Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre
| The centre is located 4km north of Fermoy on the Main Dublin road. Two divisions of Teagasc – Dairy Production and Moorepark Food Research are based at the Moorepark campus, as well as the local Teagasc advisory office. Total staff members exceed 200. |
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Dairy Production Division
The main aim of the research is to anticipate the production needs of a rapidly changing industry and to provide producers with new and adapted technologies to improve competitiveness and efficiency. Moorepark operates five individual farm units, using 320 hectares, and over 600 dairy cows in the research programme.
Modern laboratory and computer facilities, state of the art milking facilities and extensive farm buildings, modified for research purposes support this.
The pig programme is operated in a modern unit housing 300 sows and 3000 other pigs.
Contact:
Teagasc
Moorepark Research Centre
Fermoy, Co Cork
Phone: 025 42222
Fax: 025 42310
Moorepark Food Research Centre
The MFRC undertakes scientific research and provides technological services to the dairy processing and food ingredients sector of Irish Industry.
With a staff of about 160, this is a strong commitment to technology transfer. The programme consists of strategic and applied research, as well as industrial consultancy and training under the overall umbrella of an innovation management strategy which aims for proactive engagement with the Centre’s customer groups.
A unique asset of the Centre is its pilot plant, an ultra-modern 2,500 m2 facility operated by the subsidiary Moorepark Technology Ltd. Research expertise embraces many aspects of food science and technology and, relative to comparable institutes, is strong in process development.
Contact:
Dr Liam Donnelly
Moorepark Food Research Centre
Fermoy
Co Cork
Phone: 025 42222
Fax: 025 42340
Email: ldonnelly@moorepark.teagasc.ie
