Expertise/work experience: Dr. Alba is currently part of the Professor Team in the Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará. Dr. Alba, in their postdoctoral research at Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), also advises undergraduate and graduate students (Master's and PhD students), assisting in the planning and execution of experiments and projects, and in the writing and publishing of scientific papers in national and international journals. Before moving to Brazil and starting his graduate program, Dr. Alba worked as an animal nutritionist with a focus on the production of beef and dairy cattle, buffaloes, fighting cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits and guinea pigs, as well as evaluation of animal feeding, ruminant nutrition, use of biodiesel by-products in ruminants feeding, and greenhouse gases mitigation.
Dr. Alba was a professor at the UNINASSAU University Center, where he was recognized as the best teacher in 2023.2 and 2024.1 semesters. At this institution, he advises three und
EDUCATION
B.S. Animal Science Engineer, National University of Trujillo, Peru (2009), M.S. (2013) and Ph.D. (2019) Animal Sciences, Federal University of Bahia (Brazil). Pos-doctoral research assistant at the Federal University of Bahia - Brazil (2019-2025).
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Animal Science and Zoology, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Scholar Citations
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Quality of Forage Cactus Silage with the Addition of Hay from Forages Adapted to the Semiarid Region SC Bento, AB Grimaldi, RMS Antunes, HDR Alba, RB Saldanha, ... New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 69 (2), e70050 , 2026 2026
Rehydrated ground corn silage as alternative to feedlot lambs: feeding behavior and performance LAS da Silva, CLS Lima, GGP de Carvalho, HDR Alba, ML de Araújo, ... Tropical Animal Health and Production 58 (2), 157 , 2026 2026
Cassava Hay Inclusion Improves Fermentation Profile and Quality of Spineless Forage Cactus Silage GAR Lima, DA Gonçalves Junior, AT Chirinda, TVBS Silva, RB Saldanha, ... New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 69 (1), e70014 , 2026 2026
Potential of Pornunça Hay to Improve the Fermentation Profile, Yield, and Chemical Composition of Spineless Cactus‐Based Silage GAR Lima, DA Gonçalves Junior, AT Chirinda, TVBS Silva, RB Saldanha, ... New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 69 (1), e70009 , 2026 2026
Effects of concentrate levels with or without protected fat on intake, digestibility, microbial protein synthesis, and performance in feedlot lambs CLS Lima, D dos Santos Pina, HDR Alba, S de Carvalho Matos, ... Small Ruminant Research, 107710 , 2026 2026
Effects of Dietary Starch Level and Calcium Salts of Palm Fatty Acids on Carcass Traits and Meat Quality of Lambs JMS Ferreira, HP Rodrigues, MIB Pereira, LS Trajano, LL Souza, ... Agriculture 16 (1), 98 , 2025 2025
Nutritional strategies with different energy and protein sources for buffaloes: digestibility and ruminal fermentation LMS Brant, GGP Carvalho, DS Pina, SA Santos, LC Leite, VGO Lima, ... Animal Production Science 65 (18), AN25013 , 2025 2025
Nutritive Value of Silage from Two Genotypes of Sugarcane Associated with Calcium Oxide and Sodium Hydroxide as Chemical Additives CO Romão, MSL Tosto, SA Santos, AJV Pires, OL Ribeiro, ... Agronomy 15 (12), 2826 , 2025 2025
Urinary Creatinine as an Indicator of Water Intake in Sheep and Goats Sustainably Farmed in Tropical Climates E Souza-Conde, M Tosto, R Mendes, ML Araújo, JH Gama Junior, ... Sustainability 17 (23), 10709 , 2025 2025
Dietary Fiber Levels as a Sustainability Strategy in Lamb Production: Impacts on Digestion, Behavior, and Rumen Function RN Santos, SA Santos, LGA Cirne, DS Pina, JEF Junior, JAG Azevedo, ... Sustainability 17 (17), 7598 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Origin and Distribution of the Phrenic Nerve in the Diaphragm of Collared Peccary ( Tayassu tajacu ) ÉA dos Anjos Cerqueira da Silva, SN Boaventura, NL Lantyer‐Araujo, ... Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia 54 (4), e70046 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Microbial Additive Isolated from Exotic Semi-Arid Cactus and Cottonseed Byproduct in Sustainable Sorghum Silage Production RB Mendes, GRS Oliveira, MLGML Araújo, HDR Alba, CLS Lima, ... Sustainability 17 (10), 4595 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Gliricidia Hay Replacing Ground Corn and Cottonseed Cake in Total Mixed Rations Silages Based on Spineless Cactus DA Gonçalves Junior, GAR Lima, AT Chirinda, TVBS Silva, RB Saldanha, ... Agriculture 15 (8), 873 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Inclusion of Gliricidia Hay in Total Mixed Rations Silage Made from Giant Cactus Forage DAG Junior, GAR Lima, AT Chirinda, TVBS Silva, RB Saldanha, ... Agriculture 15 (8), 813 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Effect of Storage Time on the Nutritional Value of Sugarcane Genotypes Treated with Calcium Oxide CO Romão, GGP Carvalho, MSL Tosto, SA Santos, AJV Pires, ... Agronomy 15 (4), 882 , 2025 2025
Estimation of indigestible NDF by in situ procedure in sheep: number of bags and fabric type ACS Dos Santos, GR Dos Santos, MP da Silva, LDS Mariz, HDR Alba, ... Frontiers in Animal Science 6, 1547776 , 2025 2025
Soybean oil, a linoleic acid source, in lamb diets: metabolic, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters VGO Lima, LO da Silva, JE de Freitas Jr, HDR Alba, VM Leite, WP Silva, ... Archives Animal Breeding 68 (1), 77-87 , 2025 2025
Peanut Cake as an Alternative Protein Source to Soybean Meal on Performance, Nitrogen Utilization, and Carcass Traits in Feedlot Lambs MLGML Araújo, GGP Carvalho, AG Leão, DS Pina, RL Oliveira, LSB Dias, ... Nitrogen 5 (4), 1092-1106 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Soybean oil, linoleic acid source, in lamb diets: carcass traits and meat quality VGO Lima, LO da Silva, JE de Freitas Júnior, HDR Alba, LMS Brant, ... Tropical Animal Health and Production 56 (8), 261 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Intake, digestibility, serum metabolites, and growth performance of male feedlot lambs fed different fat sources HDR Alba, JE de Freitas Júnior, LC Leite, JAG Azevedo, SA Santos, ... Livestock Science 286, 105530 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Effects of plant extract supplementations or monensin on nutrient intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation and metabolism in dairy cows SNS e Silva, T Chabrillat, S Kerros, S Guillaume, JR Gandra, ... Animal Feed Science and Technology 275, 114886 , 2021 2021 Citations: 37
Estimating digestible nutrients in diets for small ruminants fed with tropical forages CH da Cruz, SA Santos, GGP de Carvalho, JAG Azevedo, E Detmann, ... Livestock Science 249, 104532 , 2021 2021 Citations: 33
Influence of body condition score at calving on the metabolic status and production performance of Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) during the transition period NC Delfino, LF de Aragão Bulcão, HDR Alba, MX da Silva Oliveira, ... Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences 31 (11), 1756 , 2017 2017 Citations: 33
Palm kernel cake in high-concentrate diets for feedlot goat kids: Nutrient intake, digestibility, feeding behavior, nitrogen balance, blood metabolites, and performance TCG de Carvalho Rodrigues, SA Santos, LGA Cirne, D dos Santos Pina, ... Tropical Animal Health and Production 53 (5), 454 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
Protected or unprotected fat addition for feedlot lambs: Feeding behavior, carcass traits, and meat quality HDR Alba, JE Freitas Júnior, LC Leite, JAG Azevedo, SA Santos, DS Pina, ... Animals 11 (2), 328 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
Effects of whole corn germ, a source of linoleic acid, on carcass characteristics and meat quality of feedlot lambs CO Nascimento, DS Pina, LGA Cirne, SA Santos, ML Araújo, ... Animals 11 (2), 267 , 2021 2021 Citations: 28
Effect of feeding frequency on intake, digestibility, ingestive behavior, performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of male feedlot lambs RB Saldanha, ACP dos Santos, HDR Alba, CS Rodrigues, DS Pina, ... Agriculture 11 (8), 776 , 2021 2021 Citations: 23
Palm kernel cake in diets for lactating goats: Intake, digestibility, feeding behavior, milk production, and nitrogen metabolism FG Ferreira, LC Leite, HDR Alba, DS Pina, SA Santos, MSL Tosto, ... Animals 12 (18), 2323 , 2022 2022 Citations: 18
Effect of selenium and vitamin E supplementation on the metabolic status of dairy goats and respective goat kids in the peripartum period B Barcelos, V Gomes, AMC Vidal, JE de Freitas Júnior, MLGML de Araújo, ... Tropical animal health and production 54 (1), 36 , 2022 2022 Citations: 17
Palm kernel cake in high-concentrate diets improves animal performance without affecting the meat quality of goat kids T Rodrigues, SA Santos, LGA Cirne, D dos S. Pina, HDR Alba, ... Animal Production Science 62 (1), 78-89 , 2021 2021 Citations: 17
Chitosan and cottonseed processing method association on carcass traits and meat quality of feedlot lambs T da Silva Magalhães, EM Santos, JE de Freitas Júnior, SA Santos, ... PLoS One 15 (11), e0242822 , 2020 2020 Citations: 17
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of feedlot goat kids fed high-concentrate diets with licury cake WP Silva, SA Santos, LGA Cirne, DS Pina, HDR Alba, TCGC Rodrigues, ... Livestock Science 244, 104391 , 2021 2021 Citations: 16
Effects of alternative energy and protein sources on performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of feedlot lambs LMS Brant, JE de Freitas Júnior, FM Pereira, DS Pina, SA Santos, ... Livestock Science 251, 104611 , 2021 2021 Citations: 14
Milk yield, composition and immune status of dairy goats and respective goat kids fed diets with selenium and vitamin E supplementation B Barcelos, V Gomes, AMC Vidal, JE de Freitas Júnior, HDR Alba, ... Small Ruminant Research 225, 106999 , 2023 2023 Citations: 12
Palm kernel cake in diets for lactating goats: qualitative aspects of Milk and cheese FG Ferreira, LC Leite, HDR Alba, BMAC Mesquita, SA Santos, MSL Tosto, ... Animals 11 (12), 3501 , 2021 2021 Citations: 11
Soybean oil, linoleic acid source, in lamb diets: intake, digestibility, performance, ingestive behaviour, and blood metabolites VGO Lima, LO da Silva, JE de Freitas Júnior, HDR Alba, WP Silva, ... Animals 14 (14), 2075 , 2024 2024 Citations: 10
Nutrient intake, digestibility, feeding behavior, nitrogen balance, and performance of feedlot goat kids fed high-concentrate diets containing licury cake (Syagrus coronata) WP Silva, SA Santos, LGA Cirne, D dos Santos Pina, HDR Alba, ... Tropical Animal Health and Production 54 (2), 131 , 2022 2022 Citations: 10
Fatty acid profile and chemical composition of meat from Nellore steers finished on pasture with different amounts of supplementation RR Silva, IN do Prado, FF da Silva, PP Rotta, LBO Rodrigues, ... Canadian Journal of Animal Science 101 (3), 558-566 , 2021 2021 Citations: 10
Can ruminal inoculum from slaughtered cattle replace inoculum from cannulated cattle for feed evaluation research? HDR Alba, RL Oliveira, ST de Carvalho, LCV Ítavo, OL Ribeiro, ... Semina: Ciências Agrárias 39 (5), 2133-2144 , 2018 2018 Citations: 10
Feeding behavior of post-weaned crossbred steers supplemented in the dry season of the year TOJDA Lins, RR Silva, FBL Mendes, FF da Silva, ES Bastos, TR Paixão, ... Tropical animal health and production 54 (4), 203 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
