Dr Melanie Farrar – The Layer Industry: The Next Decade

Dr Melanie Farrar is a Veterinary Surgeon with extensive experience in large and mixed animal practices in Ireland and the UK. She previously held the position of Chief Veterinary Inspector for the ISPCA. 

Melanie joined the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in 2006 as a Veterinary Inspector, and since then, has undertaken a range of policy, audit, and investigation roles in areas including Animal Health and Welfare, Animal By-products and Food Safety.

Her present responsibilities include farm animal welfare policy, strategy and compliance in DAFM’s Animal Welfare Division, with a primary focus on poultry welfare.