Germán Darío Ramírez Zamudio

With a degree in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science from Universidad del Tolima, Colombia, and a masters and doctorate in Animal Science from the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) and the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), he has experience in growth physiology and meat quality, focusing on optimizing production efficiency and sustainability in the beef cattle industry. During his PhD, his research centered on maternal nutrition and its effects on progeny, emphasizing fetal programming and its implications for growth physiology and meat quality. Following his PhD, he worked as an associate researcher on the Roullier Innovation Awards 2020 project, executed at the Federal University of Lavras in collaboration with the Centre Mondial de l'Innovation Roullier in France, investigating the use of supplements in pregnant cows to positively influence fetal development. Currently, he participates in a postdoctoral project at the School of Animal Science and Food Engineering of the University of São Paulo (FZEA/USP), which investigates the effects of early weaning in Nelore cows on fetal programming and the performance of the next generation. He was also a visiting researcher in the Department of Animal Sciences at North Dakota State University, USA, where he collaborated on research focused on fetal programming, evaluating multi-generational outcomes, and the impact of nutrition on paternal programming and its effects on the progeny of beef cattle. He collaborates on research projects funded by FAPESP, CNPq, and private industry, alongside institutions such as the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo State University (UNESP), and North Dakota State University (NDSU). These projects involve applying omics approaches to assess feed efficiency, meat quality, and the effects of nutrition on fetal development in beef cattle. His research focuses on basic science, interpreting omics approaches and their interactions with phenotypic outcomes, emphasizing fetal programming and nutrigenomics. The goal is to deepen the understanding of the interactions between nutrition and genetics, aiming to enhance production efficiency and meat quality while promoting sustainability in animal production systems. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)