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.
A trial using the liquid feed system is taking place in the farrowing rooms. In the weaner section a complex trial on washing, stocking density and feeder space allowance is taking place. In the finisher section a trial looking at enrichment and long tails is taking place where grass, hay, straw and haylage are provided in racks and behaviour and lesion scoring are recorded.