Improvements in animal health, welfare and product quality webinars
In the below webinars, Teagasc Researchers discussed strategies to improve animal welfare, reduce the use of antibiotics and anthelmintics and improve milk quality.
Webinar 19 – Increasing the welfare of farm animals
Wednesday, 26th May at 9.30am
The panellists on this webinar discussed the most recent Teagasc research on improving the welfare of dairy cows, beef cattle and pigs.
Presenter:
Paul Crosson – Beef Enterprise Leader, Teagasc
Presentations:
- Assessing Dairy Cow Welfare (PDF)
Muireann Conneely Research Officer - Beef Cattle Housing – Welfare Implications (PDF)
Bernadette Earley - Farm practices to increase the welfare of pig production (PDF)
Laura Boyle Research Officer
Webinar 20 – Antimicrobial and anthelmintic resistance in farm animals
Wednesday, 9th June at 9.30am
The panellists on this webinar discussed the importance of reducing the use of both antibiotics and anthelmintics on farms in order to reduce resistance.
Presenter:
Paul Crosson – Beef Enterprise Leader, Teagasc
Presentations:
- Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance (PDF)
Edgar Garcia Manzanilla Head of Pig Development Department - Reducing Antiparasitic Resistance (PDF)
Orla Keane Research Officer - Clinical aspects of AMR (PDF)
Niamh Field
Webinar 21 – The production of high quality milk for a competitive international market
Wednesday, 23rd June at 9.30am
The panellists on this webinar discussed the production of high quality milk to produce high quality and safe dairy products.
Presenter:
Padraig French – Head of Livestock Systems Department and Dairy Enterprise Leader
Presentations:
- Controlling Mastitis (PDF) – Control and prevention of contagious mastitis
Pablo Silva Bolona Research Officer - Residues in Milk (PDF) – Residues in milk – update on progress and ongoing challenge
Bernie O’Brien Research Officer - Chlorine-free cleaning of milking equipment (PDF) – Production of milk with low microbial load in a chlorine-free environment
David Gleeson Research Officer