Pigs & Poultry
Teagasc Pig Research Update – PigNutriStrat project
0 Teagasc Pig Research Update – PigNutriStrat project In this research update Elisa Arnaud, PhD student in Teagasc Pig Development Department, updates us on the PigNutriStrat project. This project will investigate a range of strategies, both pre- and post-weaning, to improve pig growth and limit antimicrobial usage. This project is a collaboration between […]
8 July 2022
Improving young pig welfare on-farm: PDD Review paper
Improving young pig welfare on-farm: PDD Review paper This review paper, ‘Improving young pig welfare on-farm: The Five Domains Model’ authored by Keelin O’Driscoll, Teagasc Research Officer, Anna K Johnson, Jean-Loup Rault, Jeremy N Marchant and Emma M Baxter was recently published. It considers welfare through the neonatal and nursery pig perspective […]
17 June 2022
Teagasc Pig Research Update – BM Farm
Teagasc Pig Research Update – BM Farm This BM-Farm project is a collaboration between Teagasc & University College Dublin. It is aimed at developing markers of animal health in commercial pig farms. Mario Ornelas is the PhD student working on the BM-FARM project. He is supervised by Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Teagasc and […]
10 June 2022
National Pig Herd Performance Report 2021
0 National Pig Herd Performance Report 2021 The National Pig Herd Performance Report 2021, produced by the Teagasc Pig Development Department is the detailed analysis of the performance of the pig farms that participated in the Teagasc e-Profit Monitor (ePM) recording system in 2021. National Pig Herd Performance Report 2021 (PDF) The data available […]
3 June 2022
Pig Herd Performance 2021 Infographic
Pig Herd Performance 2021 Infographic The Pig Herd Performance 2021 infographic summarises some of the main results from the 2021 National Pig Herd Performance Report. This report is the detailed analysis of the performance of the pig farms that participated in the Teagasc Profit Monitor (PM) recording system in 2021. The data […]
20 May 2022
PDD Recently Published paper on Chronic Stress in Sows
PDD Recently Published paper on Chronic Stress in Sows The Pig Development Dept introduces it’s recently published paper, a literature review on the risk factors for chronic stress in group-housed gestating sows, and the associated prenatal stress consequences for piglets, from Martyna Ewa Lagoda, Joanna Marchewka, Keelin O’Driscoll & Laura Ann Boyle […]
13 May 2022
Managing stress
0 Managing stress The most valuable assets that any person has is their health and safety. With pig farmers facing into increasingly difficult times – be it financial, personal or professional – the one thing that shouldn’t be neglected is your mental health and well-being. Orla Kinane, Teagasc Pig Development Unit sums up […]
6 May 2022
Roberta Maria D’Alessio PhD Student Pig Development Department
Roberta Maria D’Alessio PhD Student Pig Development Department One in the series of videos from our PhD students in the Pig Development Department. Roberta Maria D’Alessio study is focussed on the animal welfare issue of tail biting. In the video below Roberta describes the process she is going through for her research […]
15 April 2022
Pauline Lichou, PhD Student Pig Development Department
0 Pauline Lichou, PhD Student Pig Development Department In this video, Postgraduate student Pauline Lichou, Teagasc Pig Development Department discusses her project, part of MonoGutHealth, researching nutritional and management strategies for healthy porcine offspring: improve the health, growth and efficiency of piglets born into large litters. Pauline Lichou is a postgraduate student with […]
8 April 2022
Nip in the bud
0 Nip in the bud Pigs’ tails are commonly docked to prevent tail biting, but a crackdown on this problematic practice means alternative solutions are needed. Teagasc Research Officer Keelin O’Driscoll has been leading projects in this area, to find a sustainable solution to the tail biting challenge. Photo above: Keelin O’Driscoll is […]
3 April 2022