AFBI

AFBI is NI's largest agri-food science organisation with a broad remit spanning agri-food, animal & plant health, food safety & environmental & marine sciences

[AFBI @AFBI_NI]

📸 THROWBACK THURSDAY
Post-war feed shortages prompted Hillsborough researchers in 1948 to investigate higher-fibre pig diets and their effects on pig growth and carcase quality. Almost 80 years later, nutrition remains a key focus of AFBI pig research.
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LUNZ Hub Stakeholder Newsletter 7

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DCN latest news - this update brings you practical insights and progress from across the AFBI-led Dairy Carbon Network (DCN) project, including highlights from different areas of the project such as technical articles, team profiles & events attended.

🔗 https://t.co/gapNyX4wEe

[DAERA @daera_ni]

🌱Still thinking about applying to the Farming with Nature Transition Scheme? 🌱
💷Use our handy Farming with Nature Calculator to find out how the scheme could benefit your farm business.

👉Apply before 5pm on Friday!
https://t.co/DGy5H7xRLS

[AFBI @AFBI_NI]

AFBI would like to alert cattle farmers we are now in a high risk period for parasitic pneumonia & fatal cases of hoose have already been diagnosed in calves examined at AFBI laboratories during the current grazing season.

Read more: 🔗https://t.co/vndruLVk8j

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Scientists at AFBI will play a key role in research projects on emerging infectious diseases, bovine tuberculosis, and reductions in methane emissions from cattle.

🔗Read more: https://t.co/IJDrN95pI7

#AFBIScience #AFBIResearch

[AFBI @AFBI_NI]

THROWBACK THURSDAY
A glimpse into office life at Hillsborough in the late 1990s. These photographs celebrate the staff whose work helped support agricultural research and science behind the scenes.

Discover more: https://t.co/xooMXlzjoS

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💬 Hillsborough Voices

"It's a beautiful site. I remember being up at five o'clock in the morning taking grass measurements and seeing the sun come up."

Dr Debbie McConnell reflects on her Hillsborough journey.

🔗 https://t.co/BKCDczDRfr

#Hillsborough100 #AFBI100 #AFBIScience

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Feed into Milk (FiM) established in 2004, developed using research outputs from AFBI, Scottish Agricultural College & University of Reading remains the foundation of UK rationing for dairy cows.

🔗Read more: https://t.co/QDtSgvlmoH

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📅AFBI will be closed on Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th July, reopening on Wednesday 16th July.

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🐄 Breeds have changed. Genetics have advanced. Nutrition, animal health and technology have transformed dairy farming. Yet at AFBI Hillsborough, cows still make the same journey from Maginess Hill to the milking parlour.
Discover more from our past: https://t.co/xooMXlzjoS

[AFBI @AFBI_NI]

THROWBACK THURSDAY
💡 Did You Know?
Farmers gathered at Hillsborough in October 1931 to see the Henderson Universal Draining Machine. The demonstration highlighted how new technology could help improve land drainage and tackle farming challenges.
🔗 https://t.co/xooMXlzjoS

[NI Assembly AERA Committee @NIAAgriEnvRA]

“The Committee was certainly in listening mode today.” The AERA Committee met with stakeholders from the fishing sector on a visit to Portaferry and Portavogie. They also visited the Seal Sanctuary @ExplorisNI . The Committee Chair @RobbieButlerMLA explains:

[Royal Entomological Society @RoyEntSoc]

It's back! 🦋

The #BigButterflyCount is a nationwide citizen science survey organised by @SaveButterflies aimed at helping to assess the health of our environment.

It reopens today, ready for the main event between the 17 July - 9 August 🔽

https://t.co/IyLzTtEgS3

[DAERA @daera_ni]

DAERA has launched a public consultation on proposals to enhance the quality and management of Northern Ireland’s bathing waters.
📝Have your say before the deadline on 21 August
More info https://t.co/iSyJmFb8b3

@nidirect @NI_LGA @RNLI @EnvironmentNI @NationalTrustNI @NIMTF

[DAERA @daera_ni]

⚠️BTV is currently widespread across England and many parts of Europe where there was a significant number of animal deaths, particularly in sheep.
Please speak to your veterinary practitioner about vaccinating your stock against the threat of BTV-3.

🔗https://t.co/JXPa9OZRPB

[DAERA @daera_ni]

DAERA Minister @AndrewMuirNI has today launched a public consultation based on a stakeholder group’s proposals to reduce nutrient pollution from farming and improve water quality. More info: https://t.co/Kr6347hefD

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Do you gather shellfish from the NI intertidal area? You can help us get a better understanding of this activity, particularly around the gathering of periwinkles.

🐚Take part in the survey: https://t.co/2nFdl1uYp5

@nifpo @anifpo @NIMTF @AFBI_NI @cedarrecordsni

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AFBI are hosting a SOILATHON to address the soil challenge: UK Agricultural Soils under Climate Change, bringing together the agricultural industry, advisors, scientists, stakeholders & policy makers.

📅2 July
⏲️930-430
🔗To register: https://t.co/2DKGEEOmD7

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THROWBACK THURSDAY
The Hillsborough research farm in 1927 was home to 67 heifers and cows and 23 calves. The farm's power came from a combination of 9 horses and a Fordson tractor.
🔗 Read the ARINI 1927 Annual Report https://t.co/0fiWStlXAa
#Hillsborough100 #AFBIScience