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Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2024 77:5
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Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm
Globally, Mastitis is a disease commonly affecting dairy cattle which leads to the use of antimicrobials. The majority of mastitis etiological agents are bacterial pathogens and Staphylococcus aureus is the predo...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2024 77:4 -
The mechanistic role of natural antimicrobials in preventing Staphylococcus aureus invasion of MAC-T cells using an in vitro mastitis model
Starting primarily as an inflammation of the mammary gland, mastitis is frequently driven by infectious agents such as Staphylococcus aureus. Mastitis has a large economic impact globally, which includes diagnost...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2024 77:3 -
First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe
This is the first report of Besnoitia bennetti in donkeys in Ireland. B. bennetti, an apicomplexan protozoan parasite specific to equids, is an emerging pathogen in Europe. This parasite forms chronic intracytopl...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2024 77:2 -
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus infection: a case report and first description in Ireland
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus (VS-FCV) infection is an emerging disease. It is distinct from classic oronasal calicivirus infection as it manifests with unique systemic signs including severe cutaneous ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2024 77:1 -
Methodological quality of systematic reviews in dentistry including animal studies: a cross-sectional study
The overall confidence in the results of systematic reviews including animal models can be heterogeneous. We assessed the methodological quality of systematic reviews including animal models in dentistry as we...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:33 -
The Irish bTB eradication programme: combining stakeholder engagement and research-driven policy to tackle bovine tuberculosis
A new Irish bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication strategy was launched in 2021. The strategy was formulated following extensive discussions with stakeholders, formal reviews of several aspects of the existing...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):32 -
Farmers’ knowledge of Johne’s disease and opinions of the Irish Johne’s Control Programme: results of an online survey answered mostly by young farmers
A voluntary control programme for Johne’s disease, the Irish Johne’s Control Programme (IJCP) has been implemented in Ireland since 2017. The objective of this observational study was to assess Irish beef and ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:31 -
Evaluation of a preservative-free, cross-linked sodium hyaluronate-based solution, Lacri +®, in dogs with dry eye: a pilot trial
The purpose of this pilot trial was to evaluate the efficacy and benefits of a preservative-free cross-linked sodium hyaluronate solution (Lacri +®, MP Labo, France) in 19 privately-owned dogs with dry eye. The a...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:30 -
Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging
The presence of a tracheal septum dividing the trachea into two makes intubation one of the main challenges of penguin anaesthesia. Differences in the length and location of the aforementioned tracheal septum ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:29 -
The opinions of farm animal veterinarians in Ireland on antibiotic use and their role in antimicrobial stewardship
Antibiotic use and resistance in animal production are a concern to public health, and there is an urgent need to reduce antibiotic use in farm animals. To prevent blame shifting, professionals from human medi...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:28 -
A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions
This novel study forms part of a larger research programme seeking an improved understanding of aspects of the owned dog population in Ireland. Dog welfare organisations (DWOs) in Ireland are recognised as an ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:27 -
Exploring virulence in Mycobacterium bovis: clues from comparative genomics and perspectives for the future
Here we provide a summary of a plenary lecture delivered on Mycobacterium bovis, the bovine TB bacillus, at the M. bovis 2022 meeting held in Galway, Ireland, in June 2022. We focus on the analysis of genetic dif...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):26 -
Animal tuberculosis control in a disease-free country, France: does the long and winding road really lead to eradication?
It took France almost fifty years to attain its officially animal tuberculosis (TB) free status in 2000, granting the country a favourable position for international live animal trading. The initial TB control...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):25 -
Will we ever eradicate animal tuberculosis?
Two characteristics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) are particularly relevant for tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology and control, namely the ability of this group of pathogens to survive in the enviro...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):24 -
T-cell lymphoma infiltrating the uterus and ovaries of a Golden Retriever: a case report
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of female genital system infiltration of T-cell lymphoma in veterinary literature.
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:23 -
Severe anaemia secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer in a male alpaca
Anaemia is a common condition in alpacas and attributable to a variety of causes. Severe anaemia with a packed cell volume (PCV) less than 10% is frequently diagnosed, usually due to blood loss resulting from ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:22 -
Bovine TB in New Zealand – journey from epidemic towards eradication
Bovine tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, has a unique and complex ecology in New Zealand. Unlike elsewhere in the world, the disease is maintained in Australian brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulp...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):21 -
Is it possible to control bovine tuberculosis without compensation? Reviewing ten years of the Chilean program and its progress
In 2011, the Chilean bovine tuberculosis (bTB) program was launched by the Livestock and Agriculture Service (SAG) as a compulsory countrywide program based on testing and culling of bTB reactors at herd-owner...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):20 -
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) persists in many countries having a significant impact on public health and livestock industry finances. The incidence and prevalence of new cases in parts of the UK and elsewhere ove...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):19 -
Horizon scanning: what next for bovine TB control in England?
England is currently in year nine of its 25-year strategy to achieve TB freedom. This talk will speculate on what new tools and approaches could be introduced in the future to help us achieve our goal.
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):18 -
‘Good farmers’ and ‘real vets’: social identities, behaviour change and the future of bovine tuberculosis eradication
This paper considers the role of social research and human behaviour in attempts to eradicate bTB. Future attempts to eradicate bTB are likely to involve an increasing range of sophisticated technologies. Howe...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):17 -
The devil you know and the devil you don’t: current status and challenges of bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States
Having entered into its second century, the eradication program for bovine tuberculosis (bTB, caused by Mycobacterium bovis) in the United States of America occupies a position both enviable and daunting. Excepti...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):16 -
Australia’s colourful path to tuberculosis freedom
The aim of this paper is to highlight the key lessons learned from Australia’s successful program to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) over a 27-year period from 1970 when the Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Era...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):15 -
Challenges to the control of Mycobacterium bovis in livestock and wildlife populations in the South African context
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) was first diagnosed in cattle in South Africa in 1880 and proclaimed a controlled disease in 1911. Testing of cattle for bTB is voluntary and only outbreaks of disease are reported to...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):14 -
Bovine tuberculosis in Spain, is it really the final countdown?
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a severe zoonotic disease that has major impacts on both health and the economy, and which has been subjected to specific eradication programmes in many countries for decades. This...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):13 -
Lens-related ocular emergencies (LROE) in dogs: treatment and visual outcome after late presentation of 90 eyes
Lens-related emergencies need immediate medical intervention to reduce complications, minimize pain, and improve the chances of retaining vision. The present study aimed to demonstrate the common lens-related ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:12 -
bTB eradication in Ireland: where to from here?
In an earlier paper from 2019, this author concluded that successful eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) from Ireland by 2030 would be unlikely, given control strategies in place at that time plus the add...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:11 -
Learning through clinical extramural studies: an observational study
Veterinary medicine programmes require students to learn in formal educational settings and through workplace experiences. Previous studies have indicated that learning in the clinical workplace can be informa...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:10 -
Rate of obesity within a mixed-breed group of horses in Ireland and their owners’ perceptions of body condition and useability of an equine body condition scoring scale
Equine obesity is a significant health and welfare concern. The proportion of domestic horse populations that are overweight are as high as 45%. As the primary decision-makers for their horses’ care, owners ar...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:9 -
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms
In the coming years, major governance changes in the form of policy directives and regulations will catalyse major top-down change with respect to animal health on European farms in an effort to combat the One...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:8 -
Association between body condition score, testicular haemodynamics and echogenicity, nitric oxide levels, and total antioxidant capacity in rams
Higher body fatness adversely affects metabolic and hormonal homeostasis. The present work aimed to evaluate the association between body condition score (BCS) and haemodynamic pattern and echogenic appearence...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:7 -
Radiographic quantification of the normal and near-normal coxofemoral conformation in Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds: a comparative study
Canine hip dysplasia (CHD) is a multifactorial disease affecting large breed dogs with associated joint laxity and incongruity that predisposes them to osteoarthritis. The purpose of the study is to objectivel...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:6 -
Comparison of milk and grass composition from grazing Irish dairy herds with and without milk fat depression
This study investigated the factors relating to pasture chemical and fatty acid (FA) composition that influence the milk fat percentage of spring calving, grazing dairy cows. The relationship between milk fat ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:5 -
Improving infection control in a veterinary hospital: a detailed study on patterns of faecal contamination to inform changes in practice
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the cleanliness and microbial burden of a veterinary hospital to establish the extent of cross-contamination with faecal bacteria as an aid to reducing nosocom...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:4 -
N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide levels in normotensive and hypertensive dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease stage B
Systemic hypertension affects the heart, and to the best of our knowledge, no study has investigated the effects of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in dogs with myxomatous mitral valve di...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:3 -
Retrospective analysis of 131 feline uroliths from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland (2010-2020)
The proportions of different urolith types have not been investigated in cats from the Republic of Ireland (ROI) and Northern Ireland (NI) previously. The objective of this study was to investigate the proport...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:2 -
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures
Epidural administration of local anaesthetic agents provides good intraoperative antinociception for orthopaedic procedures of the pelvis and the pelvic limb. However, in cats the spinal cord extends approxima...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:1 -
Oxidative stress biomarkers in dogs with benign prostatic hyperplasia
The aim of this study was to evaluate total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and biomarkers of lipid and protein peroxidation in the blood serum of dogs with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The study was conduct...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:21 -
Prescribing and sales of intramammary antimicrobials in Ireland in 2019 and 2020: the role of milk purchasers
In Ireland between 2008 and 2022, intramammary antimicrobial (AM) products could be prescribed by a veterinary practitioner under what was known as Schedule 8 (or remote) prescribing. Under this prescribing ro...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:20 -
Gabapentin, a human therapeutic medication and an environmental substance transferring at trace levels to horses: a case report
Gabapentin, 1-(Aminomethyl)cyclohexaneacetic acid, MW 171.240, is a frequently prescribed high dose human medication that is also used recreationally. Gabapentin is orally absorbed; the dose can be 3,000 mg/da...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:19 -
Irish farmers’ interactions with regional veterinary laboratories- reasons, results, reactions: a survey
Animal health surveillance is important in ensuring optimal animal health and welfare. Monitoring of diagnostic submissions, including post-mortem examination of carcasses, at the Department of Agriculture Foo...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:18 -
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery
Thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion is a common neurologic complaint in dogs and is associated with debilitating pain that requires careful analgesic management to avoid the transition to a chronic pai...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:17 -
Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?
Reliable information about national pet dog populations is an important contributor to informed decision-making, both by governments and national dog welfare organisations. In some countries, there is an impro...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:16 -
Stress and strain among veterinarians: a scoping review
The aim of this review is to systematically review studies on work-related stress that may affect the mental health of veterinarians. Studies have indicated a high prevalence of various risk factors for mental...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:15 -
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms
Lameness is a painful disease, which negatively impacts dairy cow production and welfare. The aim of this observational study was to determine herd lameness prevalence, describe current lameness management pra...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:14 -
Factors affecting retention of veterinary practitioners in Ireland: a cross-sectional study with a focus on clinical practice
Retention of veterinary practitioners has arisen as a significant problem in recent years in Ireland. No prior Irish peer-reviewed publications have addressed this problem. An online questionnaire was availabl...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:13 -
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle – a review in the context of seasonal pasture-based dairy herds
Johne’s disease is an infectious disease affecting cattle, other ruminants and non-ruminant wildlife worldwide, caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). This review provides an up-to-date ...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:12 -
Sporadic worldwide “clusters” of feed driven Zilpaterol identifications in racing horses: a review and analysis
Zilpaterol is a β2-adrenergic agonist medication approved in certain countries as a cattle feed additive to improve carcass quality. Trace amounts of Zilpaterol can transfer to horse feed, yielding equine urinary...
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:11 -
Correction: Streptococci as the new dominant aetiological factors of mastitis in dairy cows in north-eastern Poland: analysis of the results obtained in 2013–2019
Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:10
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