Cristiano Côrtes, MSc, PhD

Researcher in animal production, Agrinova

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Research interests

  • Technology and knowledge transfer
  • Sustainable animal production
  • Animal nutrition

Cristiano joined the Agrinova team in 2017 and acts as a researcher in animal production. He is responsible for technology transfer and the dissemination of knowledge to various audiences. He is responsible for developing and carrying out research projects in the fields of ruminant nutrition, reproduction and health, as well as sustainable livestock production and GHG reduction. He develops collaborations in college, university, ministry and industry networks.

Prior to joining the Agrinova team, he was a teacher-researcher in animal production at the École Supérieure d’Agricultures d’Angers in France (2010-2017), as well as a professor in the animal production department at the Federal University of Parana in Curitiba and the State University of Parana in Ponta Grossa, Brazil (2005-2006). Cristiano graduated in veterinary medicine from the Catholic University of Parana (Brazil). He then completed a Master’s degree in Animal Sciences at the State University of Parana (Brazil) and a PhD in Animal Sciences at INRAe de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix (France) and the State University of Parana (Brazil). Cristiano also completed a post-doctorate at the Dairy Cattle and Swine Research and Development Centre in Sherbrooke and Laval University (Canada-Quebec).

Since 2017, as a researcher for Agrinova, he has carried out and collaborated on over 50 research projects. Over the course of his career, Cristiano has published over 40 scientific articles and given over 60 presentations at conferences and symposia. Cristiano is a member of Op+lait (research group for optimal milk quality) and GRESABO (Groupe de Recherche en Santé Bovine), as well as an associate professor at Université Laval’s Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

Members of the laboratory

Yanick Sageau
Étudiant à la maîtrise
yanick.sageau.1@ulaval.ca

Anne-Sophie Larivière-Lajoie, agr., MSc
Étudiante au doctorat et chargée de projets
annesophie.larivierelajoie@agrinova.qc.ca

Samara Côté, agr.
Professionnelle de recherche
samara.cote@agrinova.qc.ca

Audrey Bunel, PhD
Professionnelle de recherche
audrey.bunel@agrinova.qc.ca

Ariane Gagnon, agr.
Chargée de projets
ariane.gagnon@agrinova.qc.ca

Geneviève Pouliot, agr., MSc
Chargée de projets
genevieve.pouliot@agrinova.qc.ca

Audrey-Anne Poulin, agr., MSc
Chargée de projets
anne.poulin@agrinova.qc.ca

Stéphanie Claveau, M Env
Directrice en productions animales et fourragères
stephanie.claveau@agrinova.qc.ca

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