Sitemap
- Home
- Food Industry Development, Trade, Markets & the Economy
- Agri-Food and the Economy
- Agri-Food Business
- Food Wise 2025
- Food Wise 2025 - Steps to Success 2019
- Food Wise 2025 - Steps to Success 2018
- Food Wise 2025 - Steps to Success 2017
- 2017 Report on Future Skills Needs in the Food and Drink Sector
- Food Wise 2025 - Steps to Success 2016
- Final Environmental Analysis of Food Wise 2025
- High Level Implementation Committee
- 2025 Agri-Food Strategy Background Material
- Public Consultation
- Draft Environmental Analysis of Food Wise 2025
- Food Harvest 2020
- Food Wise Conference 04 December 2017
- People in Dairy Action Plan
- CEDRA Schemes
- Economic Publications
- Agri-Food Strategy to 2030
- Trade, Imports & Exports
- Dublin Wholesale Market Prices
- Plants Imports & Exports
- Voluntary Beef Labelling Scheme
- Meat, Milk Policy
- Import of Birds
- Export Certification Contact Points
- Import & Export Licensing
- Fertilisers and Limestone
- Import of Animals and Animal Products
- Live Animal Imports
- Guidance Documents for TRACES NT
- Import of Animal By Products
- Relevant Legislation and Useful Definitions
- Reference Tables for Import Conditions of ABPs
- ABPs for Use Inside the Feed Chain
- Intermediate Products
- ABPs for Use Outside the Feed Chain
- ABPs for the Manufacture of Derived Products
- ABPs for use in feed for Fur Animals
- ABPs for Apiculture
- Blood and Blood Products
- Bones and Bone Products
- Fat Derivatives
- Fresh or Chilled Hides and Skins of Ungulates
- Game Trophies
- Horns and Horn Products
- Photogelatine
- Pig Bristles
- Processed Manure
- Rendered Fats
- Treated Feathers, Parts of Feathers and Down
- Treated Hides and Skins of Ungulates
- Untreated Wool and Hair
- Pet Food
- Hay and Straw
- Promotion & Marketing
- Food Research
- Market supports
- Food Labelling
- EU & International policy
- Feeding Stuffs
- Dietetic Feeding Stuffs
- Feed Additives
- Feed Hygiene
- Feed Materials
- Animal Feed Legislation
- International Trade including Brexit
- Official Inspections of Feedingstuffs
- Sampling & Analysis
- Undesirable Substances in Feed
- Forms & guidance documents
- Genetically Modified Feeds
- Trader Notices - Animal Feed
- Lists of FBOs - Registered and Approved
- Farmers' Markets
- Animal By Products
- Application Forms & Conditions for ABP Processing Operations
- Animal By Products - Trader Notices
- EU Approved ABP Plants
- DAFM approved Laboratories for testing
- FAQs For Butchers ABP Material
- FAQs for OF/SI End Users
- Legislation
- Botulism - Prevention of Transmission to Cattle
- Trade in Animal By-Products under Article 48 of Regulation 1069/2009
- Poultry Litter - Legal Obligations and Guidelines
- Milk ABP Documents
- Contacts
- International Trade
- Agri-Food and the Economy
- Animal Health & Welfare
- Animal Welfare Strategy Consultation
- Animal Health Publications
- Animal Identification & Movement
- Cattle
- List of Approved Suppliers of Bovine Identification Ear-Tags
- Irish Bovine Animal Identification System - Overview
- Animal Movement Information
- Approved Farm Management Packages
- Certificate of CMMS compliance
- Bovine Birth and Movements Monthly Reports
- Bovine Electronic Herd Register
- Agent Facilities
- Calf-Reg app
- National Sheep Identification System
- National Goat Identification System
- National Sheep & Goat Census
- National Pig Identification and Tracing System
- National Pig Census
- The Irish Bovine Animal Identification and Tracing System
- Change of Ownership of Equines
- Scrapie Monitoring Scheme
- Fees Payable on Live Exports
- Cattle
- Animal Welfare
- Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
- Latest News
- National Interdepartmental AMR Consultative Committee
- Ireland's National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020 (iNAP)
- iNAP Animal Health Implementation Committee
- Publications and Reports
- Information for Livestock Professionals
- Information for Veterinary Professionals
- Conferences / Seminars
- Useful Links
- Information Downloads
- Campaigns
- Biosecurity
- Disease Control
- African Horse Sickness
- African Swine Fever
- Aujeszky's Pig Disease Programme
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Latest Information on Avian Influenza
- Biosecurity Advice
- Clinical Signs and Leaflets
- Human Health, Travel & Advice for the Public
- Poultry Registration
- Poultry Industry Information & Surveillance
- Wild Birds & Hunter Guidelines
- Imports & Exports
- Legislation & Contingency Planning
- Press releases
- Useful Websites
- Shows, Exhibitions & Races
- Bleeding Syndrome in young calves of undetermined cause
- Bluetongue Disease
- Botulism
- Bovine Brucellosis
- Bovine TB
- Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)
- BSE
- Classic Swine Fever
- Equine Infectious Anaemia
- Equine Piroplasmosis
- Equine Viral Arteritis
- Foot & Mouth Disease
- Foot and Mouth Disease Operations Manual
- Contingency Plan
- 1. Procedures when FMD is suspected
- 2. Veterinary Laboratory Service
- 3. Government Task Force
- 4. National Disease Control Centre
- 5. National Movement Controls
- 6. Mapping
- 7. Staffing & logistics
- 8. Public Awareness
- 9. Communications
- 10. Financial Control
- 11. Vaccination
- 12. Post-outbreak Surveillance
- 13. Local Disease Control Centre
- 14. Controls following Confirmation of Disease
- 15. Personnel Biosecurity
- 16. Local Biosecurity Centre
- 17. Creation of control zones, census and surveillance
- 18. Epidemiology
- 19. Valuation
- 20. Slaughter
- 21. Disposal of carcases
- 22. Cleaning & Disinfection of infected premises
- 23. Restocking
- 24. Milk: Collection, Transport & Treatment
- 25. Legal basis
- 26. Notices
- 27. Forms
- 28. Advice leaflets, posters & signs
- 29. Slaughter plants & other meat establishments
- 30. Marts
- 31. Animal Breeding
- 32. Role of other authorities, agencies and individuals
- 33. Borders
- 34. Ports
- 35. Airports
- 36. Glossary
- Useful Websites
- Foot and Mouth Disease Operations Manual
- Fowl Typhoid
- Johne's disease
- Lumpy Skin Disease
- Peste des Petits Ruminants
- Pig Salmonella Control Programme
- Pigeon paramyxovirus
- Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
- Psittacosis
- Rabies
- Schmallenberg Virus
- Scrapie
- West Nile Virus
- List of Notifiable Diseases
- Disinfectants
- Newcastle Disease
- Dog Microchipping
- Equine Liaison Group
- Fallen Animals
- Laboratory Services
- Veterinary Laboratory Services Overview
- Central Veterinary Research Laboratory
- Contact Us
- Regional Veterinary Laboratories
- Regional Veterinary Laboratory Reports
- Blood Testing Laboratory
- Dairy Science Laboratory
- Plant Health Laboratory
- Pesticides Laboratory
- Seed Testing Laboratory
- Veterinary Public Health Regulatory Laboratory
- National Reference Laboratories Zoonoses
- National Reference Laboratories (Other)
- BVD eradication programme
- Legislation
- Pet Travel and EU Pet Passport
- Travellers point of entry
- Bringing your Pet Cat, Dog or Ferret into Ireland
- Bringing your pet(other than a dog, cat or ferret) into Ireland
- Taking Your Pet Abroad
- Getting an EU Pet Passport for your dog, cat or ferret
- Approved Laboratories
- EU Health Certificates, Compliance Checks and Advance Notice
- Keeping Your Pet Safe
- Responsibilities of Transporter
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Information for Vets
- Trade in Live Animals/Poultry (incl. game birds etc.)
- Veterinary Medicines & Residues
- National Farmed Animal Health Strategy
- Animal Health Awareness Day
- Sale, Supply and Advertising of Pets
- Customer Service
- Customer/Farmers' Charter
- Freedom of Information
- Access to Information on the Environment
- Data Protection
- Complaints
- Official Language
- Service to Assist Bereaved Families
- Farm Safety
- Public Consultations
- Re-use of Public Sector Information
- Public Service Reform Plan 2014 - 2016
- Organisation Structure & Contact Information
- EU School Scheme
- Do you require any special assistance because of a disability?
- Data Protection Notice CAD
- Winter Advice to Farmers
- Access and Inquiry Officers
- Careers
- Be Winter-Ready
- Coronavirus COVID-19
- Farmer Schemes & Payments
- Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S)
- 2018 Fodder Schemes
- Payments
- CAP Entitlements Related Information and Application Forms
- Basic Payment Scheme/Greening/Areas of Natural Constraints
- Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post 2020
- TAMS
- General Data Protection Notice
- Farm building and structures specifications (PDF format)
- Farm building and structures specifications (WORD format)
- Planning & development regulations 2001
- TAMS II Support Documents
- Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme
- TAMS II Dairy Equipment Scheme
- Low Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment Scheme
- Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme
- Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme
- Tillage Capital Investment Scheme
- TAMS II Presentations Tullamore 12 July 2017
- Horticulture Schemes
- Other Farmers' schemes
- Fallen animals - Subsidy for TSE Testing Scheme
- Conservation of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Introduction
- Conservation of Animal Genetic Resource
- Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources
- Advisory Committee on Genetic Resources
- Genetic Resources Projects
- International Developments
- Breeders Organisations
- International Developments in Plant Genetic Resources
- International Developments in Animal Genetic Resources
- Genetic Resources Grant Aid Scheme
- GRGAS Reports
- Energy crops & non-food setaside schemes
- Organics scheme
- EU school milk scheme
- Commonage Framework Plans
- Cross Compliance
- Background
- Statutory Management Requirements (SMRs)
- Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC)
- Legislation
- Cross Compliance Requirements Handbook Audio Files
- Cross Compliance Inspection Forms 2017
- Cross Compliance Inspection Record Sheets
- Most Common Non-Compliances in 2017
- Landscape features
- Nitrates
- Contact Us
- Beef Genomics Scheme & Beef Data Programme
- Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme
- GLAS
- Farm Advisory System
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS)
- European Innovation Partnership including Locally Led Schemes
- Archived Schemes
- Beef Exceptional Aid Measure
- Client Notification - Change In Access Protocol
- Calf Investment Scheme
- LPIS Rebuild Project
- Farming Sectors
- Dairy
- Sheep & Goats
- Crops
- Horticulture
- Plant Health & Trade
- Beekeeping & Honey
- Pigs
- Organic Farming
- Financial Support
- Organics scheme
- Organic Producer & Processor Information
- Organic Retailers
- Education and training
- Publications
- Rules and regulations
- Organics Events
- Advice from organic organisations
- Links
- Organic Seed database
- Importing from outside eu
- Organic Food and Farming - Consumer Information
- Research
- Designation of Official Control Laboratories in respect of Organic Produce
- Organic Strategy Implementation Group
- Circulars
- Horses
- Poultry
- Animal Breeding
- Approved Establishments in the Veterinary and Zootechnical Field. Approved Laboratories.
- Imports of Animal Breeding Products
- Exports of Animal Breeding Products
- Cattle
- Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF)
- Sheep and Goats
- Dogs
- Mink
- Equine Competition Directive 90/428 EEC
- Zootechnics and Recognised Establishments in the Zootechnical Field
- Breeders’ organisations officially recognised to maintain a breeding book in Ireland
- Breeders’ organisations officially refused recognition to maintain a breeding book in Ireland
- Operators recognised in other Member States which have officially notified their activities in Ireland
- Semen Collection or Storage Centres and Embryo Collection or Production Teams authorised to issue Zootechnical Certificates
- Designated Competent Authority in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1012
- Third parties authorised by Competent Authority to carry out performance testing or genetic evaluation of breeding animals
- Beef
- Beef Factory Prices (Weekly Reports)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2011 - 2019
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2019 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2018 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2017 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2016 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2015 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2014 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2013 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2012 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2011 (Periodic)
- Beef Carcase Classification Figures 2020 (Periodic)
- EU Beef Carcase Classification Scheme
- Beef Round Table Presentations
- Labelling of Beef
- Annual Reports
- Beef Producer Organisations
- Mart Modernisation Scheme
- Beef factory prices
- Beef Policy
- Schemes and Programmes
- Beef Carcase Classification and Price Reporting
- Beef Price Watch App and Meat Market Reports
- Beef Taskforce
- Greyhounds
- New Farm Partnership Register
- Weekly Prices/Slaughter Figures
- Seafood
- Aquaculture & Foreshore Management
- Aquaculture Licensing
- Appropriate Assessments/ Screening Carried Out
- Ministerial Consideration of Requirement for an Environmental Impact Statement
- Ministerial Decision - Section 68 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997
- Aquaculture Licence Decisions
- Appropriate Assessment Conclusion Statement
- Marine Finfish Licences
- Shellfish Licences
- Land Based Licences
- Aquaculture and Foreshore Licence Templates
- Aquaculture/Foreshore Licence Applications
- Contact Us
- Foreshore Administration
- Forms & Downloads
- Implementation for Aquaculture of Dangerous Substances Directive
- Marine Finfish Protocols
- Aquaculture Licensing
- Sea-Fisheries Policy & Management Division
- Cod Effort Management
- Completed Public Consultations
- Contact
- EU and International Policy
- Fisheries Management Notices
- Land Obligations/ Discards Ban
- Legislation
- Policy/ Quota Management
- Albacore Tuna
- Allocation of Irish Cod Quota in Norwegian Waters
- Atlanto Scandian Herring
- Boarfish
- Celtic Sea Herring Management
- Celtic Sea Herring Sentinel Management
- Derogation Scheme for Boats Targeting Whiting
- Irish Sea Herring Fishery
- Nephrops scheme for the use of selective fishing gears
- North West Herring (Scientific) Fishery
- Blue Whiting Polyvalent
- Polyvalent Horse Mackerel Fishery
- Revised Pilot Scheme for Boats Targeting Monkfish
- Selectivity Measures in the Celtic Sea
- Sales Notes
- Brexit
- Marine Agencies & Programmes Division
- Sea Fisheries Administration
- Fisheries Management Notices
- Determinations
- Fisheries Management Notices 2020
- Fisheries Management Notices 2019
- Fisheries Management Notices 2018
- Fisheries Management Notices 2017
- Fisheries Management Notices 2016
- Fisheries Management Notices 2015
- Fisheries Management Notices 2014
- Fisheries Management Notices 2013
- Fisheries management notices 2012
- Fisheries Management Notices 2011
- Fisheries Management Notices 2010
- Fisheries Management Notices 2009
- Fisheries management notices 2008
- Fisheries management notices 2007
- Fisheries management notices 2006
- Statutory Instruments - Quota Management
- Fishery Harbours
- Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre
- Dunmore East Fishery Harbour Centre
- Howth Fishery Harbour Centre
- Rossaveel (Ros An Mhíl) Fishery Harbour Centre and Cashla Bay
- Dingle (An Daingean) Fishery Harbour Centre
- Property Tender Invitations
- Rates and Charges at Fishery Harbour Centres
- Fishery Harbour Centres (Fixed Payment Notice) Bye-Laws 2006
- Business Plan for the Development of the Fishery Harbour Centres
- Engineering
- Our Ocean Wealth
- European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020
- Seafood Support
- Seafood Market & Trade
- Aquaculture & Foreshore Management
- Food Safety, Public Health & Consumer Issues
- DAFM Approved Establishments
- Food Safety Controls on Meat
- Food Safety Controls on Milk
- Other food safety controls
- Food Safety Legislation
- Laboratory services
- Laboratory Services
- Central Veterinary Laboratory
- Food Labelling
- Veterinary Medicines
- Consumer Liaison Panel
- National Control Plan for Ireland
- Food Safety Publications
- Pork Recall Information
- Safefood Network
- Public Consultation
- Forestry
- Public Consultation
- Calls for submissions on Ash Dieback policy
- Public Consultation on Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation
- Notice of Public Consultation - Forest Policy Review
- Consultation Submissions on New Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020
- New Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2020 Register of Decisions
- Archive Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertlisation – Register of Decisions
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2019 Register of Decisions
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2018 Register of Decisions
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2017 Register of Decisions
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2016 Register of Decisions
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2015 Register of Decisions
- Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertilisation – 2011 to 2014 Register of Decisions
- 2020
- Archive Licence Applications for Felling, Afforestation, Forest Roads and Aerial Fertlisation – Register of Decisions
- Forest Reproductive Material Consultation
- Plan for Forests & Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Ireland
- Environmental Requirements for Afforestation
- Forest Road Manual - Terms of Reference
- Calls for Submissions of Forestry, Products and People - Irelands Forestry Policy - A renewed Vision
- Mid Term Review - Forestry programme for 2014 - 2020
- Appeals
- Tree Diseases
- Forest Service General Information
- About the Forest Service
- Irish Forests - A Brief History
- Forest Policy
- Forest Service News Newsletters
- Ireland's National Forest Inventory
- Removal of Trees
- Contact
- Forms & downloads
- Public Consultation Timber Traders Regulation
- State Bodies in the Forestry Sector
- Kerry Slug and Otter Guidelines
- Forest Statistics and Mapping
- Draft Code of Practice Valuation of Commercial Forest Plantations
- Forest Policy Review: Forests, products and people
- Deer Management
- SEA Screening Statement for the Plan for Forestry and Freshwater Pearl Mussel in Ireland
- Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020 Midterm Review
- Grants and Premium Schemes 2014-2020
- Forestry and the Law
- Tree Felling
- Environmental Information
- IFORIS Internet
- Forest Research & Development
- Forest Health and Seeds
- Publications
- Growing for the Future
- Forestry manual 2004
- Chapter 2. Application Process for the Afforestation Scheme
- Chapter 3. Premium Payment Schemes
- Chapter 4 - Ownership
- Chapter 5 - Grant and Premium Categories(GPCs) and Rates
- Chapter 6 - General Site Requirements
- Chapter 7 - Unplanted Areas, Biodiversity and Setback distances
- Chapter 8 - ESB Power Lines
- Chapter 9 - Silvicultural Standards
- Chapter 10 - Mapping
- Chapter 11 - Environmental Protection and Controls Consultation Process
- Chapter 12 - Penalty System
- Chapter 13 - Interaction of Afforestation Scheme with Agriculture Schemes
- Chapter 14 - Reforestation Grant Scheme
- Chapter 15 - Woodland Improvement Scheme
- Chapter 16 - High Pruning of Conifers
- Chapter 17 - Reconstitution of Woodlands Scheme
- Chapter 18 - Shaping of Broadleaves
- Chapter 19 - Forest Road Scheme
- Chapter 20 - NeighbourWood Scheme
- Chapter 21 - Native Woodland Scheme
- List of Appendices
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Other Useful Information
- Code of Best Forest Practice
- Project Reports
- Fire Management
- Forest Management Tools
- Brexit
- Forestry Programmes 2014 - 2020
- Forestry Review
- SEA Screening Statement for New Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020
- EUTR/FLEGT
- New Plant Health Regulations
- ISPM 15 Wood Packaging Material
- Public Consultation
- Rural Environment & Sustainability
- Environmental Obligations
- Climate Change, Bioenergy & Biodiversity
- Climate Change and Agriculture
- Mitigation
- LULUCF
- SEA Information
- Useful Links
- Bioenergy
- Biodiversity
- Agriculture, Forest and Seafood Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan
- Code of Good Agricultural Practice for reducing Ammonia Emissions
- ‘Ag-Climatise’ – A Draft National Climate & Air Roadmap for the Agriculture Sector to 2030 and Beyond – Public Consultation
- Research
- Rural Development
- Genetic Resources
- Commonage Framework Plans
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020
- Agri-Environment Schemes
- Water Network
- Sustainability
- Project Ireland 2040
- CAP Strategic Plan Post 2020
- European Commission Call for Proposals for projects to promote the CAP
- Research
- Competitive National Programmes
- European & International Programmes
- Research Policy
- Trans-National Research Funding
- ERA-Nets
- US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership
- Open Calls
- Closed Calls
- Funding for Participation in ForestValue ERA-NET - Innovating the forest-based bioeconomy
- US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Call in Agriculture 2017
- Funding for Participation in the ERA-NET Sustainable Animal Production Systems - SusAn
- Funding for Participation in ERA-GAS; the ERA-NET Cofund for Monitoring & Mitigation of Greenhouse gases from Agri- and Silvi-culture
- Funding for Participation in WaterWorks; ERA-NET Cofund on sustainable water use in agriculture and reduction of soil/water pollution
- Funding for Participation in SUMFOREST ERA-NET - Sustainable forests for the society of the future
- SUSFOOD2 Announcement Transnational Call for Proposals - Horizon 2020 ERA-NET Cofund - Sustainable Food Production and Consumption
- Funding for Participation in SusCrop; the ERA-NET Cofund on Sustainable Crop Production
- US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Call in Agriculture 2018
- 2018 Joint Call on Novel Technologies, Solutions and Systems to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Animal Production Systems
- ERA-NET Cofund on ICT-Enabled Agri-Food Systems 2019
- US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Call in Agriculture 2020
- Funded Projects
- Agriculture
- Animal Production
- Surveillance Welfare and Biosecurity of farmed animals
- Sustainable Sheep Production
- Co-definition and evaluation of SUSTAINable BEEF farming systems based on resources non edible by humans
- Application of next generation sequencing for the identification of DNA based biomarkers in regulatory regions of the genome for susceptibility to bovine respiratory disease complex
- Next generation approaches to improved diagnostics and molecular epidemiology for control of Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis
- Feasible phenotyping strategies for efficient and effective genetic gain in difficult-to-measure traits in cattle and sheep
- NUTRIGEN: The interaction between genotype and nutrition in high yielding dairy cows in seasonal grass based systems of milk production
- A multidisciplinary approach to improving the reproductive performance in the Irish sheep, beef and dairy populations
- New strategies to predict and monitor semen fertility
- Amoebic disease of salmon
- Long-term sustainable breeding strategies for consistently superior health in cattle
- Strain Specific Pathogenicity of Staphyloccus aureus
- Multi-breed sheep genetic and genomic evaluations
- Strategies to PROtect and improve the WELfare of dairy COWs in Irish systems of milk production
- Investigation of respiratory disease on Irish pig farms, associated risk factors & the relationship with performance, welfare & antimicrobial use.
- Environmental enrichment and nutritional strategies to reduce tail biting in pig farms
- Prevalence and optimised detection of resistance to antibiotics vital for animal and human health
- Innovative control of fluke in Irish livestock leading to sustainable use of anthelmintics and reduced potential for anthelmintic resistance
- Optimising annual output per sow by increasing the number of viable piglets born alive and minimising pre-weaning piflit mortality
- Effect of chicken mucin on Campylobacter jejuni global gene expression and colonisation of poultry
- Early diagnosis of postpartum uterine disease for enhancement of reproduction and improved cow health
- Development, calibration and validation of feed intake methology to rapidly screen dairy , beef and sheep for feed intake and efficiency
- An intigrated multidisciplinary approach to improving the reproductive efficiency of seasonal calving beef cow herds in Ireland
- A multidisciplinary approach for the development of accurate biological markers of feed efficiency in cattle and pigs
- Genetic, nutritional and management approaches to improve fertility in lactating dairy cattle
- SMART INTEGRATED LIVESTOCK FARMING
- Molecular Biomarkers of Fertility-New Tools for the Cattle Industry(reproductive Defensins
- Development of ante and post mortem meat inspection of pigs as a welfare diagnostic tool.
- Multi-breed genomic selection in dairy and beef cattle
- Maximising the Genetic Potential of Young Elite Bulls - A Multidisciplinary Approach
- Feed evaluation for accurate nutrition (FEFAN)
- Predisposing factors for disease and immunocompetence in artificially-reared dairy and suckled beef calves from birth to weaning
- Genetics of costs production traits
- Multidisciplinary programme to deliver improved diagnosis, on-farm strategies, and economic drivers for the control of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis on Irish farms
- Precision Nutrition for improved animal productivity, product quality and environmental sustainability
- Profitable production of bull beef to market specification while ensuring optimum quality for the consumer
- Development of Novel Diagnostic strategies for the anti-mortem immunodiagnosis of bovine tuberculosis and Johne's disease: MYCOBACTDIAGNONOSIS
- Coping with Anthelmintic Resistance in Ruminants Coping with Anthelmintic Resistance in Ruminants
- Clean Broilers through Enhanced Farm Biosecurity, Processing Prerequisites and HACCP Based Interventions
- Marine compounds to enhance productivity and health in pigs
- Gender, age and diet effects on lamb meat flavour and sensory quality
- Genetic selection for improved milk and meat product quality in dairy, beef and sheep
- Profitable production of bull beef to market specification while ensuring optimum quality for the consumer
- Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Animal Production
- Grass, Clover, Forage, Crops & Food Horticulture
- CREDIT: Cadium: Reduce, Evaluate, Detect, Inform with Technologies
- SMARTSWARD: Future Proofing Irish livestock sustainability
- Sensing crop pathogens: A novel surveillance system for crop diseases of economic importance
- Small-molecule Modulators of Oomycete Calcium Channels
- Optimizing production technology in Ireland for break crops
- Alternative crops for cut foliage sector
- Development of ground based and Remote Sensing, automated 'real-time' grass quality measurement techniques to enhancegrassland management information platforms
- Mainstreaming controlled traffic techniques and optimization of movements
- Virtual Irish Centre for Crop Improvement
- Establishing a platform for IPM in Irish Crops
- A genomic approach to understanding and improving mushroom compost utilisation
- Controlling septoria tritici blotch through crop management
- Breeding of wheat in order to enhance yield and disease resistance - mutation of the BRI1 brassinosteroid receptor gene
- Defining optimal pasture composition and its relationship with management factors in order to maximise dairy and beef productivity, whilst minimising nitrous oxide emissions (urine N output), methane emissions and product taints.
- Classical and Genotypic methods of increasing grassland productivity through breeding
- Monitoring Pathogen Evolution for sustainable Cropping
- Crop Quest: New Crop Choices for Irish Growers
- Cereal Improvement through Variety choice understanding Yield Limitations
- Modelling for increased grazing management precision on Irish grassland farms
- Smart Grassland Systems- Innovative Management and Technology Development to Maximise Resource Use Efficiency
- Strategies for controlling cadmium contamination in Irish food production
- Socio-Economic
- Proofing Relevant Indicator Data to Evaluate the Sustainability of Irish Food
- Total Factor Productivity of Irish Agriculture: Measurement, Sources and Comparisons
- Measurement and Understanding of the International Competitiveness of Irish Agriculture
- A Bio Economy for Ireland- An Evaluation of Development Opportunities, Policies and Initiatives Shaping Ireland's Transformation to a Sustainable Low Carbon Bioeconomy
- Analysis of the functioning of Irish Agricultural land markets
- Towards rural synergies & trade-offs btw economic development & ecosystem services
- Profitable dry stock enterprise development: Pathways to growth
- Understanding and Facilitating Farmers Adoption of Technologies
- Joint Ventures to Enhance the Demographic Profile and Socio-Economic Sustainability of Irish Farming
- Review of factors impacting on the processing quality of raw milk produced in Ireland
- An economic analysis of the barriers to achievement of improved economic performance of the dairy farm sector
- Volatility and Risk in Irish Agriculture
- BESAFE - Behaviours for Safer Farming
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources
- AGRI-SOC: Evaluating Land-Use and Land Management Impacts on Soil organic Carbon in Irish Agricultural Systems
- PROTECTS: Protecting terrestrial ecosystems through sustainable pesticide use
- Mitigating Agricultural impacts through Research and Knowledge Exchange
- Eutrophication hotspots resulting from biogeochemical transformations and bioavailability of phosphorus in the fluvial suspended sediment of geologically contrasting agricultural catchments
- MANAGING AND REPORTING OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE MOSAICS
- Refining direct fed microbials (DFM) and silage inoculants for reduction of methane emissions from ruminants
- Mitigating Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions by improved pH management of soils
- Predicting appropriate GHG mitigation strategies based on modelling variables that contribute to ruminant environmental impact
- Farming and natural resources: Measures for Ecological Sustainability
- Manipulation and Integration of Nitrogen Emissions
- Spatially Explicit Ecological Risk Assessment framework for Conservation planning of Coastal waters
- Valuing agricultural catchments Ecosystems Services
- Fisheries Knowledge for Optimal Sustainable Management
- Enhancement of the CAPRI modeling with specific focus on its environmental and economic analytical capacity for Ireland
- Measurement and abatement of ammonia emissions from Agriculture
- Soil Quality Assessment and Research
- High Status waterbodies: Managing and Optimising Nutrients
- Identifying the Distribution and Extent of Agricultural Land of High Nature Value - (Ideal-HNV)
- Sustainable nitrogen fertiliser use and Disaggregated Emissions of Nitrogen
- Increased environmental efficiency of ruminant production systems through the incorporation of a Life Cycle Assessment into a quality assurance scheme.
- Improving the productivity of heavy wet grassland for delivery of Food Harvest 2020
- Gaseous Emissions - Agriculture and Land Use Network
- The comparative public and animal health risks associated with spreading Anaerobic Digestate, animal manure and slurry on land: Science, Policy and Practice
- Animal Production
- Food
- Food Chain Integrity & Safety
- Surveillance of Verocytotoxigenic E. coli in Ireland: A One Health Approach
- Research supporting the unpasteurised milk and associated cheesemaking industry from a food safety perspective
- Campylobacter - Control On-farm via Prevention and Exclusion
- Foodborne Viruses in Ireland - farm to fork Investigation, Identifying Risk and mitigation Approaches for Hepatitis E Virus, Hepatitis A Virus, Norovirus & Sapovirus.
- Isolation, characterisation and exploitation of natural anti-yeast agents and their application as consumer-friendly preservatives in food and beverages
- Developing a risk assessment framework for norovirus in irish oyster production areas
- Reducing the impact of Pathogens and disease in the Irish Oyster industry to support the sustainability and growth of the sector
- Arsenic in Marine Macroalgae and Implications for Commercial Uses
- Genomic strategies for animal and meat provenance, authenticity and traceability
- Systems microbiology applied to the reduction and control of bacterial transmission in the powdered infant formula (PIF) production environment - towards scientifically validated improvements in food safety
- Detection of Cephalosporins and quATernary ammonium compounds in food
- Development of risk assessment tools of package/product systems for a safe and sustainable food chain
- Translating fundamental research on Listeria monocytogenes for the benefit of a multi-sectoral ready-to-eat food industry
- The use of marine derived antibacterial agents to combat the prevalence of Salmonella in pork products
- An investigation of Verocytotoxigenic E. Coli super-shedding in beef and dairy cattle and the factors underpinning human virulence potential and strain emergence as a result of vt phage transduction
- Enhancing consumer safety by development of a rapid flow cytometric assay for early detection of coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus in chilled ready meals
- Smartfone delivered anti-tamper food food traceability system based on direct food Data Matrix (DM) printing and change integrity sensors
- Seaweed extracts to reduce Campylobacter in chicken
- Mining and modelling: animal rotavirus epidemiology
- Campylobacter control on Irish broiler farms
- Targeted low cost solutions for control of salmonella in pig production
- Food Processing Technology & Engineering
- Food Fermentations for Purpose: Health Promotion and Biopreservation
- Novel Technological Approaches for the developmenT of low FodMap food products.
- Thermal Or Membrane processing for Infant formula
- Novel Clean label Strategies for the Nutritional and Sensory Optimisation of Reduced Salt and Fat Processed Meat Products
- Developing the next generation of protein-enriched spray dried dairy powders with enhanced hydration properties
- Future proofing the Irish cheese-whey industry, a step change process to move Irish dairy commodities up the value chain.
- Novel technological approaches for the development of low sugar - highly consumer accepted food and beverage products
- Application of Novel food processing and microanalytical technologies to identify and control spores, in dried food ingredients, and of biofilms in food processing environments-a systems microbiology approach to ensuring quality and safety
- Process Analytical Technologies for Dairy and Infant Formula powder manufacture
- Assuring the safety of mushrooms by the introduction of novel processes to reduce Listeria monocytogenes biofilms and environmental contamination in mushroom production facilities
- Development of Spore Analysis Critical Control Point (SACCP) charts for application in dairy manufacturing processes
- Enhancing production and sustainability in Irish aquaculture
- Cold Plasma treatment of waste water
- Innovative process technologies for the fresh produce industry
- Shelf-life Extension ingredient and processing technologies Applied to Fish
- Reducing Mycotoxin levels in plant derived foods and beverages
- Development of a Water Use and Waste Management Framework for the Dairy Processing Industry
- Novel spectral and spatial process analytical tools for meat quality and safety assessment
- Adding value to ready to eat crustacean products by improving their quality, safety and shelf life using enhanced conventional and novel processing methods
- Healthy-to-bake: Ready-to-bake mixes containing healthy flours generated from food processing by-products
- Smart packaging systems containing novel optochemical O2 and CO2 sensors for the food industry
- Novel prebiotics from plant-derived sugars using bifidobacterial enzymes
- High Pressure Processing to Control Pathogens in Ready-to-eat-Traditional cooked meat products with reduced-sodium, lower preservatives and no artificial colours or flavours
- Packaging & Chilling technologies to enhance meat quality & safety
- Manufacture, application & assessment of smart packaging concepts consisting of novel nanoparticle technologies (metal & non-metal based) in conventional food packaging systems
- Innovative solutions for quality & safety improvement in dairy ingredient manufacture for infant formula
- Improving the eating quality of Irish pork
- Accurate prediction of saleable yield
- Novel pre-treatment regime to enhance the value and quality of vacuum packed retail cuts of beef
- Dehydration/ Rehydration dynamics for development of 'SMART' Dairy ingredients
- The use of novel technologies for improving quality and process efficiency in high protein beverage production
- National Cheese Research Programme 2015
- Concept Protein Ingredient for Next Generation Infant Formulation
- A novel decontamination and shelf-life extension technology for fresh produce
- Innovative processing to preserve positive health effects in pelagic fish products
- Food Product Development, Formulation & Sensory Science
- Development of consumer optimised low carbohydrate Irish confectionary products
- Nano-engineered dairy-based beverages with enhanced creaminess
- Sensory Network Ireland
- Formulation and Design for Food Structure and Stability
- Irish meat and eggs: their fundamental role in promoting vitamin D nutrition and contribution to health and wellbeing
- Development of consumer accepted low salt and low fat Irish traditional processed meats
- Decoupling pH & Ionic Effect in Protein Super-Concentrates
- Expanding the potential for whey protein based encapsulation
- Development of novel whey ingredients by protein-carbohydrate conjugation
- Novel strategy for exploitation of milk glycoproteins in infant formula
- Controlling surface-activity of protein aggregates for their incorporation into nutritional formulation for optimised processibility
- Functional Foods & Health
- Generation of Functional Foods to Promote the Growth of Newly Identified Health Associated Microbes in the Gut
- Incorporation of novel brewers' spent grain (BSG)-derived protein hydrolysates and blended ingredient in functional foods for older adults and assessment of health benefits in vivo.
- Development of biofortification approaches for enhanced vitamin K content of foods: proof of stability, efficacy and sensory appeal
- Functional foods for Optimal nutrition for healthier Ageing
- Seaweed-Microbe Interactions to enhance bioactive yields for food applications
- Opportunities for functional and bioactive protein ingredients derived from co-products of the Irish meat industry - Desk Study
- The relation between the Human Milk Microbiome, Composition and Infant Nutrition
- Innovative food structures to enhance the sensory experience, the nutrient profile and nutrient bioavailability for older people.
- Enzymes for efficient milk oligosaccharide production.
- Development of Fortified Blended Foods using fermented buttermilk/cereal
- Foods solutions for replenishing disrupted microbiota in toddlers
- Novel nutritional solutions to combat chronic malnutrition in the elderly
- Dietary manipulation of microbiota diversity for controlling immune function
- Mining marine materials for novel functional ingredients that modulate the immune response for benefit in inflammation and allergy
- SMART FOOD- Science Based `Intelligent`/Functional and Medical Foods for Optimum Brain Health, Targeting Depression and Cognition
- Mushrooms and Fungi, Functional and Life Enhancing Reservoirs
- Beverage formulation/reformulation targeted at older population using in vitro assay to design whey protein structure for optimum glutathione (GSH) generation and increased antioxidant potential
- Natural peptides to enhance food quality and safety
- Developing budding yeast as a factory for production of the antioxidant ergothioneine
- Marine Sourced Peptides for Glycaemic Management
- Enzymatic generation of sialylated lactose from waste whey using marine-derived sialyltransferases
- Fungal biofactories: Improved delivery of natural selenium from the cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
- Seaweeds as a source of non-digestible complex polysaccharide components for the development of novel prebiotic ingredients for the functional food industry
- The anti-inflammatory and microbial modulating effects of marine derived laminarin and omega-3 fatty acids on inflammatory bowel disease in an experimental porcine model.
- Profiling and Optimising chemical composition of red Sea Vegetables for enhanced bioactive yields
- Beneficial effects of blackberry (Rubus) polyphenols on cardiovascular and metabolic health
- Development of high protein bars as vehicles for functional ingredient delivery
- Delivering processed meat products with health benefits
- Translation of pharmaceutical drug delivery to nutraceutical delivery using invitro & in vivo techniques
- Exploration of Irish meat processing streams for recovery of high value protein based ingredients for food & non food uses
- Enhancement of texture, flavour and nutritional value of meat products for older people
- Technologies for the enrichment & recovery of novel bioactive ingredients from plant food processing wastes
- Novel Food Ingredients for the elderly
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredients for health enhancement in the older population
- Extraction and validation of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory ingredients from Brewers Spent Grain
- Exploitation of the nutritive properties of safe Irish-grown milled oat and barley varieties as functional ingredients in new healthy food formulations
- Protection of bioactive peptides using novel encapsulation technologies
- Infant Nutrition for Programming the Gut Microbiota in Neonates
- Targeting the glycome of the milk fat globule membrane for anti- infective properties
- Functional and biomedical application of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) based phospholipid rich fractions
- Preventing Beer Spoilage in Lager Fermentations: Optimisation of the production of the antimicrobial defensin peptides in lager strains of yeast, a natural defense against beer-spoiling bacteria.
- Low residual antigenicity and reduced bitterness casein hydrolysates.
- Nutrition, Health & Diet-related disease
- National Children's Food Consumption Survey II
- Analysis of diet and eating behaviours in infants and young children as determinants of weight status and health outcomes for innovative product development
- Disaggregation of food consumption databases to raw agricultural commodity values for estimation of intakes of pesticide residues
- European Nutritional Phenotype Database Sharing initiative within the Joint Programme Initiative
- Development of online dietary assessment tool
- Food Reformulation for Consumers: Understanding barriers to consumer acceptance of reformulated food products
- The Irish Longitudinal Ageing Study (TILDA) Nutritional Biomarker Database Enhancement Initiative
- Nutritional composition, human health implications and marketing opportunities for beef from a grass-based production system
- Data mining of existing consumer behaviour and attitudes databases to inform consumer led NPD
- National nutrition databases for public health and new product development
- Malnutrition in the Elderly Knowledge Hub
- Platform
- Food Chain Integrity & Safety
- Forestry
- Adding Value
- Climate Change
- Ecosystem Services
- Expansion of the forest resource
- Forest Expansion
- Forest Resource Protection
- LIFOR: LiDAR Integrated FORecasting
- Forest Management Research
- Windthrow risk modelling
- Assessing Ireland's risk to airborne spread of ash dieback disease with Lagrangian stochastic models
- Multi-agent control options for pine weevil
- Detection, Epidemiology and Control of P. ramorum and P. kernoviae in Irish Forests (PHYTOFOR)
- The use of forests by deer in Ireland (FORDEER)
- The spread of grey squirrels to the west of Ireland
- 'Green' Novel Approach for Weevil Control
- Productivity
- Resource Utilisation
- GENESIS: Genomic evaluation for the sustainable Improvement of Sitka spruce
- Irish private forest owners: The role of knowledge transfer and social networks
- Forecast Model
- Economic and Environmental Mapping of Cascade Use of Wood
- Evaluation and refinement of timber forecasting tools using national forest inventory
- Monitoring and Assessment of critical biomass removal in Irish forests
- Agriculture
- Call Awards
- Bioeconomy
- Guidelines
- News & Events
- Brexit
- Food Industry Development, Trade, Markets & the Economy
