#Brazil

Interview

Interview with Professor emeritus Mônica Maria Oliveira Pinho Cerqueira, Brazil

Mônica Maria Oliveira Pinho Cerqueira is a Veterinary Medicine graduate from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), with a Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine (1988) and a Ph.D. in Animal Science (2000) from the same institution. Currently, she serves as Professor Emeritus at UFMG, following a distinguished career focused on milk quality, mastitis, dairy microbiology and milk-borne diseases. She held leadership roles from 2004 to 2018 as Deputy general coordinator, general coordinator, and technical coordinator of the Milk Quality Analysis Laboratory (LabUFMG), an MAPA-accredited lab and part of the Brazilian Network of Milk Quality Control Laboratories (RBQL).

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Research Phd Theses

Epidemiological and economic study of bovine subclinical mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus, non-aureus Staphylococcus, and Mammaliicoccus spp. in Pernambuco state, Brazil.

Mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus and non-aureus staphylococci and mammaliicocci (NASM) represents an increasing threat to the milk production chain, driven by the extensive use of antimicrobials and resulting economic losses in dairy herds. The aim of the thesis was to investigate the prevalence of S. aureus and NASM subclinicalRead more

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