Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Gonella-Diaza Lab
Led by Angela Gonella-Diaza · Animal Sciences
What we study
The Gonella-Diaza Lab studies reproductive biology in beef cattle, focusing on molecular markers for pregnancy, feed efficiency, and early breeding success. Research combines lab experiments and applied management strategies.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Computational
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Exploring phenotypic, nutritional and metabolic traits associated with early sexual development in young Nelore (Bos indicus) heifers
2026 · Theriogenology
Looks at how early puberty in cattle relates to their body size, health, and blood chemistry.
- Impact of mutations in PRLR for hair weight, circulating prolactin concentrations, feed intake, and growth of beef cattle in a hot and humid climate
2026 · Frontiers in Endocrinology
Shows how mutations in a gene that helps cows stay cool in heat affect their growth and hair.
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- Propylene glycol supplementation modulates the luteal transcriptome in dairy cows
2026 · Animal Reproduction Science
Finds that giving cows propylene glycol changes how their ovaries work during pregnancy.
- Gestational heat stress alters the plasma metabolome of Bos indicus -influenced beef cows and modifies the calf metabolome at birth
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Tests whether providing shade to cows during pregnancy affects their blood chemistry and their calves' birth weight.
- From conception to weaning: a review of physiological development in beef calves and windows for nutritional and management interventions
2026 · Frontiers in Animal Science
Summarizes key growth and development changes in beef calves from birth to weaning.
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