Principal Scientist at INIA Uruguay, since 1994. Main research lines on Animal Welfare and Meat Quality (beef cattle and sheep). Invited Teacher at the Public University in Uruguay (FAGRO-UDELAR), teaching a Postgraduate Course on Animal Welfare each year, since 2008. Associate Professor at UNESP, Grupo ETCO, Universidad Estadual Paulista, Brazil since 2013. Secondary Teacher in Biological Science-ANEP Uruguay (National Association of Public Education). Beef cattle farmer in Uruguay. 1. Ph.D. in Animal Welfare and Meat Quality. 2005-2009. INIA-UAB Spain-UPV Spain 2. M.Sc. in Meat Quality INIA-UAB-UPV 3. Agronomist Engineer – 1994. FAGRO. UDELAR Uruguay.