Pigs & Poultry
10 years of research on tail biting - where are the risks on Irish farms
Laura Boyle, Roberta D’Alessio and Keelin O’Driscoll share some of their results form research in the area of tail biting over the past decade and identify the biggest risks for tail biting on Irish pig farms.
20 October 2023
2023 Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference
The 2023 Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference took place at the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan yesterday, Tuesday 17 October, and today, Wednesday 18th October, at The Horse & Jockey Hotel, Co. Tipperary.
18 October 2023
Ear Necrosis - know your enemy
Ear necrosis is a relatively new problem in pig production that has developed over the last 20 years but in particular during the last decade, Michael McKeon tells us how we can manage it.
13 October 2023
Watch: Teagasc pig farm update and National Pig Farmers' Conference
In this video Tomás Ryan, Farm Manager at Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF) updates us on what has been happening on the unit over the past few months.
06 October 2023
A Preview of Teagasc’s Pig Farmers Conference
Ciarán Carroll, Head of Pigs Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc joins Amy Quinn on the latest episode of the Pig Edge Podcast to preview the upcoming Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference which take place on 17th October in Cavan and on 18th October in Tipperary.
29 September 2023
Pig Farmers' Conference 2023
The Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference will take place on October 17th in the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan and on October 18th in the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Co. Tipperary.
22 September 2023
Minister Heydon launches farm Vehicle Safety and Blind Spots Video
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Mr Martin Heydon TD, launched a video ‘Farm Vehicle Safety and Blind Spots’ in Teagasc, Athenry yesterday.
15 September 2023
Ten years of research on tail biting - tail lesions in the slaughter-house
Laura Boyle, Roberta D’Alessio & Keelin O’Driscoll tell us about their research on tail biting over the past decade, focusing specifically on tail lesions in the slaughter-house.
15 September 2023
'Save the Dates’ – Upcoming Teagasc Events
Teagasc has a wide variety of events & conferences taking place this autumn. These range from our presence at the National Ploughing Championships to the Poultry Broiler Conference, College Open Days & the popular Transferring the Family Farm Clinics.
12 September 2023
Changes to nitrates regulations that you need to be aware of
In this article, Louise Clarke, Teagasc Pig Development Officer, details changes to the nitrates regulations that may affect pig producers or those importing pig manure.
08 September 2023
The importance of creep feeding
Virtually all pig producers in Ireland creep feed piglets in farrowing accommodation. Peadar Lawlor tells us why its so important.
01 September 2023
What you need to know about the new farm apprenticeship schemes
Minister Simon Harris recently announced the launch of new farm apprenticeships. These new programmes mark an exciting stepping stone for both farms and farm staff, allowing the next generation of farmers access to the education they want and need, whilst still working on farm.
25 August 2023
Watch: Teagasc Pig Research Farm Update August 2023
Aisling Holmes, Research Technician in Teagasc Pig Research Farm, gives us an update on the research trials currently taking place in the unit.
18 August 2023
Investment options for existing buildings under TAMS 3
Emer McCrum, Teagasc Pig Development Officer, details the options available to pig farmers to upgrade existing buildings under the Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme (PPIS) of TAMS 3.
11 August 2023
A delicate balance
A collaboration between Teagasc and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute is aiming to better understand viral-bacterial interaction in the poultry gut and its effect on food safety.
04 August 2023
The best practises for farm safety
Farm Safety Week took place from July 17th to 21st aiming to raise further awareness of farm health and safety, share stories and technology that can improve farm safety and challenge farm safety attitudes, as well as encouraging farmers to look after their physical and mental health.
28 July 2023
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 unit in 2023.
21 July 2023
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.
14 July 2023
What’s rare is precious
The supply of pigmeat in Ireland and across mainland Europe is rapidly becoming limited, if not quite yet rare!
07 July 2023
Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety video launched
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. today, Tuesday, 4th July, launched a ‘Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety’ video at the Moorepark Dairy Open Day in Fermoy, Co. Cork.
04 July 2023
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.
30 June 2023
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 finisher feed price. James Cullen, Florence Viard, Gillian Gardiner and Peadar Lawlor explain more.
23 June 2023
Moorepark Pig Farm Update June 2023
In this video, we meet Aisling Holmes, research technician at the Teagasc Pig Research Facility (TPRF).
16 June 2023
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.
09 June 2023
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.
08 June 2023
Water use on Irish pig farms, a good news story
Irish systems perform well when it comes to minimising use of freshwater resources
02 June 2023
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.
26 May 2023
Watch: Teagasc Pig Open Day 2023
The Teagasc Pig Development Department held their Pig Open Day on May 9th and 11th over two locations, Moorepark Research and Innovation Centre, Fermoy, and Ballyhaise Agricultural College.
25 May 2023
Improving gestation housing for sows benefits piglets
Martyna Lagoda presented her research on gestation housing for sows at the recent Teagasc Pig Open Day. Here she tells us more about practical forms of sow enrichment, with knock-on benefits for piglet health.
19 May 2023
Over 170 pig producers and industry stakeholders attended Teagasc Pig Open Day
The Teagasc Pig Development Department held their Pig Open Day this week over two locations, Moorepark Research and Innovation Centre, Fermoy, and Ballyhaise Agricultural College.
12 May 2023