Gleise Medeiros da Silva, PhD

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

• Stress mitigation
• Understanding the impacts of nutrition and management on physiology, immunity, and behavior of beef cattle
• Beef female nutrition and fetal-programming
• Identifying nutritional strategies in forage-based systems to reduce feeding costs

 Publications

Podversich, F., F. Tarnonsky, J. M. Bollatti, G. M. Silva, T. M. Schulmeister, J. J. V. Martinez, D. Heredia, I. R. Ipharraguerre, F. Bargo, A. M. G. Diaza, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr, L. A. Ferraretto, and N. DiLorenzo. 2023. Effects of Aspergillus oryzae prebiotic on animal performance, feeding behavior, and digestibility in backgrounding beef heifers fed either a sorghum silage- or a byproducts-based diet. J. Anim. Sci. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skac312

Silva, G. M., J. Laporta, F. Podversich, T. M. Schulmeister, E. R. S. Santos, J. C. B. Dubeux, A. Gonella-Diaza, and N. DiLorenzo. 2023. Artificial shade as a heat abatement strategy to grazing beef cow-calf pairs in a subtropical climate. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0288738. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288738

Silva, G. M., F. Podversich, T. M. Schulmeister, E. R. S. Santos, C. Sanford, M. C. B. Siqueira, N. DiLorenzo. 2022. Polyclonal antibody preparations from avian origin as a feed additive to beef cattle: Ruminal fermentation during the step-up transition diets. Transl. Anim. Sci. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac070

Silva, G. M., T. M. Schulmeister, F. Podversich, F. Tarnonsky, M. E. Garcia-Ascolani, N. DiLorenzo. 2022. Impacts of polyclonal antibody preparations from avian origin on nutrient digestibility and performance of backgrounding beef cattle. Transl. Anim. Sci. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txac016

Silva, G. M., F. Podversich, T. M. Schulmeister, C. Sanford, L. R. Cangiano, C. D. Nelson, and N. DiLorenzo. 2021. Impacts of polyclonal antibody preparations from avian origin as a feed additive to beef cattle: Immune responses during the step-up transition. J. Anim. Sci. doi.org/10.1093/jas/skab340

Silva, G. M., L. R. Cangiano, T. F. Fabris, V. R. Merenda, R. C. Chebel, J. C. B. Dubeux, N. DiLorenzo, and J. Laporta. 2021. Providing artificial shade to pregnant grazing beef heifers impacts growth and activity. Transl. Anim. Sci. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab053

Silva, G. M., C. D. Chalk, J. Ranches, T. M. Schulmeister, D. D. Henry, N. DiLorenzo, J. D. Arthington, P. Moriel, and P. Lancaster. 2021. Effect of rumen-protected methionine supplementation to beef cows during the peri-conception period on performance of cows, calves, and subsequent offspring. Anim. 15:1. doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2020.100055

Caramalac, L.S., P. Moriel, J. Ranches, G. M. Silva, and J. D. Arthington. Comparison of injectable trace minerals vs. adjuvant on measures of innate and humoral immune responses of beef heifers. 2021. Livest. Sci. 251:104665. doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2021.104665

Carroll, J. A., N. C. Burdick Sanchez, P. R. Broadway, G. M. Silva, J. Ranches, J. Warren, J. D. Arthington, P. A. Lancaster, and P. Moriel. 2021. Prenatal immune stimulation alters the postnatal acute phase and metabolic responses to an endotoxin challenge in weaned beef heifers. Transl. Anim. Sci. doi.org/10.1093/tas/txab097

Schulmeister T. M., M. Ruiz-Moreno, G. M. Silva, M. Garcia-Ascolani, F. M. Ciriaco, D. D. Henry, G. C. Lamb, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr., and N. DiLorenzo. 2021. Characterization of the dietary protein in Brassica carinata meal when used as a protein supplement for beef cattle consuming a forage-based diet. J. Anim. Sci. 99. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaa383

Schulmeister, T. M., M. Ruiz-Moreno, G. M. Silva, M. Garcia-Ascolani, F. M. Ciriaco, D. D. Henry, G. C. Lamb, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr., and N. DiLorenzo. 2019. Evaluation of Brassica carinata meal on ruminant metabolism and apparent total tract digestibility of nutrients in beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 97:1325-1334. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz009

Schulmeister, T. M., M. Ruiz-Moreno, G. M. Silva, M. Garcia-Ascolani, F. M. Ciriaco, D. D. Henry, G. C. Lamb, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr., and N. DiLorenzo. 2019. Evaluation of Brassica carinata meal as a protein supplement for growing beef heifers. J. Anim. Sci. 97:4334-4340. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz280

Garcia-Ascolani, M. E., T. M. Schulmeister, M. Ruiz-Moreno, D. D. Henry, F. M. Ciriaco, G. M. Silva, E. Block, J. C. B. Dubeux Jr., G. C. Lamb, and N. DiLorenzo. 2019. Effect of inclusion rate of Fermenten on performance, carcass traits, and apparent total tract digestibility of growing Angus crossbred steers. J. Anim. Sci. 97:900–908. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/sky453

Silva, G. M., M. H. Poore, J. Ranches, G. S. Santos, and P. Moriel. 2018. Effects of gradual reduction in frequency of energy supplementation on growth and immunity of beef steers. J. Anim. Sci. 96:273–283. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx047

Silva, G. M., M. H. Poore, J. Ranches, and P. Moriel. 2018. Effects of timing of vaccination relative to weaning and post-weaning frequency of energy supplementation on growth and immunity of beef calves. J. Anim. Sci. 96:318–330. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skx021

Moriel, P., G. M. Silva, M. B. Piccolo, J. Ranches, J. M. B. Vendramini, and J. D. Arthington. 2018. Supplementation of encapsulated cinnamaldehyde and garlic oil on pre- and post-weaning growth performance of beef cattle fed warm-season forages. Prof. Anim. Sci. 34: 275–283. https://doi.org/10.15232/pas.2017-01707

Piccolo, M. B., J. D. Arthington, G. M. Silva, G. C. Lamb, R. F. Cooke, P. Moriel. 2018. Preweaning injections of bovine ST enhanced reproductive performance of Bos indicus-influenced replacement beef heifers, J. Anim. Sci. 

AFNS 540 - Applied Biostatistics

Applied biostatistics for the animal, food, biological and veterinary sciences. Hypothesis testing and experimental design will be highlighted. Statistical methods introduced will include analysis of variance and covariance, mixed models, linear and multiple regression and correlation, factorials, response surface and fractional factorials, repeated measures, non-parametric and categorical data analysis, and multivariate methods using common statistical software. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

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.

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.

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