Pigs & Poultry
Watch: Moorepark Pig Farm Update
Watch: Moorepark Pig Farm Update 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 the […]
21 July 2023
Update on pig production in the US
Update on pig production in the US Gerard McCutcheon attended the Interpig meeting in Iowa in early June. InterPig consists of representatives of a group of countries (currently 15) that compare pig production costs on an annual basis using an agreed method. The data generated allows comparisons to be made in the […]
14 July 2023
What’s rare is precious
0 What’s rare is precious The supply of pigmeat in Ireland and across mainland Europe is rapidly becoming limited, if not quite yet rare! This is primarily because of the tough economic conditions over the last two years but also due to pig disease (ASF & PRRS), welfare legislation (Germany) and climate/environmental issues […]
7 July 2023
Insights from the Teagasc Pig Research Facility
Insights from the Teagasc Pig Research Facility In 2016, Teagasc opened the Teagasc Pig Research Facility in Moorepark Co. Cork, a facility which many of you are familiar with. On this episode of the Pig Edge, Amy Quinn is joined by Tomás Ryan and Aisling Holmes, who are in charge of the […]
30 June 2023
Improving liquid feeding system hygiene to improve the feed efficiency of liquid-fed grow-finisher pigs
Improving liquid feeding system hygiene to improve the feed efficiency of liquid-fed grow-finisher pigs The feed efficiency of liquid-fed pigs can be up to 0.20 of an FCE unit poorer compared to dry feeding, which equates to an increase in feed cost of ~€5.10 per pig, based on the five year average […]
23 June 2023
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