Pigs & Poultry
Fly control in pig housing
With the time of year and the recent good spell of weather we experienced, you may have noticed more flies present in pig buildings on your unit. Louise Clarke explains why flies are a problem, the risks they pose, and what you can do to keep fly populations under control.
5 September 2025
Pig Edge: What you need to know about on-farm incineration
On-farm incineration is a method of waste management that has gained growing attention in recent years.
29 August 2025
Preparing for heat stress
Understanding how to spot the early signs of heat stress and taking proactive steps before, during and after the heat wave can make all the difference, Dr. Dana Simpson of St David’s Poultry Team shares some key advice.
28 August 2025
New technologies to reduce antibiotic use on pig farms
New research on Irish pig farms has identified strategies such as management, hygiene, and biosecurity as solutions to protect piglet health while reducing the use of antibiotics.
22 August 2025
The PRRS Control Programme
Teagasc data shows that farms that are positive to PRRS have an extra cost of 4-7c/kg deadweight. This is not only because of the effects of the PRRS virus itself but because the virus opens the door to other secondary pathogens like Pasteurella or Streptococcus, increasing labour costs, medicine use, mortality and reducing growth.
15 August 2025
Welfarmers – Good Practices Evaluation Underway
Neil Tirchett shares an update on the Welfarmers project, which has seen recent developments in its mission to improve pig welfare across Europe through farmer-led knowledge sharing.
8 August 2025
If Crude Protein is down, what’s up?
Kieran Keane discusses recent findings from Teagasc’s feed analysis programme, highlighting notable variation in cereal crude protein levels ahead of the 2025 harvest.
1 August 2025
Farm apprenticeship programme – What you need to know
The Teagasc Farm Apprenticeship programme commenced in December 2023, offering the Farm Technician (Higher Certificate Level 6) programme and Farm Manager (Bachelor Degree Level 7) programme. The apprenticeship programmes are across different commercial farming enterprises and Teagasc Pig Development Department are heavily involved in delivering the pig specific content.
25 July 2025
Getting leaner: Efficient pig production
Michael McKeon discusses how the principles of ‘lean thinking’ can help identify inefficiencies and enhance productivity in pig production.
18 July 2025
Watch: An update from the Moorepark Pig Research Farm
Aisling Holmes, Research Technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF), gives an update on the farm’s performance in the first half of 2025.
4 July 2025