Andre Brito
My research interests can be grouped in three areas: 1) enhance nitrogen utilization in lactating dairy cows via dietary manipulation; 2) enhance the concentration of total nonstructural carbohydrates in forages via daytime cutting management; and 3) enhance pasture nutrient utilization via supplementation with energy sources. The overall goal is to balance the supply of rumen-degradable protein and fermentable energy to enhance microbial protein synthesis while reducing nitrogen excretion to the environment.
Courses Taught
- ANSC 421: Animal Agriculture Today
- ANSC 600: Field Experience
- ANSC 609: Principles of Animal Nutrition
- ANSC 708: Ruminant Nutr Physiology
- ANSC 999: Doctoral Research
- BIOL 999: Doctoral Dissertation Research
Selected Publications
Zang, Y., Silva, L. H. P., Ghelichkhan, M., Miura, M., Whitehouse, N. L., Chizzotti, M. L., & Brito, A. F. (2019). Incremental amounts of rumen-protected histidine increase plasma and muscle histidine concentrations and milk protein yield in dairy cows fed a metabolizable protein-deficient diet. Journal of Dairy Science. doi:10.3168/jds.2018-15780
Isenberg, B. J., Soder, K. J., Pereira, A. B. D., Standish, R., & Brito, A. F. (2019). Production, milk fatty acid profile, and nutrient utilization in grazing dairy cows supplemented with ground flaxseed. Journal of Dairy Science, 102(2), 1294-1311. doi:10.3168/jds.2018-15376
Ghedini, C. P., Moura, D. C., Santana, R. A. V., Oliveira, A. S., & Brito, A. F. (2018). Replacing ground corn with incremental amounts of liquid molasses does not change milk enterolactone but decreases production in dairy cows fed flaxseed meal. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(3), 2096-2109. doi:10.3168/jds.2017-13689
Brossillon, V., Reis, S. F., Moura, D. C., Galvão, J. G. B., Oliveira, A. S., Côrtes, C., & Brito, A. F. (2018). Production, milk and plasma fatty acid profile, and nutrient utilization in Jersey cows fed flaxseed oil and corn grain with different particle size. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(3), 2127-2143. doi:10.3168/jds.2017-13478
Whitehouse, N. L., Schwab, C. G., & Brito, A. F. (2017). The plasma free amino acid dose-response technique: A proposed methodology for determining lysine relative bioavailability of rumen-protected lysine supplements. Journal of Dairy Science, 100(12), 9585-9601. doi:10.3168/jds.2017-12695
Resende, T. L., Kraft, J., Soder, K. J., Pereira, A. B. D., Woitschach, D. E., Reis, R. B., & Brito, A. F. (2015). Incremental amounts of ground flaxseed decrease milk yield but increase n-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acids in dairy cows fed high-forage diets1. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(7), 4785-4799. doi:10.3168/jds.2014-9115
Dorich, C. D., Varner, R. K., Pereira, A. B. D., Martineau, R., Soder, K. J., & Brito, A. F. (2015). Short communication: Use of a portable, automated, open-circuit gas quantification system and the sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique for measuring enteric methane emissions in Holstein cows fed ad libitum or restricted. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(4), 2676-2681. doi:10.3168/jds.2014-8348
Antaya, N. T., Soder, K. J., Kraft, J., Whitehouse, N. L., Guindon, N. E., Erickson, P. S., . . . Brito, A. F. (2015). Incremental amounts of Ascophyllum nodosum meal do not improve animal performance but do increase milk iodine output in early lactation dairy cows fed high-forage diets. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(3), 1991-2004. doi:10.3168/jds.2014-8851
Brito, A. F., Petit, H. V., Pereira, A. B. D., Soder, K. J., & Ross, S. (2015). Interactions of corn meal or molasses with a soybean-sunflower meal mix or flaxseed meal on production, milk fatty acid composition, and nutrient utilization in dairy cows fed grass hay-based diets. Journal of Dairy Science, 98(1), 443-457. doi:10.3168/jds.2014-8353
Hale, I., Wollheim, W., Smith, R., Asbjornsen, H., Brito, A., Broders, K., . . . Rowe, R. (n.d.). A Scale-Explicit Framework for Conceptualizing the Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Land Use Changes. Sustainability, 6(12), 8432-8451. doi:10.3390/su6128432
Most Cited Publications