Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Agricultural Sciences Research Group GRICA

Academic Unit: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

A1

Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Agricultural sciences

Subarea

Veterinary science

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Strategic Focus

This group aims to consolidate the doctorate and master's programs in Animal Sciences at Universidad de Antioquia in order to have professionals with the ability to apply the acquired knowledge in the agricultural sector. Our goal is to create a school of agrarian thought combining the philosophy and technology of the sector for its development. We encourage research awareness in undergraduate and graduate students through a direct link to the projects and works carried out in the group, in association with the official and private sectors, according to the goals and proposals associated with the different productive chain activities involved.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Aquaculture.
Nutrition of monogastrics.
Nutrition of ruminants.
Agroindustrial systems.
Sustainable animal production systems.
Soils and forage species.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Carolina Peña Serna, MSc., PhD.

PhD in Engineering and Food Science

Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil.

Coordinator's Email

carolina.pena@udea.edu.co;

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Agroscience Research Group.
GAMMA.
Biogénesis.
Centauro.
Kyrón.
Fundación CIPAV.
Instituto FBN (Dummerstorf, Germany).

CEDAIT.
IdentiGEN.
GIRGA.
INRA (France).
University of Wisconsin.
University of São Paulo.
Federal University of Minas Gerais.

Highlighted Projects

Use of near infrared spectroscopy for assessment of beef quality traits and consumer acceptance.
Monitoring and simulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in specialized milk production systems.
DairyCaB - Colombian-Netherlands dairy capacity and business development project.
Effect of unsaturated fatty acid supplementation on the production of functional dairy products and on the methane emissions in high-density silvopastoral systems in the high tropics.

Key Research Findings

The effect of sunflower seed oil supplementation on the milk fatty acid contents of cows fed leucaena in an intensive silvopastoral system. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2018.03.003
Indirect calorimetry to estimate energy requirements for growing and finishing Nellore bulls. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(16)61443-0
Analysis of the profitability of milk production according to the variation in the carbohydrate source used in the supplement of Holstein cows (Análisis de la rentabilidad de la producción de leche de acuerdo con la variación de la fuente de carbohidrato utilizada en el suplemento de vacas Holstein). DOI: https://doi.org/10.19052/mv.4251

Services and/or Products Portfolio

Laboratory of calorimetry.
Respirometric cameras.
Expert advice on silvopastoral systems of the upper middle and lower tropics.
Expert advice on milk quality and improvement of parameters in specialized dairy.
Expert advice on nutrition of monogastrics.