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Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
23
Citations
2313
World Ranking
3060
National Ranking
157

Overview

Flávio Augusto Portela Santos is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant emphasis on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Genetics, and Forestry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Enzyme Production and Characterization, and nutrition and health of Rabbits.

Frequent coauthors of Flávio Augusto Portela Santos include:

  • Daniel Montanher Polizel
  • Murillo A Meschiatti
  • James S. Drouillard
  • Pedro Souto Lamas
  • Bárbara Martins Brixner

Their research is often published in several scientific venues, with the most common being:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animal Production Science
  • Translational Animal Science
  • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Recent papers by Flávio Augusto Portela Santos include:

  • Effects of feeding different probiotic types on metabolic, performance, and carcass responses of Bos indicus feedlot cattle offered a high-concentrate diet, 2022, Journal of Animal Science
  • Effect of kernel processing and particle size of whole-plant corn silage with vitreous endosperm on dairy cow performance, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Beef cattle responses to pre-grazing sward height and low level of energy supplementation on tropical pastures, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Fibrolytic enzymes improve the nutritive value of high-moisture corn for finishing bulls, 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • Strategic supplementation of growing cattle on tropical pastures improves nutrient use and animal performance, with fewer days required on the finishing phase, 2020, Animal Production Science

Best Publications

  • Effects of rumen-undegradable protein on dairy cow performance: a 12-year literature review.

    F.A.P. Santos;J.E.P. Santos;C.B. Theurer;J.T. Huber

  • Effects of Ground, Steam-Flaked, and Steam-Rolled Corn Grains on Performance of Lactating Cows

    P. Yu;J.T. Huber;F.A.P. Santos;J.M. Simas

  • Production and blood parameters of Holstein cows treated prepartum with sodium monensin or propylene glycol.

    S. O. Juchem;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos;H. Imaizumi;Alexandre Vaz Pires

  • Effect of enzyme treatment or steam-flaking of sorghum grain on lactation and digestion in dairy cows.

    K.H. Chen;J.T. Huber;J. Simas;C.B. Theurer

  • Effect of source and amount of supplemental fat on lactation and digestion in cows.

    Z. Wu;J.T. Huber;S.C. Chan;J.M. Simas

  • Milk Yield and Composition of Lactating Cows Fed Steam-Flaked Sorghum and Graded Concentrations of Ruminally Degradable Protein

    F.A.P. Santos;J.T. Huber;C.B. Theurer;R.S. Swingle

  • Effect of protein supplementation on milk production and metabolism of dairy cows grazing tropical grass

    Marina de Arruda Camargo Danés;L J Chagas;A M Pedroso;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

  • Resynchronization with unknown pregnancy status using progestin-based timed artificial insemination protocol in beef cattle

    M.F. Sá Filho;M.O. Marques;R. Girotto;F.A. Santos

  • Feeding the combination of essential oils and exogenous α-amylase increases performance and carcass production of finishing beef cattle

    Murillo A P Meschiatti;Vinícius N Gouvêa;Lucas A Pellarin;Camila D A Batalha

  • Effect of sources of calcium salts of fatty acids on production, nutrient digestibility, energy balance, and carryover effects of early lactation grazing dairy cows.

    Jonas de Souza;Jonas de Souza;Fernanda Batistel;Fernanda Batistel;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

  • Performance of dairy cows fed high levels of acetic acid or ethanol

    J.L.P. Daniel;R.C. Amaral;A. Sá Neto;E.H. Cabezas-Garcia

  • Response of Lactating Dairy Cows to Steam-Flaked Sorghum, Steam-Flaked Corn, or Steam-Rolled Corn and Protein Sources of Differing Degradability

    J.E.P. Santos;J.T. Huber;C.B. Theurer;L.G. Nussio

  • Mammary uptake, portal-drained visceral flux, and hepatic metabolism of free and peptide-bound amino acids in cows fed steam-flaked or dry-rolled sorghum grain diets.

    H. Tagari;K. Webb;B. Theurer;T. Huber

  • Evaluation of external markers to estimate fecal excretion, intake, and digestibility in dairy cows.

    Jonas de Souza;Fernanda Batistel;Katieli Caroline Welter;Mateus Mendes Silva

  • Effects of various roughage levels with whole flint corn grain on performance of finishing cattle

    R. S. Marques;L. J. Chagas;F. N. Owens;F. A. P. Santos

  • Produção e composição do leite de vacas mantidas em pastagens de capim-elefante submetidas a duas frequências de pastejo

    Unknown

  • Corn grain-processing method interacts with calcium salts of palm fatty acids supplementation on milk production and energy balance of early-lactation cows grazing tropical pasture.

    Fernanda Batistel;Jonas de Souza;Jonas de Souza;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

  • Effects of feeding different probiotic types on metabolic, performance, and carcass responses of <i>Bos indicus</i> feedlot cattle offered a high-concentrate diet

    Unknown

  • Diet crude protein content and sources for lactating dairy cattle

    Hugo Imaizumi;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos;Carla Maris Machado Bittar;Paulo Sérgio Correia

  • Processamento de milho (floculado vs. laminado a vapor) e adição de monensina para bezerras leiteiras, pré e pós-desmama precoce

    Carla Maris Bittar Nussio;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos;Maity Zopollatto;Alexandre Vaz Pires

  • Características produtivas e qualitativas do capim-elefante pastejado em intervalo fixo ou variável de acordo com a interceptação da radiação fotossinteticamente ativa

    Tadeu Vinhas Voltolini;Tadeu Vinhas Voltolini;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos;Junio Cesar Martinez;Rafael Luis Clarindo

  • Substituição total do farelo de soja por uréia ou amiréia, em dietas com alto teor de concentrado, sobre a amônia ruminal, os parâmetros sangüíneos e o metabolismo do nitrogênio em bovinos de corte

    Reinaldo Cunha de Oliveira Junior;Alexandre Vaz Pires;Juliano José de Resende Fernandes;Ivanete Susin

  • Substituicao do farelo de soja por ureia ou amireia para vacas em final de lactacao

    Carolina de Almeida Carmo;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos;Hugo Imaizumi;Alexandre Vaz Pires

  • FONTES DE AMIDO E PROTEÍNA PARA VACAS LEITEIRAS EM DIETAS À BASE DE CAPIM ELEFANTE

    Laísse Garcia de Lima;Luiz Gustavo Nussio;José Renato Silva Gonçalves;José Manuel Correia de Simas

  • Starch levels on performance, milk composition and energy balance of lactating dairy cows

    Carolina Almeida Carmo;Fernanda Batistel;Jonas de Souza;Junio Cesar Martinez

  • Effects of alternative feed additives and flint maize grain particle size on growth performance, carcass traits and nutrient digestibility of finishing beef cattle

    V. N. Gouvêa;M. A. P. Meschiatti;J. M. M. Moraes;C. D. A. Batalha

  • Effects of dietary roughage neutral detergent fiber levels and flint corn processing method on growth performance, carcass characteristics, feeding behavior, and rumen morphometrics of Bos indicus cattle.

    Antonio Humberto F de Melo;Rodrigo S Marques;Vinícius N Gouvêa;Jonas de Souza

  • Desempenho e desenvolvimento do trato digestório superior de bezerros leiteiros alimentados com concentrado de diferentes formas físicas

    Carla Maris Machado Bittar;Lucas Silveira Ferreira;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos;Maity Zopollatto

  • Effect of kernel processing and particle size of whole-plant corn silage with vitreous endosperm on dairy cow performance.

    G.G.S. Salvati;W.P. Santos;J.M. Silveira;V.C. Gritti

  • Replacing soybean meal for wet brewer's grains or urea on the performance of lactating dairy cows.

    Hugo Imaizumi;Fernanda Batistel;Jonas de Souza;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

  • Avaliação de indicadores para estimar a digestilidade dos nutrientes em novilhos Nelore alimentados com dietas contendo alto teor de concentrado e fontes nitrogenadas

    Reinaldo Cunha de Oliveira Junior;Alexandre Vaz Pires;Juliano José de Resende Fernandes;Ivanete Susin

  • Substituição do grão de milho pelo milheto (Pennisetum americanum) na dieta de vacas holandesas em lactação

    Cláudio Vaz Di Mambro Ribeiro;Alexandre Vaz Pires;José Manuel Correia de Simas;Flávio Augusto Portela Santos

  • Efeitos de fontes e formas de processamento do amido na utilização de nutrientes e parâmetros ruminais de vacas em lactação

    J.M.C. Simas;A.V. Pires;I. Susin;F.A.P. Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre Vaz Pires
Alexandre Vaz Pires Universidade de São Paulo
Fernanda Batistel
Fernanda Batistel University of Florida
Luiz Gustavo Nussio
Luiz Gustavo Nussio Universidade de São Paulo
Sila Carneiro da Silva
Sila Carneiro da Silva Universidade de São Paulo
James S. Drouillard
James S. Drouillard Kansas State University
João Luiz Pratti Daniel
João Luiz Pratti Daniel Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Gerson Barreto Mourão
Gerson Barreto Mourão Universidade de São Paulo
José E. P. Santos
José E. P. Santos University of Florida
Galen E. Erickson
Galen E. Erickson University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Karen A. Beauchemin
Karen A. Beauchemin Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada

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