19 May 2025
Teagasc Annual Layer Conference returns this week
The Teagasc Annual Layer Conference will return for a third year, with the event taking place on Wednesday, May 21 at the Hotel Kilmore, Dublin Road, Co. Cavan.
Offering something to suit all – from sustainability to the benefits of eating quality Irish eggs – the conference will feature five technical presentations. Topics to be covered include: water quality; sustainable layer production; ventilation of poultry housing; maintaining eggshell quality; and the health benefits of consuming eggs.
The full conference agenda for the Teagasc Layer Conference is below:
- 7pm – Conference Opening
- Professor Laurence Shalloo, Head of the Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme, Teagasc
- 7:10pm – Presentation of Level 5 Poultry Production Certificates
- 7:30pm – Fundamentals of Laying Hen Nutrition and Practical Application
- Lottie Farrow, Premier Nutrition
- 7:45pm – Water – Hen problem or you problem?
- Aonghus Lane, St David’s Poultry Team
- 8pm – The Basics on Good Ventilation
- Steven Lester, JF McKenna
- 8:15pm – Q&A / Break
- 8:45pm – From Feed to Function: Making Eggs Good for the Heart, Brain & Business
- Dr Patrick Wall, UCD
- 9pm – Layer Breeding for Sustainable Egg Production
- Tom Dixon, Hy-Line International
Along a host of relevant companies exhibiting the latest technologies, nutritional advice and sustainability options for producers, Teagasc Poultry Advisor, Rebecca Tierney will also present the most recent graduates of Teagasc’s Level 5 Component Award in Poultry Production with their QQI Certificates on the night.
Speaking prior to the event, Rebecca Tierney said: “I am delighted to be organising this event again, as it offers our producers the chance to see recent research, up-to-date nutritional and management advice, while, also creating an excellent networking platform for the sector.”
To register for the Teagasc Layer Conference, visit here.