Teagasc Walsh Fellowship seminar Thursday, 22 November 2012, 9.30am – 5.00 pm at Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Conference programme below:
09.20 Welcome by Fonsie Mealy, President of the RDS
09.25 Opening by Prof. Gerry Boyle, Director, Teagasc
Teagasc Walsh Fellowship seminar Thursday, 22 November 2012, 9.30am – 5.00 pm at Royal Dublin Society, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Conference programme below:
09.20 Welcome by Fonsie Mealy, President of the RDS
09.25 Opening by Prof. Gerry Boyle, Director, Teagasc
Morning Session
Chair: Dr. Frank O’Mara, Director of Research, Teagasc
Food Programme
09.30 The use of power ultrasound for accelerating the curing of pork
Ciara McDonnell
P. Allen, J. Lyng, J. Arimi & D. A. Cronin
Teagasc Food Research Centre, Ashtown; University College Dublin
09.45 The formation of an anti-cancer complex during in vitro and in vivo digestion of milk
Louise Sullivan
J.J. Kehoe, A. Brodkorb, K.H.Mok, L. Barry, M. J. M.Buckley & F.Shanahan
Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark; Trinity College Dublin; Mercy University Hospital, Cork; University College Cork
10.00 Antimicrobial mediated alteration of the gut microbiota as a means of controlling weight gain
Siobhan Clarke
P.R. Ross, P. Cotter, P. O’Toole & E.F. Murphy
Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark; University College Cork; Alimentary Health Ltd, Cork
10.15 Acceleration of Cheddar cheese ripening using cell free extract of lactic acid bacteria entrapped in yeast
Anil Babu Yarlagadda
S. Ryan, K.N. Kilcawley & M.G. Wilkinson
Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark; University of Limerick
10.30 Three-minute Presentations
- Dulse seaweed proteins and peptides: Potential as heart health ingredients and their delivery in bread products – Ciaran Fitzgerald
- Next generation DNA sequencing potentially uncovers the long sought-after cause of “pinking” in cheese – Lisa Quigley
- Monitoring changes in bovine lactoferrin over lactation which may influence bioactivity – Noelle O’Riordan
10.45 TEA/COFFEE
11.10 GUEST SPEAKER:
Dr. Aoife McLysaght
Associate Professor of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin
Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation & Rural Economy and Development Programmes
11.45 New dairy 2020: The emergence of new entrant farmers to the Irish dairy industry
Roberta McDonald
L. Shalloo, A. Macken-Walsh, B. Horan and K. Pierce
Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark; Teagasc Rural Economy and Development Research Centre & University College Dublin
12.00 Effect of rubber covered slats on the welfare and behaviour of group housed sows
Julia Adriana Calderón Díaz
L.A. Boyle & A.G. Fahey
Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark; University College Dublin
12.15 The economic impact of Food Harvest 2020 on employment in Ireland
Ana Corina Miller
T. Donnellan, C. O’Donoghue & A. Matthews
Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC), Teagasc, Athenry; Trinity College Dublin
12.30 Genome-wide associations for carcass traits in Irish Holstein-Friesian cattle
Anthony Doran
C. J. Creevey, D. Berry & J. McInerney
Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange & Moorepark; NUI Maynooth
12.45 Lunch
Afternoon Session
Chair: Mr. Tom Cannon, Chairman of the Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee, RDS
Rural Economy and Development and Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation and Knowledge Transfer Programmes
13.30 Agronomic performance and competitive hierarchies of perennial ryegrass cultivars sown in mixtures and monocultures
Vincent Griffith
M. O’Donovan, D. Hennessy, M. McEvoy & T. J. Gilliland
Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Queen’s University Belfast
13.45 Investment and financing constraints in Irish agriculture
Conor O’Toole
T. Hennessy & C. Newman
Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC), Teagasc, Athenry; Trinity College Dublin
14.00 Estimating population size and trappability of badgers at large spatial scales: implications for TB management
Andrew Byrne
S. Green, J. O’Keeffe , D.P. Sleeman , S.W. Martin & J. Davenport
Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC), Teagasc, Ashtown & Athenry; University College Cork; University College Dublin; University of Guelph, Ontario
14.15 Three- minute presentations
- Understanding the adoption of soil testing on Irish farms – Edel Kelly
- ICT- the future of communicating with extension service clients in Ireland – Colman Byrne
Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme
14.30 Phosphorus source and mobilisation potential of agricultural headwater ditch sediments
Mairead Shore
A. R. Melland, P-E. Mellander, M. Kelly-Quinn & P. Jordan
Teagasc Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle; University College Dublin; University of Ulster
14.45 Utilizing the soils nitrogen supply potential for efficient grass production
Noeleen McDonald
D. Wall, S. Lalor, C. Watson & R. Laughlin
Teagasc Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle; Queen’s University Belfast; Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Belfast
15.00 RECEPTION
Closing Session
Chair: Prof. Gerry Boyle, Director, Teagasc
15.30 Announcement of award winners by Judging Panel
Presentation of RDS Medal, Teagasc bursaries and the IFSTI award
16.00 Concluding remarks (Prof. Gerry Boyle)
Aoife McLysaght
Aoife McLysaght is an Associate Professor of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin, where she has taught since 2003. She was a member of the international consortium that published the first draft of the Human Genome sequence in 2001; was the first to discover novel human-specific genes, in 2009; and has made many significant contributions to our understanding of the human genome, as well as the genomes of other animals, plants and viruses. She has been recognised as a young leader in her field through the granting of a President of Ireland Young Researcher Award (PIYRA), appointment to editorial roles in high-impact journals, invitations to speak at major international conferences and organisation of international meetings. Aoife takes a keen interest in communicating science to the general public in an engaging and accessible manner. She has given many talks at public events, including music festivals, given numerous radio interviews including on BBC Radio 4, appeared on live TV, contributed to TV science documentaries, and written several articles for the Irish Times science supplement.
