Student
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
I was born and raised in the city, Jundiaí, Brazil, and my only contact with livestock was throw my grandparents that have a small acreage in a town in Minas Gerais which I would spend every vacations and school breaks. Growing up, my love for animals was undeniable, and I've always known that I wanted to study animals, but I didn't know exactly which species I wanted to focus on. Until my 12th birthday, my grandfather gave me a heifer calf, and that was the sparkle that made me pursue a bachelor's in Animal Science focusing on cattle nutrition. I went to São Paulo State University, Dracena, and I had the opportunity to do two scientific initiation projects in beef cattle nutrition which I was able to learn about rumen immunohistochemistry and rumen starch digestibility under the supervision of Dr. Danilo Millen. During my first project, I applied and got granted a scholarship for an internship at the University of Florida under the supervision of Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo. After undergrad, I did an intership in dairy calves' nutrition under the supervision of Dr. Carla Bittar at Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo. I fell in love with dairy cattle, so I decided to pursue a Master's in dairy calves. Despite my love for academic work, I knew I was lacking in more ‘hands on’ farming and farm management ability, that is why after finishing the Master’s program, I did an internship at Federal University of Viçosa under the supervision of Dr. Polyana Rotta. Lastly, in January of 2023, I started the Ph.D. program under Dr. Greg Penner supervision at University of Saskatchewan, Canada, focusing on how the pellet formulation and allocation impacts substitution of partial mixed ration in dairy cows milked in automated milking systems.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM MT