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22 episodes

Search for the Supercow
26/03/2024 | 36 mins.
Dr Maeve Williams, a post-doctoral researcher with Teagasc, joins the pod to talk about her research into cow genetics and identifying traits which can help breed more productive, healthier cows. Some might even call it the search for the Irish supercow.
Dairy Designed for Health
19/03/2024 | 36 mins.
Prof Paul Cotter, Head of Food Biosciences at Teagasc, joins host Jeremy Probert to talk about his work – including fermented dairy products and their health benefits, mapping the microbiome of milk to understand how better to use it for gut health.
Growing Better Milk
07/03/2024 | 32 mins.
Jeremy Probert is joined by VistaMilk PhD researcher Renata Kostovska to talk about swards – and how including different plants, which require less fertiliser, alongside traditional rye grass in pasture can benefit the quantity and quality of milk cows produce.
Sustainability Standards
18/12/2023 | 32 mins.
Host Jeremy Probert talks to Keeley McGarr-O’Brien, a Walsh Scholar at Teagasc, about her VistaMilk-funded work to develop a better understanding of dairy sector sustainability standards and how they might be improved.
Measuring Methane
10/11/2023 | 24 mins.
Teagasc Research Officer Dr Ben Lahart joins host Jeremy Probert to talk about his recently-published research, which suggests that the amount of methane emitted by Irish cows is significantly less than previously believed.

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VistaMilk SFI Research Centre is focused on innovative pasture-based dairying and is co-funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. During the course of this podcast series, we will introduce you to some of our fantastic researchers and the work they do here at the centre.

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