Dr. Fernando Pandolfo Bortolozzo graduated with a degree in veterinary medicine from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS – 1983-1987) and doctorate in physiopathology of animal reproduction from TiHo-Hannover (1988-1992). Currently, Bortolozzo has been a titular professor (full professor) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul since 1994. Bortolozzo focused his research on swine reproduction and management with a group of approximately 30 undergraduate and graduate students.