Flavia van Cleef - College of Agriculture and Bioresources

Research Area(s)

Forage management
Greenhouse gases
Ruminant nutrition
Sustainability

Department

Plant Sciences

Animal and Poutlry Science

Research Interests

My research interests focus on integrating forage management, ruminant nutrition, and sustainable strategies to optimize livestock production. I emphasize the use of alternative feed resources, pasture-based systems, and mitigation approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. My work aims to enhance forage utilization efficiency while promoting environmentally sustainable livestock systems.

Education

Ph.D., University of Florida, Marianna, FL USA

M.Sc., São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, SP Brazil

B.Sc., São Paulo State University, Jaboticabal, SP Brazil

Selected Recent Publications

De Sousa, C. E. S., Amaral Júnior, F. P., Cardoso, A. S., Ruggieri, A. C., van Cleef, F. O. S., Pádua, F.T. Almeida, J.C.C.Effects of integrating legumes or trees on soil C stock and organic matter dynamics in tropical grasslands. Applied Soil Ecology, v. 202, p.105560, 2024.

Bizzuti, B. E., Marquez, S. P., van Cleef, F. O. S., Ovani, V. S., Costa, W. S., Lima, P. M. T., Louvandini, H., Abdalla, A. L. In Vitro Degradability and Methane Production from By-Products Fed to Ruminants. Agronomy Journal, v. 4, p. 1043-1043, 2023.

García, C. C. V., Dubeux, J. C. B., Martini, X., Conover, D., Santos, E. R. S., Homem, B. G. C., Ruiz-Moreno, M., Silva, I. A. G., Abreu, D. S., Queiroz, L. M. D., van Cleef, F. O. S., Santos, M. V. F. Fracetto, G. G. M. The role of dung beetle species in nitrous oxide emission, ammonia volatilization, and nutrient cycling. Scientific Reports, v. 13, 2023.

Santos, E. R. S., Dubeux Jr., J. C. B., Sollenberger, L. E., Mackowiak, C. L., Vela Garcia, C. C., Silva, G. M., Siqueira, M. C. B., Jaramillo, D. M., van Cleef, F. O. S., Zagato, L. M. D., Abreu, D. S., Dilorenzo, N. Grazing intensity effects on sward responses of UF Riata Bahiagrass. Crop Science, v. 63, p.3122-3135, 2023.

Cardoso, A. S.,Alari, F. O.,Andrade, N.,Nascimento, T. S., van Cleef, F. O. S., Alves, B. J. R.,Ruggieri, A. C.,Malheiros, E. B. Nitrous oxide emissions in silvopastoral systems: Key driving variables and seasonality. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 316:108851, 2022.

Santos, E. R. S., Dubeux Jr, J. C. B., Sollenberger, L. E., Siqueira, M., van Cleef, F. O. S., Jaramillo, D. M., Zagato, L., Queiroz, L. M. D., Garcia, L., Garcia, C. V., Ruiz-Moreno, M. Composition and decomposition of rhizoma peanut (Arachis glabrata) belowground biomass. Scientific Reports, v. 12, p. 9967, 2022.

van Cleef, F. O. S., Dubeux Jr, J. C. B., Wheeler, C., Garcia, C. V., Ruiz-Moreno, M., Sollenberger, L. E., Vendramini, J. M., Dilorenzo, N., Naumann, H. D. Stable isotopes provide evidence that condensed tannins from sericea lespedeza are degraded by ruminal microbes. Scientific Reports, v. 12, p. 14318, 2022.

van Cleef, F. O. S., Dubeux Jr, J. C. B., Ciriaco, F. M., Henry, D. D., Ruiz-Moreno, M., Jaramillo, D. M., Garcia, L., Santos, E. R. S., Dilorenzo, N., Vendramini, J. M. B., Naumann, H. D., Sollenberger, L. E. Inclusion of a tannin-rich legume in the diet of beef steers reduces greenhouse gas emissions from their excreta. Scientific Reports, v. 12, p. 14220, 2022.

Jaramillo, D. M., Dubeux Jr, J. C. B., Sollenberger, L. E., Vendramini, J. M., Mackowiak, C. L., Dilorenzo, N., Garcia, L., Queiroz, L. M. D., Santos, E. R. S., Homem, B. G. C., van Cleef, F. O. S., Ruiz-Moreno, M. Water footprint, herbage, and livestock responses for nitrogen fertilized grass and grass-legume grazing systems. Crop Science, v. 61, p. 3844-3858, 2021.

van Cleef, F. O. S., Dubeux, J. C. B., Naumann, H. D., Santos, E. R. S., Sollenberger, L. E., Vendramini, J. M. B., Ruiz-Moreno, M., Ciriaco, F. M., Dilorenzo, N. Methane emissions and δ¹³C composition from beef steers consuming increasing proportions of sericea lespedeza hay on bermudagrass hay diets. Journal of Animal Science, v. 99, p. 1-8, 2021.