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Fernando Mata has an academic background in Agronomy and Animal Production (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) and has done postgraduate studies in Applied Maths at the same University, and Pedagogy for Higher Education at the University of the West of England, UK. Bringing together the skills gained while studying Maths and Animal Science made him to evolve into an Animal Welfare Epidemiologist, the topic of his Doctorate in Veterinary Sciences at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK. Professionally he started as a dairy farmer and later went into academia. He has lecturing experiences in Portugal (Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre) and in the UK (University of the West of England, Newcastle University, Greenwich University, and Wrexham Glyndwr University). At the moment he is fully focused on research at the Center for Research and Development in Agrifood Systems and Sustainability (CISAS) at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC) Portugal. Fernando is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (now Advance HE), a Registered Animal Scientist with the British Society of Animal Science, and a Member and a Certified Biologist with the Royal Society of Biology. Apart from animal welfare epidemiology, Fernando is interested in sustainable animal production, animal performance, and sustainable food production in general.
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IDI&CA 2023 PMEINCoope
IDI&CA 2022 BIGTECHCon
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THT-EBLEX-52-2013-Onyango
PAAC-2015-Al-Matairi
Mwakifuna-2013(Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development)
AGRO 522