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2032
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79

Overview

Maurício Mello de Alencar is affiliated with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation in Brazil. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work covers subfields such as Genetics, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's research delves into topics including genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, and the effects of environmental stressors on livestock. These areas reflect a focus on understanding complex biological and environmental interactions affecting animal agriculture.

Maurício Mello de Alencar has contributed to academic literature with publications in venues like the Journal of Animal Science. A recent paper titled The energy requirement for maintenance of Nellore crossbreds in tropical conditions during the finishing period was published in 2022 in this journal, highlighting aspects of energy metabolism in livestock under tropical conditions.

Their collaborative work involves frequent partnerships with several researchers, including:

  • Rodrigo Silva Goulart
  • Luís O Tedeschi
  • Saulo da Luz e Silva
  • Paulo Roberto Leme
  • Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna

The research focus on genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock addresses the biological variation and hereditary factors contributing to animal development and productivity. The work on ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology investigates the nutritional requirements and digestive processes in cattle, aiming to optimize feeding strategies. The studies relating to environmental stressors consider how factors such as temperature and climate affect livestock health and maintenance energy needs.

Their publication record, while currently sparse, aligns with the main topics and fields of study listed, suggesting an integrated approach combining genetics, animal physiology, and environmental science within agricultural contexts.

Best Publications

  • Genome scan for meat quality traits in Nelore beef cattle.

    Polyana Cristine Tizioto;Jared E Decker;Jeremy F Taylor;Robert D Schnabel

  • Genome-wide association study for intramuscular fat deposition and composition in Nellore cattle

    Aline S M Cesar;Luciana C A Regitano;Gerson B Mourão;Rymer R Tullio

  • Candidate genes for growth traits in beef cattle crosses Bos taurus × Bos indicus

    D. D. Tambasco;C. C. P. Paz;M. Tambasco-Studart;A. P. Pereira

  • Association of GH and IGF-1 polymorphisms with growth traits in a synthetic beef cattle breed

    Andréa Pozzi Pereira;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Henrique Nunes de Oliveira;Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano

  • Tendência Genética dos Efeitos Direto e Materno sobre os Pesos à Desmama e Pós-Desmama de Bovinos da Raça Tabapuã no Brasil

    Paulo Bahiense Ferraz Filho;Alcides de Amorim Ramos;Luiz Otávio Campos da Silva;Júlio César de Souza

  • Genome-Wide Association for Growth Traits in Canchim Beef Cattle

    Marcos E. Buzanskas;Daniela A. Grossi;Ricardo V. Ventura;Flávio S. Schenkel

  • Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype block structure in a composite beef cattle breed

    Fabiana Barichello Mokry;Marcos Eli Buzanskas;Maurício de Alvarenga Mudadu;Daniela do Amaral Grossi

  • Resistance of cattle of various genetic groups to the tick Rhipicephalus microplus and the relationship with coat traits

    A. M. G. Ibelli;A. R. B. Ribeiro;R. Giglioti;L. C. A. Regitano

  • Genetic associations between stayability and reproductive and growth traits in Canchim beef cattle

    M. E. Buzanskas;D. A. Grossi;Fernando Baldi;D. Barrozo

  • Estimativas de (Co)Variâncias e Tendências Genéticas para Pesos em um Rebanho Canchim

    Silvio de Paula Mello;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Luiz Otávio Campos da Silva;Rogério Taveira Barbosa

  • Estimativas de parâmetros genéticos para os escores visuais e suas associações com peso corporal em bovinos de corte

    William Koury Filho;Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque;Selma Forni;Josineudson Augusto Ii de Vasconcelos Silva

  • Análise de fatores genéticos e ambientais que afetam a infestação de fêmeas bovinas da raça Caracu por carrapatos (Boophilus microplus)

    Angelina Bossi Fraga;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Leopoldo Andrade de Figueiredo;Alexander George Razook

  • QTL affecting body weight in a candidate region of cattle chromosome 5

    Mariana B. B. Machado;Maurício M. Alencar;Andréa P. Pereira;Henrique Nunes de Oliveira

  • Genotype × environment interaction for long-yearling weight in Canchim cattle quantified by reaction norm analysis

    M. Mattar;L. O. C. Silva;M. M. Alencar;F. F. Cardoso

  • Estimativas de herdabilidade e correlações para escores visuais, peso e altura ao sobreano em rebanhos da raça Nelore

    William Koury Filho;Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Selma Forni

  • Association of an insulin‐like growth factor 1 gene microsatellite with phenotypic variation and estimated breeding values of growth traits in Canchim cattle

    P. C. Andrade;D. A. Grossi;C. C. P. Paz;M. M. Alencar

  • Genetic parameter estimates and principal component analysis of breeding values of reproduction and growth traits in female Canchim cattle

    M E Buzanskas;R P Savegnago;D A Grossi;G C Venturini

  • Evidências de interação genótipo x ambiente sobre características de crescimento em bovinos de corte

    Maurício Mello de Alencar;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Arthur dos Santos Mascioli;Alfredo Ribeiro de Freitas;Alfredo Ribeiro de Freitas

  • Gastrointestinal nematode infection in beef cattle of different genetic groups in Brazil.

    M. C. S. Oliveira;M. M. Alencar;A. C. S. Chagas;R. Giglioti

  • Correlações genéticas entre características produtivas de fêmeas em um rebanho da raça Canchim

    Fernando Molinari Talhari;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Arthur dos Santos Mascioli;Ana Mary da Silva

  • Feed efficiency indexes and their relationships with carcass, non-carcass and meat quality traits in Nellore steers.

    M.L. Nascimento;A.R.D.L. Souza;A.S. Chaves;A.S.M. Cesar

  • Artificial infestation of Boophilus microplus in beef cattle heifers of four genetic groups

    Ana Mary da Silva;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano;Márcia Cristina de Sena Oliveira

  • Genomic structure and marker-derived gene networks for growth and meat quality traits of Brazilian Nelore beef cattle

    Maurício A. Mudadu;Laercio R. Porto-Neto;Fabiana B. Mokry;Polyana C. Tizioto

  • Genetic analyses on bodyweight, reproductive, and carcass traits in composite beef cattle

    Bruno Carlos Pires;Patrícia Tholon;Marcos Eli Buzanskas;Ana Paula Sbardella

  • Detection of quantitative trait loci for mineral content of Nelore longissimus dorsi muscle.

    Polyana C Tizioto;Polyana C Tizioto;Jeremy F Taylor;Jared E Decker;Caio F Gromboni

  • Energy requirements and cow/calf efficiency of Nellore and Continental and British Bos taurus x Nellore crosses.

    L. Calegare;M. M. Alencar;Irineu Umberto Packer;Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna

  • Resistance of beef cattle of two genetic groups to ectoparasites and gastrointestinal nematodes in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

    M.C.S. Oliveira;M.M. Alencar;R. Giglioti;M.C.D. Beraldo

  • Cow/calf preweaning efficiency of Nellore and Bos taurus x Bos indicus crosses.

    L. Calegare;M. M. Alencar;Irineu Umberto Packer;C. L. Ferrell

  • Random regression analyses using B-splines functions to model growth from birth to adult age in Canchim cattle.

    F. Baldi;M. M. Alencar;Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque

  • Growth hormone 1 gene (GH1) polymorphisms as possible markers of the production potential of beef cattle using the Brazilian Canchim breed as a model

    Luiz Guilherme G. Silveira;Luiz R. Furlan;Rogerio Abdallah Curi;André Luiz J. Ferraz

  • Association of PIT1 genotypes with growth traits in Canchim cattle

    Sônia Mara Carrijo;Maurício Mello de Alencar;Fábio Luiz Buranelo Toral;Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano

  • Estimates of genetic parameters and evaluation of genotype x environment interaction for weaning weight in Nellore cattle

    Julio Cesar de Souza;Claudia Helena Gadini;Luís Otávio Campos Da Silva;Alcides De Amorim Ramos

  • A genome-wide scan for selection signatures in Nellore cattle.

    A. L Somavilla;T. S Sonstegard;R. H Higa;A. N Rosa

Frequent Co-Authors

Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano
Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho
Luiz Lehmann Coutinho Universidade de São Paulo
Danísio Prado Munari
Danísio Prado Munari Sao Paulo State University
Henrique Nunes de Oliveira
Henrique Nunes de Oliveira Sao Paulo State University
Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna
Dante Pazzanese Duarte Lanna Universidade de São Paulo
Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque
Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque Sao Paulo State University
Fernando Baldi
Fernando Baldi Sao Paulo State University
Gerson Barreto Mourão
Gerson Barreto Mourão Universidade de São Paulo
Tad S. Sonstegard
Tad S. Sonstegard Recombinetics (United States)
Flavio S Schenkel
Flavio S Schenkel University of Guelph

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