Abner A. Rodriguez, PhD

Professor
Universidad de Puerto Rico Mayagüez

Abner A Rodríguez-Carías, Professor of Animal Science at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus (UPRM), received his Ph.D. degree from Michigan State University. He received his M.S. and B.S. degrees from UPRM where he has been a Faculty member for 24 years with teaching, research, and extension appointments. Currently, he is a consultant of the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture Small Ruminant Production Fund. Dr. Rodríguez has been an academic advisor of 29 graduate students that have obtained their M.S. degree and of over 100 students who conducted undergraduate research. He is been very active in research activities with the UPRM Agricultural Experimental Station, Federal Agencies (USDA), other Land Grant and 1890 institutions, and the private industry sector, and has been a volunteer of the “Partners of Americas” and “Winrock International” Farmer to Farmer Program sponsored by USAID, in Latin America (Republics of Guatemala and Nicaragua), and Asia (Bangladesh). Dr. Rodríguez is author or co-author of over 40 peer review publications and over 150 research reports and abstracts on small ruminant production, ruminant nutrition or silage production. He has been an invited speaker at national, regional and international congresses.