Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick
Johnstown Castle Research Centre, Teagasc
Ellen completed her PhD which investigated dietary strategies for optimising the efficiency of dairy cow performance at Queen’s University Belfast and Teagasc, Moorepark in 2022.
She currently works as a research technologist at Teagasc Johnstown Castle investigating the interactions between pasture type and animal maturity on animal production performance for dairy calf-to-beef heifer systems.
Her research interests and specialist areas include animal nutrition, grassland management, animal health, the role of legumes in reduced nitrogen fertiliser use, animal production performance and environmental sustainability.