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  1. 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...

    Authors: Eoin Ryan, Philip Breslin, James O’Keeffe, Andrew W. Byrne, Karina Wrigley and Damien Barrett
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):32
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  2. 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 ...

    Authors: Louise Horan, John F. Mee, Niamh L. Field, Siobhán W. Walsh and Ainhoa Valldecabres
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:31
    Content type: Short Report Published on:

  3. 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...

    Authors: Carole Gard, Charles Cassagnes, Sarah Muller, Christelle Navarro and Bruno Jahier
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:30
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. 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 ...

    Authors: Patricia Romero, Flavia Restitutti, Niamh McGill, Seamus Hoey and Rachel C. Bennett
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:29
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  5. 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...

    Authors: Sorcha O’Connor, Simon J. More, David C. Speksnijder and Carloalberto Petti
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:28
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. 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 ...

    Authors: Claire McKernan, Catherine Lawler, Blain Murphy, Daniel M. Collins, Simon J. More, Sean Murray, Patricia Reilly, Rob Doyle, Natascha V. Meunier, Aiden Maguire and Locksley L. McV. Messam
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:27
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. 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...

    Authors: Morgane Mitermite, Jose Maria Urtasun Elizari, Ruoyao Ma, Damien Farrell and Stephen V. Gordon
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):26
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  8. 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...

    Authors: María Laura Boschiroli
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):25
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  9. 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...

    Authors: Christian Gortázar, José de la Fuente, Alberto Perelló and Lucas Domínguez
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):24
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  11. 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 ...

    Authors: Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Teresa Maria Punsmann, Sven Kleinschmidt, Ralf Surholt, Saskia Neubert, Hannah Marahrens, Thekla Großmann and Martin Ganter
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:22
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  12. 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...

    Authors: Jane Sinclair, Dallas New and Mark Neill
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):21
    Content type: Case Study Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  13. 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...

    Authors: Nicolás Valdivieso and Patricio Retamal
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):20
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  14. 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...

    Authors: Georgios Banos
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):19
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  16. 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...

    Authors: Gareth Enticott
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):17
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  17. 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...

    Authors: Daniel J. O’Brien, Tyler C. Thacker, Liliana C. M. Salvador, Anthony G. Duffiney, Suelee Robbe-Austerman, Mark S. Camacho, Jason E. Lombard and Mitchell V. Palmer
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):16
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  19. 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...

    Authors: Sewellyn Davey
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):14
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  20. 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...

    Authors: Javier Bezos, José Luis Sáez-Llorente, Julio Álvarez, Beatriz Romero, Alberto Díez-Guerrier, Lucas Domínguez and Lucía de Juan
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76(Suppl 1):13
    Content type: Review Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 76 Supplement 1

  22. 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...

    Authors: Simon J. More
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:11
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  24. 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...

    Authors: Emma Golding, Ahmed Saleh Ali Al Ansari, Gila A. Sutton, Nicola Walshe and Vivienne Duggan
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:9
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. 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...

    Authors: Áine Regan, Alison Burrell, Claire McKernan, Hannah Martin, Tony Benson, Conor McAloon, Edgar Garcia Manzanilla and Moira Dean
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. 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...

    Authors: Hossam R. El-Sherbiny, Amr S. El-Shalofy and Haney Samir
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. 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...

    Authors: Menna A. Nahla, Clifford R. Berry and Ayman A. Mostafa
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:6
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. 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 ...

    Authors: O. B. Neville, A. G. Fahey and F. J. Mulligan
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:5
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. 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...

    Authors: Ashokkumar Singaravelu, Bernadette Leggett and Finola C. Leonard
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:4
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. 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...

    Authors: In Sung Jang, Won Kyoung Yoon and Eun Wha Choi
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:3
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. 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...

    Authors: Cristina J. Ortega, Evangelia M. Stavroulaki, Amanda Lawlor, Jody Lulich and Benoit Cuq
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:2
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. 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...

    Authors: Xavier Torruella, Joanna Potter and Vilhelmiina Huuskonen
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2023 76:1
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  33. 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...

    Authors: Anna Domoslawska, Sławomir Zduńczyk, Marta Kankofer and Arleta Bielecka
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:21
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. 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...

    Authors: Simon J. More, Jamie M. Madden and Catherine I. McAloon
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:20
    Content type: Research Published on:

  35. 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...

    Authors: Kimberly Brewer, Jacob Machin, George Maylin, Clara Fenger, Abelardo Morales-Briceño and Thomas Tobin
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:19
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  36. 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...

    Authors: Aideen Kennedy, Ian Hogan, Rebecca Froehlich, Shane McGettrick, Cosme Sánchez-Miguel, Micheál Casey and Maresa Sheehan
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:18
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. 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...

    Authors: Simon J. More, Daniel M. Collins, Natascha V. Meunier, Locksley L. McV. Messam, Rob Doyle, Aiden Maguire, Sean Murray, Patricia Reilly and Catherine Lawler
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:16
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. 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...

    Authors: Robert Pohl, Julia Botscharow, Irina Böckelmann and Beatrice Thielmann
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:15
    Content type: Review Published on:

  40. 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...

    Authors: N. Browne, C. D. Hudson, R. E. Crossley, K. Sugrue, E. Kennedy, J. N. Huxley and M. Conneely
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:14
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. 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...

    Authors: Eoin G. Ryan, Stephen H. Beatty, Elizabeth Gray, Niamh Field, Rory Liston, Victoria Rhodes and John Donlon
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:13
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. 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 ...

    Authors: Niamh L. Field, Conor G. McAloon, Lawrence Gavey and John F. Mee
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:12
    Content type: Review Published on:

  43. 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...

    Authors: Jacob Machin, Kimberly Brewer, Abelardo Morales-Briceno, Clara Fenger, George Maylin and Thomas Tobin
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  45. In Ireland, meat by-products (MBP) harvested at knackeries from farmed animals that have not died of an infectious or systemic disease are legally permitted to be fed to dogs in kennels and packs of hounds. Th...

    Authors: Shannon McDonnell, Montserrat Gutierrez, Finola C. Leonard, Tony O’Brien, Pat Kearney, Catherine Swan, Gillian Madigan, Elaine Bracken, Joanne McLernon, Margaret Griffin, Ciaran M. O’Sullivan, John Egan and Deirdre M. Prendergast
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:9
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. Osteochondrosis is a common condition of young horses where there is a failure of endochondral ossification, usually at predisposed sites. The estimated prevalence of osteochondrosis is 33–44%, with radiograph...

    Authors: Seamus Hoey, Jeremiah O’Sullivan, Jennifer Byrne, Sinead Devine, William Toomey, Hester McAllister and Cliona Skelly
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:8
    Content type: Research Published on:

  47. On-farm hatching (OH) systems are becoming more common in broiler production. Hatching conditions differ from conventional farms as OH chicks avoid exposure to handling, transport, post-hatch water and feed de...

    Authors: Noelle Byrne, Lorcan O’Neill, Julia Adriana Calderόn Dίaz, Edgar Garcίa Manzanilla, Ana P. Vale and Finola C. Leonard
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:7
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. The cattle sector is the most important economic production unit of the Irish farming and agri-food sector. Despite its relevance, there has been limited quantitative information about the structure of differi...

    Authors: Jonas Brock, Martin Lange, Jamie A. Tratalos, Natascha Meunier, Maria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, Simon J. More, Hans-Hermann Thulke and David A. Graham
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:6
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. Salmonella is an important zoonotic pathogen and is one of the main causes of foodborne outbreaks and infections in the European Union. Pigs are a significant reservoir and are frequently subclinical carriers of ...

    Authors: Annette Deane, Declan Murphy, Finola C. Leonard, William Byrne, Tracey Clegg, Gillian Madigan, Margaret Griffin, John Egan and Deirdre M. Prendergast
    Citation: Irish Veterinary Journal 2022 75:4
    Content type: Research Published on:
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