Empowering Maine’s Livestock Farms – Center for Sustainability Solutions – University of Maine

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Sponsor: Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions
Team Members
Dr. Glenda Pereira Assistant Extension Professor, Dairy Specialist
Dr. Colt W. Knight Associate Extension Professor, State Livestock Specialist
Livestock owners have long depended on the use of artificial insemination (AI) for impregnation. One benefit of AI is that it allows farmers to improve the genetics of their livestock; a Maine farm producing grass fed beef, for example, can source semen from a grass fed New Zealand bull.
Genetic diversification via AI can help livestock gain weight faster and improve their

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