Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Moriel Lab
Led by Philipe Moriel · Animal Sciences
What we study
Dr. Moriel studies how cow and heifer nutrition affects offspring health, growth, and immunity, and how heat stress and management strategies impact cattle in tropical climates. The lab combines research on fetal programming and calf nutrition with extension programs to help Florida beef producers.
What working here is like
- Farm animals (cattle, horses, poultry)
- Projects
- 4
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Evaluate the impact of nutrition of cows and heifers during gestation (Fetal-programming) and calf nutrition during early stages…
Studies how maternal nutrition affects offspring metabolism and long-term health.
Evaluate the impact of heat stress during gestation, and identify nutritional and management approaches to overcome these…
Researches ways to mitigate heat stress effects on pregnant cows.
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Strategic supplementation during pre- and post-breeding periods to optimize pregnancy rates and calving distribution of beef cows…
Develops feeding strategies to improve cow fertility and calving timing.
Identify cost-effective, post-weaning nutrition and management strategies to: (1) Develop replacement beef heifers; (2) Alleviate…
Finds affordable ways to raise healthy, market-ready replacement heifers.
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Recent papers, explained
- Effect of Early Weaning and Supplementation on the Longissimus thoracis Muscle Proteome of Pasture-Raised Nellore Bulls
2026 · ACS Agricultural Science & Technology
Compares muscle protein changes in Nellore bulls raised with early or conventional weaning.
- PS9-7. Proteomic Analysis Reveals Change in the Lipid Metabolism of Muscle in Beef Cattle Submitted to Early Weaning and Pasture Finished.
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Uses proteomics to study muscle changes in beef cattle raised with early weaning and pasture finishing.
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- PS10-12. Supplementation Level Strategies for Beef Heifers Grazing Warm-season Perennial Pastures.
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Evaluates whether adjusting concentrate feed for beef heifers grazing guineagrass improves performance.
- PS6-10. Effects of Heat Stress Mitigation During Late Gestation on Post-weaning Growth, Immunity, and Carcass Characteristics of Bos Indicus-influenced Steer Offspring.
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Checks if providing shade to pregnant cows improves growth, immunity, and carcass traits in their calves.
- 270. Performance of Early-Weaned Beef Calves Grazing Annual Ryegrass Under Different Concentrate Supplementation Strategies.
2026 · Journal of Animal Science
Tests whether different levels of concentrate feed affect growth in early-weaned beef calves grazing ryegrass.
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How to reach out
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