College of Veterinary Medicine
Bittar Lab
Led by Joao H J Bittar · Large Animal Clinical Sciences
What we study
The Bittar Lab studies diseases and health in beef cattle, focusing on respiratory issues, trace minerals, infections, and reproduction. They use diagnostic tools like centrifugal microfluidics to detect viral diseases.
What working here is like
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Pen-Side Multi-Pooled Diagnostics With Centrifugal Microfluidics For Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
A diagnostic tool using centrifugal microfluidics to detect viral diarrhea in cattle.
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Recent papers, explained
- Supplementation with Bacillus -based direct-fed microbials for developing beef heifers: impacts on fecal and vaginal microbiome, growth, and reproductive performance
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Tests if a bacterial supplement affects heifer health.
- Plasma biomarkers for residual feed intake prediction in beef bulls
2026 · Translational Animal Science
Finds blood markers linked to feed efficiency in bulls.
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- Possible actions of methionine on embryonic development and postnatal phenotype of calves produced after embryo transfer
2026 · Theriogenology
- Influence of short‐ and medium‐distance road transport on oxidative stress in horses
2026 · Equine Veterinary Education
Tests how short and long horse trips affect stress.
- Four coding-complete genomes of bovine viral diarrhea virus-2a ( Orthopestivirus tauri genotype a) isolated from farmed white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) in Florida, USA, in 2018
2026 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sequenced four BVDV-2 genomes from deer in Florida.
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How to reach out
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