Pilar Sepúlveda Varas

Académico
Instituto de Ciencias Clínicas Veterinarias 

Grado Académico: Médico Veterinaria, Mg.Cs, PhD.

E-mail: pilar.sepulveda@uach.cl

Teléfono: (63)2 223 700

Líneas investigación: Ciencia Animal; Medicina de Rebaños; Bienestar de vacas lecheras.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-0977

 

Publicaciones: 
  • 2025. Cartes, D.; Held-Montaldo, R.; Sepúlveda-Varas, P. Behavior of Transition Dairy Cows Managed Outdoors During the Autumn and Spring Calving Seasons. Animals 2025, 15, 621. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15050621.
  • 2024. C. Hernández-Gotelli, F. Wittwer, C. Wagemann-Fluxá, P Sepúlveda. Association between prepartum subclinical magnesium imbalance and postpartum diseases in grazing dairy cows in Southern Chile. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 56, 206. DOI: 10.1007/s11250-024-04044-5. 
  • 2022. Matamala, F; Martínez, H; Henríquez, C; Sepúlveda, P. Time spent in a maternity pen during winter influences cow and calf behavior in pasture-based dairy systems. Animals 2076-2615. DOI: 10.3390/ani12121506. 
  • 2021. Held-Montaldo, R., Cartes, D., Sepúlveda, P. Behavioral changes in dairy cows with metritis in seasonal calving pasture-based dairy system. Journal of Dairy Science. 104(11), 12066 – 12078. DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20424. 
  • 2021. Calderon-Amor, J., Hernandez-Gotelli, C., Strappini, A., Wittwer, F., Sepúlveda, P. Prepartum factors associated with postpartum diseases in pasture-based dairy cows. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 196(105475), DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105475.
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Proyectos:
  • 2023 – a la fecha. FONDECYT REGULAR 1230962. “Evaluating the effects of environment and management stressors on welfare of transition dairy cows on pasture-based systems”. 
  • 2017 – 2021. FONDECYT INICIACIÓN 11170820. «Improving illness detection and management practices in pasture-based transition dairy cows through the utilization of behavior». 
  • 2016 – 2018. CORFO 15BP-45427. «Desarrollo e implementación de indicadores y planes de acción para mejorar la salud y bienestar de vacas lecheras en sistemas pastoriles del sur de Chile»