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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
36
Citations
4041
World Ranking
1660
National Ranking
113

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food, Canadian Society of Animal Science

Overview

Candido Pomar is affiliated with Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on Animal Science and Zoology, with significant work in Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Meat and Animal Product Quality. Additional areas of interest include Genetics, Physiology, Ecology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

The scientist has authored numerous papers published in several prominent venues. These include the Journal of Animal Science, animal, Animal - science proceedings, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and Animals. The majority of their publications have appeared in the Journal of Animal Science, with a notable presence in the journal animal as well.

  • Environmental Impacts of Pig and Poultry Production: Insights From a Systematic Review, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Feeding Strategies to Reduce Nutrient Losses and Improve the Sustainability of Growing Pigs, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Phosphorus and calcium requirements for bone mineralisation of growing pigs predicted by mechanistic modelling, 2020, animal
  • Dietary Phosphorus and Calcium Utilization in Growing Pigs: Requirements and Improvements, 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Review: Fundamentals, limitations and pitfalls on the development and application of precision nutrition techniques for precision livestock farming, 2023, animal

Pomar's collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

  • Aline Remus
  • Marie-Pierre Létourneau-Montminy
  • Luciano Hauschild
  • Inês Andretta
  • Hector H Salgado

Throughout their career, Candido Pomar has been recognized with the Technical Innovation in Enhancing Production of Safe Affordable Food award from the Canadian Society of Animal Science in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of dietary strategies to reduce methane production in ruminants: A modelling approach

    C. Benchaar;C. Pomar;J. Chiquette

  • Prediction of methane production from dairy cows using existing mechanistic models and regression equations.

    C Benchaar;J Rivest;C Pomar;J Chiquette

  • Computer simulation model of swine production systems: I. Modeling the growth of young pigs

    C Pomar;D L Harris;D L Harris;F Minvielle;F Minvielle

  • Modeling stochasticity: Dealing with populations rather than individual pigs

    C. Pomar;I. Kyriazakis;G. C. Emmans;P. W. Knap

  • Precision pig feeding: a breakthrough toward sustainability

    Candido Pomar;Aline Remus

  • Environmental Impacts of Pig and Poultry Production: Insights From a Systematic Review.

    Ines Andretta;Felipe M. W. Hickmann;Felipe M. W. Hickmann;Aline Remus;Carolina H. Franceschi

  • Precision feeding can significantly reduce lysine intake and nitrogen excretion without compromising the performance of growing pigs

    I. Andretta;C. Pomar;J. Rivest;J. Pomar

  • Systematic comparison of the empirical and factorial methods used to estimate the nutrient requirements of growing pigs.

    L. Hauschild;C. Pomar;P. A. Lovatto

  • Development of sustainable precision farming systems for swine: Estimating real-time individual amino acid requirements in growing-finishing pigs

    L. Hauschild;P. A. Lovatto;J. Pomar;C. Pomar

  • The impact of feeding growing-finishing pigs with daily tailored diets using precision feeding techniques on animal performance, nutrient utilization, and body and carcass composition.

    I. Andretta;C. Pomar;J. Rivest;J. Pomar

  • Applying precision feeding techniques in growing-finishing pig operations

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  • A dynamic model of protein digestion in the small intestine of pigs.

    J Rivest;J F Bernier;C Pomar

  • Modelling of manure production by pigs and NH3, N2O and CH4 emissions. Part I: animal excretion and enteric CH4, effect of feeding and performance.

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  • The impact of daily multiphase feeding on animal performance, body composition, nitrogen and phosphorus excretions, and feed costs in growing–finishing pigs

    C. Pomar;J. Pomar;F. Dubeau;E. Joannopoulos

  • The use of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to estimate the dissected composition of lamb carcasses.

    Julie Mercier;Candido Pomar;Marcel Marcoux;Francis Goulet

  • Meta-analysis of phosphorus utilisation by broilers receiving corn-soyabean meal diets: influence of dietary calcium and microbial phytase

    Marie-Pierre Letourneau-Montminy;Agnès Narcy;Philippe Lescoat;J.F. Bernier

  • The relationship within and between production performance and meat quality characteristics in pigs from three different genetic lines

    M.A. Latorre;C. Pomar;L. Faucitano;C. Gariépy

  • The relationship between different pork carcass lean yield definitions and the market carcass value

    M. Marcoux;C. Pomar;L. Faucitano;C. Brodeur

  • Reducing phosphorus concentration in pig diets by adding an environmental objective to the traditional feed formulation algorithm

    C. Pomar;F. Dubeau;M.-P. Létourneau-Montminy;C. Boucher;C. Boucher

  • Feeding Strategies to Reduce Nutrient Losses and Improve the Sustainability of Growing Pigs

    Candido Pomar;Ines Andretta;Aline Remus

  • Estimation of Canadian and European lean yields and composition of pig carcasses by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

    M Marcoux;J.F Bernier;C Pomar

  • Computer simulation model of swine production systems: III. A dynamic herd simulation model including reproduction

    Cándido Pomar;Dewey L. Harris;Dewey L. Harris;Philippe Savoie;Philippe Savoie;Francis Minvielle;Francis Minvielle

  • Reducing nitrogen excretion in pigs by modifying the traditional least-cost formulation algorithm

    P Jean dit Bailleul;J Rivest;F Dubeau;C Pomar

  • Feeding behavior of growing-finishing pigs reared under precision feeding strategies

    I Andretta;C Pomar;M Kipper;L Hauschild

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Sauvant
Daniel Sauvant AgroParisTech
Luigi Faucitano
Luigi Faucitano Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Francis Minvielle
Francis Minvielle INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Frédéric Guay
Frédéric Guay Université Laval
J. van Milgen
J. van Milgen Institut Agro, France
Yves Nys
Yves Nys INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Jean-Yves Dourmad
Jean-Yves Dourmad INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Hélène Lapierre
Hélène Lapierre Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Martin H. Chantigny
Martin H. Chantigny Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Chaouki Benchaar
Chaouki Benchaar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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