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    Rodrigo Alexis Arias

    Ingeniero Agrónomo, M.Sc., Ph.D

     

    Rodrigo A. Arias Inostroza, es Profesor Asociado de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Alimentarias de la Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh). Además, es Director del Programa de Doctorado en Ciencia Agrarias y forma parte del Consejo de Escuela de Agronomía. Es miembro activo de la Sociedad Chilena de Producción Animal y lidera el grupo de Ganadería, Salud y Sustentabilidad.

    Estudió Técnico Universitario en Producción Agrícola, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, es Ingeniero Agrónomo de la Universidad Católica de Temuco y M.Sc. y Ph.D. in Animal Science (nutrición de rumiantes), Minor in Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

    Su investigación se ha centrado en la relación entre los factores climáticos, la nutrición y la calidad de los productos (carne de res y leche) y su efecto en la salud de las personas. Otra área de interés son los efectos de los sistemas de producción alimentados con pasto sobre el balance de nitrógeno y las emisiones de metano entérico. Ha realizado y colaborado en proyectos financiados por Fondecyt, FIC, UACh-Virginia Tech, CONICYT, Global Research Alliance y Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, entre otros.

    En pregrado es responsable de las asignaturas Producción de Carne Bovina, Mejoramiento Animal, Producción Animal Avanzada y Nutrición de rumiantes. Además, colabora en Fisiología Animal, Taller de Sistemas, Producción Animal y Relación Suelo-Planta-Animal, entre otras.

    Agronomist, M.Sc., Ph.D

     

    Rodrigo Arias is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Animal Production, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh). He is also Director of the Doctorate Program in Agricultural Science and is a member of the Council of the School of Agronomy. He is an active member of the Chilean Society of Animal Production and leads the Livestock, Health and Sustainability group.

     

    He obtained the degree of University Technician in Agricultural Production from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and his Bachelor´s degree from Universidad Católica de Temuco. He earned both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Animal Science (ruminant nutrition), Minor in Statistics, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA).

     

    His research focuses on the relationship between climatic factors, nutrition and the quality of products (beef and milk) and their effect on people's health. He also studies the effects of grass-fed production systems on nitrogen balance and enteric methane emissions. He has led and collaborated in projects funded by Fondecyt, FIC, UACh-Virginia Tech, CONICYT, Global Research Alliance and Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program, among others.

     

    He is responsible for teaching the subjects of Bovine Meat Production, Animal Improvement, Advanced Animal Production, and Ruminant Nutrition at undergraduate level. He also collaborates with the modules of Animal Physiology, Systems Workshop, Animal Production and Soil-Plant-Animal Relationship, among others.

     

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rodrigo-Arias-2

    Web of Science ResearcherID: C-2664-2008

    https://publons.com/researcher/1635592/rodrigo-a-arias-inostroza/

    https://uach.academia.edu/RodrigoAAriasInostroza

    https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8939-8278

     

    Línea de Investigación (Graphical Abstract)

    • Arias, RA. 2024. Beef production and the beef evaluation system in Chile: Description, characterization, and quality. Animal Frontiers, 14 (2): 21–28 https://doi.org/10.093/af/vfae003
    • Arias, RA., F. Soto, J.P. Keim. 2024. Assessment of the effects of heat stress on the production of dairy cows by using two comfort thermal indices in Southern Chile. Journal of Thermal Biology. 124: 103942 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103942
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    • Arias RA and TL Mader. 2023. Evaluation of four thermal comfort indices and their relationship with physiological variables in feedlot cattle. Animals 13(7) https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13071169
    • Arias, R. A., Guajardo, G., Kunick, S., Alvarado-Gilis, C. & Keim, J. P. (2020). Effect of two nutritional strategies to balance energy and protein supply in fattening heifers on performance, ruminal metabolism, and carcass characteristics. Animals, 10(5), 852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050852
    • Arias, R. A., Keim, J. P., Gandarillas, M., Velásquez, A., Alvarado-Gilis, C. & Mader, T. L. (2019). Performance and carcass characteristics of steers fed with two levels of metabolizable energy intake during summer and winter season. Animals, 13(1), 221-230. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118001131
    • Arias, R. A., Keim, J. P., Gandarillas, M., Velásquez, A., Alvarado-Gilis, C. & Mader, T. L. (2019). Performance and carcass characteristics of steers fed with two levels of metabolizable energy intake during summer and winter season. Animals, 13(1), 221-230. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1751731118001131
    • Arias, R. A., Guajardo, G., Kunick, S., Alvarado-Gilis, C. & Keim, J. P. (2020). Effect of two nutritional strategies to balance energy and protein supply in fattening heifers on performance, ruminal metabolism, and carcass characteristics. Animals, 10(5), 852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10050852
    • Arias, R. A., Keim, J. P., Velásquez, A. & Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E. (2016). Are fatty acids from beef and milk from cattle harmful for human health? Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 43(4), 420-427. https://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182016000400013
    • Arias, R. A. & Mader, T. L. (2011). Environmental factors affecting daily water intake on cattle finished in feedlots. Journal of Animal Science, 89(1), 245-251. https://doi.org/10.2527/jas.2010-3014.
    • Arias, R. A., Delgado, C., Keim, J. P., & Gandarillas, M. (2021). Use of the Comprehensive Climate Index to estimate heat stress response of grazing dairy cows in a temperate climate region. The Journal of Dairy Research, 88(2), 154-161. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022029921000406 

    UACh (2022-2026) Sistema de alerta temprana y monitoreo de estrés calórico para ganado lechero en Chile. Investigación responsable.


    UACH-VT (2021-2022). Design and evaluation of two prototypes to evaluate the physiological and behavioral response in cattle under different handling and weather conditions. Investigación Responsable.


    FIC19-60 (2019-2021). GeneTAURUS: selección de genotipos superiores en calidad de producto y en eficiencia productiva. Investigación Responsable.


    ANID VCE90001 (2019-2020). Capital social para integrar la ganadería y la conservación de la biodiversidad en áreas protegidas. Director Alterno.