About Farouk Messad

Farouk Messad, Ph.D., is an animal science researcher and entrepreneur. He received an engineering degree in agricultural from Tizi Ouzou's Mouloud Mammeri University, he obtained a first Master's degree in Science, Technology, and Health specialising in integrative biology with a focus on reproductive biology from Tours' François-Rabelais University, a second Master's degree in Science, Technology, and Health specialising in animal nutrition and breeding from Clermont Ferrand-Auvergne/Vetagro Sup University, He also holds a Ph.D. in Animal Science from Laval University in Quebec. He also has two certificates: in artificial intelligence techniques and in agricultural business management.

His years of service at various research laboratories, such as l’union nationale des coopératives agricoles d’élevage et d’insémination animale (UNCEIA) in France, l’Institut national de la recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement (INRAE) in France, and Laval University in Canada, have allowed him to develop expertise on an a variety of species (ruminants and monogastric animals), as well as various aspects of animal husbandry (reproduction, nutrition, genomics, etc.). He has also gained a reputation for his expertise in meta-analysis and modelling. Dr. Farouk Messad is currently attracted by the integration of Big Data and artificial intelligence in agriculture in general, and livestock breeding in particular.