Martin Kavanagh MVB Cert DHH qualified as a veterinary surgeon from University College Dublin in 1993 and spent 14 years in mixed veterinary practice in south Tipperary. In 2007, he joined Richard Keenan and Co. Ltd as Veterinary Director which gave him the opportunity to travel throughout Ireland, UK, continental Europe and Australasia, developing practical solutions for management of cow health.

Since 2009, Martin directs ‘Cow Solutions’ an independent company providing cow and calf management system solutions, and troubleshooting production problems. He is a certified ‘Cow Signals®’ Master Trainer and provides training in farm system management and farmer communications for a variety of groups in Agri-industry.
He works with large herds in Ireland and Scandinavia developing management systems to reduce antibiotic usage.

Recently, Martin has been engaged with development of agritechnology with a number of companies and is involved in looking at new ways to improve animal welfare outcomes in intensive production units.

His goal is to communicate practical help and advice to improve the life of the animals and the farmer, while respecting the needs of the consumer.