Teagasc

General Information

Country:: Ireland
Funding type:: Public & Private
Type of organization:: Research Institute
Address:: Pig Development Department, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy
Website:: www.teagasc.ie
Contact:: info@teagasc.ie
Additional Comments:: We are an Integrated organisation, i.e. we are involved in Research, Knowledge Transfer (Advisory) and Education/Training. The Pig Development Department comprises four permanent Researchers, plus Postdocs and PhD Students (circa 16 at present), Farm Manager, Farm/Feed Mill Technicians, Farm staff; 6 Specialist Pig Advisors (who also provide an Education/Training Service)

Expertise

Behaviour & Welfare

Animal Health

Body Composition

Breeding & Genetics

Carcass & Meat Quality

Environment Impact

Field Experiments

Feed & Feed Tehnologies

Housing & System Trials

Performance Trials

Physiological Studies

Type of facility and capacity

Feed mill

1600 tone(s) per year

Gestating sows

150 no of sows

Growing-finishing pigs

1200 no of pigs

Slaugterhouse

5600 pig(s) per year

Weaning pigs

1300 no of pigs

Farrowing pigs

60 no of pigs

Additional information

General facts • A 200 sow integrated herd research farm • Total area of unit: 6,000m2 • Centralised power washing system • Centralised air compressor system • Centralised automated dosing system for water medication • Automated computer controlled ventilation using a negative pressure diffuse air system The pig research facility is composed of five buildings adapted to pig research. The facilities allow for individualized animal control, with automatic feeders, climate, and animal behaviour monitoring. Feeding systems • Two Feed Systems: o Dry Feed (Big Dutchman Dry Exact Pro) & Liquid/Wet (Big Dutchman Hydro Air) o Three feed kitchens: 2 dry feed and one liquid/wet f