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Amoah, Eugene

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Department: 
Department of Agricultural Sciences
Location: 
131 Meat Tech
Phone: 
(478) 825-6262; and (478) 825-6818
Fax: 
(478) 827-3062; and (478) 825-6376
Email: 
amoahe@fvsu.edu

Place of Birth: Accra, Ghana
Position: Professor of Animal Science
Department: Agricultural Research

Professor, Animal Science, FVSU (1986-Present);
Visiting Scientist USDA, Gene Evaluation & mapping Lab. (July-September, 1993);
USDA, Reproduction Lab. Beltsville, MD. (Jan.– March, 1991);
Lecturer/Researcher, University of the South Pacific, Western Samoa (1984-1986);
Assistant Research Officer, Animal Research Institute, CSIR, Ghana (1974-1977)

Faculty Bio
Education: 

B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
M.Sc. Anim. Prod., University of Reading, Reading, England
Ph.D. Reprod. Physiol. University of Reading, Reading, England

Publications: 

Berckman, B., Amoah, E.A., & Mobini, S. 2004.
Superovulation and recovery of goat embryos during the non-breeding and breeding seasons using PG 600”. International Conference on Goats, Pretoria, South Africa, July 3-9, 2004.
Gazal, O.S., B. Kouakou, E.A. Amoah, C.R. Barb, J.B. Barrett, and S. Gelaye. 2002. Effects of N-methyl-D,L-aspartate on LH, GH, and testosterone secretion in goat bucks maintained under long or short photoperiods. J. Anim. Sci. 80:1623-1628
Samake, S., E.A. Amoah, O. Gazal, S. Mobini, and S. Gelaye.2000. In vitro fertilization of goat oocytes during the non- breeding season. Small Rumin. Res. 35 (2000): 49.
Amoah, E.A., and S.Gelaye. 1997. Biotechnological Advances in Goat Reproduction. J. Anim. Sci. 75:578.
Amoah, E.A., S. Gelaye, P. Guthrie, and C.E. Rexroad, Jr. 1996. Breeding Season and Aspects of Reproduction of Female Goats. J. Anim. Sci. 74: 723.

Research Interests: 

The neuroendocrine basis of seasonal reproduction in goats;
Cell physiology of the goat, including genetic and embryo manipulation and culture for successful transfer;
Transgenic goat production.