A5021283848- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Pasture and Agricultural Systems
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Digestive system and related health
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Agricultural economics and policies
- Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets
Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
2015-2024
University College Dublin
2004-2024
Food Safety Authority of Ireland
2015-2017
Agriculture and Food
2015-2016
Academe of Grassland And Animal Science
2012-2015
Wageningen University & Research
2013
University of Alberta
2013
University of Reading
2013
University of Agribusiness and Rural Development
2004
Ruminant livestock are an important source of anthropogenic methane (CH4). Decreasing the emissions enteric CH4 from ruminant production is strategic to limit global temperature increase 1.5°C by 2050. Research in area mitigation has grown exponentially last 2 decades, with various strategies for abatement being investigated: intensification, dietary manipulation (including supplementation and processing concentrates lipids, management forage pastures), rumen (supplementation ionophores,...
European Union (EU) trade liberalisation policies will continue to push EU milk price downwards and necessitate increased efficiency scale at farm processing level maintain profitability. In Ireland pasture‐based dairying, based on the efficient conversion of grazed grass into can be competitive within EU. Continued technical innovation increasing animal performance from grass, herd genetic potential developing labour lower fixed cost systems essential. At level, in commodity processing,...
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is the preferred methodology to assess carbon footprint per unit of milk. The objective this case study was apply an LCA method compare footprints high-performance confinement and grass-based dairy farms. Physical performance data from research herds were used quantify a Irish system top-performing United Kingdom (UK) system. For US system, top 5% national database used. applied using same farm greenhouse gas (GHG) model for all systems. estimated on- off-farm GHG...
SUMMARY An agro-economic simulation model was developed to facilitate comparison of the impact management, market and biological factors on cost providing ruminant livestock with feed grown farm (home produced feed). Unpredictable year-to-year variation in crop yields input prices were identified as quantifiable measures risk affecting cost. Stochastic analysis used study yield price variability for eight feeds Ireland over a 10-year period. Intensively grazed perennial ryegrass found be...
PastureBase Ireland (PBI) is a web-based grassland management application incorporating dual function of decision support and centralized national database to collate commercial farm data. This facilitates the collection storage vast quantities data from farmers. The spans across ruminant enterprises – dairy, beef sheep. To help farmers determine appropriate actions around management, we have developed this informed tool at paddock level. Individual enter through completion regular pasture...
In temperate regions of Europe where grass grows for most the year, grazed pasture is lowest cost feed milk production. Grazed can make a contribution to dairy cow feeding systems in other parts Europe, but less important. While there are many challenges maintaining or increasing proportion diets, also opportunities increase its contribution. Grass use and quality be challenging several reasons, including sward interaction, factors influencing dry matter intake. Adapting grazing management...
This study explores drivers and resulting changes in the structure technical efficiency of Irish dairy farms from 2005 to 2018 (covering pre‐ post‐milk quotas) during which milk production increased by 54%. Over this period, farm changed dramatically (fourfold increase farmers milking >100 cows) improved profitability reduced greenhouse gas emission intensity produced. The impact adoption key technologies at level contribution strategic direction nationally (the Government's Food Harvest...
Abstract The objective of this study was to identify and understand grassland management practices employed on dairy farms in the Republic Ireland, including grazing‐season length, concentrate‐feed input, uptake new grassland‐management technologies frequency methods sward renewal. sample population for survey chosen from a proportionate representation all milk suppliers taken three largest processors Ireland. subsequently broken down into stocking rate (SR) size categories quota (Qcat)...