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Paula Mercadante

Instructor
Paula Mercadante
317 Hutcheson Hall
pmercadante@vt.edu
(540) 231-2249

Areas of Expertise

Agricultural and commodity marketing; agribusiness

Education

  • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) – College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (FMVZ) at São Paulo State University (UNESP) – Botucatu, SP, BR (2009)
  • Master of Animal Molecular and Cell Biology – Cattle Reproductive Physiology and Cellular Biology – Dr. Alan Ealy – Animal  Sciences Department – University of Florida – Gainesville, FL, USA (2012)
  • Master of Agribusiness – Food and Resource Economics Department – University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (2014)
  • Economics of Food and Fiber System
  • Value-Based Management in Agribusiness

Experience

  • Instructor - Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, January 2023 - present, Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Academic and Student Support Advisor – Animal and Poultry Sciences Department, March 2019 - January 2023, Virginia Tech – Blacksburg, VA, USA
  • Solution Manager for North America – Animal Health and Milk Quality – March 2018 – February 2019, DeLaval Inc. – Chicago, IL, USA – mobile office
  • Solution Manager for North America – Udder Health – January 2016 – February 2018, DeLaval Inc. – Chicago, IL, USA – mobile office

Awards

  • Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology Assistantship – 2010-2012
  • Graduate Student Council Travel Grant – 2011
  • Latin American Studies Scholarship – 2012-2014
  • O-1 Visa recipient – Individuals with Proven Extraordinary Abilities or Achievements – 2015

Mercadante, V.R.G., D.D. Henry, F.M. Ciriaco, P.M. Mercadante, T. M. Schulmeister, N. DiLorenzo, and G.C. Lamb; Potential Bull Buyers Perceive Increased Value to Their Operations When Purchasing Bulls from the Florida Bull Test. 2014. University of Florida, IFAS, Florida Coop. Ext. Serv., Animal Science Dept., EDIS Publication AN313.

Mercadante, V.R.G., P.M. Mercadante, D.D. Henry, F.M. Ciriaco and C. Lamb; The benefits of implementing a fixed-timed artificial insemination (TAI) program. Florida Junior Brahman Association. Humps and Tails. 2014 vol.1(1)

Mercadante, P.; Give shelter from the storm: Protecting teat health during the winter months. 2016. Progressive Dairyman. http://www.progressivedairy.com/topics/herd-health/give-shelter-from-the-storm-protecting-teat-health-during-the-winter-months

V.R.G. Mercadante, D.D. Henry, F.M. Ciriaco, P.M. Mercadante, J. Rodgers, N. DiLorenzo, G.C. Lamb. 2014. Development and utilization of the AI Cowculator: A decision-aid application to determine whether to utilize fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) or purchase herd sires for natural service. In: Joint Annual Meeting, 2014, Kansas City, MO, USA

Henry, D.D., T. Schulmeister, F.M. Ciriaco, P.M. Mercadante, V.R.G. Mercadante, G.C. Lamb and N. DiLorenzo. 2014. Potential bull buyers perceive increased value to their operations when purchasing bulls from the Florida Bull Test. In: Joint Annual Meeting, 2014, Kansas City, MO, USA

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