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A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis is a strategic management tool applied to policy planning and decision-making. This short report presents the results of a SWOT analysis, carr...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:17
Published on: 7 November 2016
Research
Pregnancy toxaemia (PT) is a disease that affects pregnant goats during their last month of gestation and is characterized by a high case fatality rate. This study involved 32 does maintained on a commercial d...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:16
Published on: 24 October 2016
Case Report
An unusual presentation of skin disease was identified in two related neonatal Pedigree Limousin calves presented to University Veterinary Hospital, University College Dublin, following detailed post mortem ex...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:15
Published on: 18 October 2016
Review
Helminth infections of cattle affect productivity in all classes of stock, and are amongst the most important production-limiting diseases of grazing ruminants. Over the last decade, there has been a shift in ...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:14
Published on: 27 September 2016
Short report
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the most significant threat to global public health and ascertaining the role wild birds play in the epidemiology of resistance is critically important. This study investigate...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:13
Published on: 15 September 2016
Case Report
The authors report the first case of feline gastric actinomycosis associated with infection by Actinomyces hordeovulneris.
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:12
Published on: 26 August 2016
Research article
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an important bacterial infectious disease in Albania of concern to animal and human health; its prevalence is poorly documented.
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:11
Published on: 20 August 2016
Case Report
Clostridium difficile is a recognised cause of typhlocolitis and diarrhoea in neonatal pigs but has never been confirmed in association with pathology and disease in Irish pigs.
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:10
Published on: 19 August 2016
Research
The aim of the study was to demonstrate the immunohistochemical expression of proteins that affect the metastatic potential of a tumour, including matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) and E-cadherin. Another obj...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:9
Published on: 2 August 2016
Case Report
Identifying the aetiological agent of atypical pneumonia in human can sometimes be a tedious process, especially in cases where Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Legionella species and Chlamydia pneumoniae are ruled out. In...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:8
Published on: 20 July 2016
Research
The genus pestivirus within the family Flaviviridae includes bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) types 1 and 2, border disease virus (BDV) and classical swine fever virus. The two recognised genotypes of BVDV are...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:7
Published on: 27 June 2016
Research
Rift valley fever (RVF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease of domestic livestock and wild ruminants. In camels RVF may cause abortion among pregnant camels, but is most often asymptomatic among other camels. In...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:6
Published on: 10 June 2016
Erratum
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:5
Published on: 27 April 2016
The original article was published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2013 66:43
Research
On Farm Emergency Slaughter (OFES) is the slaughter outside the slaughterhouse, of an otherwise healthy animal, which has suffered an accident that, for welfare reasons, prevented its transport to a slaughterh...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:4
Published on: 15 March 2016
Research
Bovine brucellosis remains one of the most prevalent zoonotic infections affecting dairy cattle in developing countries where the applied control programs often fail. We analyzed the epidemiologic pattern of b...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:3
Published on: 24 February 2016
Research
Currently, there is growing interest in developing ante and post mortem meat inspection (MI) to incorporate measures of pig health and welfare for use as a diagnostic tool on pig farms. However, the success of...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:2
Published on: 9 February 2016
Case report
A three year old, second lactation Holstein dairy cow presented to the Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health and Food Safety, Glasgow University Veterinary School in November 2014 with a history of post...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:1
Published on: 22 January 2016
Short Report
Bovine coronavirus is a primary cause of neonatal calf diarrhea worldwide, and is also associated with acute diarrhea in adult cattle during the winter season. There are no reports on molecular characterizatio...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:31
Published on: 30 December 2015
Research
During the FMD outbreak in Ireland and the UK in 2001, there was significant uncertainty amongstveterinary practitioners and government veterinary inspectors surrounding the clinical diagnosis of FMD insheep. ...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:30
Published on: 16 December 2015
Short Report
As farmers do not often keep a record of the expenditures for rearing, an economic tool that provides insight into the cost of rearing is useful. In the Netherlands, an economic tool (Jonkos) has been develope...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:29
Published on: 15 December 2015
Research
BVD and IBR are contagious viral diseases highly prevalent in Irish cattle. Despite their significant reproductive and economic impact very little is known about the BVD and IBR status of stock bulls (a bull u...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:28
Published on: 9 December 2015
Research
The purpose of this retrospective study was to assess short-and medium-term outcomes in dogs with chronic ventral thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) treated by thoracolumbar partial lateral corpe...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:27
Published on: 1 December 2015
Research
Canine intervertebral disc degeneration can lead to intervertebral disc disease. Mild degenerative changes in the structure of the canine intervertebral disc can be identified in magnetic resonance images, whe...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:26
Published on: 11 November 2015
Research
Ovine pregnancy toxaemia is a common metabolic disorder of ewes due to increased foetal energy requirements in late pregnancy. This pathology is a metabolic condition characterized by hypoglycaemia and hyperke...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:25
Published on: 24 October 2015
Case Report
A 15-year-old Clydesdale cross gelding was investigated and managed over a 2-year period for intermittent collapse. The horse presented initially after an observed episode of collapse at rest, and had a restin...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2015 68:24
Published on: 19 October 2015
The Erratum to this article has been published in Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:19
