Melissa Cupido
Walsh ScholarResearch Interests
Pig behaviour and welfare.
Current Projects
Evaluation of enrichment materials for farrowing and lactating sows, and weaned and finisher pigs, that are as effective as straw.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Animal Sciences at Stellenbosch University (2017).
MSc in Animal Science at Stellenbosch University (2020).
Characterization of smallholder pig production systems in the Western Cape, South Africa. Molotsi, A. H., Cupido, M. & Hoffman, L. C. Tropical Animal Health and Production (2021)
Supervisors
Keelin O’Driscoll, Laura Boyle, Siobhan Mullan