Dr. Gabriel Ribeiro

I come from a family of beef/dairy farmers in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. I received my DVM, and MSc. and Ph.D. in Animal Science (ruminant nutrition) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil. After the completion of my Ph.D., I worked as post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Tim McAllister at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research and Development Centre.

In September of 2019, I started as an assistant professor and the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Chair at the University of Saskatchewan after spending one year as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Calgary.

I am interested in beef cattle production and nutrition. My research focus on uncovering nutritional strategies to improve health, performance, and profitability, while simultaneously lessening the environmental impact of beef cattle production. In vitro, in situ, and in vivo (metabolism and growth performance studies) approaches are used in my research program to optimize beef cattle nutrition. The Rumen Simulation Technique (RUSITEC), a rumen in vitro semi-continuous system, is often used in my research to investigate ruminal fermentation, digestion, and metabolism of different feedstuffs, additives, and/or toxins. I am interested in the development of nutritional strategies to: 1) improve feed digestion efficiency and animal health; 2) reduce enteric methane emissions; and 3) replace the use of antibiotics as growth promoters. Overall, my research goal is to identify technologies, and nutritional and management practices to improve the sustainability and productivity of forage-based and feedlot beef cattle production systems.