Pigs & Poultry
Value of Pig Manure
Value of Pig Manure In this infographic the Teagasc Pig Development Department have highlighted how farmers can make substantial savings by using pig manure to grow their grass and tillage crops based on current fertilizer prices. Download Infographic Value of Pig Manure Nov 2021 (PDF) If you liked this Pig Poster you might […]
26 November 2021
Avian influenza or ‘bird flu’ in circulation
Avian influenza or ‘bird flu’ in circulation Avian influenza or ‘bird flu’ is a viral disease that primarily affects poultry and wild fowl and is notifiable to DAFM (SI 130/2016). Currently, a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 is circulating on the island of Ireland. Rebecca Tierney, Teagasc Poultry Advisor, Ballyhaise describes bird […]
25 November 2021
Newly funded project to investigate the use of phage to treat infections in pigs
Newly funded project to investigate the use of phage to treat infections in pigs PhageSUAS- “Improved Pig Health through the Novel Application of SynBio in Phage Therapy” is a newly funded project led by Teagasc’s Dr John Kenny, with partners at University College Cork, Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Madison-Wisconsin. […]
22 November 2021
Florence Viard, PhD Student Pig Development Dept
Florence Viard, PhD Student Pig Development Dept In this video, one of 11 videos of PDD students, Florence Viard, PhD Student with the Teagasc Pig Development Department details her project which investigates different strategies in liquid feeding system to improve the feed efficiency of the growing finishing pigs and reduce feed wastage. […]
22 November 2021
Shiv Vasa, PhD Student Pig Development Dept
Shiv Vasa, PhD Student Pig Development Dept In this video Shiv Vasa, PhD Student with the Teagasc Pig Development Department explains his work on improving the survival and growth of piglets from large litters through manipulation of colostrum and milk, and provision of supplemental milk. This is one of a series of […]
19 November 2021
Supplementation milk for piglets
0 Supplementation milk for piglets Louise Clarke, Teagasc Pig Development Officer, discusses the uses, benefits and best practice of milk supplementation for piglets. In 2020 the average number of piglets born alive per litter reached 14.26. The born alive has increased by 3 piglets in the last 15 years. However, with larger litter […]
6 November 2021
Staggering improvements in pig performance
Staggering improvements in pig performance Irish herds are bigger, and animals more productive, than ever before. That’s the summary from Gerard McCutcheon Teagasc Pig Development Department, Oak Park, in this interesting article, first published in Today’s Farm, looking at pig performance and the changes in the Irish pig sector since 1959 In […]
21 October 2021
Happy World Egg Day 2021
0 Happy World Egg Day 2021 Happy World Egg Day 2021 from Teagasc Poultry. Today Friday 8 October, Teagasc joins egg fans worldwide to celebrate the power of the egg and all its nutritional and environmental benefits. Learn about Free Range Egg Production, the Let’s Talk Poultry Webinar Series & Rebecca Tierney Poultry […]
8 October 2021
Organic Poultry
0 Organic Poultry While organic may be the smaller of the poultry systems; it is growing year on year. Irish organic egg production has increased in recent years to a market share of 3%. Elaine Leavy, Organic Specialist & Rebecca Tierney, Poultry Advisor have advice on the requirements for setting up organic poultry […]
4 September 2021
Cleaning on pig farms
Cleaning on pig farms Teagasc researchers Shilpi Misra, Corina E. van Middelaar, John Upton and Keelin O’Driscoll evaluated different washing and disinfection methods on pig farms. No difference in both water use and bacterial load was found; power washing without pre-soaking or detergent was the simplest method. Background Water use by livestock […]
20 August 2021