Irish Veterinary Journal
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Burnout and compassion fatigue are frequently mentioned in relation to veterinary work. Veterinary nursing is a caring profession and those who seek a career within this field do so because of a natural empath...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:30
Published on: 25 September 2017
Research
Pet cat and dog obesity contributes to increased risk of several diseases, including cancer and diabetes mellitus as well as a worsening of orthopaedic problems, and a reduction in survival rate. This study ai...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:29
Published on: 20 September 2017
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Antimicrobial resistance has emerged in recent years as a significant public health threat, which requires both an ethical and a scientific approach. In a recent Policy Delphi study, on-farm use of antimicrobi...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:28
Published on: 15 September 2017
Research
To confirm the hypothesis that Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar (S.) Infantis has higher basic reproductive rates in chicks compared with other Salmonella serovars, 1-day-old specific-pathogen-free...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:27
Published on: 31 August 2017
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Payment programs based on milk quality (PPBMQ) are used in several countries around the world as an incentive to improve milk quality. One of the principal milk parameters used in such programs is the bulk tan...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:26
Published on: 15 August 2017
Erratum
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:25
Published on: 15 August 2017
The original article was published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:23
Research
Veterinarians are faced with significant conflicts of interest when issuing certificates for the transport and slaughter of acutely injured and casualty livestock. In a recent Policy Delphi study, emergency an...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:24
Published on: 4 August 2017
Research
The primary objective of this study was to investigate if differences in dog bite characteristics exist amongst legislated and non-legislated dog breeds listed under breed-specific legislation in Ireland (age ...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:23
Published on: 21 July 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:25
Short Report
Two open-controlled studies evaluated the tolerance and the efficacy of a 10 mg/mL deltamethrin-based pour-on solution (Deltanil®; Virbac, France) in treating (study 1) and preventing (study 2) natural Damalinia ...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:22
Published on: 19 June 2017
Erratum
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:21
Published on: 13 June 2017
The original article was published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:14
Research
Antimicrobial resistant Salmonella strains are a direct threat to human health when this resistance interferes with treatment and an indirect threat when resistance can be transferred to other human pathogens. Th...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:20
Published on: 8 June 2017
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Gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infections are the main impediments that restrict the welfare and productivity of small ruminant in the world. Effective management of GINs in grazing sheep relies heavily on th...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:18
Published on: 7 June 2017
Erratum
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:19
Published on: 7 June 2017
The original article was published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:24
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The provision of veterinary clinical services is known to elicit a range of challenges which require an ethical appraisal. In a recent Policy Delphi study, referrals/second opinions and 24 h emergency care wer...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:17
Published on: 5 June 2017
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The wellbeing and livelihood of farmers in impoverished regions of the world is intrinsically linked to the health and welfare of their livestock; hence improved animal health is a pragmatic component of pover...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:16
Published on: 2 June 2017
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Epidural anaesthesia is one of the most commonly used locoregional techniques in ruminants. The lumbosacral epidural technique is reasonably easy to perform and requires low volumes of local anaesthetic drug t...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:15
Published on: 26 May 2017
Research
Milk fat is important in terms of economic value and in its potential to provide information concerning cow diet and health. Under current milk payment schemes in Ireland farmer income is directly linked to mi...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:14
Published on: 18 May 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:21
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Deer are an important wildlife species in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland having colonised most regions across the island of Ireland. In comparison to cattle and sheep which represent the mai...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:13
Published on: 12 May 2017
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In horses, the extracranial and intracranial pathway of the internal carotid artery has been described. The extracranial pathway of the internal carotid artery begins at the carotid termination and runs on the...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:12
Published on: 20 April 2017
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Veterinary clinicians and students commonly use diagnostic approaches appropriate for individual cases when conducting herd problem-solving. However, these approaches can be problematic, in part because they m...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:11
Published on: 19 April 2017
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Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection is key to the control of Johne’s disease. Immunohistochemistry is one of the methods of detection of MAP infection in tissues. However,...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:10
Published on: 24 March 2017
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The dairy industry in Ireland is expanding rapidly, with a focus on the production of high quality milk. Somatic cell counts (SCC) are an important indicator both of udder health and milk quality. Milk sold by...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:9
Published on: 23 February 2017
Review
Prudent use of antibiotics is important to prevent antibiotic resistance in humans and in animals. For this reason politicians demanded a decrease of total antibiotic use and of use of critically important ant...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:5
Published on: 23 February 2017
Short Report
Resistance to benzimidazole (BZ) anthelmintics is common in ovine nematodes of economic importance. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) at three positions in the isotype 1 β– tubulin gene have been associate...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:8
Published on: 13 February 2017
Research
Between 2013 and 2015 the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) administered a sheep technology adoption programme (STAP), with the aim of increasing profitability on Irish sheep farms by encou...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:7
Published on: 9 February 2017
