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Breno MoreiraPosition/Title: PhD Student email: bmorei01@uoguelph.ca Phone: Office: 016B
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Currently a PhD student in Animal Biosciences at the University of Guelph, focusing on the long-term effects of early-life nutrition on performance, metabolism, and methane emissions in beef-on-dairy steers. Holds a Master’s degree in Animal Science from São Paulo State University (UNESP), which included a research internship at Washington State University. Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) and completed an academic exchange at École Supérieure d’Agricultures d’Angers (ESA), France. Also conducted a research internship at the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE).
Education
- Ph.D. in Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Canada (2025 – Present)
Thesis: Impact of different nutritional strategies on metabolism and production traits of Angus-Holstein calves.
Advisor: Dr. Michael Steele - M.Sc. in Animal Science, São Paulo State University (UNESP – Jaboticabal), Brazil (2022 – 2025)
Thesis: Metabolic Alterations Related to Productive Performance and Carcass Traits of Feedlot-Finished Nellore Cattle
Advisor: Dr. Welder Angelo Baldassini
Exchange: Washington State University, United States (Aug – Oct 2024)
Supervisor: Dr. Marcos Marcondes - B. Sc. in Animal Science, Federal University of Ceara (UFC – Fortaleza), Brazil (2017 – 2022)
Thesis: Milk Characteristics of Alpine Goats Fed Dehydrated Alfalfa
Advisor: Dr. Lays Débora Silva Mariz
Exchange: National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE, Saint-Gilles),France (May – Aug 2022)
Supervisor: Dr. Catherine Hurtaud