Associate Professor Fabian Nde Fon

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Agriculture

Discipline: Animal Science

Highest Qualification

PhD (Agriculture) (UKZN)

Contact details

Email: FonF@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: (035)902-6397

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Ruminant Nutrition: Indigenous forages Ethnomedicine: Anthelmintic potential of indigenous plants and feed potential

Active Community Engagement & Service-learning work

A member of Golden Key International Honour Society (member no 9072520, Aug, 2012) A member of the South African Society of Animal Science (member no 4539, Aug, 2012) A member of the European Federation of Animal Production (EAAP)

Active Research Projects

Screening microbial ecosystems in domesticated and wild herbivores for potential fibrolytic enzymes or microbes that can harvest energy locked in crop residues without increasing greenhouse gases production. Assessment the potential of different indigenous feeds and their anthelmintic potential

Teaching Interest Areas

Applied Animal Nutrition Pig and Poultry Production I Digestive Physiology

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Screening microbial ecosystems in domesticated and wild herbivores for potential fibrolytic enzymes or microbes that can harvest energy locked

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Gemma Henderson, Faith Cox, Siva Ganesh, Arjan Jonker, Wayne Young, Global Rumen Census Collaborators, Janssen PH , FN FON(2015). Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range. Scientific reports. 5:14567

Msimango NNP, Fon FN (2016). Monitoring the fibrolytic potential of microbial ecosystems from domestic and wild ruminants browsing tanniferous forages. Animal Nutrition. 2(1): 40-44

AKINMOLADUN, O. F., FON, F. N. & OKOH, O. (2021). Intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen, and mineral balance of water-restricted Xhosa goats supplemented with vitamin C. J Open Agriculture, 6, 168-177..

AKINMOLADUN, O.F., FON, F.N., MPENDULO, C.T. AND OKOH, O. (2020). Intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen and mineral balance of water restricted Xhosa goat supplemented with vitamin C. Open Agriculture, 6, 168-177

AKINMOLADUN, O., FON, F., MPENDULO, C., HUGO, A., FALOWO, A., NANTAPO, C. & YANEZ-RUIZ, D. 2021a. Fatty acid profile, oxidative stability of lipids and sensory attributes of water restricted Xhosa goat meat supplemented with vitamin C. J Animal Production Science