Minister of Agriculture, Livestock officers attend session on Bovine embryonic transplantation

By Zoila Palma: Jose Abelardo Mai, Minister of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise, along with livestock officers from the ministry, attended a session on bovine embryonic transplantation using in vitro fertilization.

The session was held at the Princess Hotel, Corozal Free Zone.

The session was led by Mexican experts Dr. Juan Carlos Barros, Tobias Vasquez Casalez, Carlos Ortiz Manzo, and Eli Eric Rodriguez Arevalo.

The presentations covered all aspects of embryo transfer protocol and techniques.

The Ministry of Agriculture says that it is exploring the use of selected cattle for genetic livestock improvement at the Central Farm Station through artificial insemination and embryo transfer.

Accompanying Mai were personnel from the Ministry of Agriculture, Belize Livestock Producers’ Association, Belize Agricultural Health Authority, and personnel from private livestock breeding facilities in Shipyard, Blue Creek and Spanish Lookout.

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