Completed projects

Completed research projects

Completed research projects

• Project: Factors affecting pig production efficiency
• Project: Defining the nutritive value of cereals for pigs and poultry
• Project: Factors affecting pig performance
• Project: Alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters for broilers
• Project: On farm methods to improve pig meat quality
• Project: investigation of methods to improve the efficient use of feed by pigs
• Project: The use of alternative protein sources in diets for Northern Ireland pig and poultry production systems
• Project: Ammonia and odour abatement methods for the NI pig industry
• Project: Maximising the performance and welfare of piglets from large litters
• Project: Development of NIR methodology to predict the digestibility of key nutrients from rapeseed meal in pig and broiler chicken diets
• Developing a means to predict the nutritive value of wheat for broilers
• Dynamic movement of salmonella from farm to chill
• Identifying strategies to reduce tail biting

Publications and reports 

• Ammonia and odour abatement methods for the NI pig industry
• Summary of research findings funded by Pig Regen Ltd  2009 - 2013
• Finishing pig performance when using single gender grouping and phase feeding 
• Summary of current knowledge on sow nutrition in scientific literature
• A review of current knowledge on Salmonella control on-farm and within the processing plant relevant to the Northern Ireland pig industry
• Proceedings of the Northern Ireland pig event AFBI Hillsborough, September 2009
• Effect of breed, finish weight and sex on pork meat and eating quality and fatty acid profile
• Effect of average daily gain between weaning and slaughter (105 kg) on the meat quality of fast growing Landrace/large white pigs
• The effect of sire line breed on the lifetime performance of slaughter generation pigs
• The effect of drinker design on the performance, behaviour and water usage of growing pigs
• The effect of the 'Jetmix' feeder on the performance of small pigs
• The effect of 'Transition' and 'Jetmix' feeders on pig performance - mixed groups
• The evaluation of ultrasonic instruments used to measure the depth of back fat at p2 in live pigs
• The effect of feeder type and change on pig performance and behaviour
• An investigation into the influence of group size on the performance and behaviour of weaned pigs
• The effects of sire type on reproduction, production performance and carcass quality of pigs
• Strategies for reducing within group variation in slaughter weight of pigs
• Feed restriction prior to slaughter
• The use of non-conventional diet formulations for finishing pigs
• Providing additional wet feed for weaners
• Integrated pig research
• Northern Ireland pig event, November 2004
• Advances in pig research
• The formation of social relationships in pigs: implications for housing and management practices
• An investigation into factors affecting voluntary feed intake in pigs