Daiana de Oliveira

Daiana de Oliveira is Professor of Farm Animal Welfare at Linnaeus University's Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Her research spans ruminants and monogastrics across intensive and extensive systems, focusing on positive welfare, animal emotions, early life programming, and sustainable production systems. She collaborates with stakeholders and policymakers to translate animal welfare research into farm-level practices.

• Project Manager for PATHWAYS (Horizon 2020, 9M€), aiming to improve sustainability in European livestock sectors
• Co-leader of Animal Welfare task in Re-Livestock (Horizon Europe, 10M€+), addressing climate change resilience
• Contributing to EU-wide dairy herd welfare monitoring via EFSA risk-based models
• Leading projects on dairy cattle personality, functional longevity metrics, and toilet training innovations

She integrates animal individuality into practical welfare solutions while addressing sustainability and climate change intersections.