Climate Neutral Animal Agriculture
Research Areas
Farm Zero C
Management: Reduce farm emissions on Shinagh estates dairy farm by 50-65% Enteric Methane Mitigation: Trial combination of methane reducing feed additives at grazing and during housing. Soil Health: Investigate soil health improvements, bio-stimulants and slurry separation for potential on Irish farms. Social Science
Primary Investigator
Prof. Kevin O'Connor, Prof. Tommy Boland, Dr. William Burchill, Prof. Maeve Henchion
Staff
Padraig Walsh, Enda Buckley, Alan Kelly, Stafford Vigours, Karina Pierce, Zoe McKay, Aaron Casey (PD), Patrick Redmond (PhD), Ali Sultan Khan (PD), Deirdre Hennessy, Israel Ikoyi, Michael Egan, Mary McCarthy, Na He (PhD)
Funding Source
Industry
Future-proofing the sustainability of pasture-based dairy-beef production systems
To utilise novel strategies in relation to animal breeding, alternative forage use and supplementation of novel feed additives to improve the environmental sustainability of Irish pasture based dairy-calf to beef considering biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions and water quality to deliver environmentally and economically beneficial future dairy-beef production systems. Ciaran 2024: To compare the performance of…
Primary Investigator
Dr. Alan Kelly
Staff
Ciaran McGee (PhD), Prof. Tommy Boland, Prof. Karina Pierce, Dr. Stafford Vigors
Funding Source
Research Ireland
Producing and testing sustainable feedstocks in green biorefinery systems
Development and assessment of products produced through green biorefinery. To investigate the characterisation, processing, and scalability of different green biomass feedstocks within a green biorefinery process, in order to identify suitable feedstocks, optimise production pathways, and assess their potential applications and sustainability for commercial implementation.
Primary Investigator
James Gaffey, Dr. Joanna Tierney
Staff
Megan O'Brien (PhD)
Funding Source
Research Ireland
Development of novel multispecies sward mixtures to enhance sustainability and resilience of livestock production systems
To improve the persistence and resilience of the forage herb component of multispecies swards (MSS), and to determine the agronomic performance of additional novel species within these swards
Primary Investigator
Dr. Helen Sheridan
Staff
Dr. Zoe McKay, Prof. Tommy Boland, Dr. Joanna Tierney, Soliu Mustapha (PhD)
Funding Source
Research Ireland
ABP: Pathways to sustainable pasture based beef production
The aim of this project is to investigate if there is any impact from sward types on water usage and water quality in pasture based beef production systems in Ireland. This project aims to gain more insight and to explore a possible difference in the overall environmental impact, from the incorporation of more diverse swards…
Primary Investigator
Prof. Tommy Boland, Helen Sheridan, Alan Kelly, Paul Murphy
Staff
Eva Cunningham (MSc), Yvonne Kavanagh (RA), Dr. Lukshman Ekanayake (PD)
Funding Source
Industry
Adesco: More efficient, sustainable and environmentally friendly storage of cereal grains in temperate climates
To investigate the potential of organic acid preservation of feed ingredients for pigs
Primary Investigator
Prof. John O'Doherty
Staff
Shane Maher (PhD)
Funding Source
Industry
Climate Neutral Animal Agriculture, Pillar 2
Farm Zero C
Management: Reduce farm emissions on Shinagh estates dairy…