Yusuf Otaru ALIU

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ALIU

First Name

Yusuf

Other Names

Otaru

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Janu ary 14,1943,

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Kogi

Place of Birth

Okene

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Zenebu Salawu 1972

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Profession

veterinarian, university lecturer

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Roman Catholic Mission School, Okene, 1949-56, Government Col lege, Keffi, 1957-63, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, 1964-69, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas, USA, 1972-74

Educational Qualification

DVM, Ph.D,

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Nige rian Representative, World Veterinary Asso ciation, 1975-77; Executive Member, Com monwealth Veterinary Association, 1975-77; Vice-President, World Association ofVeteri nary Pharmacologists, Physiologists and Bio chemists, 1983-85;member, Editorial Board, Tropical Veterinarian, S. Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland, 1983;

Previous Appointments

Appointed Live stock Assistant-in-Training 1964; Research Assistant, Summer, Cornell, USA, 1966; Research Assistant Cedars, USA, 1967; Re search Assistant, Los Angeles and US Food and Drug Administration, Beltsville, USA, 1968; University teacher, since 1969;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

BeefPro duction AndQuality Control, Gaskiya, Zaria, 1979; Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxi cologyExperiments, Ahmadu BelloUniver sity Press, Zaria, 1983; Experimental Veteri nary Physiology, Ahmadu Bello University Press, Zaria, 1985;

Hobbies

lawn tennis;

Residential Address

17 Mai Bedde Road, Area 'A', Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State

Official Address

Department of Physiol ogyand Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria