CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Degrees in Agronomy Engineering (1987) and a Master's Degree in Animal Science and Pastures (1993), both from the University of São Paulo) and PhD in Animal Sciences (1997) from the University of Arizona. He has been working in the Animal Science Department of ESALQ since 1988 in the areas of Feed Conservation and Ruminant Nutrition, occupying the position of Full Professor. Acts as a research gropu leader at CNPq and advise to FAPESP, CNPq and CAPES. Most of his experience is in Animal and Feed Science, with emphasis on Forage Management and Conservation, being proud to have participated, as advisor, in the training of 50 Masters, Doctors and 7 post-docs. He was a member of the Board and President of the Brazilian Society of Animal Sciences between 2011 and 2014. He has been responsible for the organization of the International Symposium on Forage Quality and Conservation since 2009 and was the Chairman of the International Silage Conference in 2015 in Brazil. He was the Dean of the of the "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture from 2015 to 2019. From 2018 until 2021, is the CFO and CHRO from the University of São Paulo, assuming administrative positions and participation in committees linked to the Central Adminsitration. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The use of sorghum grain to produce silage to feed ruminants can be a low-cost alternative compared to corn grain silage, especially in areas suffering with drought. The disadvantage is that sorghum grain typically has lower nutritive value than corn grain due to its low starch digestibility. The lower nutritive value of the sorghum grain is due to the high concentration of protein matrix…
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Currently, there is a great interest in the use of microorganisms intentionally applied to the forage mass before silage. These microorganisms can improve the fermentation profile, lower the pH rapidly and reduce silo losses. The present work aims to evaluate the growth and acid production of bacterial strains in forage mass in anaerobic environment. 5 experiments will be developed; the f…
Whole plant corn silage is a food composed of a vegetative fraction rich in fiber and fraction of grains in starch. The physical form of the fiber has a great impact on the rumen environment and consequently on the performance of lactating cows. The general objective of this project will be to evaluate the effect of the grain processor on corn hybrid with vitreous endosperm, fragmented wi…
In Brazil, the high moisture corn silage is widely used as an alternative to concentrate because it can be stored for long periods of time and has higher starch digestibility than dry grain. Another technique that is growing in the country is the snaplage. The snaplage is composed by the ear of the corn, which contains husk, cob, and grains. Snaplage is versatility because of the harvest …
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of fineness of grind and bacterial inoculation on fermentation profile, microbial counts, aerobic stability, N fractions, and starch digestibility of high-moisture corn. Experiment will consist of 24 treatments with 4 replicates per treatment (total of 96 mini-silos). Treatments will be a combination of 2 fineness of grind (finely- an…
Clostridia fermentation causes large dry-matter losses during storage of the silage and causes problems during the cheese-making process. The objective of the project is to evaluate the effects of air infiltration, additives and their interaction on clostridia counts, fermentation characteristics, dry-matter losses and aerobic stability of low dry-matter red clover-grass silage contaminat…
Three studies were designed to evaluate the differences among varieties and species of legumes and grasses in their nutritional composition and utilization by ruminants, 1) Silages of timothy-meadow fescue mixture or whole-crop barley harvested at two maturity stages fed to weathers with or without supplementation of rapeseed meal - Effects on in vivo digestibility, faecal particle size d…
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