Professor at UFPI, Brazil
Dr. Ricardo Loiola Edvan is a CNPq Productivity Fellow (Level 2) and a professor at the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Animal Science from the Federal University of Ceará (2013) and a Master’s in Animal Science from the Federal University of Paraíba (2010). His research focuses on forage production, pasture management, dry matter conservation, and leguminous species like Gliricidia sepium.
Profile:
📚 Formação Acadêmica:
- 🎓 Doutorado em Zootecnia – Universidade Federal do Ceará (2013)
- 🎓 Mestrado em Zootecnia – Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2010)
- 🎓 Graduação em Agronomia – Universidade Federal do Ceará (2006)
- 📜 Especialização em Agroecologia – Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2008)
🔬 Áreas de Pesquisa:
- Forragicultura e Pastagens 🌿
- Produção e conservação de volumosos 🐄
- Uso sustentável de recursos agrícolas 🌱
📊 Projetos de Pesquisa Recentes:
- Desenvolvimento de cápsulas purificadoras de água
- Uso do soro de leite na produção de silagem de milho
- Avaliação de estratégias para armazenamento de grãos de milho
- Hidrogéis multifuncionais como biofertilizantes sustentáveis
🏫 Atuação Acadêmica e Extensão:
- Professor do curso de Zootecnia na UFPI
- Representante do Colegiado do Curso de Bacharelado em Zootecnia
- Coordenação e participação em projetos de pesquisa e extensão
- Organização de workshops internacionais sobre microbiologia em silagem
Citation Metrics:
- Total Citations: 1273
- Citations Since 2020: 883
- h-index: 20 (16 since 2020)
- i10-index: 44 (29 since 2020)
Publication Title Format:
- Livestock farming as a stabilizing activity in the Brazilian semiarid region
MJF Coutinho, MS Souza Carneiro, RL Edvan, AP Pinto
Veterinary and Animal Science, 20(3), 434-441 (2013)
- Resilience of cactus pear genotypes in a tropical semi-arid region subject to climatic cultivation restriction
RL Edvan, RRM Mota, TP Dias-Silva, RR Nascimento, SV Sousa, …
Scientific Reports, 10(1), 10040 (2020)
- Nutritional value of mombaça grass (Panicum maximum Jacq.) silages harvested according to regrowth ages
WA Vasconcelos, IN Santos, AM Zanine, TF Pinto, WC Lima, …
Brazilian Journal of Animal Health and Production, 10(4), 874-884 (2009)
- Correlations and path analysis of morphological and yield traits of cactus pear accessories
DG Neder, FR Costa, RL Edvan, LT Souto Filho
Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 13, 203-207 (2013)
- Silages in the form of diet based on spineless cactus and buffelgrass
AJS Macedo, EM Santos, GGL Araujo, RL Edvan, JS Oliveira, AF Perazzo, …
African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 35(2), 121-129 (2018)
- Fermentation profile and bromatological composition of sorghum silages as a function of nitrogen fertilization
CHO Macedo, AP Andrade, EM Santos, DS Silva, TC Silva, RL Edvan
Brazilian Journal of Animal Health and Production, 13, 371-382 (2012)
- Production, composition, fatty acid profile and sensory analysis of goat milk in goats fed buriti oil
JS Morais, LR Bezerra, AMA Silva, MJ Araujo, RL Oliveira, RL Edvan, …
Journal of Animal Science, 95(1), 395-406 (2017)
- Fermentation profile and nutritional value of sesame silage compared to usual silages
DS Amorim, R Loiola Edvan, RR Nascimento, LR Bezerra, …
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 19(1), 230-239 (2020)
- Agronomic divergence of sorghum hybrids for silage yield in the semiarid region of Paraiba
TC Silva, EM Santos, JAG Azevedo, RL Edvan, AF Perazzo, RMA Pinho, …
Brazilian Journal of Animal Science, 40, 1886-1893 (2011)
- Effect of shading and canopy height on pasture of Andropogon gayanus in silvopastoral system
GL of Oliveira, ME of Oliveira, E of Oliveira Macêdo, AC Andrade, …
Agroforestry Systems, 94, 953-962 (2020)
- Major metabolic diseases affecting cows in transition period
LR Bezerra, CB Oliveira Neto, MJ Araujo, RL Edvan, …
International Journal of Biology, 6(3), 85-94 (2014)
- Innovative hydrogels made from babassu mesocarp for technological application in agriculture
HR Sousa, IS Lima, LML Neris, AS Silva, AMSS Nascimento, …
Journal of Molecular Liquids, 376, 121463 (2023)
- Agronomic characteristics and chemical composition of Gliricidia sepium grown under different residual heights in different seasons
SF Silva, MSS Carneiro, RL Edvan, ES Pereira, LB Morais Neto, …
Agricultural Science and Research: Latin American Science Magazine, … (2017)
- Methionine microencapsulated with a carnauba (Copernicia prunifera) wax matrix for protection from degradation in the rumen
JP of Carvalho Neto, LR Bezerra, AL of Silva, JFP of Moura, …
Livestock Science, 228, 53-60 (2019)
- Methods for estimating forage mass in pastures in a tropical climate
RL Edvan, LR Bezerra, CAT Marques, MSS Carneiro, RL Oliveira, …
Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 39(1), 36-45 (2016)
- Chemical composition, fermentative characteristics, and in situ ruminal degradability of elephant grass silage containing Parkia platycephala pod meal and urea
LA Costa, MJ Araujo, RL Edvan, LR Bezerra, AR Sousa, FJC Viana, …
Tropical Animal Health and Production, 52, 3481-3492 (2020)
- Changes in hematological biomarkers of Nellore cows at different reproductive stages
WDC Oliveira, TPD Silva, MJ Araujo, RL Edvan, RL Oliveira, LR Bezerra
Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences, 41, e45725 (2019)
- Use of cacti in animal feed and their storage after harvest
CBM Carvalho, RL Edvan, M Carvalho, ALA Reis, RR Birth
Archives of Zootechnics, 67(259), 440-446 (2018)
- Agronomic characteristics and chemical composition of forage cactus according to different planting systems
MJA Peixoto, MSS Carneiro, DS Amorim, RL Edvan, ES Pereira, M Costa
Archives of Zootechnics, 67(257), 35-39 (2018)
- Fermentation losses of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) silages with increasing levels of gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium) hay
WF Pacheco, M. S. de Souza Carneiro, A. P. Pinto, R. L. Edvan, P. L. Arruda, …
Acta Veterinaria Brasilica, 8(3), 155-162 (2014)