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Paula Macarena Toro Mujica

Associate professor

Universidad de O'Higgins

San Fernando, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Animal production; Sustainability; Animal production systems; Simulation models; Optimization; Animal nutrition

Educación

  •  Sustainable animal production, Universidad de Cordoba. España, 2011
  •  Animal production, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 2003
  •  Animal sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 2001
  •  Sustainable animal production, Universidad de Córdoba (España). España, 2009
  •  University teaching, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2017

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Researcher Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2016

  •   Associate Researcher Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2016

  •   Part time Professor Part Time

    Universidad de las Américas

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2009

  •   Associate Researcher Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2003 - 2007

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    Universidad de O'Higgins

    Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales

    San Fernando, Chile

    2019 - 2020

  •   Assistant professor Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2018

  •   Associate professor Full Time

    Universidad de O'Higgins

    Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales

    San Fernando, Chile

    2021 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Associate researcher / Postdoctoral fellow Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2016

  •   Associate researcher Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2012 - 2007

  •   Asistent professor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2018

  •   Associate Editor Other

    Frontiers in Veterinary Science

    Suiza

    2020 - A la fecha

  •   Adviser Other

    FEDELECHE

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2018

Formación de Capital Humano


Master's thesis. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Student: Cristián Arraño
Title: Sustainability of sheep production systems in Central Chile. Assessment framework and definition of indicators
Category: Guide Professor
Year: June 2020
Student: Bruno Urgelles
Title: Technical and economic evaluation of the implementation of a rational grazing system for the “El Castaño” property: Theoretical aspects and area division.
Category: Guide Professor
Year: Defense scheduled for first semester 2021
Student: Consuelo Obermöller
Title: Animal knowledge and perception in the university community
Category: Informant Professor
Year: 2019
Undergraduate thesis. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Student: Elizabeth Huenul Faúndez.
Title: Characterization of the consumer of fluid milk in the Province of Santiago
Category: Informant Professor
Year: 2017
Student: Javiera Bastías.
Title: Description of the behavioral and productive factors of dairy cows that determine the use of the resources present in the milking parlor.
Category: Informant Professorr
Year: 2016
Student: María José Escobar Allende
Title: Study of the supply of liquid milk in cities from IV to X region of the country, characteristics of sale and profile of fatty acids.
Category: Informant Professor
Year 2014


Difusión y Transferencia


Internship
1. Internship within the Project "International network for the identification and evaluation of strategies to reduce the carbon footprint in organic and conventional bovine dairy". University of Copenhagen. Denmark. January 2020.

2. Internship within the Project "International network for the identification and evaluation of strategies to reduce the carbon footprint in organic and conventional bovine dairy". Autonomous Mexico State University. Toluca. Mexico. September 30, 2019 - October 9, 2019.

3. Internship within the "Short Internship Contest to Support Innovation in Teaching" of the Academic Vice-rector of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. University of Cordoba. November 23, 2018 - December 23, 2018.

4. Internship within the Project "International network for the identification and evaluation of strategies to reduce the carbon footprint in organic and conventional bovine dairy". Colorado State University - Aurora Organic Dairy. twenty
September 2018 and October 16, 2018.

Event organization
- XLI Annual Congress of the Chilean Society of Animal Production. Catillo hot springs. Parral. 2016. Vice President Organizing Committee
- International Seminar: "Agrosilvopastoral Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Science and Experience". Online seminar. September 1 to 4, 2020. Organizing Committee.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Award as author of the best abstract on Animal Production Systems

    SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE PRODUCCION ANIMAL

    Chile, 2019

    Award for the best abstract presented orally at the annual congress of the Chilean Society of Animal Production

  •   Award as the author of the best abstract on Animal Health and Welfare.

    SOCIEDAD CHILENA DE PRODUCCION ANIMAL

    Chile, 2018

    Award as author of the best abstract in oral modality of the Animal Health and Welfare Section.

  •   Award as author of the best abstract on Production Systems, Sustainability and Case Studies

    Asociación Latinoamericana de Producción Animal

    Chile, 2015

    Award as author of the best abstract on Production Systems, Sustainability and Case Studies

  •   Best graduate student of the Faculty of Agronomy of the Catholic University of Chile 2001

    Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Chile

    Chile, 2001

    Best graduate student in 2001 of the Faculty of Agronomy of the Catholic University of Chile

  •   Award for academic excellence in Agronomy

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile, 2001

    Best graduate student of the Faculty of Agronomy

  •   Beca Alianza del Pacífico

    Alianza del Pacífico

    Chile, 2020

    Pacific Alliance Student and Academic Mobility. Awarded. Suspended until the health crisis is over.

  •   Postdoctoral Scholarship

    Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

    Chile, 2013

    Postdoctoral Scholarship. Global sustainability assessment framework in semi-extensive ruminant production systems. October 2013-October 2016

  •   Beca Chile para Estudios de Postgrado en el Extranjero

    Comisión Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología

    Chile, 2009

    Chile Scholarship for Postgraduate Studies Abroad

  •   Beca MAEC- AECID para estudios de Postgrado

    Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo

    España, 2007

    MAEC- AECID scholarship for Postgraduate studies. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. 2007-2008.

  •   Beca Padre Hurtado

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 1996

    Scholarship for undergraduate studies. 1996-2001.


 

Article (27)

Chemical and fatty acid composition of Manchego type and Panela cheeses manufactured from either hair sheep milk or cow milk
Adaptation strategies based on the historical evolution for dairy production systems in temperate areas: A case study approach
Interplay between productive traits, the social rank and the cow's stability in the order of entrance to the milking parlour
Physico-Chemical, Sensory and Texture Properties of an Aged Mexican Manchego-Style Cheese Produced from Hair Sheep Milk
Effect of olive oil in dairy cow diets on the fatty acid profile and sensory characteristics of cheese
Carbon footprint of sheep production systems in semi-arid zone of Chile: A simulation-based approach of productive scenarios and precipitation patterns
A simulation-based approach for evaluating the effects of farm type, management, and rainfall on the water footprint of sheep grazing systems in a semi-arid environment
Changes in the pastoral sheep systems of semi-arid Mediterranean areas: association with common agricultural policy reform and implications for sustainability
Economic sustainability of organic dairy sheep systems in Central Spain
Influence of fish oil alone or in combination with hydrogenated palm oil on sensory characteristics and fatty acid composition of bovine cheese
Sheep production systems in the semi-arid zone: Changes and simulated bio-economic performances in a case study in Central Chile
Short communication: Chemical composition, fatty acid composition, and sensory characteristics of Chanco cheese from dairy cows supplemented with soybean and hydrogenated vegetable oils
A comparative study of the fatty acid profiles in commercial sheep cheeses
Identification and implementation of technological packages for dual purpose cattle. a case study of Manabi-Ecuador
Identification and implementation of technological packages for dual purpose cattle. A case study of Manabí-Ecuador [Identificación e implementación de paquetes tecnológicos en ganadería vacuna de doble propósito. Caso Manabí-Ecuador]
Technical, social and commercial profile of the Manchega dairy sheep farms in South-Central Spain
Technical, social and commercial profile of the Manchega dairy sheep farms in South-Central Spain [Caracterización técnica, social y comercial de las explotaciones ovinas manchegas, centro-sur de España]
Caprine farms in northwest region of Dominican republic: Typologies according to livestock management and economic variables
Performance of lambs grazing an annual Mediterranean pasture or fed supplements based on olive oil cake or maize and its influence on system outputs
TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND VIABILITY OF GRAZING DAIRY CATTLE SYSTEMS IN LA PAMPA, ARGENTINE
Technical efficiency and viability of grazing dairy cattle systems in La Pampa, Argentine [Eficiencia técnica y viabilidad de los sistemas de pastoreo de vacunos de leche en Lampa, Argentina]
Organic dairy sheep farms in south-central Spain: Typologies according to livestock management and economic variables
Technical efficiency and viability of organic dairy sheep farming systems in a traditional area for sheep production in Spain
Structural characterization of extensive farms in Andalusian dehesas Caracterización estructural de los sistemas ganaderos de las dehesas andaluzas
FEEDING DRY OLIVE CAKE MODIFIES SUBCUTANEOUS FAT COMPOSITION IN LAMBS, NOTING CAKE RESISTANCE TO DEGRADATION AND PEROXIDATION
MODELLING SUPPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES FOR BEEF STEER REARING AND FATTENING SYSTEMS IN SOUTHERN CHILE
Use of supplements and variation in the stocking rate in cow-calf systems on temperate pastures in Chile: a simulation approach

Proyecto (11)

Diplomado en Gestión Sostenible de Sistemas Pecuarios
La tecnología NIRS como herramienta de apoyo a la investigación agrícola y pecuaria
Sustainability of sheep production systems in the face of climate change scenarios: Model of assessment and adaptation strategies.
La familia en la sostenibilidad de la ganadería ovina de secano.
Red internacional para la identificación y evaluación de estrategias de disminución de la huella de carbono en lecherías bovinas orgánicas y convencionales
Plataforma geo-referencial predictiva del crecimiento de pradera natural de secano para la gestión sustentable de sistemas pecuarios
Fortalecimiento del área de sistemas de producción animal al potenciar la investigación en modelación, simulación, evaluación de la sostenibilidad y valoración del efecto del cambio climático en sistemas de producción animal.
MARCO DE EVALUACION DE LA SUSTENTABILIDAD GLOBAL EN SISTEMAS SEMIEXTENSIVOS DE PRODUCCION DE RUMIANTES
Análisis de propuestas técnico-económicas para la agricultura de secano de la IX Región bajo diferentes escalas de producción y en un enfoque de optimización y simulación.
Evaluación técnico económica de la implementación de un sistema de certificación por calidad y origen de carne de cordero de la VI región.
Sistema de información integral para un modelo de gestión de calidad total en la producción de ovinos=> Prototipo en la Sexta Región. Elaboración de un modelo computacional para evaluar la creación de valor de los sistemas de producción ovina mediante la introducción de modificaciones tecnológicas.
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Paula Toro

Associate professor

Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales

Universidad de O'Higgins

San Fernando, Chile

2
Maria Sol Morales

Académico

Fomento de la Producción Animal

FAC. CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS Y PECUARIAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Daniel Enríquez

Profesor Asistente

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Chile

1
Maria Angelica Fellenberg

profesor asociado

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile