College of Veterinary Medicine

Eduarda Bortoluzzibortoluzzi

Assistant Professor of Animal Welfare
M.V. 2017, Federal University of Pampa
MS 2019, Kansas State University
Ph.D. 2022, Kansas State University
Post Doctorate, Beef Cattle Institute, Kansas State University

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Research Interests

Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi is an Assistant Professor of Animal Welfare in the Department of Anatomy and Physiology at Kansas State University. She holds a Veterinary Medicine degree from the Federal University of Pampa, Brazil. She completed her master’s and Ph.D. at the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry and was a post-doctoral fellow for the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. Her research focuses on animal welfare and applied ethology of domestic animals. Her previous research aimed to demonstrate the relationship between neonatal behaviors and the health of piglets and calves. Dr. Bortoluzzi also researched novel technologies to identify pulmonary pathologies in necropsied feedlot cattle. Her future lab projects include using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics to develop new animal welfare metrics. Her hobbies include playing toss and fetch with her dogs, Rio and Roma, and her husband, Luís.

Teaching

  • VAP 835: Animal Welfare
  • Coach of the Animal Welfare Judging Team

Selected Publications

Bortoluzzi, E.M., Goering, M.J., Ochoa, S.J., Holliday, A.J., Mumm, J.M., Nelson, C.E., Wu, H., Mote, B.E., Schmidt, T.B., Psota, E., Jaberi-Douraki, M., and Hulbert, L.E. 2023. Evaluation of precision livestock technology and human scoring of nursery pigs in a controlled immune challenge experiment. Animals. 13(2):246. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13020246

Bortoluzzi, E.M.*, Schmidt, P.H., Brown, R.E., Jensen, M., Mancke, M.R., Larson, R.L., Lancaster, P.A., White, B.J. 2023. Image classification and automated machine learning to classify lung pathologies in deceased feedlot cattle. Vet. Sci. 10(2):113. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10020113

Schmidt, P.H., White, B.J., Finley, A., Bortoluzzi, E.M., Depenbusch, B.D., Mancke, M.R, Brown, R.E., Jensen, M. Lancaster, P.A., Larson, R.L. 2023. Determining frequency of common pulmonary gross and histopathological findings in feedyard fatalities. Vet. Sci. 10(3):228. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci10030228

Moisá, S.J., Aly, S.S., Love, W.J., Lehenbauer, T.W., Rossitto, P.H., Van Eenennaam, A.L., Bortoluzzi, E.M., Trombetta, S.C., and Hulbert, L.E. 2019. Association of plasma haptoglobin concentration and other biomarkers with bovine respiratory disease status in pre-weaned dairy calves. J. Vet. Diagnostic Investigation. 31:40-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/1040638718807242

Quigley, J.D., Hill, T.M., Hulbert, L.E., Dennis, T.S., Suarez-Mena, X.F., and Bortoluzzi, E.M. 2019. Effects of fatty acids and calf starter form on intake, growth, digestion, and selected blood metabolities in male calves from 0 to 4 months of age. J. Dairy Sci. 102(9):8074-8091. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-16688