Undergraduate in Animal Science from the State University of Maringá (1996), a Master's (1998) and PhD (2001) in Animal Science from the Federal University of Viçosa. He is a Full Professor at the Federal University of Bahia, with experience in animal science, focusing on animal feed evaluation for ruminants and meat quality. He was awarded a highlight in Animal Science by CRMV in 2024, Academic of the Year by the Northeastern Society of Animal Production in 2020, and Animal Scientist of the Year by the Brazilian Association of Animal Scientists in 2010. He served as president of Zootec2004, a member of the National Commission on Animal Science Education, president of the Brazilian Society of Animal Science (2009/2011), a member of the CNPq Advisory Committee for Animal Science (2016-2019), and Coordinator of the Animal Science/Fisheries Resources Area at CAPES (2018-2021). He is currently part of the advisory and evaluation chamber for Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences at FAPESB (2024-2026). He served as editor-in-chief of the Brazilian Journal of Animal Health and Production from 2007 to 2018, Coordinator of Graduate Education at the Graduate School of UFBA from 2010 to 2018, and Adjunct Advisor for International Affairs at UFBA (2018-2022). He is a full member of the Academy of Sciences of Bahia. He is currently the Vice-Rector for Research and Graduate Studies at UFBA and coordinates INCT-Carne.