ACEWM | Africa Center of Excellence for water Management Addis Ababa University

Dr.Berhanu Abera

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION/EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

PhD in Vet public health on Modelling of Bovine tuberculosis in semi-intensive dairy farms, Addis Ababa University in 2024
MVSc in Epidemiology from Addis Ababa University in 2012
MBA in Business Administration in 2012
DVM, Haramaya University in 2008

EXPERIENCES

Research Head of Veterinary Public Health Process Unit, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research/EIAR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024-now
Focal Person and One Health Research Unit initiator, EIAR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2023-now
Focal Person for Zoonotic Disease Surveillance, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Holeta 2017-now
Research Associate for Infectious Disease Modelling Project, PhD study project, Addis Ababa university, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Bishoftu, 2017-2024
Project Coordinator of Dairy food safety and Veterinary Drug Resistance, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Holeta 2015-2017
National Animal Health Research Programme leader, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural
Research/EIAR, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2015-2017
Research Head of Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Holeta Agricultural Research Center, Holeta, 2013-2015
Project Manager & Senior Consultant, EH Agro-consulting plc., Addis Ababa, 2020-2024 (Partime)

APPOINTMENTS

Secretariat Board Member, Ethiopian Poultry producers and Processors Association/EPPPA, Addis Ababa, 2021-now (Partime)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION/PERTINENT

1. Tegegn, B., Gumi Donde, B., Ambaw, M., Emiru, B., & Mamo, G. (2024). The Incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis in a Dairy Herd Practicing Irregular Skin Test and Slaughter Control Program Abera et al 2024. Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 7. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajravs/2024/v7i2288
2. Tegegn, B., Gumi, B., Ambaw, M., Emiru, B., & Mamo, G. (2024). The Impact of repeated test and slaughter: An update on subsequent incidence and herd demography, Ethiopian Veterinary Journal
3. Tegegn, B., Gumi, B., & Mamo, G. (2024). Non-biological factors: Knowledge, attitude and practice of dairy farmers affecting bTB control and prevention, Ethiopian Veterinary Journal
4. Berhanu Abera*, Kasim Kediro, Mohamed Jafer, Shihun Shimelis, Abdulbari Ismael, Dereje Alemu, Yehualashet Bayu. The Livability of Bovans Brown Parent Layers Raised in Commercial Breeder Farm, Ethiopia. American Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. Vol. 9, No. 2, 2021, pp. 33-39. doi: 10.11648/j.bio.20210902.11
5. Emeru, B. A., Werid, G., M., & Abera, B. (2020). Evaluation of comparative intradermal tuberculin and interferon gamma release tests for prediction of tuberculous lesion development in slaughtered cattle. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, 12(2), 78-84.
6. Abera B*, Lynch S, Duguma R, Dessie T, Betridge J, Wigley P and Christley R 2017: Immunogenicity of the Newcastle disease virus vaccine La Sota, in introduced birds under intensive and extensive management conditions. Journal of Liv Res Rur Dev,2017, vol 29:110
7. Duguma B, Abera B, Muktar Y, Adugna S, Kefyalew H, et al. (2018) Knowledge, Attitude and Practices about Quality and Management of Anthelmintic Drugs in Adea Berga District, Central Ethiopia. J Vet Sci Technol 9: 540.
8. Tadele, M., Urge, B., Alemu Jiru, T., Kassa, T., Gutema, F., Abera, B., Aklilu, H., & Arebu, N. (2022). Drug Utilization Behaviour of Small-scale Dairy Farms in Three Districts of Oromia Region. Science Journal of Public Health, 10, 21–28. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20221001.13
9. Tadele M, Siyoum T, Yohannes A, Urge B, Abera B (2018). Study on Mastitis Prevalence and associated risk Factors in different Farms, proceedings Eastern Africa Agricultural Productivity Project (EAAPP), Dairy research results, http://www.eiar.gov.et. ISBN: 9789994466504
10. Tamirat Siyoum, Markos Tadele, Beksisa Urge, Aster Yohannnes, Temesgen Kassa, Melese Eshete, and Berhanu Abera, (2018). Anthelmintic Drug Management in North and West Shewa Zone, Proceedings of Review Workshop on Completed Research, http://www.eiar.gov.et/ ISBN: 9789994466672
11. Tamirat Kaba*, Berhanu Abera and Temesgen Kassa 2018: Esophageal groove dysfunction: a cause of ruminal bloat in newborn calves. BMC Veterinary Research (2018) 14:276 https: //doi.org/ 10.1186/s12917-018-1573-2
12. Study on the sero-prevalence and risk factors of Newcastle disease in local chickens in some villages, Ada`a wereda, Ethiopia. Girma, M. Pal, M. Abera, B. Melese, K. Esatu, W. Dessie, T., 2013. IN: Livestock at the crossroad of climate change and variability: ESAP proceeding 20th annual conference
13. Beksisa Urge, Markos Tadele, Berhanu Abera, Tamirat Siyoum, Temesgen Kasa, and Melese Eshete, (2018). Factors causing Hide and Skin Quality Deterioration, Proceedings of Review Workshop on Completed Research,
  http://www.eiar.gov.et/ ISBN: 9789994466672
14. Markos Tadele, Tamirat Siyoum, Beksisa Urge, Temesgen Kassa, Berhanu Abera and Melese Eshete,
  (2018).Identifying and documenting potential Ethno-Veterinary Knowledge and Practices, Proceedings of Review Workshop on Completed Research, http://www.eiar.gov.et/ ISBN: 9789994466672
15. Urge, B., Gure, G., Gutema, F., Kassa, T., Tadele, M., Alemu Jiru, T., Aklilu, H., Arebu, N., Abera, B., Galmesa, U., Fita, L., Jembere, T., & Tadese, M. (2023). Isolation and Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella Serovars from Diarrheic Dairy Calves in Welmera District, Central Ethiopia.
  https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28386.50888

Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research/EIAR
berhanutegegn12@gmail.com;
birhanu.abera@office.eiar.gov.et
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.17638.60483

Alemu Jiru, T., Urge, B., Tadele, M., Kassa, T., Gutema, F., Abera, B., Aklilu, H., & Arebu, N. (2023a). Evaluation of the Acaricidal Effect of Zehneria Decabra and Ocimum lamifolium on Boophylus decoluratus in Cattle in the Welmera and Adeaberga Districts, Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.21832.90885
Kaba, T., Zeryehun, T., Abera, B., & Kassa, T. (2017). A Review on the Role of Veterinary Public Health and Its Current Challenges. 114. https://doi.org/10.29011/AVST-114/100014.

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS

Ethiopian Poultry Producers, and processors Association BERHANU ABERA 251-911-81-6031
Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research/EIAR
Ethiopian dairy producer association
Ethiopian Veterinary Association
Ethiopian Society of Animal Production

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

One Health summer school diploma (entitled: Towards integration of One Health Approaches and principles into Ethiopian University teaching, research and community Service)
Lifelong Learning Diploma in Blended agri-food sector (Sustainability and Health aspect in the development of selected value-chains)” from Foundation Italian Universities
Post graduate Diploma in Poultry Medicine from Toulouse National Veterinary School, & AAU
Certificate on Infectious Disease Modeling by Addis Ababa University and Illinois University
One Health HORN Masterclass on Epidemiological methods, Liverpool University and ILRI
One Health Masterclass Workshop on Introduction to mathematical modelling of infectious disease Masterclass on Concepts and theory of the economics of One Health, ILRI
Summer school on TOT Biosecurity hybrid training, National Veterinary school of Toulouse, France
Data Management and Analysis/Training” organized by Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research
Hatchery Management training offered by Ethiopian-Netherlands trade for agricultural growth (ENTAG) and Pas Reform Hatchery technology of Netherlands.
“Training Factory Manager: Feed production Technology; Feed safety and Quality Control” organized by Netherland/DE HEUS THE NETHERLANDS
“Improving Animal Feed Quality/Training” by EAFIA, ETHIO Feed Plc, WINROCK