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PROF. MADYA DR. HENNY BINTI AKIT
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
henny@upm.edu.my
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PROFESSIONAL

Associate Professor Dr Henny Akit’s primary research interest is in the field of Monogastric Animal Nutrition. Her current work includes the use of dietary alternative ingredients and supplementation to improve the gut health and production in poultry, towards ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture. She has also done work to evaluate the feeding practices and nutrient balance of horses in Malaysia. She is an EXCO member and treasurer of the Malaysian Society of Animal Production (MSAP).
NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) HENNY BINTI AKIT
POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
ANIMAL NUTRITION / ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY / ANIMAL PRODUCTION / ANIMAL SCIENCES / ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION
PHD
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Graduated : 2013
DOKTOR PERUBATAN VETERINAR
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2007
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
1. Dietary Lecithin Decreases Skeletal Muscle COL1A1 and COL3A1 Gene Expression in Finisher Gilts
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
2. Effect of Dietary Soy Lecithin on Laying Performance, Egg Quality and Meat Texture of Aged Layer Hen
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
3. Dietary lecithin improves dressing percentage and decreases chewiness in the longissimus muscle in finisher gilts
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
4. Dietary lecithin improves feed efficiency without impacting meat quality in immunocastrated male pigs and gilts fed a summer ration containing added fat
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
5. Effect of energy to protein ratio using alternative ingredients in broiler diets on growth performance and nutrient digestibility
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
6. Dietary bromelain improves nutrient digestibility, digesta viscosity and intestinal villus height as well as reduces intestinal E. coli population of broiler chickens
    Journal type: Non Citation-Indexed
7. Insects: A novel animal-feed protein source for the Australian Market
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
8. Black soldier fly larvae oil (Hermetia illucens L.) calcium salt enhances intestinal morphology and barrier function in laying hens
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
9. Pineapple Peel Bromelain Extract Improves Poultry In Vitro Protein Digestibility
    Journal type: MYCITE
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2013
PhD (Melbourne University)
2007
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (UPM)
PUBLICATION
2024
Black soldier fly larvae oil (Hermetia illucens L.) calcium salt enhances intestinal morphology and barrier function in laying hens
2021
Dietary replacement with food waste and black soldier fly larvae supplementation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility and intestinal microbial population in broilers
2019
Insects: A novel animal-feed protein source for the Australian Market
2019
Effect of energy to protein ratio using alternative ingredients in broiler diets on growth performance and nutrient digestibility
2018
Dietary lecithin improves feed efficiency without impacting meat quality in immunocastrated male pigs and gilts fed a summer ration containing added fat
2016
Effect of Dietary Soy Lecithin on Laying Performance, Egg Quality and Meat Texture of Aged Layer Hen
2016
Dietary Lecithin Decreases Skeletal Muscle COL1A1 and COL3A1 Gene Expression in Finisher Gilts
2016
Effect of Dietary Soy Lecithin on Laying Performance, Egg Quality and Meat Texture of Aged Layer Hen
2014
Dietary lecithin improves dressing percentage and decreases chewiness in the longissimus muscle in finisher gilts