Pigs & Poultry
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023 In this video, we meet Aisling Holmes, research technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF). Aisling discusses some of the main performance figures in the TPRF for 2022, and highlights some of the areas they are concentrating on and husbandry changes they have made in […]
16 June 2023
Teagasc launch interactive online learning tool – Pig Staff Induction Module
0 Teagasc launch interactive online learning tool – Pig Staff Induction Module The Teagasc Pig Department in conjunction with the Health & Safety Authority and FBD Insurance launched their Pig Staff Induction Module today, 9th June 2023. This is the first time an online module has been developed for the Irish pig sector […]
9 June 2023
Using pig slurry to reduce fertiliser costs and inputs
0 Using pig slurry to reduce fertiliser costs and inputs A range of environment initiatives made this pig business a logical choice as a Signpost farm, John Mahon, Mark Plunkett and Gerard McCutcheon tell us more. Miriam and Mattie Moore have two pig units: a 1,600-sow pig unit, rearing pigs up to 18kg […]
8 June 2023
Water use on Irish pig farms, a good news story
0 Water use on Irish pig farms, a good news story Irish systems perform well when it comes to minimising use of freshwater resources Pork production contributes 19% to the global water footprint (WFP). The WFP of pork is calculated by considering the volume of freshwater used per unit of product produced (usually […]
2 June 2023
2022 Teagasc National Pig Herd Performance Report
2022 Teagasc National Pig Herd Performance Report The 2022 Teagasc National Pig Herd Performance Report is hot off the press, showing some changes in our key performance indicators for 2022. On the latest Pig Edge podcast, Specialised Pig Advisor Ger McCutcheon joins Amy Quinn to discuss the report and interpret the figures […]
26 May 2023
Watch: Teagasc Pig Open Day 2023
Watch: Teagasc Pig Open Day 2023 The Teagasc Pig Development Department held their Pig Open Day on May 9th and 11th over two locations, Moorepark Research and Innovation Centre, Fermoy, and Ballyhaise Agricultural College. This was the first large in person pig research event since 2019. Delegates were welcomed to the event […]
25 May 2023
Improving gestation housing for sows benefits piglets
Improving gestation housing for sows benefits piglets Martyna Lagoda presented her research on gestation housing for sows at the recent Teagasc Pig Open Day. Here she tells us more about practical forms of sow enrichment, with knock-on benefits for piglet health. Conventional gestation housing for sows does not fully cater to their […]
19 May 2023
Over 170 pig producers and industry stakeholders attended Teagasc Pig Open Day
Over 170 pig producers and industry stakeholders attended Teagasc Pig Open Day The Teagasc Pig Development Department held their Pig Open Day this week over two locations, Moorepark Research and Innovation Centre, Fermoy, and Ballyhaise Agricultural College. This was the first large in person pig research event since 2019. Delegates were welcomed […]
12 May 2023
Improving pig welfare – EFSA findings on the welfare of weaner and grower pigs
Improving pig welfare – EFSA findings on the welfare of weaner and grower pigs The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published the new Scientific Opinion on the Welfare of Pigs on Farm in August 2022. In this article, Laura Boyle discusses some of the implications of the findings for the welfare of […]
12 May 2023
Changes to the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme
0 Changes to the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme Louise Clarke, Teagasc Pig Development Officer, highlights changes and offers advice on how to apply to the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme in this article. Back in January, I wrote about the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS). This scheme was announced as part […]
5 May 2023