Gleise Medeiros da Silva, PhD

Assistant Professor and BCRC - Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

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Contact

Assistant Professor and BCRC - Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Ag, Food & Nutri Sci Dept

Email: gleise.silva@ualberta.ca
Phone: (780) 492-0237
Address: 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre
9011 116 St NW

Edmonton AB

T6G 2P5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management

About

Education

PhD: Animal Science | University of Florida, USA | 2021
MSc: Animal Science | University of Florida, USA | 2017
BSc: Animal Science | Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil | 2015

Biography

Gleise M. Silva joined the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor and BCRC Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems. She obtained her MS and PhD degrees at the University of Florida, where she conducted several research trials in beef cattle nutrition and management. The focus of her research was on management of recently weaned beef calves, evaluation of feed additives, mitigation of environmental stress, and nutrition of the pregnant cow. As the BCRC - Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems at the University of Alberta, her research goals are to identify sustainable nutritional and management strategies able to enhance cattle health and performance, therefore, increasing profitability in the cow-calf sector.

Research

Research Interests

Multidisciplinary approaches to evaluate how environmental stress influence physiology, health, and productivity in beef cattle, with emphasis on metabolic, digestive, immune, and endocrine responses and mechanisms of physiological adaptation that improve resilience and sustainability.
Development of stress mitigation strategies to enhance resilience and performance in beef production systems.
Impacts of nutrition and management on physiology, immune function, and productivity in beef cattle.

Courses

AFNS 574 - Applied Beef Cattle Science

Examination of current and potential future production and management practices to optimize production efficiency and animal well-being in the Canadian and international beef industry. Laboratories emphasize practical applications, field trips, and discussion. Not to be taken if credit received for AN SC 474. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Winter Term 2026

AN SC 474 - Applied Beef Cattle Science

Examination of current and potential future production and management practices to optimize production efficiency and animal well-being in the Canadian and international beef industry. Laboratories emphasize practical applications, field trips, and discussion. Prerequisites: (AN SC 101 or 200), AN SC 260 and AN SC 310.

Winter Term 2026

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Featured Publications

Blood and fecal metabolic responses of mature horses fed rhizoma peanut hay

A.C.C.M. Vasco, L.K. Warren, G.M. Silva, W. Cuervo-Vivas, R.A. Brandi, V.P. Silva, J.M. Lance, J.C. Dubeux, Jr., C.L. Wickens

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 2026 April; 10.1016/j.jevs.2026.105805

Evaluating virtual fencing as a tool to manage beef cattle for rotational grazing across multiple years

Alexandra J. Harland, Francisco J. Novais, Carolyn J. Fitzsimmons, John S. Church, Gleise M. da Silva, Maria C. Londono-Mendez, Edward W. Bork

Journal of Environmental Management. 2025 May; 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125166

Short communication: thermotolerance and residual feed intake in Bos-indicus crossbred beef heifers

Gleise M Silva, Federico Podversich, Aghata Elins M Silva, Arturo Macias Franco, Angela Gonella-Diaza, Raluca G Mateescu, Nicolas DiLorenzo

Translational Animal Science. 2025 January; 10.1093/tas/txaf051

Evaluation of kernel processing and processor type in whole-plant sorghum silage: effects on nutrient digestibility and animal performance in backgrounding beef heifers

Federico Podversich, Leandro Abdelhadi, Sergio Roskopf, Gleise M Silva, Emmanuel Angeli, Gustavo J Hein, Hugo H Ortega, Martin Ruiz-Moreno, Jose C B Dubeux, Jr, Nicolas DiLorenzo

Journal of Animal Science. 2025 January; 10.1093/jas/skae369

Phenological variation in native mixedgrass chemical composition, in vitro fermentation, and methane production

Arturo Macias Franco, Aghata Elins Moreira da Silva, Sergio Lasso Ramirez, Maria Camila Londono Mendez, Vanesa Ramirez Sepulveda, Gabriel O. Ribeiro, Edward William Bork, Erick Rodrigo da Silva Santos, Gleise Medeiros da Silva

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2025 January; 10.1139/cjas-2025-0062

Utilizing polyclonal antibodies to improve rumen function

Gleise Medeiros da Silva, Aghata Elins Moreira da Silva, Arturo Macias Franco, Mariana E Garcia-Ascolani, Federico Podversich, Nicolas DiLorenzo

Canadian Journal of Animal Science. 2025 January; 10.1139/cjas-2024-0158

Supplementation with avian-derived polyclonal antibodies against Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii and M. ruminantium decreases ex vivo methane production and modifies ruminal fermentation in Angus crossbred steers

Mariana E Garcia-Ascolani, Federico Tarnonsky, Sergio Roskopf, Federico Podversich, Gleise M Silva, Tessa M Schulmeister, Martin Ruiz-Moreno, Timothy J Hackmann, Jose C B Dubeux, Nicolas DiLorenzo

Journal of Animal Science. 2024 January; 10.1093/jas/skae213

Artificial shade as a heat abatement strategy to grazing beef cow-calf pairs in a subtropical climate

Gleise M. Silva, Jimena Laporta, Federico Podversich, Tessa M. Schulmeister, Erick R. S. Santos, Jose Carlos Batista Dubeux, Angela Gonella-Diaza, Nicolas DiLorenzo

PLOS ONE. 2023 July; 10.1371/journal.pone.0288738