BIOGRAPHY RE: ABONYI, FESTUS OTAKA Festus Otaka Abonyi (PhD), is an Associate Professor of Animal Health and Production at the University of Nigeria Nsukka. His career objectives are to build capacity, provide leadership and mentorship to students, fellow professionals and other related experts with the ability to apply biomedical knowledge and skills to alleviate animal suffering, improve livestock productivity and ensure food security. Thus, helping them actively participate in national, regional and international livestock disease control programmes. He is a former Head, Department of Animal Health and Production, Consultant in Swine Nutrition, Health and Management to the University of Nigeria Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The co-author is actively involved in teaching and research and has research focus on swine nutrition, health and management. Dr Abonyi has received the following academic awards: Federal Ministry of Education Scholarship in 2001, University of Nigeria Senate Research Grant in 2007 and Innovators of tomorrow by the World Bank in 2008. He has 33 publications, 21 conference paper presentations and 98 citations. The author is a registered Veterinarian, Fellow, College of Veterinary Surgeons Nigeria (FCVSN), member of Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan. He is married with children.