Teagasc
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