Dr. Philipe Moriel

Associate Professor - Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management

• Research Focus (60%)

  Specific research areas:

  • Evaluate the impact of nutrition of cows and heifers during gestation (Fetal-programming) and calf nutrition during early stages of pre-weaning phase (Metabolic Imprinting) on offspring metabolism and long-term consequences to offspring health, growth and immunity.
  • Evaluate the impact of heat stress during gestation, and identify nutritional and management approaches to overcome these potential negative effects.
  • Strategic supplementation during pre- and post-breeding periods to optimize pregnancy rates and calving distribution of beef cows and replacement beef heifers.
  • Identify cost-effective, post-weaning nutrition and management strategies to: 
    (1) Develop replacement beef heifers; 
    (2) Alleviate calf stress, increase calf immunity, response to vaccination and value at sale.
• Extension Focus (40%)

  Develop multi-disciplinary, statewide, producer-driven extension programs to increase cow-calf profitability in tropical and subtropical environments. More specifically, my extension focus will consist of a variety of educational programs using information generated primarily at RCREC to increase health, growth and reproductive performance of grazing beef cattle.

  Methods:

  • Implement multi-county, multi-state hands-on educational programs for beef cattle producers.
  • Increase County Agent training to further improve the service to Florida beef cattle producers.
  • Collaborate with extension specialists in Florida and other states to optimize grazing beef cattle production in U.S.

• Education

  • Ph.D, University of Florida, Ruminant Nutrition, 2013.

  • M.S., University of Wyoming, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, 2010.

  • B.S., Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, Ruminant Nutrition, 2008.

• Employment
  • Associate Professor, 40 % Extension and 60% Research
    University of Florida, Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL
    July 2021 to Present.
  • Assistant Professor, 40% Extension and 60% Research
    University of Florida, Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL
    June 2016 to June 2021
  • Assistant Professor, 75% Extension and 25% Research
    North Carolina State University, Department of Animal Science,
    October 2013 to May 2016
• Extension Events
  • Summary of Extension Program Activities (pdf)
• Membership in Professional Societies
  • American Forage and Grassland Council, 2015 – present.
  • NC Cattlemen’s Association, 2013 – present.
  • American Society of Animal Science, 2008 – present.
  • American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, 2008 – present.Florida Cattlemen's Association, 2016 - present.
• Publications
  • View a full list of Dr. Moriel's publications
• Teaching
  • “Fetal Programing and Post-weaning Calf Nutrition” Course: VMP991 Bovine Nutrition, Instructor: Dr. Harrison Dudley
    Period: 4/29/2016, Institution: Vet. School, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
  • "Special lecture – Nutritional and Reproductive Management Practices for Beef Females”
    Course: UNESP Graduate program, Instructor: Dr. Philipe Moriel
    Period: 8/5/2015 to 8/15/2015, Institution: São Paulo State University, Botucatu, Brazil
  • “Fetal Programing and Post-weaning Calf Nutrition”
    Course: VMP991 Bovine Nutrition, Instructor: Dr. Harrison Dudley
    Period: 4/29/2015, Institution: Vet. School, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
  • “Beef Quality Assurance in NC”
    Course: ANS 462 Beef Cattle Management, Instructor: Dr. Carrie Pickworth
    Period: 3/5/2015, Institution: NC State University, Raleigh, NC
  • “Teaching Assistant – Nutritional Management of Beef Cattle”
    Course: ANSC5100, Instructor: Dr. Bret Hess
    Period: 8/1/2009 to 12/15/2009, Institution: University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
• Training

  Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Tutorial - April 2018

  • Part 1 - Importance of Beef Cattle Body Condition Score (BCS):
    - how it affects the fertility and profitability of your cow-calf operation
  • Part 2 - The Body Condition Score (BCS) System:
    - what it is and how to use it
  • Helpful Resources for BCS
  • Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows
    - Lawton Stewart and Ted Dyer
  • Implications of Cow Body Condition Score on Productivity
    - Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich
  • Body Condition Score (BCS) System - Part 2 (PDF of PowerPoint slides) - BCS Team
  • Body Condition Score (BCS) Flowchart (PDF) (PDF)  - BCS Team