Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

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Sponsored by DAFM

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Industry Prize finalists present their abstract 'elevator pitch' with an emphasis on relevance to industry, the practicality of implementation and/or cost benefit of implementation. Pop-in to see the presentations of our fledgling scientists. Industry Prize Finalists Effect of weaner pen hygiene, floor space allowance and feeder space allowance on post-weaning pig growth J. Glynn1,2, P. G. Lawlor1, G. E. Gardiner2 1Teagasc, Pig Development Department, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark Research & Development Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork P61 P302, Ireland 2Eco Innovation Research Centre, Department of Science, South East, Technological University, Kilkenny Road, Carlow, Co. Carlow R93 V960, Ireland Feeding on the Moove: Assessing the effect of on-board feeding during long-distance road-ferry-road transport on the blood physiology of unweaned calves L. van Dijk1,2, S. Siegmann1,3, P. Bennett1, K. Sugrue1, K. van Reenen3, E. A.M. Bokkers3, G. Sayers2, M. Conneely1, N. L. Field1 1Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow R93 XE12, Ireland 2Munster Technological University Kerry, Tralee, Co Kerry V92 HD4V, Ireland 3Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, Netherlands The effect of a novel calcium peroxide-based dietary additive at various inclusion levels on the performance and methane emissions of growing beef cattle O. Kalenikanse1,2, V. O'Flaherty2, S. Waters2, D. Kenny1 1Teagasc Animal Bioscience and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark Research & Development Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork P61 P302, Ireland 2University of Galway, University Road, Galway H91 TK33, Ireland The effect of sward type on growth performance, enteric methane output and the rumen microbiome in lambs during the post-weaning period S Woodmartin1, P. Creighton1, T. Boland2, A. Monaghan1, P. Smith3, E. Dunne1, F. McGovern1 1Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark Research & Development Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork P61 P302, Ireland 2School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin D04 V1W8, Ireland 3Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark Research & Development Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork P61 P302, Ireland Validation of Feed into Milk metabolisable protein rationing models using data collated from production studies of Holstein dairy cows X. Chen1, A. Lavery1, G. Scoley1, C. Ferris1, T. Yan1 1Sustainable Livestock Systems Branch, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, 18a Newforge Ln, Belfast BT9 5PX, UK

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