Aleksandro Schafer da Silva is a veterinarian who graduated from the Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM (2007). He has master's (2009) and doctorate (2011) degrees in Veterinary Medicine Prevention from UFSM. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC / 2012). Professor Da Silva is accredited as a permanent professor and advisor at master's and doctoral levels in three postgraduate programs: Postgraduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry (UFSM), Postgraduate Program in Animal Science (UDESC) and Postgraduate Program—graduation in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (UDESC). His research focuses on the areas of animal health, veterinary parasitology, biochemistry, clinical pathology, additives, and animal supplementation. Since 2018, he has been a CNPq Research Productivity Fellow. During his academic career, he published more than 650 scientific articles and as main advisor, he awarded 28 master's and 6 doctorate degrees.