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Fernanda Ferreira

Fernanda Ferreira

Population Health & Reproduction


Licenses
DeLaval Voluntary Milking Specialist
Education
2018, Ph.D., University of Florida, Department of Animal Science, Gainesville FL
2006, M.S., Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
2004, B.S. VM, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil, School of Veterinary Medicine, Brazil
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Artificial intelligence and antimicrobial stewardship: the use of machine learning algorithms on automatic milking machine data to select candidate cows for selective dry cow therapy, (Principal Investigator), California Dairy Research Foundation
Principal Investigator, Development of an economic tool to optimize mastitis management in California, (Principal Investigator), California Department of Food and Agriculture
Principal Investigator, Economic feasibility of voluntary milking systems in the context of California dairies – risk and success factors, (Principal Investigator), California Dairy Research Foundation
Co-Principal Investigator, Effects of treatment of non-severe gram-negative mastitis cases with ceftiofur hydrochloride (Spectramast LC) on udder health, milk production, herd survival, reproductive and economic impact, Daniela Bruno (Principal Investigator), Zoetis
Co-Principal Investigator, An Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Glycolic acid-based Teat Disinfectant in Preventing New Intramammary Infections, Daniela Bruno (Principal Investigator), DeLaval Manufacturing
Co-Principal Investigator, Addressing on-farm antimicrobial drug use practices through a community of practice-based approach, Martin Smith (Principal Investigator), California Department of Food and Agriculture
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2020 Ferreira FC, Dias Salman AK, Gomes da Cruz P: Chapter 11, Aspectos práticos da criação de bezerras na região Amazônica (English: Practical aspects of dairy calves rearing in the Amazon region), , Pecuária leiteira na Amazônia, . 235-255.
2013 Fernandes EN, Guimarães ADS, Martins CE, Townsend CR, Ferreira FC, Lopes FCF, Portugal JAB, Dias JA, Brito LG, Campos LM, Souza MP, Nobre MM, Zoccal R: Alternativas para a produção sustentável de leite na Amazônia (English: Alternatives for sustainable milk production in the Amazon region), , Brasília: Embrapa, . 302.
Research Focus
Economics and management of dairy production systems

Specialty Focus
  • Herd Health and Management Economics
  • Herd Health Economics: Economics of mastitis management, Economics of selective dry cow treatment, Economics of bunching
  • Management Economics: Economics of heat stress in dry cows, Economics of reproductive programs, Economics of new milking technologies

Ten Recent Publications

2021
Hommels NMC, Ferreira FC^, van den Borne BHP, Hogeveen H
Antibiotic use and potential economic impact of implementing selective dry cow therapy in large US dairies

2021
Ferreira FC, Marcondes MI, Santos JEP, De Vries A
Economic analysis of the use ofin vitroproduced embryos transferredduring heat stress under dairy herd constraints

2020
Ferreira FC, Clay JS, De Vries A
Distribution of seasonality of calving patterns and milk production in dairy herds across the United States

2020
Laporta J, Ferreira FC, Ouellet V, Dado-Senn B, Almeida AK, De Vries A, Dahl GE
Late-gestation heat stress impairs daughter and granddaughter lifetime performance

2016
Ferreira FC, Gennari RS, Dahl GE, De Vries A
Economic feasibility of cooling dry cows across the United States.

2015
Ferreira FC, De Vries A
Effects of season and herd milk volume on somatic cell counts of Florida dairy farms

2008
Lima LMB, Lara LJC, Baiao NC, Cancado SV, Michel BC, Ferreira FC
Efeitos dos niveis de energia, lisina e metionina + cistina sobre o desempenho e o rendimento de carcaca de frangos de corte