Inês Pitacas has a degree in Veterinary Nursing and a Master in Zootechnical Engineering from School of Agriculture of Castelo Branco (ESA-IPCB), where she currently works as a senior technician at Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding.
Developed her Master's thesis on Nutritional assessment and use of Opuntia spp. in small ruminant feed. Has several papers published in national and international technical-scientific journals on this and other topics.