Rodrigo Mota, Ph.D.
Applied Geneticist
Rodrigo joined CDCB as an Applied Geneticist in September 2020. He graduated in 2009 from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo in Brazil. In 2012, he obtained his Master’s degree in animal science from Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) by working with random regression models and embryo transfer in Simmental cattle. He then obtained his Ph.D. in animal breeding and genetics from UFV in 2015 by investigating GxE applied to tick resistance in Hereford/Braford cattle. He also worked as a postdoc at UFV in a project applied to reproductive traits in Nellore cattle. In 2016, he started as Research Assistant at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech – University of Liège, Belgium, where he led the genomic evaluation of Holsteins and development of a joint genomic evaluation of Holstein and Belgian Blue purebreds and crossbreds for calving traits.
Projects & Publications
Genetic evaluation for birth and conformation traits in dual-purpose Belgian Blue cattle using a mixed inheritance model
Journal of Animal Science, 2017
Genome wide association study and annotating candidate gene networks affecting age at first calving in Nellore cattle
Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, 2017
Genetic Evaluation using multi-trait and random regression models in Simmental beef cattle
Genetics and Molecular Research, 2013
Influence of animals obtained using embryo transfer on the genetic evaluation of growth in Simmental beef cattle with random regression models
Genetics and Molecular Research, 2013
Random regression models in the evaluation of the growth curve of Simbrasil beef cattle
Genetics and Molecular Research, 2013
The influence of animals from embryo transfer on the genetic evaluation of growth in Simmental beef cattle by using multi-trait models
Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2013