Gabriel Ribeiro

Gabriel Ribeiro is an Assistant Professor and Saskatchewan Beef Industry Chair at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Department of Animal and Poultry Science. His research focuses on sustainable beef cattle production, optimizing nutritional strategies for health and efficiency, and reducing environmental impacts. He uses techniques like the Rumen Simulation Technique (RUSITEC) to study ruminal fermentation and feed utilization.

Education:

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, AAFC (Canada)
• Ph.D. in Animal Science/Ruminant Nutrition, Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), with AAFC collaboration
• M.Sc. in Animal Science/Ruminant Nutrition, Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Federal University of Minas Gerais

Research Interests:

• Optimizing grain/forage processing technologies
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in beef systems
• Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters
• In vitro/in situ/rumen simulation techniques

Article Trends: Recent publications emphasize feed efficiency, ruminal microbiome dynamics, methane mitigation strategies, and novel feed additives. Over 50% of his 2023-2025 work addresses forage utilization and mycotoxin impacts on cattle health.

Grants & Funding: Projects funded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and industry partners like Cool Planet. Collaborations include meta-omics research and biochar applications.

Labs/Teams: Leads the RUSITEC-based rumen fermentation research program. Collaborates with AAFC and international institutions on microbiome and feed technology projects.