From Left: Dr. Perminus K. Migwi (PhD), in the middle Dr. Dismas S. Shija (PhD) and to the far right: Professor Dr. Bockline O. Bebe (PhD)
The Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences is pleased to inform the scientific community and Congratulate Dr. Dismas Said Shija a member of academic staff, for successfully defending his PhD on 21st June 2023 at Egerton University in Kenya. The tittle of his PhD thesis is “Application of Positive Deviance Concept to Assess Amelioration Strategies for Environmental Stresses on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Tanzania.”
Dr Shija was supervised by Professor Dr. Bockline Omedo Bebe(PhD), Dr. Perminus K. Migwi (PhD) (both from Egerton University) and Dr. Okeyo Ally Mwai (PhD) from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). Dr. Shija is an expert in Livestock production Systems at the Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences from Sokoine University of Agriculture. His main research areas are on Dairy Farming and Entrepreneurship.
Publications from his PhD research study:
Shija, D. S., Mwai, O. A., Ojango, J. M., Komwihangilo, D. M., & Bebe, B. O. (2022). Assessing Lactation Curve Characteristics of Dairy Cows Managed under Contrasting Husbandry Practices and Stressful Environments in Tanzania. World, 3(4), 1032-1052.
Shija, D. S., Mwai, O. A., Migwi, P. K., Komwihangilo, D. M., & Bebe, B. O. (2022). Identifying positive deviant farms using Pareto-Optimality ranking technique to assess productivity and livelihood benefits in smallholder dairy farming under contrasting stressful environments in Tanzania. World, 3(3), 639-656.
Shija, D. S., Okeyo, M. A., Migwi, P. K., Kelya, N. J., & Bebe, B. O. (2022). Assessing Animal Disease Prevalence and Mortality in Smallholder Dairy Farms under Contrasting Management Practices and Stressful Environments in Tanzania. Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 12(11), 117-134.
Shija, D. S., Mwai, O. A., Migwi, P. K., Mrode, R., & Bebe, B. O. (2022). Characterizing Management Practices in High-and Average-Performing Smallholder Dairy Farms under Contrasting Environmental Stresses in Tanzania. World, 3(4), 821-839.
“Let’s all join hands in congratulating him”
Head of Department of Animal, Aquaculture and Range Sciences
The College of Agriculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture
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