal article
2023
Trends in artificial aroma sensing by means of electronic nose technologies to advance dairy production – a review
journal article
2023
Near‐infrared spectroscopy for rapid evaluation of winter cereals and Italian ryegrass forage mixtures
journal article
2022
Micro-Encapsulated Microalgae Oil Supplementation Has No Systematic Effect on the Odor of Vanilla Shake-Test of an Electronic Nose
journal article
2022
Machine Olfaction to Evaluate the Stability of the Odor Profile of Pancakes Enriched with Docosahexaenoic Acid and Anthocyanins
journal article
2022
The recent advances of near-infrared spectroscopy in dairy production—a review
journal article
2021
Aroma Profile, Microbial and Chemical Quality of Ensiled Green Forages Mixtures of Winter Cereals and Italian Ryegrass
journal article
2021
Közeli-infravörös spektroszkópia: gyors és hatékony eszköz a fruktóztartalom mérésére
journal article
2021
Near-infrared spectroscopy: rapid and effective tool for measuring fructose content
journal article
Engagements
📅 Conferences attended
2022
Rapid Methods Europe
Presented a paper · Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022
4th International Conference on Food Science and Technology
Presented a paper · Budapest, Hungary
2021
4th International Conference on Biosystems and Food Engineering
Presented a paper · Budapest, Hungary
Honors & affiliations
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DRIC-RSG-GRL-25-015
DRIC, UCC · 2025
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DRIC-RSG-IND-25-009
DRIC, UCC · 2025
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Summa Cum Laude PhD
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences · 2023
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First Class Honours
University of Cape Coast · 2016
Colleagues & frequently viewed together
Prof. Samuel Obeng Apori
Associate Professor · Department of Animal Science
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Prof. Frederick N A Odoi
Associate Professor · Department of Animal Science
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Prof. Anthony Annan-Prah
Associate Professor · Department of Animal Science
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Prof. Moses Teye
Associate Professor · Department of Animal Science
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Prof. Julius Kofi Hagan
Professor · Department of Animal Science
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Mr. Stephen Adu
Chief Technician · Department of Animal Science
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Dr. Samuel Ayeh Ofori
Senior Lecturer · Department of Animal Science
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Mr. Senyo Yao Akorli
Principal Research Assistant(Teaching Assistant) · Department of Animal Science
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Dr. Seth Yaw Afedo
Lecturer · Department of Animal Science
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Prof. Samuel Obeng Apori
Associate Professor · Department of Animal Science
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Dr. Emmanuel Inkoom
Senior Lecturer · Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
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Miss Joyce Essi Dzigbordi Klutse
Chief Teacher · University Primary School
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