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Elvira Sales Baptista. She is a Full Professor at the University of Évora. She has published 27 articles in specialised journals. She has published 4 book chapters and 1 book. In her professional activities, she has interacted with 215 collaborators in co-authoring scientific work. In her Ciência Vitae CV, the most frequent terms used to contextualise her scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: bitter-taste receptors; TAS2R; Lagomorph; Lepus; Oryctolagus; Romerolagus; Sylvilagus; Salivary proteomics; Ingestive behavior; Feeding behaviour; Salivary proteins; cattle; grazing behaviour; biodiversity; rangeland management; extensive grazing systems; Adstringência; Microestrutura da ingestão; Taninos; PEG; Bolota; Sabor doce; Ovinos; Preferências; Astringency; Microstructure of ingestion; Tannins; Acorn; Sweet flavour; Sheep; Preferences; Gestão do Montado; Conservação do Montado; Sistema multifuncional; Silvopastoral Systems; Grazing; Monitoring; natura 2000 network; agro-forestry; montado; dehesa; cork oak; comportamento de pastoreio; maneio de pastagens; pecuária de precisão; rastreamento de animais; recetores de GPS; Feeding behavior; Goat; Mass spectrometry; Proteome; Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis; animal tracking; GPS collars; pasture management; precision livestock management; tannins; ruminant; oral cavity; feeding strategy; diet selection; bitter taste; Cattle grazing; Conservation Management; Forest Loss and fragmentation; Insectivorous bats; Vegetation regeneration; Comportamento de ingestão; Estado reprodutivo; Estado nutricional; Quinino; Preferências alimentares; feeding behaviour; saliva; animal products; Estratégias tróficas; Caprinos; Nutrição animal; Caprinicultura; Pecuária; pasture productivity; sensors; spatial variability; temporal stability; acorns; pasture; nutritive value; Biomassa; Feeding station; Dentadas; Ingestive microstructure; Biomass; Feeding stations; Bite; Grazing patternsmonotoring; image analysis; Microstructure of intake; Diet selection; Bem-estar; Stress térmico; Restrição alimentar; Cortisol plasmático; Cortisol salivar; Welfare; Heat stress; Nutritional restriction; Plasma cortisol; Salivary cortisol; Ave; Alimento para animais; Valor energético; Técnica analítica; pastures; trees; soil nutrients; stocking rate; ruminants,; silvopastoral systems; overgrazing; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elvira Sales Baptista

Citation names

  • Sales-Baptista, Elvira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
BB17-5E24-4261
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6318-4498
Researcher Id
IVH-1890-2023
Scopus Author Id
23486362000
Education
Degree Classification
2020/06/25 - 2020/06/26
Concluded
 Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais (Título de Agregado)
Major in Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Unanimidade
1995
Concluded
 Ciêncas Agrárias (Doutoramento)
Major in Doutor em Ciências Agrárias, Especialidade de Nutrição e Alimentação
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Estudo comparativo das estratégias tróficas de caprinos e .de ovinos em situações alimentares restritivas para a ingestão" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Unanimidade Com distinção e Louvor
1990
Concluded
 Provas de Aptidão Pedagógica e Capacidade Científica (Mestrado)
Major in Nutrição
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
"Valor alimentar da pastagem" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada por Unanimidade
1981
Concluded
 Medicina Veterinária (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1991 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/03/21 - Current Full Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora_MED_Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento da Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/09/15 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
1995 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018 - Current INOVMontado - Gestão de Recursos Partilhados para o Desenvolvimento do Montado
PDR2020-2024-032930
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2017 - Current Estudio de Calidad y Valoración Económica de Productos del Cerdo Ibérico bajo diferentes condicione de producción y procesado tecnológico
RTA2015-00002-C04-00
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 INIA – Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agrária y Alimentaria, Espanha
Concluded
2016 - Current Eco-Spaa - Avaliação de tecnologias para monitorização do ecossistema de montado solo-pastagem-árvores-animais
ICAAM/Eco-SPAA
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas

Universität Ulm/Institute of Neurobiology
Ongoing
2016 - Current ECOGRAM - Red Iberoameriana para la mejora productiva de sistemas silvopastorales mediante la utilización de sistemas ciberfísicos
Red 517RT0530
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo
Ongoing
2016 - Current Tertúlias do Montado
MED/LABscape
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/12/01 - 2026/08/31 LIFE ScrubsNet Revitalizing semi-arid extensive farming habitats through the sustainable management of their associated scrubs areas
LIFE20 NAT/ES/000978
Researcher
Universidade de Évora_MED_Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento da Universidade de Évora, Portugal
European Comission
Ongoing
2022/02/08 - 2025/08 Grazing4AgroEcology European Network to promote grazing and to support grazing-based farms on their economic and ecologic performances as well as on animal welfare
HORIZON-CSA: 101059626
Researcher
Universidade de Évora_MED_Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento da Universidade de Évora, Portugal
European Comission
Ongoing
2020/09/01 - 2024/08/31 MOVING Mountain Valorisation through Interconnectedness and Green growth
H2020-RUR-2019-2-862739
Researcher
Universidade de Évora_MED_Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento da Universidade de Évora, Portugal
European Comission
Ongoing
2017 - 2020 GO Bov Mais
PDR2020-101-031128
PDR2020-101-031128
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2016 - 2019 HNV-Link - High Nature Value Farming: Learning, Innovation and Knowledge
GA 696391 - H2020-ISIB-2015-1
GA 696391 - H2020-ISIB-2015-1
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2016 - 2018 La ganadería de pastoreo en las dehesas andaluzas y montados portugueses: su papel en la producción de alimentos de calidad, fijación de población y prevención de incendios
CTE_AAA/16/17
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Junta da Andalucia
Concluded
2016 - 2018 ProAgriFor _Promover o Envolvimento de Stakeholders do Sector Agroflorestal do Alentejo na Transferência de Conhecimento e em Parcerias no âmbito do Projecto SmartAgriFor
ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000022
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2013 - 2015 MITTIC - Modernización e Innovación tecnológica mediante TIC en sectores estratégicos y tradicionales: Uso de la tecnología espectroscópica NIRS como herramienta de predicción de parámetros de calidad de los principales productos que ofrece la dehesa-montado: bellotas y pastos
0606_MITTIC_4_E
0606_MITTIC_4_E
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Commission
2011 - 2015 InAlentejo MONTADO - A Gestão da Intensidade do Pastoreio face à Valorização do Montado como Sistema de Elevado Valor Natural
ALENT-07-0224-FEDER-001744
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Comissão de Coordenação e Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo
Concluded
2013 - 2014 Image-based analysis for monitoring grazing impact in the Montado - a pilot study
ICA/13_PhotoMon
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
Concluded
2010 - 2014 Farm Animal Proteomics
EuFAP - COST FA1002
Researcher
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
2012 - 2012 Efeitos das restrições alimentares estivais no comportamento de pastoreio de ovelhas em Montado
ICAAM/12_SubNut
Principal investigator
Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas, Portugal
 Universidade de Évora/Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas
Concluded
2001 - 2008 Effects of phenolic compounds in taste sensitivity: cell kinetics studies, chemical and morphological adaptations in the oral cavity
POCTI 33039/CVT/2000
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Universität Ulm/Institute of Neurobiology
Concluded
2001 - 2003 Die Geschmacksqualität "bitter": Neuronale Grundlagen der Wahrnehmung [A qualidade do gosto amargo: Base Neural da Percepção]
Referat 35_ Regierungspräsidium Tübingen
Principal investigator
Universität Ulm/Institute of Neurobiology
Concluded
1998 - 2000 Influência dos Polifenóis na Utilização de Recursos Arbustivos pelos Ruminantes
Praxis/3/3.2/CA/1998/95
Praxis/3/3.2/CA/1998/95
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Jerónimo, E.; Pinheiro, C.; Lamy, E.; Dentinho, M.T.; Sales-Baptista, E.; Lopes, O.; Capela e Silva, F.. Tannins in ruminant nutrition: Impact on animal performance and quality of edible products. 2016.
  2. Sales Baptista, E.; Lamy, E.; Mau, M.; Capela e Silva, F.; Coelho, A.V.. Variation in salivary protein composition related to feeding behavior and its ecological implications. 2013.
  3. Pinto-Correia, Teresa; Ribeiro, Nuno; Potes, José. Livro Verde dos Montados. Portugal: ICAAM. 2013.
  4. Lamy, E.; Van Harten, S.; Sales-Baptista, E.; Guerra, M.M.M.; De Almeida, A.M.. Factors influencing livestock productivity. 2012.
Book chapter
  1. Combs, Cheryl Anne. "Tannins in Ruminant Nutrition: Impact on Animal Performance and Quality of Edible Products". Portugal,
Conference paper
  1. Sales-Baptista, Elvira. "Seminário Eco-Spaa.". 2018.
  2. Baptista, F.; Marques, R.; Castro, J.A.; Shahidian, S.; Da Cruz, V.F.; Sales-Baptista, E.. "Environmental and endocrine assessment of sheep welfare in a climate-controlled room: A preliminary study". 2013.
Journal article
  1. Serrano, João; Marques, João; Shahidian, Shakib; Carreira, Emanuel; Marques da Silva, José; Paixão, Luís; Paniagua, Luís Lorenzo; et al. "Sensing and Mapping the Effects of Cow Trampling on the Soil Compaction of the Montado Mediterranean Ecosystem". Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (2023): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC9862033.
    10.3390/s23020888
  2. Helena Guimarães, M.; Pinto-Correia, T.; de Belém Costa Freitas, M.; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, I.; Sales-Baptista, E.; da Veiga, J.F.F.; Tiago Marques, J.; et al. "Farming for nature in the Montado: the application of ecosystem services in a results-based model". Ecosystem Services 61 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85151875006&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101524
  3. Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Terra-Braga, Marina; de Castro, José António Lopes; Serrano, João; d'Abreu, Manuel Cancela. "Characterization of grazing behaviour microstructure using point-of-view cameras". PloS one (2022): https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8932577.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0265037
  4. Pinto-Correia, T.; Ferraz-De-oliveira, I.; Helena Guimarães, M.; Sales-Baptista, E.; Pinto-Cruz, C.; Godinho, C.; Vieira Santos, R.. "Result-based payments as a tool to preserve the High Nature Value of complex silvo-pastoral systems: Progress toward farm-based indicators". Ecology and Society 27 1 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85129937596&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5751/ES-12973-270139
  5. Elvira Sales-Baptista; Maria Isabel Ferraz-de-Oliveira. "Grazing in silvopastoral systems: multiple solutions for diversified benefits". Agroforestry Systems 95 1 (2021): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00581-8.
    10.1007/s10457-020-00581-8
  6. João Serrano; E. Sales-Baptista; Shakib Shahidian; J. Marques da Silva; I. Ferraz de Oliveira; J. Lopes de Castro; Alfredo Pereira; M. Cancela d’Abreu; Mário de Carvalho. "Proximal sensors for monitoring seasonal changes of feeding sites selected by grazing ewes". Agroforestry Systems (2018): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10457-018-0219-5.
    10.1007/s10457-018-0219-5
  7. Pinto-Correia, T.; Guiomar, N.; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, M.I.; Sales-Baptista, E.; Rabaça, J.; Godinho, C.; Ribeiro, N.; et al. "Progress in Identifying High Nature Value Montados: Impacts of Grazing on Hardwood Rangeland Biodiversity". Rangeland Ecology and Management 71 5 (2018): 612-625. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051050860&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.rama.2018.01.004
  8. Serrano, J.; Shahidian, S.; Marques Da Silva, J.; Sales-Baptista, E.; Ferraz De Oliveira, I.; Lopes De Castro, J.; Pereira, A.; et al. "Tree influence on soil and pasture: contribution of proximal sensing to pasture productivity and quality estimation in montado ecosystems". International Journal of Remote Sensing 39 14 (2018): 4801-4829. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85035112054&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/01431161.2017.1404166
  9. Tejerina, D.; García-Torres, S.; Martín-Tornero, E.; Gordillo, A.; Ortiz, A.; Ferraz-De-Oliveira, M.I.; Machado, G.; et al. "NIRS potential use for the determination of natural resources quality from dehesa (Acorn and grass) in montanera system for Iberian pigs,Uso potencial de la tecnología nirs en la determinación de la calidad de los recursos naturales (Bellotas y pastos) de dehesa destinados a la alimentación del cerdo Ibérico". Archivos de Zootecnia 67 (2018): 71-73. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067899877&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.21071/AZ.V67ISUPPLEMENT.3576
  10. Elvira Sales-Baptista; Maria Isabel Ferraz-de-Oliveira; Margarida Brandão dos Santos; José António Lopes de Castro; Alfredo Pereira; José R. Marques da Silva; João Serrano; et al. "Tecnologia GNSS de baixo custo na monitorização de ovinos em pastoreio". Revista de Ciências Agrárias 39 2 (2016): 251-260. https://doi.org/10.19084%2Frca15147.
    10.19084/rca15147
  11. Ana M. Ferreira; Andreia T. Marques; Luca Fontanesi; Carl-Gustaf Thulin; Elvira Sales-Baptista; Susana S. Araújo; André M. Almeida; et al. "Identification of a Bitter-Taste Receptor Gene Repertoire in Different Lagomorphs Species". Frontiers in Genetics 7 (2016): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffgene.2016.00055.
    10.3389/fgene.2016.00055
  12. Ferraz de Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Lamy, Elsa; Bugalho, Miguel N.; Vaz, Margarida; Pinheiro, Cristina; Cancela dâ¿¿Abreu, Manuel; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Sales-Baptista, Elvira. "Assessing foraging strategies of herbivores in Mediterranean oak woodlands: a review of key issues and selected methodologies". Agroforestry Systems 87 6 (2013): 1421-1437. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10457-013-9648-3.
    10.1007/s10457-013-9648-3
  13. Ferreira, A.M.; Araújo, S.S.; Sales-Baptista, E.; Almeida, A.M.. "Identification of novel genes for bitter taste receptors in sheep (Ovis aries)". Animal 7 4 (2013): 547-554. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84876928636&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1751731112002030
  14. Lamy, E.; Rawel, H.; Schweigert, F.J.; Silva, F.C.E.; Ferreira, A.; Costa, A.R.; Antunes, C.; et al. "The effect of tannins on mediterranean ruminant ingestive behavior: The role of the oral cavity". Molecules 16 4 (2011): 2766-2784. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79955532614&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/molecules16042766
  15. Lamy, E.; Da Costa, G.; Santos, R.; Capelae Silva, F.; Potes, J.; Pereira, A.; Coelho, A.V.; Sales Baptista, E.. "Effect of condensed tannin ingestion in sheep and goat parotid saliva proteome". Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 95 3 (2011): 304-312. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79953737947&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/j.1439-0396.2010.01055.x
  16. Lamy, E.; Baptista, E.S.; Coelho, A.V.; Silva, F.C.. "Morphological alterations in salivary glands of mice (Mus musculus) submitted to tannin enriched diets: Comparison with sialotrophic effects of sympathetic agonists stimulation,Alterações morfológicas das glândulas salivares de camundongos (Mus musculus) submetidos a dietas enriquecidas com taninos: comparação com os efeitos sialotróficos da estimulação com agonistas do sistema nervoso simpático". Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia 62 4 (2010): 837-844. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78049442451&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1590/S0102-09352010000400012
  17. Lamy, E.; Graça, G.; da Costa, G.; Franco, C.; e Silva, F.C.; Baptista, E.S.; Coelho, A.V.. "Changes in mouse whole saliva soluble proteome induced by tannin-enriched diet". Proteome Science 8 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650063468&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/1477-5956-8-65
  18. Lamy, E.; da Costa, G.; Santos, R.; Capela e Silva, F.; Potes, J.; Pereira, A.; Coelho, A.V.; et al. "Sheep and goat saliva proteome analysis: A useful tool for ingestive behavior research?". Physiology and Behavior 98 4 (2009): 393-401. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70149097991&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.07.002
  19. Lamy, Elsa; Costa, Gonçalo; Silva, Fernando Capela; Potes, José; Coelho, Ana Varela; Baptista, Elvira Sales. "Comparison of Electrophoretic Protein Profiles from Sheep and Goat Parotid Saliva". Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 3 (2008): 388-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10886-008-9442-2.
    10.1007/s10886-008-9442-2
  20. Da Costa, G.; Lamy, E.; Capela E Silva, F.; Andersen, J.; Sales Baptista, E.; Coelho, A.V.. "Salivary amylase induction by tannin-enriched diets as a possible countermeasure against tannins". Journal of Chemical Ecology 34 3 (2008): 376-387. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40849087783&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10886-007-9413-z
  21. Sales-Baptista, Elvira. "A New Approach to the Quantitative Collection of Excreta from Birds in a True Metabolizable Energy Bioassay.". Poultry Science 63 12 (1984): 2501-2503. https://academic.oup.com/ps/article-abstract/63/12/2501/1514359?redirectedFrom=fulltext.
    10.3382/ps.0632501
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Candeias, Ângela Pires. "Utilização de GoPro para a observação do comportamento de ingestão de ovelhas em pastoreio". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/23328.
  2. Fialho, Luísa Marques. "Efeito da subnutrição na tolerância ao gosto amargo em ovinos". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/10832.
  3. Marques, Rita Isabel Afonso. "Medição de bem-estar em ovelhas com stress térmico e nutricional". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/11491.
  4. Garcia, Sara Patrícia Carvalho. "Efeito da adstringência e do sabor doce nas preferências alimentares e na microestrutura de ingestão de bolota por ovinos". Master, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/15155.
  5. Lamy, Elsa Cristina Carona de Sousa. "Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behavior: an experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (Capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus)". PhD, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/11145.
  6. Baptista, Maria Elvira Lourido de Sales. "Estudo comparativo das estratégias tróficas de caprinos e de ovinos em situações alimentares restritivas para a ingestão". PhD, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/11291.

Other

Other output
  1. Grazing Behaviour Microstructure. 2022. Elvira Sales-Baptista.
    10.17605/osf.io/pfj67
  2. Low-cost GNSS technology for monitoring grazing sheep. Extensive livestock production is supported by natural and biodiverse pastures, characterized by marked seasonal variation of biomass, plant species and growth stage. The use of the food resources and the occupation of grazing space can be very heterogeneous in such conditions due to ruminants grazing behaviour. Successful grazing and pasture management requires an understanding of the adjustment. 2019. Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Santos, Margarida Brandão dos; Castro, José António Lopes de; Pereira, Alfredo; Marques da Silva, José R.; Serrano, João. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/index.php/rca/article/view/16380.
  3. Can digital camera images provide useful information for pasture management?. Introduction The assessment of availability and nutritional quality of Mediterranean native pastures is a major challenge. Being multi-species they also present plant communities of high heterogeneity both in the vertical and horizontal planes. Pasture structure also changes along season as different plant species with different phenology mature. Therefore, frequent data collection with non-destru. 2018. Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Isabel; Carrilho, Sónia; Lopes de Castro, José; Serrano, João; Cancela d'Abreu, Manuel. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25052.
  4. Sheep nocturnal grazing behavior using infrared point-of-view camera – a preliminary study. In the present study, we evaluate sheep grazing behavior through animal-borne cameras. Animal-borne video and environmental collection systems (AVED) have been used for studies on wild animals habitat and behavior for three decades. Since then, technological development has made the equipment smaller and lighter, allowing the use on smaller species. Depending on the anatomy of the species and the. 2018. Braga, M; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, MI; Lopes de Castro, J; Sales-Baptista, Elvira. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25003.
  5. Cattle-driven forest disturbances impact ensemble composition and activity levels of insectivorous bats in Mediterranean wood pastures. Forests can be modified by fine-scale disturbances such as those prompted by cattle grazing, but their impacts on biodiversity are far from being understood. Here, we investigate the response of insectivorous bats to cattle-driven forest disturbances, using a savanna-like Mediterranean agroforestry system, the Portuguese montado, as study system. In doing so, we compared bat ensemble composition a. 2018. Costa, Pedro; Medinas, Denis; Silva, Bruno; Mira, António; Guiomar, Nuno; Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Isabel; et al. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/24544.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-018-0275-x
  6. Pastor.i: a smartphone application to facilitate grazing management. Grazing in extensive beef farming systems is often manage in an empirical way based on past experience and on the visual appreciation of animal behavior and forage potential. Records of entrances and exits of the animals in the paddocks are rare. However, knowing the occupation period and the animal density, when coupled with biomass defines the grazing pressure. This knowledge is essential for pl. 2018. Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Cancela d'Abreu, Manuel; Salgueiro, Pedro; Rato, Luís Miguel. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/25037.
  7. Assessing grazing impact: Indicators of grazing pressure in Montados. Pastures are not evenly grazed, mainly as a consequence of irregular livestock spatial distribution and grazing behaviour. Even in homogeneous pastures, ruminants select distinct areas for resting and grazing. Furthermore, when grazing they adopt patchy locations, moving across the pasture and pausing for feeding, selecting among plants and layers along the foraging path. As a result of this parti. 2016. Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Lopes-de Castro, José António; Fonseca, Elsa; Belo, A.D.F.; Simões, Maria Paula; Guiomar, Nuno. http://www.silvopastoral2016.uevora.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WG_3_3_Assessing-grazing-impact-Indicators-of-grazings_E-Sales-Baptista-et-al.pdf.
  8. Effects of grazing pressure on activity and richness of bats in a Portuguese silvo-pastoral system. Background High Nature Value Farmlands (HNVF) harbor species dependent upon habitats maintained by low-intensity farming. Among HNVF, the montado (dehesa in Spain) is a multifunctional system declining due to droughts, pathogens, and increasing grazing pressure. Specifically, grazing pressure leads to compact soils and hinders natural tree regeneration. Regrettably, there is a dearth of informatio. 2016. Costa, Pedro P.; Medinas, Denis; Silva, Bruno; Herrera, Jose M.; Mira, António; Guiomar, Nuno; Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Vaz, Pedro G.. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/20734.
  9. Precision grazing: spotting animal locations should enhance pasture management. Successful grazing and pasture management requires an understanding of the adjustment mechanisms behind the grazing behaviour that enable adaptation to grazing conditions. Use of GNSS technology allows the characterization of grazing behaviour, including grazing patterns, paths and favoured areas. Grazing activities can also be differentiated based on speed of movements. The main objective of the. 2016. Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Lopes-de-Castro, José António; Pereira, Alfredo; Marques da Silva, José R.; Serrano, João; Brandão dos Santos, Margarida; Sales-Baptista, Elvira. http://www.silvopastoral2016.uevora.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WG_3_3_Precision-grazing-spotting-animal-locations_M-I-Ferraz-de-Oliveira-et-al.pdf.
  10. Evaluation of DUALEM, OptRx and Grassmaster II sensors for monitoring the spatial variability and the temporal stability of a Mediterranean pasture. Site-specific management (SSM) is a form of precision agriculture whereby decisions on resource application and agronomic practices are improved to better match soil and crop requirements as they vary in the field. SSM enables the identification of regions (homogeneous management zones) within the area delimited by field boundaries. These subfield regions constitute areas that have similar permane. 2016. Serrano, João; Shahidian, Shakib; Marques da Silva, José; Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, Alfredo; Castro, José. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19502.
  11. Spatial variability of the nutritive value of the main feeding resources of Montado and Dehesa. Montado in Portugal and Dehesa in Spain are open savannah-type woodlands covering about 6 million ha and comprising mainly cork (Quercus suber) and holm (Q. rotundifolia and Q. ilex) oaks. Although Montados and Dehesas may differ, they both are exploited through multiple land use where the main income is extensive livestock production. For both systems, the main available feed resources are pastur. 2016. Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Machado, Graça; Guiomar, Nuno; Cabeza, Maria; Garcia, Susana; Tejerina, David; Sales-Baptista, Elvira. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/20733.
  12. Grazing decisions through animal's eyes: animal-borne video cameras on free ranging animals. Feed intake is probably one of the most important constraints on ruminant productivity irrespective of the type of production system. Eating is a voluntary act that includes decisions such as when, where, what and how much to consume. These decisions, ultimately define the overall dietary quality, the total amount consumed and the highly adaptable behaviour pattern. The complexity of the mechanism. 2016. Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Ferraz-de-Oliveira, Maria Isabel; Lopes-de Castro, José António. http://www.silvopastoral2016.uevora.pt/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WG_3_3_Grazing-decisions-through-animals-eyes-animal_E-Sales-Baptista-et-al.pdf.
  13. Effect of trees in the soil nutrient concentration and pasture produtivity in Mediterranean silvo-pastoral systems. Silvo-pastoral are mixed systems of trees and grass, which have been proposed as a means to extend the benefits of forest to farmed land. Agro-forestry systems under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions, called montados in Portugal and dehesas in Spain, cover substantial areas in the world. These silvo-pastoral systems are the most extensive European agro-forestry system, as they cover 3.5–4.0 Mha i. 2016. Serrano, João; Shahidian, Shakib; Marques da Silva, José; Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Oliveira, Isabel; Pereira, Alfredo; Castro, José; Carvalho, Mário. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19515.
  14. Overgrazing in the Montado? The need for monitoring grazing pressure at paddock scale. Montados are presently facing the threat of either abandonment or intensification, and livestock overgrazing has been suspected of contributing to reduced natural regeneration and biodiversity. However, reliable data are to our knowledge, lacking. To avoid potential risks of overgrazing, an adaptive and efficient management is essential. In the present paper we review the main sources of complexit. 2015. Elvira Sales-Baptista; Manuel Cancela d'Abreu; Maria Isabel Ferraz-de-Oliveira; Manuel Cancela d¿Abreu. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/19606.
    10.1007/s10457-014-9785-3
  15. Sequence analysis of bitter taste receptor gene repertoires in different ruminant species. Bitter taste has been extensively studied in mammalian species and is associated with sensitivity to toxins and with food choices that avoid dangerous substances in the diet. At the molecular level, bitter compounds are sensed by bitter taste receptor proteins (T2R) present at the surface of taste receptor cells in the gustatory papillae. Our work aims at exploring the phylogenetic relationships o. 2015. Ferreira, Ana Monteiro; Marques, Andreia Tomás; Bhide, Mangesh; Cubric-Curik, Vlatka; Hollung, Kristin; Knight, Christopher Harold; Raundrup, Katrine; et al. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0124933.
    http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0124933
  16. Bitter taste in water-buffalo (Bubalus bubalis): from T2R gene identification to expression studies. Farm animal proteomics 2013. 2013. Ferreira, Ana M.; Restelli, Laura; Araújo, Susana S.; Dilda, Francesca; Ceciliani, Fabrizio; Almeida, André M.; Sales-Baptista, Elvira. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-776-9_51.
    10.3920/978-90-8686-776-9_51
  17. Factors Influencing Livestock Productivity. Environmental Stress and Amelioration in Livestock Production. 2012. Lamy, Elsa; Harten, Sofia; Sales-Baptista, Elvira; Guerra, Maria Manuela Mendes; Almeida, André Martinho. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29205-7_2.
    10.1007/978-3-642-29205-7_2
  18. The Effect of Tannins on Mediterranean Ruminant Ingestive Behavior: The Role of the Oral Cavity. Abstract: Sheep, cattle and goat are domestic ruminants of significant economic interest in the Mediterranean region. Although sharing the same pasture ranges, they ingest different plants and plant parts and, consequently different levels of tannins. This suggests an ability to detect and adapt ingestion according to animal physiological limits of tolerance for plant secondary metabolites. This r. 2011. Lamy, Elsa; Rawel, Harshadrai; Schweigert, Florian J.; Capela e Silva, Fernando; Ferreira, Ana; Costa, Ana Rodrigues; Antunes, Célia; et al. http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3316.
  19. A técnica da energia metabolizável verdadeira: revisão. A energia tem uma importância qualitativa e quantitativa fundamental na formulação de dietas para aves, pelo que é essencial conhecer com precisão o valor energético dos alimentos. Nesta revisão, analisam-se os diferentes sistemas de avaliação do valor energético dos alimentos para aves e comparam-se as técnicas de determinação da Energia Metabolizável. Conclui-se que das técnicas existentes para. 1984. Baptista, Elvira S.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/427.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018 Utilização de GoPro para a observação do comportamento de ingestão de ovelhas em pastoreio. Mestrado em Engenharia Zootécnica, Universidade de Évora.
Supervisor
 Engenharia Zootécnica (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Medição de Bem-estar em ovelhas com Stress Térmico e Nutricional
Supervisor
 Engenharia Zootécnica (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Efeito da subnutrição na tolerância ao gosto amargo em ovinos
Supervisor
 Engenharia Zootécnica (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Efeito da adstringência e do sabor doce nas preferências alimentares e na microestrutura de ingestão de bolota por ovinos
Supervisor
 Engenharia Zootécnica (Master)
Universidade de Évora Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2004 - 2009 Salivary proteomics as a tool to understand ingestive behaviour: An experimental study in sheep (Ovis aries), goat (capra hircus) and mice (Mus musculus)
Supervisor of Elsa Cristina Carona de Sousa Lamy
Zootecnia (PhD)
Universidade de Évora, Portugal