PhD student
Teagasc
Peter Doyle, BAgrSc, Teagasc, Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath, Ireland and University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Completed a BAgrSc in University College Dublin in 2017. Began a PhD in "Grass forage and concentrate beef: production and quality attributes" in October 2017. The aim of the PhD is to:
- Produce beef within a system of production where lifetime diets are based on forage-only
- Compare animal and grass growth on alternative sward structures at pasture
- Compare meat quality and environmental sustainability of grass-fed vs. concentrate fed beef production systems