The annual Open Day began with a short welcome and introduction by AFBI Chairman, Mr Colm McKenna.
![(L-R) Ms Gill Gallagher (Sustainable Intensification Development Manager, Devenish Nutrition), Dr Elizabeth Magowan (AFBI) and Mr Patrick McLaughlin (CEO, Devenish Nutrition UK and Ireland) pictured at the AFBI Open Meeting. (L-R) Ms Gill Gallagher (Sustainable Intensification Development Manager, Devenish Nutrition), Dr Elizabeth Magowan (AFBI) and Mr Patrick McLaughlin (CEO, Devenish Nutrition UK and Ireland) pictured at the AFBI Open Meeting.](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline/public/images/%5Bcurrent-domain%3Amachine-name%5D/news/drupal%20no1.jpg?itok=K-2y3MVO×tamp=1452522520)
![(L-R) Mr Ivor Ferguson (Deputy President Ulster Farmers Union), Mr Terence Hagen (AFBI) and Professor Seamus Kennedy (AFBI CEO) taking part in the sensory evaluation of bacon test at the recent AFBI Open Meeting. (L-R) Mr Ivor Ferguson (Deputy President Ulster Farmers Union), Mr Terence Hagen (AFBI) and Professor Seamus Kennedy (AFBI CEO) taking part in the sensory evaluation of bacon test at the recent AFBI Open Meeting.](https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/drupal%20no2_0.jpg?itok=hd3XKa4S)
(L-R) Mr Ivor Ferguson (Deputy President Ulster Farmers Union), Mr Terence Hagen (AFBI) and Professor Seamus Kennedy (AFBI CEO) taking part in the sensory evaluation of bacon test at the recent AFBI Open Meeting.
Following a question and answer session, senior AFBI scientists gave a series of short presentations on a variety of AFBI’s research programmes. Visitors then met AFBI staff and viewed presentations on a wide variety of AFBI work, including sensory evaluation of bacon!
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