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Transition Year Case Studies
This booklet contains a number of case studies in precision agriculture and animal welfare topics. Included in each case study are short questions, group activities and relevant exam question from the leaving cert agricultural science exam.
The booklet can be used in an ag science class as additional material or for transition year students to introduce them to the topic of agricultural science.
Carbon Sequestration
A brief video introducing the concept of carbon sequestration and how different grassland managements affect the ability of the soil to sequester carbon.
Rebecca Power – Milk Matters
Dr. Rebecca Power, a postdoctoral researcher in VistaMilk based at the Waterford Institute of Technology discusses the research her team is working on in the area of fortified foods. They use carotenoids, which are found in many plants, fruit and vegetables, to improve the nutritional quality of common dairy foods such as yoghurt.
Stepan Ivanov – Milk Matters
Dr. Stepan Ivanov, a VistaMilk postdoctoral researcher at TSSG explains the research he is doing on ensuring the security of DNA analysis and on-board functionality of devices on farms.
Genetic research at VistaMilk (cows and grass)
How much DNA do we share with cows? Eimear Ferguson explains the fundamentals of genetics in cows.
What is clinical research?
Clinical research is used to determine the effectiveness and safety of medications, equipment and other health related products.