Luiz Brito
@brito_lf
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Purdue University. Genomics of livestock behavior, welfare, climatic adaptation, and resilience.
West Lafayette, IN
Joined September 2016
Heat stress poses a significant threat to overall #pig production... Understanding the mechanisms & implications of heat stress is crucial for producers to mitigate effects & ensure proper well-being 👇 https://t.co/D6fBEYSICJ
@jay_s_johnson, @Brito_lf @LifeatPurdue, @USDA_ARS
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Genetic parameters for novel climatic resilience indicators derived from automatically-recorded vaginal temperature in lactating sows under heat stress conditions
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Background Longitudinal records of automatically-recorded vaginal temperature (TV) could be a key source of data for deriving novel indicators of climatic resilience (CR) for breeding more resilient...
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Genetic parameters for udder conformation traits derived from Cartesian coordinates generated by robotic milking systems in North American Holstein cattle - Journal of Dairy Science
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The list of standard abbreviations for JDS is available at adsa.org/jds-abbreviations-24. Nonstandard abbreviations are available in the Notes.
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On my @NuffieldCanada trip driving through the US! 🚗 My first stop: @LifeAtPurdue visiting Dr Rojas and Dr @brito_lf, old colleagues from @CgilUofG! Great seeing their work in livestock quantitative genetics globally 🌎 #nuffieldcanada #nuffieldinternational #beefresearch
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I am very honored to be selected to receive the 2024 ASAS Early Career Achievement award from the American Society of Animal Science. A big thanks to the great support from my family/friends, mentors, collaborators, students, and everyone else who has been a part of it. 🙏 🙏
Dr. Luiz Brito was selected for the American Society of Animal Science - ASAS (@CritterChatter) 2024 Early Career Achievement Award; meanwhile, Dr. Kolapo Ajuwon was selected to receive the ASAS 2024 Animal Growth and Development Award. Congratulations to both!
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🧬Dive into the fascinating world of #genomics with my #YouTube channel, #GenomicBootCamp! Perfect for beginners, the content covers practical and theoretical aspects of genomics with a sprinkle of #rstats. Subscribe now and join the journey! ✨ https://t.co/l8febP5F5B
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A channel to learn about genetics and genomics. For business inquiries and collaborations, please contact: [email protected] YouTube channel creative decisions, ownership and all associated...
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🚨 Attention Statistical, computational, quantitative trait, population geneticists/genomicists: From the @LifeAtPurdue Life Sciences Summit last fall, we are hiring two 3-year postdocs to work on using across-phyla methods to increase genomic prediction
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Congratulations to #PurdueISF faculty affiliates Mitch Tuinstra and Luiz Brito (@brito_lf)) for receiving funding from Beck's Superior Hybrids! @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueANSC
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Congratulations to #PurdueISF faculty affiliates Luiz Brito (@brito_lf) and Julia Bello Bravo (@JuliaBelloBrav2) for receiving funding from NEXUS/Universidad Nacional de San Agustin! @PurdueANSC @PurdueASEC
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RT @PurdueAg: Beekeepers lose 30%-40% of colonies annually due parasites and pathogens. Thanks to @USDA_NIFA, @PurdueInsects' Brock @Harpur…
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Beekeepers lose between 30% and 40% of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60%.
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A comprehensive meta-analysis of genetic parameters for resilience and productivity indicator traits in Holstein cattle - Journal of Dairy Science https://t.co/6MLKNbtPJv
@PurdueANSC @USDA_NIFA
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Selection for resilience indicator (RIND) traits in Holstein cattle is becoming an important breeding objective as the worldwide population is expected to be exposed to increased environmental...
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Genetic parameters for calf feeding traits derived from automated milk feeding machines and number of bovine respiratory disease treatments in North American Holstein calves https://t.co/Hrm5DpmO3X
@USDA_NIFA @PurdueANSC
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Across-country genetic and genomic analyses of foot score traits in American and Australian Angus cattle https://t.co/R9bXq3Q3wQ
@abalvarenga93 @PurdueANSC @AngusAssoc
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Background Hoof structure and health are essential for the welfare and productivity of beef cattle. Therefore, we assessed the genetic and genomic background of foot score traits in American (US) and...
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A comprehensive characterization of longevity and culling reasons in Canadian Holstein cattle based on various systematic factors
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A detailed characterization of the primary causes of culling reasons in dairy cattle is paramount for improving management and the definition of longevity
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Our paper titled "Genetic parameters for automatically-measured vaginal temperature, respiration efficiency, and other thermotolerance indicators measured on lactating sows under heat stress conditions" is out in GSE @Jay_S_Johnson @USDA_NIFA @PurdueANSC
gsejournal.biomedcentral.com
Background Genetic selection based on direct indicators of heat stress could capture additional mechanisms that are involved in heat stress response and enable more accurate selection for more...
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Congratulations Hinayah Rojas! We are very lucky to have you here at Purdue University and I look forward to continue working with you for many more decades to come. Welcome! @ANSC_Purdue @PurdueANSC
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Oportunidade - doutorado pleno no exterior: Programa CAPES/PURDUE de doutorado em agricultura - Agriculture PhD Fellows Program
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Sociogenomics: The intricate science of how genetics influences sociology
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Humans contain multitudes. Each person on the planet contains enough DNA to stretch to Pluto – several times. Studying how all this genetic material works, and especially how genes influence human…
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A new paper from our @USDA_NIFA project just came out: Evaluating phenotypes associated with heat tolerance and identifying moderate and severe heat stress thresholds in lactating sows: https://t.co/W1kDZAb7H5 Thank you @USDA_NIFA! @Jay_S_Johnson
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Housing conditions influenced heat stress threshold temperatures but had a limited impact on phenotypes that predict heat stress tolerance in lactating sow
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