Cándido Pomar
Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Canada AuthorAreas of Expertise
- pig feeding and herd management: digestion and metabolic use of proteins and minerals
- mathematical modelling: digestion and body growth in feeder pigs
- feed formulation
- body composition, carcass conformation and classification systems
Current Projects
- Reduction of nitrogen and phosphorus waste and maximization of gross revenues from feeder pig production using a new numeric method
- Yield comparisons
- Phosphore-CRF, Minimizing the phosphorous excretion of growing-finishing pigs by optimizing phosphorus intake from environmental, economical and animal perspectives.
- Optimization of diets and management of slaughter pig production systems
- Development of a combined premix formulation method to be used in multiphase feeding systems for growing pigs
- Estimation of the cutability and lean content of pig carcasses.
- Development of a method for objective slaughter line evaluation of muscle content in cull cow carcasses to be used in establishing a carcass classification and producer payment system.
Affiliations
- Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Université Laval
- Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Sherbrooke
- Member, Canadian Society of Animal Science (Canadian Journal of Animal Science)
- Member, American Society of Animal Science
- Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Animal Science
Updated CV 10-Oct-2014
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