Award:
ASAS Young Scholar Award
Univeristy:
South Dakota State University
Year:
2022
Section Awarded:
National
Saulo Menegatti Zoca, ASAS Young Scholar Award
Dr. Saulo Menegatti Zoca received his DVM from São Paulo State University, Brazil in 2014 where he was involved with research and extension on beef and dairy cattle, and Murrah buffalo. Zoca received his M.S. in 2018 from University of Idaho in Animal Science focused on evaluating different insemination doses and bull fertility. Zoca received his Ph.D. from South Dakota State University in December 2021 focused on understanding male fertility and factors that impact fertility differences between bulls. He has published 8 peer-review manuscripts, 34 abstracts, 11 non-refereed scientific publications and proceedings, and 5 extension and popular press articles.