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Angela Costa

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences

Academic discipline: AGR/17 Livestock Systems, Animal Breeding and Genetics

Teaching

Dissertation topics suggested by the teacher.

  • Genetic improvement of functional traits in dairy species (cattle, buffalo, small ruminnats) including fertility, longevity and health 
  • Genetic factors related to metabolic diseases and mastitis in dairy cows 
  • Use of mid- and near-infrared spectroscopy in milk, colostrum and other fluids for prediction purpose 
  • Precision livestock farming: identification of potential indicators of heat stress in lactating dairy cows through sensors data
  • Prediction equations development for estimation of cows' morphological characteristics and behaviour associated to efficiency and sustainability (methane emissions, intake, etc)

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