FIRM Funded Dairy Projects
Please see below
PROJECT TITLE |
COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS |
PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR |
PROJECT STATUS |
FINAL REPORT |
| Active and intelligent packaging systems for extended shelf-life of soft/semi-soft farm cheeses. | UCC | Jorge Oliveira, Dept of Process and Chemical Engineering, University College Cork, Cork | Complete | |
| BACTOOL: Bacteriocins as biological tools for food improvement | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr.Paul Ross,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| BioA-Lac - Bioactive protein complexes in bovine milk | TMFRC, TCD, UCC | Dr André Brodkorb, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| Biodiversity of cheese microflora and its role in cheese flavour development. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr.Tom Beresford,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Cheese efficiency. | Teagasc MFRC | Dr.T.Guinee,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| CLA in dairy functional foods. | DCU, TMFRC | Dr.Catherine Stanton,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Complete genetic makeup of lactobacillus helveticus DPC 4571: A strain for improved cheese flavour. | Teagasc MFRC | Dr.Paul Ross,Teagasc, Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Detection and surveillance of Enterobacter sakazakii along the infant formula food chain. | Teagasc AFRC, MFRC, UCD | Professor Seamus Fanning, Center for Food Safety, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. | Ongoing | |
| Development of cheese syneresis control technology for improved product consistency. | Teagasc MFRC, UCD | Dr. Colm O'Donnell, Dept of Agriculture and Food, Engineering, UCD, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 | Ongoing | |
| Development of healthy spreads enriched with beneficial omega-3 fatty acids and low in trans fatty acids | UL, Teagasc MFRC | Dr. Deirdre Ni Eadhin,Food Science Research Centre, Department of Life Sciences University of Limerick Limerick | Ongoing | |
| Development of highly functional cheese sauce incorporating novel-enzyme modified cheese | Teagasc MFRC | Dr.K.Kilcawley, Teagasc, Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Development of PCR assays to detect and characterise salmonella isolates from milk, cheese and meat products by utilizing and integrated genomics approach | CIT, UCC | Dr.F.Jerry Reen, Department of Microbiology, UCC, Cork. | Complete | FINAL REPORT |
| Exploitation of cheese flora for flavour diversity and functionality (FloFlaFun) | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr. Tom Beresford, Dairy Products Research Center, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| Functional beverages based on proteolysis of whey. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr.C.Staunton, Teagasc, Dairy Products Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Functional Beverages containing health promoting prebiotic milk oligosaccharides | Teagasc MFRC | Dr.R.Mehra,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Ongoing | |
| Functionality of dairy ingredients in chocolate. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr.M.K.Keogh,Teagasc,Dairy Products ResearchCentre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| FUNLAC: Lacticin-based ingredients for biopreservative and functional food applications. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr. Sheila Morgan, Teagasc, Moorepark Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| High pressure processing application for dairy products. | Teagasc MFRC , UCC | Dr. Alan Kelly,Department of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition,UCC,Cork. | Complete | |
| Investigation of 'buttermilk' fat globule membrane composition its enrichment using novel technologies and adaptation as a modern functional beverage | Teagasc MFRC | Dr.P.M.Kelly, Dairy Produce Research Center, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co.Cork. | Ongoing | |
| Investigation of stickiness of milk powder for the purpose of improved process control in milk powder manufacture | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Donal O'Callaghan,Teagasc, Mooorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork | Ongoing | |
| MILK0BAR: applications of high pressure for enhanced processing, safety and functionality of dairy products. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr. Alan Kelly, Dept of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork. | Ongoing | |
| Nano Fibrillar milk protein assemblies as precursors to novel food structures | Teagasc MFRC, UL | Dr. Mark Auty, Food Processing and Functionality Dept., Moorepark Food Research Centre, Teagasc,Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| Natural Ingredient Cheese Solutions | TMFRC, UL, UCC | Dr. Kieran Kilcawley, Teagasc Moorepark Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| Novel antimicrobial by-products of whey. | UCD | Dolores O'Riordan, Dept of Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 | Ongoing | |
| Novel strategies for optimization of the cheddar cheese manufacturing process | UCC, UL, TMFRC | Prof. Paul McSweeney, Dept of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, UCC, Cork. | Ongoing | |
| Post-Genomics of Lactobacillus helveticus DPC4571: Milking the genomes sequence of L. helveticus starter cultures for commercially valuable enzymes. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr. Tom Beresford, Dairy Products Research Center, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| Probiotic functional foods. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Professor Gerald Fitzgerald,Microbiology Department,University College Cork, Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Process improvements in cheese manufacture through rapid measurement of moisture, texture and composition. | Teagasc AFRC, TMFRC, UCC, UCD | D.J.O'Callaghan,Teagasc,Dairy Product ResearchCentre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Rapid detection of antibiotic residues in milk using disposable bio-chip sensors. | DCU, UCC | Professor R.O'Kennedy, National Centre for Sensor Research and School of Biotechnology, DCU, Dublin 9. | Complete | |
| Reduced fat cheese for pizza. | Teagasc MFRC | Dr.T.Guinee,Teagasc,Dairy Products Research Centre,Moorepark,Fermoy,Co.Cork. | Complete | |
| Re-engineering process technology for the manufacture of infant formula | TMFRC, UCC | Dr. Mark Fenelon, Teagasc, Moorepark Fermoy Co. Cork | Ongoing | |
| Releasing the potential of Bovine Lactoferrin | Teagasc MFRC, UCD | Dr. Linda Giblin, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork | Ongoing | |
| Research providing a knowledge base to support the sustainable development of the farmhouse cheese industry | Teagasc AFRC, MFRC | Dr. Kieran Jordan,Teagasc, Moorepark Fermoy, Co. Cork | Ongoing | |
| Role of lipolysis in the biogensis of cheese flavour. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr.P.McSweeney, Dept of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, UCC, Cork. | Complete | |
| The milk proteome: a tool for understanding milk quality and functionality. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC | Dr. Alan Kelly, Dept of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork. | Ongoing | |
| Understanding the biochemistry and enzymology of cheese ripening and development of novel strategies to enhance the biogenesis of cheese flavour. | Teagasc MFRC, UCC,UL | P.L.H. McSweeney, Dept of Food and Nutritional Science, University College, Cork, Cork. | Ongoing |
Should you require further information on any of the projects listed above, please send an email to research@agriculture.gov.ie
