World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos

Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
25
Citations
2957
World Ranking
2937
National Ranking
142

Overview

Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos is affiliated with the State University of Maringa in Brazil. Their research primarily falls within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics related to livestock and agricultural production. These include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos has published extensively in venues that emphasize animal health and agricultural sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Animals
  • Journal of Dairy Research
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology

Some recent publications exemplify the scientist's research areas:

  • Prediction of dry matter intake by meat sheep on tropical pastures, 2021, Tropical Animal Health and Production
  • Kinetics of In Vitro Gas Production and Fitting Mathematical Models of Corn Silage, 2021, Fermentation
  • A new feed additive composed of urea and soluble carbohydrate coated with wax for controlled release in ruminal fluid, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Performance and milk composition of Holstein cows fed with dried malt bagasse and selenium-enriched Saccharomyces cerevisiae, 2020, Livestock Science
  • Effects of calcium ammonium nitrate fed to dairy cows on nutrient intake and digestibility, milk quality, microbial protein synthesis, and ruminal fermentation parameters, 2022, Journal of Dairy Science

Collaboration is a prominent aspect of their career, with a number of frequent co-authors including:

  • Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo
  • Camila Celeste Brandão Ferreira Ítavo
  • Alexandre Menezes Dias
  • Antônio Leandro Chaves Gurgel
  • Gelson dos Santos Difante

Best Publications

  • Milk composition, milk fatty acid profile, digestion, and ruminal fermentation in dairy cows fed whole flaxseed and calcium salts of flaxseed oil.

    C. Côrtes;D.C. da Silva-Kazama;R. Kazama;N. Gagnon

  • Production, composition and antioxidants in milk of dairy cows fed diets containing soybean oil and grape residue silage

    N.W. Santos;G.T.D Santos;D.C. Silva-Kazama;P.A. Grande

  • Valor nutricional da casca do grão de soja, farelo de soja, milho moído e farelo de trigo para bovinos

    Maximiliane Alavarse Zambom;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos;Elisa Cristina Modesto;Claudete Regina Alcalde

  • Effect of feeding phenolic compounds from propolis extracts to dairy cows on milk production, milk fatty acid composition, and the antioxidant capacity of milk

    S.C. Aguiar;S.M. Cottica;J.S. Boeing;R.B. Samensari

  • Production Performance and Milk Composition of Dairy Cows Fed Whole or Ground Flaxseed With or Without Monensin

    D.C. da Silva;G.T. Santos;A.F. Branco;J.C. Damasceno

  • Validation of the Determination of Fatty Acids in Milk by Gas Chromatography

    Julliana Isabelle Simionato;Juliana Carla Garcia;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos;Cláudio Celestino Oliveira

  • Mandioca e residuos das farinheiras na alimentacao de ruminantes: digestibilidade total e parcial

    Saul F Caldas-Neto;Lucia Maria Zeoula;Antonio Ferriani Branco;Ivanor Nunes do Prado

  • Ruminal Prevotella spp. May Play an Important Role in the Conversion of Plant Lignans into Human Health Beneficial Antioxidants

    Ana L. B. Schogor;Sharon A. Huws;Geraldo T. D. Santos;Nigel D. Scollan

  • Solubilidade e Degradabilidade Ruminal do Amido de Diferentes Alimentos

    Lucia Maria Zeoula;Lucia Maria Zeoula;Adriana de Souza Martins;Ivanor Nunes do Prado;Ivanor Nunes do Prado;Claudete Regina Alcalde

  • Evaluation of production and any physiological characteristics of genotypes of Panicum maximum Jacq. under two cutting heights.

    Ulysses Cecato;Andréa Oliveira Machado;Elias Nunes Martins;Luiz Alberto Fontes Pereira

  • Inclusão de fontes de óleo na dieta de cabras em lactação: produção, composição e perfil dos ácidos graxos do leite

    Fábio José Maia;Antonio Ferriani Branco;Gisele Fernanda Mouro;Sabrina Marcantonio Coneglian

  • Intake, whole tract digestibility, milk production, and milk composition of Holstein cows fed extruded soybeans treated with or without lignosulfonate

    C.A. Neves;G.T. Santos;M. Matsushita;E.M. Alves

  • Citrus Pulp as a Dietary Source of Antioxidants for Lactating Holstein Cows Fed Highly Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Diets

    G. T. Santos;L. S. Lima;A. L. B. Schogor;J. V. Romero

  • Mammary gene expression and activity of antioxidant enzymes and oxidative indicators in the blood, milk, mammary tissue and ruminal fluid of dairy cows fed flax meal

    Ana Luiza Bachmann Schogor;Marie-France Palin;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos;Chaouki Benchaar

  • Exploring the rumen fluid metabolome using liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry and Molecular Networking

    Rafaela Takako Ribeiro de Almeida;Rodolpho Martin do Prado;Carla Porto;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos

  • Antioxidant effects of a propolis extract and vitamin E in blood and milk of dairy cows fed diet containing flaxseed oil

    Nadine Woruby Santos;Emerson H. Yoshimura;Erica Machado;Paula T. Matumoto-Pintro

  • Quality of embryos produced from dairy cows fed whole flaxseed and the success of embryo transfer.

    H.V. Petit;F.B. Cavalieri;G.T.D. Santos;J. Morgan

  • In vitro metabolism of flax lignans by ruminal and faecal microbiota of dairy cows

    C. Côrtes;N. Gagnon;C. Benchaar;D. Da Silva;D. Da Silva

  • Tipologia de sistemas de produção baseada nas características do leite

    Anselmo Bodenmüller Filho;Julio Cesar Damasceno;Isolde Terezinha Santos Previdelli;Rosangela Getirana Santana

  • Effects of phenolic compounds in propolis on digestive and ruminal parameters in dairy cows

    Sílvia Cristina de Aguiar;Eduardo Marostegan de Paula;Emerson Henri Yoshimura;Wallacy Barbacena Rosa dos Santos

  • Abomasal or ruminal administration of flax oil and hulls on milk production, digestibility, and milk fatty acid profile of dairy cows.

    R. Kazama;C. Côrtes;D. da Silva-Kazama;N. Gagnon

  • Digestion, milk production and milk fatty acid profile of dairy cows fed flax hulls and infused with flax oil in the abomasum.

    Cristiano Côrtes;Ricardo Kazama;Daniele da Silva-Kazama;Chaouki Benchaar

  • Milk production, milk composition, intake and digestibility of tropical forages under intermittent grazing system

    Petrônio Pinheiro Porto;Fermino Deresz;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos;Fernando César Ferraz Lopes

  • Short communication: effect of tannic acid on composition and ruminal degradability of bermudagrass and alfalfa silages.

    G.T. Santos;R.L. Oliveira;H.V. Petit;U. Cecato

  • Ácido linoléico conjugado e perfil de ácidos graxos no músculo e na capa de gordura de novilhos bubalinos alimentados com diferentes fontes de lipídios

    R.L. Oliveira;M.M. Ladeira;M.A.A.F. Barbosa;D.M.P. Assunção

  • Intake, digestibility of nutrients, milk production and composition in dairy cows fed on diets containing cashew nut shell liquid

    Diogo Antignani Coutinho;Antonio Ferriani Branco;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos;Milene Puntel Osmari

  • Ruminal fermentation characteristics and fatty acid profile of ruminal fluid and milk of dairy cows fed flaxseed hulls supplemented with monensin.

    Daniele C da Silva-Kazama;Cristiano Côrtes;Ricardo Kazama;Chaouki Benchaar

  • Effect of flax meal on the production performance and oxidative status of dairy cows infused with flax oil in the abomasum

    L.S. Lima;M.-F. Palin;G.T. Santos;C. Benchaar

  • Substituição do Milho pela Farinha de Mandioca de Varredura em Dietas de Cabras em Lactação: Produção e Composição do Leite e Digestibilidade dos Nutrientes

    Gisele Fernanda Mouro;Antonio Ferriani Branco;Francisco Assis Fonseca de Macedo;Luiz Paulo Rigolon

  • The occurrence of aflatoxigenic Aspergillus spp. in dairy cattle feed in Southern Brazil

    Augusto Carlos Favaretto Variane;Fabiane Cristina dos Santos;Fausto Fernandes de Castro;Ione Parra Barbosa-Tessmann

  • Assessing the nutritional value of agroindustrial co-products and feed through chemical composition, in vitro digestibility, and gas production technique

    Paula Martins Olivo;Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos;Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo;Ranulfo Combuca da Silva Junior

  • Performance and milk composition of Holstein cows fed with dried malt bagasse and selenium-enriched Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Andressa Faccenda;Maximiliane Alavarse Zambom;André Sanches de Avila;Cibele Regina Schneider

  • Concentrate with calcium salts of fatty acids increases the concentration of polyunsaturated fatty acids in milk produced by dairy goats

    L.C. Gomes;C.R. Alcalde;G.T. Santos;A.C. Feihrmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Hélène V. Petit
Hélène V. Petit Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Clóves Cabreira Jobim
Clóves Cabreira Jobim Universidade Estadual de Maringá
Lúcia Maria Zeoula
Lúcia Maria Zeoula State University of Maringa
Chaouki Benchaar
Chaouki Benchaar Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Makoto Matsushita
Makoto Matsushita State University of Maringa
Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer
Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer State University of Maringa
Ivanor Nunes do Prado
Ivanor Nunes do Prado State University of Maringa
Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira
Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira Federal University of Bahia
Márcio Machado Ladeira
Márcio Machado Ladeira Federal University of Lavras
Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho
Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho Bahia Federal Institute of Education Science and Technology

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Animal Science and Veterinary in the USA opens doors to diverse career options. For those interested in advancing their expertise or specializing further, pursuing an online PhD counselor education and supervision can complement animal care by enhancing leadership and counseling skills within veterinary and animal science settings.

For students focused on career outcomes, understanding the highest paying animal jobs is key to aligning education with financial goals. These roles often require specialized degrees and certifications related to animal science, veterinary medicine, or wildlife management.

Interestingly, related career paths like becoming an athletic director also benefit from degrees available to animal science students, such as exercise science or management. Knowing what degree do you need to be an athletic director helps guide students toward leadership roles where animal care, physical health, and team coordination intersect.

Many universities now offer accelerated options, such as the online degree in exercise science, which provides valuable knowledge in anatomy and physiology—skills that are complementary to veterinary sciences and animal health careers. Exploring these educational pathways can broaden your qualifications and boost employability.

Best Scientists Citing Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos

Trending Scientists