Glenda Pereira

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

photo of Glenda Pereira

Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Dairy Specialist

Degrees: PhD., Animal Science, University of Minnesota, 2021
M.S., Animal Science, University of Minnesota, 2018
B.S., Animal Science, University of Rhode Island, 2015
Phone: 207.581.3240
Email: glenda.pereira@maine.edu
Location: 145 Hitchner Hall

Professional Interests:
Precision dairy, crossbreeding, low-input, pasture-based, and feed efficiency.

Teaching:
AVS 368 Introduction to Animal Breeding and Selection

Recent publications

Pereira, G.M., K.T. Sharpe and B.J. Heins. 2020. Evaluation of the RumiWatch system as a benchmark to monitor feeding and locomotion behaviors of grazing dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 104: In press. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-18952

Pereira, G.M., B.J. Heins and M.I. Endres. 2020. Estrous detection with an activity and rumination monitoring system in an organic grazing and a low-input conventional dairy herd. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 221:106553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106553

Pereira, G.M., B.J. Heins, B. O’Brien, A. McDonagh, L. Lidauer, and F. Kickinger. 2019. Validation of an ear tag–based accelerometer system for detecting grazing behavior of dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 101:1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17269.

Pereira, G.M. and B.J. Heins. 2019. Activity and rumination of Holstein and crossbred cows in an organic grazing and low-input conventional dairy herd. Transl. Anim. Sci. 3:1435–1445. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txz106.

Pereira, G.M., B.J. Heins and M.I. Endres. 2018. Technical note: Validation of an ear-tag accelerometer sensor to determine rumination, eating, and activity behaviors of grazing dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 101:1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2016-12534.

Minegishi, B.J. Heins and G.M. Pereira. 2019. Peri-estrus activity and rumination time and its application to estrus prediction: Evidence from dairy herds under organic grazing and low-input conventional production. Livestock Science 221:144–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2019.02.003.