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Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

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Animal Science and Veterinary
Brazil
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
65
Citations
17851
World Ranking
233
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Viçosa 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, Genetics, Forestry, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work covers a broad array of topics related to livestock and agricultural systems. Key topics include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems
  • Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact

Valadares Filho has contributed to numerous publications over the years, with several recent papers in reputable journals. Selected publications include:

  • "Feeding behavior, water intake, and energy and protein requirements of young Nellore bulls with different residual feed intakes" (2020), published in Journal of Animal Science
  • "Performance, metabolic and hormonal responses of grazing Nellore cows to an energy-protein supplementation during the pre-partum phase" (2020), published in BMC Veterinary Research
  • "Feed intake, nutrient digestibility, and selected rumen parameters in feedlot bulls fed diets with different feed additives" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
  • "Estimating digestible nutrients in diets for small ruminants fed with tropical forages" (2021), published in Livestock Science
  • "Predicting enteric methane production from cattle in the tropics" (2020), published in animal

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Luciana Navájas Rennó
  • Mário Fonseca Paulino
  • F.A.S. Silva
  • Edênio Detmann
  • B. C. Silva

Valadares Filho has published extensively in several key journals that serve as primary venues for their research outputs. These include:

  • Livestock Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Animal Production Science
  • Journal of Dairy Science

The scope of Valadares Filho's scientific contributions reflects a comprehensive approach to understanding animal nutrition, livestock genetics, and the environmental impacts of agricultural practices within tropical and subtropical systems. Their work provides insights into improving productivity, sustainability, and the physiological dynamics of livestock in these contexts.

Best Publications

  • Effect of replacing alfalfa silage with high moisture corn on ruminal protein synthesis estimated from excretion of total purine derivatives

    R.F.D. Valadares;G.A. Broderick;S.C. Valadares Filho;M.K. Clayton

  • Influência do tempo de incubação e do tamanho de partículas sobre os teores de compostos indigestíveis em alimentos e fezes bovinas obtidos por procedimentos in situ

    André Oliveira Casali;Edenio Detmann;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;José Carlos Pereira

  • Comportamento ingestivo em bezerros holandeses alimentados com dietas contendo diferentes níveis de concentrado

    Peter Johann Bürger;José Carlos Pereira;Augusto César de Queiroz;José Fernando Coelho da Silva

  • On the estimation of non-fibrous carbohydrates in feeds and diets

    E Detmann;S. C Valadares Filho

  • Estimativas do Valor Energético a partir de Características Químicas e Bromatológicas dos Alimentos

    Edilson Rezende Cappelle;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;José Fernando Coelho da Silva;Paulo Roberto Cecon

  • Determination of creatinine excretion and evaluation of spot urine sampling in Holstein cattle

    Mario Luiz Chizzotti;Mario Luiz Chizzotti;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;Rilene Ferreira Diniz Valadares;Fernanda Helena Martins Chizzotti;Fernanda Helena Martins Chizzotti

  • Evaluation of ruminal degradation profiles of forages using bags made from different textiles

    Tiago Neves Pereira Valente;Edenio Detmann;Augusto César de Queiroz;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

  • Intake and digestibility in cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogenous compounds

    Isis Lazzarini;Edenio Detmann;Edenio Detmann;Cláudia Batista Sampaio;Mário Fonseca Paulino;Mário Fonseca Paulino

  • Cromo e indicadores internos na determinação do consumo de novilhos mestiços, suplementados, a pasto

    Edenio Detmann;Mário Fonseca Paulino;Joanis Tilemahos Zervoudakis;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

  • Parameterization of ruminal fibre degradation in low-quality tropical forage using Michaelis–Menten kinetics

    Edenio Detmann;Mário F. Paulino;Hilário C. Mantovani;Sebastião de C. Valadares Filho

  • Exigências Nutricionais de Zebuínos Puros e Cruzados - BR-CORTE

    Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;Luiz Fernando Costa e Silva;Mateus Pies Gionbelli;Polyana Pizzi Rotta

  • Intake and digestibility in cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogenous compounds

    Claudia B. Sampaio;Edenio Detmann;Mario F. Paulino;Sebastiao C. Valadares Filho

  • Rumen dynamics of neutral detergent fiber in cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogenous compounds

    Cláudia Batista Sampaio;Edenio Detmann;Isis Lazzarini;Marjorrie Augusto de Souza

  • Effect of replacing alfalfa silage with high moisture corn on nutrient utilization and milk production.

    S.C. Valadares Filho;G.A. Broderick;R.F.D. Valadares;M.K. Clayton

  • A meta-analysis of energy and protein requirements for maintenance and growth of Nellore cattle.

    M. L. Chizzotti;L. O. Tedeschi;S. C. Valadares Filho

  • Intake, digestibility and rumen dynamics of neutral detergent fibre in cattle fed low-quality tropical forage and supplemented with nitrogen and/or starch.

    Marjorrie A. Souza;Edenio Detmann;Mário F. Paulino;Cláudia B. Sampaio

  • In situ estimation of indigestible compounds contents in cattle feed and feces using bags made from different textiles

    Tiago Neves Pereira Valente;Edenio Detmann;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;Maura da Cunha

  • Comportamento ingestivo de vacas leiteiras alimentadas com dietas à base de cana-de-açúcar ou silagem de milho

    Sandro de Souza Mendonça;José Maurício de Souza Campos;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;Rilene Ferreira Diniz Valadares

  • Endogenous fraction and urinary recovery of purine derivatives obtained by different methods in Nellore cattle.

    A. M. Barbosa;R. F. D. Valadares;S. C. Valadares Filho;D. S. Pina;D. S. Pina

  • Glicerina bruta na dieta de cordeiros terminados em confinamento

    Josiane Fonseca Lage;Pedro Veiga Rodrigues Paulino;Luiz Gustavo Ribeiro Pereira;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho

  • Consumo e digestões totais e parciais em novilhos F1 Limousin x Nelore alimentados com dietas contendo cinco níveis de concentrado

    Helder Luis Chaves Dias;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;José Fernando Coelho da Silva;Mário Fonseca Paulino

  • Nutritional aspects applied to grazing cattle in the tropics: a review based on Brazilian results

    Edenio Detmann;Mário Fonseca Paulino;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;Pekka Huhtanen

  • Nutrient digestibility, nitrogen metabolism and hepatic function of sheep fed diets containing solvent or expeller castorseed meal treated with calcium hydroxide

    A.S. de Oliveira;J.M.S. Campos;M.R.C. Oliveira;A.F. Brito

  • Evaluation of the length of adaptation period for changeover and crossover nutritional experiments with cattle fed tropical forage-based diets

    Marcelo G. Machado;Edenio Detmann;Hilário C. Mantovani;Sebastião C. Valadares Filho

  • Nutrient Requirements of Zebu and Crossbred Cattle - BR-CORTE

    Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;Luiz Fernando Costa e Silva;Mateus Pies Gionbelli;Polyana Pizzi Rotta

  • Influence of condensed tannin on intake, digestibility, and efficiency of protein utilization in beef steers fed high concentrate diet

    R. Mezzomo;P.V.R. Paulino;E. Detmann;S.C. Valadares Filho

  • Effects of varying ruminally undegradable protein supplementation on forage digestion, nitrogen metabolism, and urea kinetics in Nellore cattle fed low-quality tropical forage.

    E. D. Batista;E. Detmann;E. C. Titgemeyer;S. C. Valadares Filho

  • Prediction of the energy value of cattle diets based on the chemical composition of the feeds under tropical conditions

    E. Detmann;S.C. Valadares Filho;D.S. Pina;L.T. Henriques

  • Influence of genetic type and level of concentrate in the finishing diet on carcass and meat quality traits in beef heifers.

    J.F. Lage;P.V.R. Paulino;S.C. Valadares Filho;E.J.O. Souza

  • Evaluation of lignin contents in tropical forages using different analytical methods and their correlations with degradation of insoluble fiber

    Daiany I. Gomes;Edenio Detmann;Sebastião de C. Valadares Filho;Romualdo S. Fukushima

  • Soybean meal replaced by slow release urea in finishing diets for beef cattle

    P.D.B. Benedeti;P.V.R. Paulino;M.I. Marcondes;S.C. Valadares Filho

  • Estimation of fibrous compounds contents in ruminant feeds with bags made from different textiles

    André Oliveira Casali;Edenio Detmann;Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho;José Carlos Pereira

  • Intake and digestibility in cattle under grazing supplemented with nitrogenous compounds during dry season

    Janderson Florencio Figueiras;Edenio Detmann;Mário Fonseca Paulino;Tiago Neves Pereira Valente

  • Maternal overnutrition enhances mRNA expression of adipogenic markers and collagen deposition in skeletal muscle of beef cattle fetuses

    M. S. Duarte;M. P. Gionbelli;P. V. R. Paulino;N. V. L. Serão

  • Castor bean meal for cattle finishing: 1—Nutritional parameters

    L.L. Diniz;S.C. Valadares Filho;A.S. de Oliveira;D.S. Pina

Frequent Co-Authors

Mário Fonseca Paulino
Mário Fonseca Paulino Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Edenio Detmann
Edenio Detmann Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Rilene Ferreira Diniz Valadares
Rilene Ferreira Diniz Valadares Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Pedro Veiga Rodrigues Paulino
Pedro Veiga Rodrigues Paulino Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Odilon Gomes Pereira
Odilon Gomes Pereira Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Marcos Inácio Marcondes
Marcos Inácio Marcondes Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Augusto César de Queiroz
Augusto César de Queiroz Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Mário Luiz Chizzotti
Mário Luiz Chizzotti Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira
Marcelo de Andrade Ferreira Federal Rural University of Pernambuco
Antonia Sherlânea Chaves Véras
Antonia Sherlânea Chaves Véras Rural Federal University of Pernambuco

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