Maria Camila Ceballos
Positions
Assistant Professor (Beef Cattle Welfare)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Fulltime
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Background
Educational Background
Animal Science National University of Colombia, 2010
Masters of Animal Science Animal Welfare and Behaviour, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 2014
Ph.D. Animal Welfare and Behaviour, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 2017
Biography
Dr. Maria Camila Ceballos graduated in Animal Science in Colombia, at The National University of Colombia (2010). Following the completion of her undergraduate studies, she has worked in the field of animal welfare and behavior, first as a researcher in the CIPAV Foundation (Center for Research in Sustainable Systems of Agricultural Production), in Colombia, focusing on the evaluation of dairy and beef cattle welfare and behavior in sustainable production systems. Then, she started a Masters at the São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil, addressing the effects of handling frequency of cattle kept under rotational and alternative grazing systems, with a focus on how cattle handling impacted their temperament. Afterward, she completed her Ph.D. at the same University (UNESP), focused on human-cattle relationships and its effects on cattle welfare, as reflected in temperament, behavior, physiology, and performance measures. By the end of her Ph.D. program, Maria Camila secured an internship at the Animal Welfare Science Centre (University of Melbourne - Australia), where she participated in a project focused on the human-animal relationship and dairy cattle welfare. In 2018, she started working at the University of Pennsylvania, the USA, as a post-doctoral researcher, mainly focusing on assessing the welfare and behavior of breeding sows housed in different housing systems. Dr. Ceballos is currently an Assistant Professor in Beef Cattle Welfare and Behavior, W.A. Ranches at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Research
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Publications
In the News
- Providing a good quality of life is the least we can do. Arch Magazine - University of Calgary. .
- Researchers create ‘grimace scale’ for pain and stress in cattle. Canadian Cattlemen The Beef Magazine.
- The Beef Podcast Show - Dr. Maria Camila Ceballos: Training for Better .
- Music to Our Ears – A Look at Some Farm Animal Welfare Studies. The Animal Guide for Curious Humans Podcast..
- CBC Calgary - The Homestretch with Chris dela Torre, Jenny Howe..
More Information
Ceballos, M.C.; Gois, K.C.R; Parsons, T.D. Hinged farrowing crates improve lactating sows’ welfare. 2020.
Applied Animal Behavior Science. 105068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105068
Tarazona, A.M.; Ceballos, M.C.; Broom, D.M. 2020. Human relationships with other animals: one health, one welfare, one biology. Animals. 10, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10010043
Travnik, I. de C; Machado, D. de S.; Gonçalves, L. da S.; Ceballos, M.C.; Sant’Anna, A. C. Temperament in Domestic Cats: A Review of Proximate Mechanisms, Methods of Assessment, Its Effects on Human-Cat Relationships, and One Welfare. Animals. 10(9):1516. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091516
Machado, D. de S., Oliveira, P.M.B., Machado, J.C., Ceballos, M.C., Sant’Anna, A. C. 2020. Identification of separation related problems in domestic cats: a questionnaire survey. Plos One. 15(4): e0230999. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230999
Sant’Anna, A. C., Valente, T. S, Braga Magalhães, A. F.; Espigolan, R., Ceballos, M. C., Albuquerque, L. G., Paranhos da Costa, M. J. R. 2019. Relationships between temperament, meat quality and carcass traits in Nellore cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 97, 4721–4731. https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skz324
Abreu de Lima, V, Ceballos, M.C, Gregory, N.G, Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R. 2019. Effect of different catching practices during manual upright handling on broiler welfare and behavior, Poultry Science, 98, 4282-4289. pez284, https://doi.org/10.3382/ps/pez284 8
Ceballos, M.C, Sant’Anna, A.C, Boivin, X, Costa, F.O, Carvalhal, M.V.L, Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R. 2018. Impact of good practices of handling training on beef cattle welfare and stockpeople attitudes and behaviors. Livestock Science, 216, 24 - 31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2018.06.019
Ceballos, M.C.; Sant’Anna, A.C.; Gois, K.C.R.; Ferraudo, A.S.; Negrao, J.A.; Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R. 2018. Investigating the relationship between human-animal interactions, reactivity, stress response and reproductive performance in Nellore heifers. Livestock Science. 216, 65 - 75. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2018.08.001
Ceballos, M.C, Sant’Anna, A.C. Evolução da ciência do bem-estar animal: aspectos conceituais e metodológicos. 2018. Revista Acadêmica: Ciência Animal, 2018;16 (Ed Esp 1) : e161103. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7213/1981-4178.2018.161103
Tarazona, A.; Ceballos, M.C.; Correa, G.; Cuartas, C.A.; Naranjo, J.F.; Paranhos da Costa, M. 2017. Welfare of cattle kept in intensive silvopastoral systems: A case report. In: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (Online), v.46, 478 - 488. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1806-92902017000600002
Ceballos, M.C; Góis, K.C.R; Carvalhal, M.V.L; Costa, F.O.; Paranhos da Costa, M. 2016. Environmental enrichment for rabbits reared in cages reduces abnormal behaviors and inactivity. In: Ciência Rural, v.46, 1088-1093. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20150898
Ceballos, M.C.; Gois, K.C.R.; Sant’Anna, A.C.; Paranhos da Costa, M.J.R. 2016. Frequent handling of grazing beef cattle maintained under the rotational stocking method improves temperament over time. In: Animal Production Science. 58(2),307:313. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AN16025
Ceballos, M.C.; Gois, K.C.R. 2016. Implicações da relação humano-animal no bem-estar dos animais de fazenda. In: Revista Brasileira de Zoociências, v.17, 45-50. URL: https://zoociencias.ufjf.emnuvens.com.br/zoociencias/article/view/2889/2117
Gois, K.C.R.; Ceballos, M.C.; Sant’Anna, A.C.; Paranhos da Costa, M. J. R. 2016. Using an observer rating method to assess the effects of rotational stocking method on beef cattle temperament over time. In: Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia (Online), v.45, 501-508. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1806-92902016000900001
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