It's a Dose

We are a group of Transition year students from Moyne Community School in County Longford who have created an innovative product to assist farmers when dosing livestock. We designed and manufactured ‘It’s a Dose’ with the aim of making the task of livestock dosing much safer and easier.   

The idea for this product was developed after one of the girls observed a challenge on her family farm. She noticed her father struggling to manage both a dosing gun and a bottle while treating cattle. With further research, we discovered that some farmers use baler twine to hold the bottle, a method which is both uncomfortable and unsafe. After discussing the issue, we brainstormed potential solutions, which ultimately led to the idea of our product. We worked for months to perfect our design, and we now have a comfortable and efficient way to dose cattle.

We won first prize in the Senior Category at the Longford Student Enterprise Awards and will compete against schools across the country at the national finals in May 2025.