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An investigative framework to facilitate epidemiological thinking during herd problem-solving

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...

Authors: Simon J. More, Michael L. Doherty and Luke O’Grady

Application of antibodies to recombinant heat shock protein 70 in immunohistochemical diagnosis of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in tissues of naturally infected cattle

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,...

Authors: Julius Boniface Okuni, David Patrick Kateete, Moses Okee, Anna Nanteza, Moses Joloba and Lonzy Ojok

The impact of removal of the seasonality formula on the eligibility of Irish herds to supply raw milk for processing of dairy products

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...

Authors: Caroline Fenlon, Luke O’Grady, Finola McCoy, Erik Houtsma and Simon J. More

The RESET Mindset Model applied on decreasing antibiotic usage in dairy cattle in the Netherlands

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...

Authors: T. J. G. M. Lam, J. Jansen and R. J. Wessels

Genetic basis of benzimidazole resistance in Teladorsagia circumcincta in Ireland

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...

Authors: Jason D. Keegan, Barbara Good, Theo de Waal, June Fanning and Orla M. Keane

A nationwide survey of anthelmintic treatment failure on sheep farms in Ireland

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...

Authors: Jason D. Keegan, Orla M. Keane, Barbara Good, Theo De Waal, Marian Denny, James P. Hanrahan, William Fitzgerald and Maresa Sheehan

Efficacy of washing and disinfection in cattle markets in Ireland

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...

Authors: Jarlath T. O. Connor, Tracy A. Clegg and Simon J. More

Ticks and Tick-borne diseases in Ireland

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...

Authors: Annetta Zintl, Sara Moutailler, Peter Stuart, Linda Paredis, Justine Dutraive, Estelle Gonzalez, Jack O’Connor, Elodie Devillers, Barbara Good, Colm OMuireagain, Theo De Waal, Fergal Morris and Jeremy Gray

Protein profiling of plasma proteins in dairy cows with subclinical hypocalcaemia

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 ...

Authors: Ziling Fan, Shi Shu, Chuchu Xu, Xinhuan Xiao, Gang Wang, Yunlong Bai, Cheng Xia, Ling Wu, Hongyou Zhang, Chuang Xu and Wei Yang

Occurrence of Pasteurella multocida among pigs with respiratory disease in China between 2011 and 2015

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...

Authors: Huisheng Liu, Zhanqin Zhao, Xiaojian Xi, Qiao Xue, Ta Long and Yun Xue

The seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy cattle in Xinjiang, Northwest China

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) causes chronic, wasting, and progressive enteritis in cattle, bringing significant economic losses in livestock industries. MAP ha...

Authors: Xianxia Liu, Jianjun Li, Xueyun Yang, Dengfeng Wang, Jianmei Wang and Jianyong Wu

Dystrophic mineralization of the arterial fibrovascular tissue associated with a vitamin D hypervitaminosis in an 8-year-old female Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)

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...

Authors: Alexander Tavella, Annalisa Stefani, Claudia Zanardello, Astrid Bettini, Matthias Gauly and Patrik Zanolari

The immunohistochemical evaluation of selected markers in the left atrium of dogs with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy and myxomatous mitral valve disease – a preliminary study

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.

Authors: Izabela Janus, Małgorzata Kandefer-Gola, Rafał Ciaputa, Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak, Urszula Pasławska, Massimiliano Tursi and Marcin Nowak

Stakeholder perspectives on the use of pig meat inspection as a health and welfare diagnostic tool in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; a SWOT analysis

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...

Authors: C. Devitt, L. Boyle, D. L. Teixeira, N. E. O’Connell, M. Hawe and A. Hanlon

Usefulness of clinical observations and blood chemistry values for predicting clinical outcomes in dairy goats with pregnancy toxaemia

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...

Authors: Miguel S. Lima, Júlia M. Silveira, Nuno Carolino, Luis P. Lamas, Rita A. Pascoal and Charles A. Hjerpe

Dermatosparaxis in two Limousin calves

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...

Authors: Catherine I. Carty, Alison M. Lee, Nathan A. E. Wienandt, Edward L. Stevens, Derron A. Alves, John A. Browne, Jill Bryan, Eoin G. Ryan and Joseph P. Cassidy

Decision making on helminths in cattle: diagnostics, economics and human behaviour

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 ...

Authors: Johannes Charlier, Valérie De Waele, Els Ducheyne, Mariska van der Voort, Fiona Vande Velde and Edwin Claerebout

Insights into antimicrobial resistance among long distance migratory East Canadian High Arctic light-bellied Brent geese (Branta bernicla hrota)

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...

Authors: Austin Agnew, Juan Wang, Séamus Fanning, Stuart Bearhop and Barry J. McMahon

Gastric inflammatory pseudotumour secondary to Actinomyces hordeovulneris infection in a cat

The authors report the first case of feline gastric actinomycosis associated with infection by Actinomyces hordeovulneris.

Authors: Marco Pietra, Renato Giulio Zanoni, Angelo Peli, Barbara Brunetti, Nikolina Linta, Ombretta Capitani and Giuseppe Spinella

Assessment of an ELISA method to support surveillance of bovine tuberculosis in Albania

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an important bacterial infectious disease in Albania of concern to animal and human health; its prevalence is poorly documented.

Authors: Anita Koni, Arla Juma, Matteo Morini, Stefano Nardelli, Robert Connor and Xhelil Koleci

Typhlocolitis associated with Clostridium difficile ribotypes 078 and 110 in neonatal piglets from a commercial Irish pig herd

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.

Authors: Máire C. McElroy, Martin Hill, Geraldine Moloney, Micheál Mac Aogáin, Shane McGettrick, Áine O’Doherty and Thomas R. Rogers

Expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), E-cadherin and Ki-67 in metastatic and non-metastatic canine mammary carcinomas

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...

Authors: Marcin Nowak, Janusz A. Madej, Bartosz Pula, Piotr Dziegiel and Rafal Ciaputa

Isolation of Chlamydia abortus from a laboratory worker diagnosed with atypical pneumonia

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...

Authors: Nieves Ortega, M. Rosa Caro, M. Carmen Gallego, Antonio Murcia-Belmonte, Daniel Álvarez, Laura del Río, Francisco Cuello, Antonio J. Buendía and Jesús Salinas

Genetic diversity of ruminant Pestivirus strains collected in Northern Ireland between 1999 and 2011 and the role of live ruminant imports

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...

Authors: Maria P. Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, Lynsey Cooper, Craig Brown, Sam Leinster, Ronan O’Neill, Liam Doyle and David A. Graham

A survey of rift valley fever and associated risk factors among the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedaries) in Sudan

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...

Authors: Maiy M. M. Abdallah, Ibrahim A. Adam, Tamadur M. Abdalla, Sanaa A. Abdelaziz, Mohamed E. Ahmed and Imadeldin E. Aradaib

Erratum to: ‘Clinical presentation, auscultation recordings, ultrasonographic findings and treatment response of 12 adult cattle with chronic suppurative pneumonia: case study’

Authors: Philip R. Scott

Analysis of the operation of on farm emergency slaughter of bovine animals in the Republic of Ireland

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...

Authors: Paul McDermott and Aideen McKevitt

Use of serology and real time PCR to control an outbreak of bovine brucellosis at a dairy cattle farm in the Nile Delta region, Egypt

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...

Authors: Mayada Gwida, Maged El-Ashker, Falk Melzer, Mohamed El-Diasty, Mohamed El-Beskawy and Heinrich Neubauer

Pig producer perspectives on the use of meat inspection as an animal health and welfare diagnostic tool in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

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...

Authors: Catherine Devitt, Laura Boyle, D. L. Teixeira, N. E. O’Connell, M. Hawe and Alison Hanlon

A case report of Mycoplasma wenyonii associated immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia in a dairy cow

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...

Authors: Nicola Gladden, Hayley Haining, Livia Henderson, Francesco Marchesi, Libby Graham, Michael McDonald, Fraser. R. Murdoch, Anna Bruguera Sala, Jayne Orr and Kathryn Ellis

Phylogenetic investigation of enteric bovine coronavirus in Ireland reveals partitioning between European and global strains

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...

Authors: L. Gunn, P. J. Collins, M. J. O’Connell and H. O’Shea

Profiling oral and digital lesions in sheep in Ireland

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. ...

Authors: William G. FitzGerald, Joseph P. Cassidy, Bryan K. Markey and Michael L. Doherty

The total cost of rearing a heifer on Dutch dairy farms: calculated versus perceived cost

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...

Authors: N. Mohd Nor, W. Steeneveld, T. H. J. Derkman, M. D. Verbruggen, A. G. Evers, M. H. A. de Haan and H. Hogeveen

Prevalence of BoHV-1 seropositive and BVD virus positive bulls on Irish dairy farms and associations between bull purchase and herd status

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...

Authors: A. M. Martinez-Ibeas, Clare Power, Jennifer McClure and Riona G. Sayers

Thoracolumbar partial lateral corpectomy for the treatment of chronic intervertebral disc disease in 107 dogs

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...

Authors: François-Xavier Ferrand, Pierre Moissonnier, Aurélie Filleur, Thibaut Cachon, Didier Fau, Eric Viguier and Claude Carozzo

Evaluation of canine intervertebral disc degeneration in colour-coded computed tomography

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...

Authors: Lisa K. Harder, Vladimir Galindo-Zamora, Martin Beyerbach, Ingo Nolte and Patrick Wefstaedt

Evaluation of three therapeutic alternatives for the early treatment of ovine pregnancy toxaemia

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...

Authors: L. Cal-Pereyra, J. R. González-Montaña, A. Benech, J. Acosta-Dibarrat, MJ. Martín, S. Perini, MC. Abreu, S. Da Silva and P. Rodríguez

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy secondary to adipose infiltration as a cause of episodic collapse in a horse

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...

Authors: Alexandra G. Raftery, Nuria C. Garcia, Hal Thompson and David GM Sutton

Minimum inhibitory concentrations of erythromycin and rifampin for Rhodococcus equi during the years 2007–2014

Rhodococcus equi is a gram positive, intracellular pathogen of foals worldwide.

Authors: Caitriona S. Fenton and Thomas C. Buckley

High-resolution fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a pituitary microtumor in a dog

A 16-year-old, castrated, male English cocker spaniel dog was presented due to generalized alopecia. Routine clinical pathology, endocrine and abdominal ultrasonography results were consistent with a diagnosis...

Authors: Young-Don Son, Da-Jung Kim, Ji-Houn Kang, Dong-Woo Chang, Young-Bae Jin, Dong-In Jung, Chulhyun Lee, Mhan-Pyo Yang, Sang-Rae Lee and Byeong-Teck Kang

Sensitivity of two methods to detect Mycoplasma agalactiae in goat milk

Laboratory diagnostic techniques able to detect Mycoplasma agalactiae are essential in contagious agalactia in dairy goats. This study was designed: 1) to determine the detection limits of PCR and culture in goat...

Authors: J. Tatay-Dualde, A. Sánchez, M. Prats-van der Ham, A. Gómez-Martín, A. Paterna, J.C. Corrales, C. de la Fe, A. Contreras and J. Amores

Managing variability in decision making in swine growing-finishing units

Analysis of data collected from pig farms may be useful to understand factors affecting pig health and productive performance. However, obtaining these data and drawing conclusions from them can be done at dif...

Authors: Piero da Silva Agostini, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla, Carlos de Blas, Alan G. Fahey, Caio Abercio da Silva and Josep Gasa

Erratum to: Monitoring cow comfort and rumen health indices in a cubicle-housed herd with an automatic milking system: a repeated measures approach

Authors: Arne Vanhoudt, Steven van Winden, John C. Fishwick and Nicholas J. Bell

Comparison of rapid laboratory tests for failure of passive transfer in the bovine

Failure of passive transfer of maternal immunity via colostrum can occur in the bovine, and a number of blood tests have been developed to test calves for this failure. It is not clear which test is most suita...

Authors: Ian Hogan, Michael Doherty, John Fagan, Emer Kennedy, Muireann Conneely, Paula Brady, Clare Ryan and Ingrid Lorenz

Blue-green endoscopy in a dog presenting chronic vomiting-regurgitation

A 2-year-old male Maremma sheepdog presenting with chronic vomiting-regurgitation was examined at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Camerino University. An oesophagogastroscopy with a single blue + ...

Authors: Matteo Cerquetella, Andrea Spaterna, Beniamino Tesei, Gabrio Bassotti and Giacomo Rossi

Determining the Prevalence and Seasonality of Fasciola hepatica in Pasture-based Dairy herds in Ireland using a Bulk Tank Milk ELISA

Fasciola hepatica is a helminth parasite of global importance in livestock, with major economic impact. However information on F. hepatica infections in Irish pasture-based dairy herds...

Authors: Yris Bloemhoff, Andrew Forbes, Martin Danaher, Barbara Good, Eric Morgan, Grace Mulcahy, Mary Sekiya and Ríona Sayers

Bovine congenital erythropoietic protoporphyria in a crossbred limousin heifer in Ireland

An unusual case of an 11-month-old, black Limousin-cross heifer, with an 8-month history of episodic seizures and photosensitisation, was referred by a veterinary practitioner to the Farm Animal Section of the...

Authors: Conor G. McAloon, Michael L. Doherty, Henry O’Neill, Michael Badminton and Eoin G. Ryan

The effect of Lameness before and during the breeding season on fertility in 10 pasture-based Irish dairy herds

The effects of lameness on fertility have been documented frequently but few data are available from seasonally breeding, pasture-based herds (such as those used in Ireland) where cows are housed during the wi...

Authors: Joris R. Somers, Jon Huxley, Ingrid Lorenz, Michael L. Doherty and Luke O’Grady

Nematode control in suckler beef cattle over their first two grazing seasons using a targeted selective treatment approach

With concerns over the development of anthelmintic resistance in cattle nematode populations, we must re-examine our approach to nematode control in cattle. Targeted selective treatments (TST), whereby individ...

Authors: James O’Shaughnessy, Bernadette Earley, John F. Mee, Michael L. Doherty, Paul Crosson, Damien Barrett and Theo de Waal

Monitoring cow comfort and rumen health indices in a cubicle-housed herd with an automatic milking system: a repeated measures approach

Cow rumination and lying behaviour are potentially useful and interrelated indicators of cow health and welfare but there is conflicting evidence about how reliable these measures are. The objective of this st...

Authors: Arne Vanhoudt, Steven van Winden, John C. Fishwick and Nicholas J. Bell