Neil Joseph Tirchett

Research Officer – Pig Welfare & Science Communications

Research Interests

Animal welfare
Sustainable livestock production
Sustainability improvements & challenges – looking into the general environmental, economical and social aspects of livestock farms
EU animal welfare legislation & Common Agriculture Policy
Science dissemination – specifically related to animal production

Current Projects

WelFarmers
A collaborative project involving various stakeholders across different countries, aimed at identifying good practices used by farmers to improve pig welfare within the European Union.

https://www.teagasc.ie/news–events/daily/pigs–poultry/farmers-leading-the-way-in-pig-welfare-with-welfarmers.php

Education

MSc Animal Sciences – Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands (2023)

PG Cert. in Management – Global College Malta (2021)

BSc (Hons.) in Animal Management and Veterinary Nursing – Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (2019)