OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Irish Veterinary Journal is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) prevalence in humans in close contact with animals and measures to reduce on-farm colonisation	48
Investigation of bovine abortion and stillbirth/perinatal mortality - similar diagnostic challenges, different approaches	30
Clinical signs of brachycephalic ocular syndrome in 93 dogs	26
Anthelmintic resistance among gastrointestinal nematodes of cattle on dairy calf to beef farms in Ireland	21
Current antimicrobial use in farm animals in the Republic of Ireland	19
Stress and strain among veterinarians: a scoping review	18
Calf health from birth to weaning - an update	16
Association between clinical respiratory signs, lung lesions detected by thoracic ultrasonography and growth performance in pre‐weaned dairy calves	15
Evaluation of oxidant/antioxidant status, metabolic profile and milk production in cows with metritis	15
A cross-sectional survey on respiratory disease in a cohort of Irish pig farms	14
Prediction of lameness using automatically recorded activity, behavior and production data in post-parturient Irish dairy cows	13
Epidemiological study on calf diarrhea and coccidiosis in dairy farms in Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia	12
Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in pets in the Netherlands and the permissiveness of canine liver cells to the infection	12
The effect of disinfectant ingredients on teat skin bacteria associated with mastitis in Irish dairy herds	9
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle – a review in the context of seasonal pasture-based dairy herds	8
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms	8
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from on-farm and conventional hatching broiler farms in Ireland	7
Johne’s disease in Irish dairy herds: considerations for an effective national control programme	7
Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in slaughter pigs and carcasses in Irish abattoirs and their antimicrobial resistance	7
Resistance and virulence distribution in enterococci isolated from broilers reared in two farming systems	7
The in vitro efficacy of eye drops containing a bacteriophage solution specific for Staphylococcus spp. isolated from dogs with bacterial conjunctivitis	7
Streptococci as the new dominant aetiological factors of mastitis in dairy cows in north-eastern Poland: analysis of the results obtained in 2013–2019	7
Suspected cyanide toxicity in cattle associated with ingestion of laurel - a case report	7
Causes of stress and conflict in the veterinary professional workplace – a perspective from Poland	6
Engaging with selective dry cow therapy: understanding the barriers and facilitators perceived by Irish farmers	6

Stakeholder perceptions of non-regulatory bovine health issues in Ireland: past and future perspectives	6
Sero-epidemiological survey of bluetongue disease in one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan	5
Effect of a single, oral administration of selenitetriglycerides, at two dose rates, on blood selenium status and haematological and biochemical parameters in Holstein-Friesian calves	5
Why do Irish pig farmers use medications? Barriers for effective reduction of antimicrobials in Irish pig production	5
Self-reported awareness of the legal status of eight responsibilities of dog owners in Ireland: are dog owners different from non-dog owners?	5
A pilot study on the prevalence of lice in Irish beef cattle and the first Irish report of deltamethrin tolerance in Bovicola bovis	5
The devil you know and the devil you don’t: current status and challenges of bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States	5
Will we ever eradicate animal tuberculosis?	5
Exotic pets in Ireland: 1. Prevalence of ownership and access to veterinary services	4
Development of an ethogram/guide for identifying feline emotions: a new approach to feline interactions and welfare assessment in practice	4
Exotic pets in Ireland: 2. Provision of veterinary services and perspectives of veterinary professionals’ on responsible ownership	4
Challenges to the control of Mycobacterium bovis in livestock and wildlife populations in the South African context	4
Factors affecting retention of veterinary practitioners in Ireland: a cross-sectional study with a focus on clinical practice	4
Seroprevalence of Chlamydia abortus infection in yak (Bos grunniens) in Tibet, China	3
Competence perceptions of veterinary nursing students and registered veterinary nurses in Ireland: a mixed methods explanatory study	3
Rate of obesity within a mixed-breed group of horses in Ireland and their owners’ perceptions of body condition and useability of an equine body condition scoring scale	3
Identification of different attitudes towards paratuberculosis control using cluster analysis applied on data from an anonymous survey among German cattle farmers	3
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms	3
Controlling bacteriological contamination of environmental surfaces at the biological isolation and containment unit of a veterinary teaching hospital	3
Improving infection control in a veterinary hospital: a detailed study on patterns of faecal contamination to inform changes in practice	3
First detected case of rabbit Haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in the Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus)	3
Horn bud size of dairy-bred and suckler-bred calves at time of disbudding	2
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of re-emerged virulent strains of Peste des Petits Ruminants virus among sheep in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan	2
Use of autologous fascia lata graft to repair a complex corneal ulcer in a mare	2
Doppler evaluation of maternal vessels in normal gestation and threatened abortion in canines	2
Flock health survey of Irish Texel society breeders and larynx examination in Texel sheep	2
Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?	2
Triple nostrils in a calf	2
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery	2
Changes of plasma fibronectin and fibronectin-fibrin complexes in dams of stillborn dairy calves	2