Staff Profiles: Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES - staff profiles

Mr Sachariah P. Muteka

Department: animal science

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Mr Sachariah P. Muteka
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Master’s Degree in Zoology, Honours in Zoology (University of Pretoria) Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and Chemistry (Concordia College, MN, USA)
3. Current Position	Lecturer in the Department of Animal Science
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Neudamm Campus, Windhoek, Namibia Animal Science Building, Room 104.
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	Tel: +264 61 206 4033 Fax: +264 61 206 3013
6. Email Address	spmuteka@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Mr SP Muteka has worked in the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources for elevn years. He started as Staff Development in the Department of Animal Science in 1998. He started working as Lecturer in 2003 upon successful completion of a Masters degree from the University of Pretoria. He’s currently studying towards a PhD in zoology through the University of Pretoria on part-time basis. He aims to become a Zoologist with specific interest in Eco-physiology.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Anatomy and Physiology, Parasitology and Animal Health at both Degree and Diploma levels
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Environmental variables affecting reproduction. Physiology of both domestic and wild animals. Reproduction and conservation implications in the wild populations of small mammals.
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Journal Articles SACHARIAH P. MUTEKA, 2000. Development and Field evaluation of Animal feed supplementation Packages published in Agricola. SACHARIAH P. MUTEKA; CHRISTIAN T. CHIMIMBA, AND NIGEL C. BENNETT, 2006. Reproductive Seasonality in Aethomys Namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from Southern Africa. Journal of Mammalogy 87 (1): 67-75. SACHARIAH P. MUTEKA, CHRISTIAN T. CHIMIMBA, AND NIGEL C. BENNETT (2006). Reproductive Seasonality in Aethomys Ineptus (Rodentia: Muridae) from South Africa. Journal of Zoology, London 270:314-322. SACHARIAH P. MUTEKA, CHRISTIAN T. CHIMIMBA, AND NIGEL C. BENNETT (2006). Photoperiodic Responsiveness in Aethomys Ineptus and Aethomys namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae) from South Africa. Journal of Zoology (London) 268: 225-231.. MUTEKA, S.P. (2004). The biology of reproduction of the Tete veld rat, Aethomys ineptus and the Namaqua rock mouse, A. namaquensis (Rodentia: Muridae). MSc. thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria Conference Papers: African Regional Cooperative Agreement (AFRA: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), First Coordination Meeting, Starlight Hotel, Dar-Es-Salaam, 24-28 February 1997. AFRA Training Workshop on “Production and Use of Self-Coating Radio-immuno-assay (RIA) Kits” Ecole National de Medecine Veterinaire, Sidi Thabet, Tunisia, 05-16 May 1997. National Annual Agricultural Research Reporting Conference, Windhoek, 19-21 August 1997. Paper presented on “Development and Field Evaluation of Animal Supplementation Packages”. National Annual Agricultural Research Planning Conference, Tsumeb, 16-19 September 1997. Research Planning Meeting, Harnas Game Lodge, 26-29 January 1998. Report on AFRA activities and future plans presented. National Training Workshop on Development and formulation of Supplementary feeds for ruminant livestock for extension, research staff, communal and commercial farmers, Gobabis, 07-09 April 1998. SANTED (South Africa-Norway Tertiary Education Development Programme), Collaborative Training Programme between the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, University of Namibia, and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique, on Inhaca Island, Mozambique in July 1-14, 2004-2006. SANTED (South Africa-Norway Tertiary Education Development Programme), Collaborative Training Programme between the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, University of Namibia, and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique, at Henties Bay, Namibia during June 23-July12, 2007-2008.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Consultancy Project: Food Security and Nutrition in Namibia, FAO supported consultancy through the Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry, under Southern Consultants 2003.