Bachelor?s degree in Agricultural Engeneering from University of Sao Paulo (1985), master?s in Animal Nutrition from University of Sao Paulo (1988) and PhD in Animal Science from Cornell University (1993). He is currently Associate Professor at University of Sao Paulo and head of the University?s Animal Growth and Nutrition Laboratory. He has a level 1 CNPq researcher leader fellowship. His expertise is in ruminant nutrition physiology, with focus on beef cattle nutrition and feedlot management. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The Beef cattle production is crossing by a lot of changes with the goal to increase the performance and also its profit. The Nutrition can play an important role in the success or unsuccess at feedlot. It is regarding the Nutrition may evoke one of the most important metabolic disease which will onset losses by performance. Acidosis. Therefore, there is an effort to carry out research wi…
The conventional live weight monitoring system in beef cattle is characterized by the removal of the animals from the pens or paddocks and handling them in corrals with static weighing systems. In this process, several problems related to calibration of scales and handling of the squeeze chute, added to fluctuations in live weight that occurs throughout the day, mainly due to changes in t…
The Brazilian projections of beef production indicate intense dynamism in the coming years, especially after the approval of agonists of beta-adrenergic receptors (A²A) awarded by the MAPA in June 2012. Zilpaterol hydrochloride (CZ) is a synthetic compound belonging to the A²A group which improves feed efficiency increasing the meat production per area unit. Cattle supplemented with CZ ha…
Brazil has the largest commercial herd in the world, which represents the largest sector of national gross agribusiness production value. Consequently, the improvement of productive efficiency of the beef sector may result in expressive economic and environmental benefits to the country. Economic benefits could be achieved by the development of monitoring systems used to evaluate the grow…
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Both, growth and models for estimation of energy and protein utilization, have been extensively studied over the years in several countries. However, the studies about the growth and the validation of these models for different regions and breeds need to be verified. In tropical regions, especially in Brazil, growth parameters and models for Growing Calves and Heifers (GCH) follow the rec…
Several studies conducted with molecular biology techniques have focused their hypotheses on mitochondria reporting a possible association with feed efficiency and heat production on beef cattle. In these organelles are the uncoupling protein (UCP), which functions and their interrelationships are not yet fully established. Recently, researchers found inducible adipocytes or brite (beige)…
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Mathematical models are important tools to estimate the nutritional requirements and performance of animals, to reduce cost of production and minimize the excretion of nutrients to the environment. Very few models have been evaluated to estimate the requirements and performance of young calves in tropical condition. The objective of this project is to evaluate the National Research Counci…
Brazil is the second largest beef producer and the largest exporter in the world. It represents the largest sector of Brazilian agriculture. Increasing feed efficiency can bring significant economic, social and environmental benefits to the country. Mathematical models are efficient tools to predict performance and optimum endpoints (age, weigh and composition at slaughter). These models …
Brazil, with the biggest commercial herd in the world, is just now developing research on the genetics of feed efficiency. In addition, it is impossible to ignore national and international pressure for a more sustainable beef production industry less polluting production, be the Amazon, Pantanal, Cerrado biome or anywhere. Countries like Australia and Canada have already developed progra…
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