Irish Veterinary Journal
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Few studies have reported on the effectiveness of the washing and disinfection methods used in cattle markets in Ireland. Purchasing cattle into recipient herds poses a high biosecurity risk due to the possibi...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:6
Published on: 9 February 2017
Review
Throughout Europe interest in tick-borne agents is increasing, particularly with regard to those that can cause human disease. The reason for this is the apparent rise in the incidence of many tick-borne disea...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:4
Published on: 31 January 2017
Short report
Subclinical hypocalcaemia (SH) is an important metabolic disease in dairy cows that has a serious impact on production performance. The objective of this study was to investigate novel aspects of pathogenesis ...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:3
Published on: 18 January 2017
Research
Prior to the 1990s, P. multocida capsular serogroup A was the most prevalent in China, followed by serogroups B and D. Thirty years later, serogroup D became the most prevalent, followed by serogroups A and B. Ho...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:2
Published on: 10 January 2017
Research
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) causes chronic, wasting, and progressive enteritis in cattle, bringing significant economic losses in livestock industries. MAP ha...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2017 70:1
Published on: 6 January 2017
Case report
Prophylactic Vitamin D supplementation is a common practice in Alpaca breeding in many regions around the world. An overdosage can lead to dystrophic mineralization of soft tissues. In this paper we illustrate...
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:19
Published on: 15 December 2016
Research
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) are the most common diseases noted in dogs. Although their pathogenesis varies, both include a significant enlargement of the left atrium.
Irish Veterinary Journal 2016 69:18
Published on: 1 December 2016
Short Report
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
