Rafael C. Neves, DVM, MSc, PhD

Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine
625 Harrison Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Fax: 765.496.1108
Email: rcneves@purdue.edu

Bovine Field Service

Education

2017 - PhD | Cornell University
2011 - MSc | Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
2008 - DVM | Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Areas of Interest

My laboratory uses large-scale epidemiological studies and experimental projects to answer questions related to dairy cattle health and performance.
Metabolic disorders during the peripartum of dairy cows with a greater emphasis on subclinical hypocalcemia has been the primary research focus.
Other research ares: novel biomarkers for early identification of subclinical inflammatory states, precision medicine, and development and implementation of point-of-care instrumentation in livestock production and management

Experience

2013 - | Residency-Cornell University

Selected Publications

– Epidemiology of subclinical hypocalcemia in early-lactation Holstein dairy cows: The temporal associations of plasma calcium concentration in the first 4 days in milk with disease and milk production

– Differential effects of a single dose of oral calcium based on postpartum plasma calcium concentration in Holstein cows

– Method comparison and validation of a prototype device for measurement of ionized calcium concentrations cow-side against a point-of-care instrument and a benchtop blood-gas analyzer

– Association of immediate postpartum plasma calcium concentration with early-lactation clinical diseases, culling, reproduction, and milk production in Holstein cows

– Risk factors associated with postpartum subclinical hypocalcemia in dairy cows

– The effect of Presynch-Ovsynch protocol with or without estrus detection on reproductive performance by parity, and the long-term effect of these different management strategies on milk production, reproduction, health and survivability of dairy cows

– Reproductive management practices and performance of Canadian dairy herds using automated activity monitoring systems

– Reproductive performance with an automated activity monitoring system versus a synchronized breeding program