As on-farm support dairy specialist Leticia Souza will focus on bilingual training, coaching and retention strategies for dairies, nutritionists and veterinarians.
Alltech announced that Leticia Souza has joined the U.S. team as an on-farm support dairy specialist. As part of the Alltech Dairy On-Farm Support team, Souza will spend time in the field and will focus on bilingual training, coaching and retention strategies with dairy employees, serving dairy producers, nutritionists and veterinarians in the Northeast and Southeast U.S.
“We are pleased to welcome Leticia to the Alltech Dairy On-Farm Support team, as her knowledge and experience will be a great asset, providing added value to our customers and dairy workers and strengthening our commitment to excellence,” said Jorge Delgado, Alltech on-farm dairy training, talent development and retention program specialist. “The Alltech On-Farm Support team is expanding, as we see the need to help our customers with one of the main challenges this industry faces day to day, which is employee training, motivation and retention.”
Originally from Brazil, Souza earned her bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine before moving to the U.S. In 2019, she joined the University of Minnesota’s MAST trainee program, spending one year at Lazy J Dairy Farm in South Dakota. The following year, she worked as a research assistant at the University of Minnesota, assisting with projects that involved collecting and analyzing data on bacterial infections in dairy farms.
In 2023, Souza earned a master’s degree in veterinary medicine at Michigan State University and currently lives in Jackson, Mich. After completing her degree, she worked as a research technologist, conducting both laboratory and field research. Her work primarily focused on studying mastitis and antimicrobial stewardship in dairy cattle, as well as managing and analyzing data for research projects and training undergraduate students.
Souza holds numerous certifications and has several publications to her credit – in the Journal of Dairy Science and JDS Communications, among others. She also has participated in chapters of Herd Health in Beef Livestock, published in 2018, and presented at symposiums.
Alltech offers a diverse portfolio of products and services to improve the health and performance of animals and plants, resulting in better nutrition for all and a decreased environmental impact. Alltech produces specialty ingredients, premix, supplements, feed and biologicals, along with a platform of services.
The private, family-owned company, headquartered just outside of Lexington, Ky., serves customers in more than 140 countries, has five bioscience centers and operates more than 75 manufacturing facilities across the globe.
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