13+ hour, 23+ min ago  (240+ words) The recently published Teagasc National Pig Performance Report 2025 has highlighted the key changes in technical performance on Irish pig farmers recording data through the Profit Monitor System. Providing a detailed analysis of pig farm performance in 2025, and based on data…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (177+ words) B'rbara Terezo, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, discusses some of the current approaches to Salmonella control in Irish pig production. Diagnosis relies on bacterial culture of faecal or post-mortem samples, while meat juice serology is used to identify previous exposure through antibody…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (83+ words) Pullet rearing explained: Systems, scale and success'Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority Pullet rearing explained: Systems, scale and success For the latest episode of The Poultry Edge, Rebecca Tierney discusses pullet rearing which is an integral part of the table…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (337+ words) Newcastle Disease (NCD) is a Category A, notifiable disease. NCD is a highly contagious virus, often fatal, which affects domestic poultry and wild birds. Rebecca Tierney, Poultry Adviser, tells us more The disease has a rapid onset of symptoms, it…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (383+ words) The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 N1 at a commercial poultry premises near Omagh, County Tyrone. Avian influenza is introduced to Ireland through migrating wild birds which usually…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (252+ words) Rebecca Tierney, Poultry Advisor, outlines Broiler Net, Teagasc's first EU-funded poultry project, supported by the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme. The project aims to enhance the resilience and sustainability of broiler producers across the EU. It creates a space…...