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ProfessorJohn O'Doherty

Full Professor

School of Agriculture and Food Science

Orcid identifier0000-0002-0906-4065 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Full Professor
    School of Agriculture and Food Science
  • 01 716 7128
  • University College Dublin, School of Agriculture and Food Science, Agriculture and Food Science Belfield Dublin 4

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Lyons management committee
    1 Jan 2007
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Postgraduate committee
    2 Jan 2006
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    National Pig health Council
    1 Jan 2005
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Pig Health Society
    14 Mar 2001 - 10 Mar 2004
    President
  • COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
    Timetable committee
    1 Jun 1995
  • PROFESSIONAL IMPACT
    BioAtlantis develops novel animal health product (opens in a new tab)⁠
    In 2003 Tralee-based biotechnology company, BioAtlantis began collaborating with UCD researchers to develop a seaweed-based product to promote better animal health. A key driver in the partnership was the ruling from Europe in 2006 that banned the use of in-feed growth promoting antibiotics. This was a major blow to the farming community throughout the EU and BioAtlantis, in partnership with UCD, sought to develop an effective natural alternative that could be validated by independent scientific research. As a result of this successful collaboration with UCD researchers, BioAtlantis launched