OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Irish Veterinary Journal is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Preparation for a potential outbreak of bluetongue virus in Ireland: surveillance design to estimate local prevalence after an initial case detection	87
Evidence of mycobacteriaemias and mycobacterial co-infections uncovered in cattle at slaughter using a novel phage-based PhMS-qPCR assay for viable Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium subsp. p	24
Evolution of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 infection prevalence and infection dynamics in Irish dairy herds following an IBR hyperimmunisation vaccination protocol	24
Global animal melioidosis prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication	19
Factors affecting retention of veterinary practitioners in Ireland: a cross-sectional study with a focus on clinical practice	17
Seroepidemiological survey of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia among cattle in El Jazeera State (Central Sudan)	16
Sporadic worldwide “clusters” of feed driven Zilpaterol identifications in racing horses: a review and analysis	15
Summer scour syndrome in weaned dairy calves: case series	14
Early-phase laparoscopic skill acquisition in veterinary students: impact of 2D/3D vision and conventional/articulating instruments	14
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery	13
Ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the saphenous nerve in goat cadavers	9
A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions	9
Comparison of milk and grass composition from grazing Irish dairy herds with and without milk fat depression	9
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures	9
Effects of age and feeding protocols on the metabolic and physiological condition of unweaned calves during and after long-distance transport	8
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms	8
Correction: Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	7
A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis	7
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	7
Single nucleotide polymorphisms, gene expression and evaluation of immunological, antioxidant, and pathological parameters associated with bacterial pneumonia in Barki sheep	7
Clinical benefits of early-stage autologous conditioned serum and injectable platelet-rich fibrin on healing superficial digital flexor tendonitis in donkeys	6
Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?	6
No evidence of BoHV-1 exposure and low levels of pestivirus exposure in sera from 116 opportunistically sampled wild deer in Northern Ireland	6
First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe	6

Comparison of anesthetic effects of xylazine combined with alfaxalone or ketamine and maintained with isoflurane in captive Formosan Reeve’s Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus)	6
A case study of critical points for the entry and spread of Salmonella Infantis in a broiler farm	6
Multi-platform diagnostic strategy and biosecurity as basis of contagious agalactia control programs in endemic areas	6
Animal tuberculosis control in a disease-free country, France: does the long and winding road really lead to eradication?	6
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus infection: a case report and first description in Ireland	5
Congestive heart failure after enterotomy in a cat with asymptomatic transient myocardial thickening	5
bTB eradication in Ireland: where to from here?	5
Irish farmers’ interactions with regional veterinary laboratories- reasons, results, reactions: a survey	5
Horizon scanning: what next for bovine TB control in England?	5
Molecular prevalence of Chlamydia spp. in wild birds from Qinghai Lake, China	5
Integrating whole-genome sequencing and epidemiology to characterise Mycobacterium bovis transmission in Ireland: a proof of concept	5
Fertility outcomes in cows with subclinical endometritis after clinical cure of clinical endometritis	5
Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas	5
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle – a review in the context of seasonal pasture-based dairy herds	4
Utility of 18F-FDOPA PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of canine pheochromocytoma and adrenocortical tumors clinically mimicking pheochromocytoma	4
Comparative genomic analysis of multiple mammary tumors from a single dog: whole-genome sequencing study	4
Comparison between typical primary and eunatraemic, eukalaemic hypoadrenocorticism: 92 cases	4
Development of an animal health testing tool to reduce antimicrobial use on farms: perceptions, implications, and needs of Irish dairy farmers and farm veterinarians	4
Australia’s colourful path to tuberculosis freedom	4
Nucleotide sequence variants, gene expression and serum profile of immune and antioxidant markers associated with brucellosis resistance/susceptibility in Shami goat	4
Dry cow pasture silage mineral concentrations and dry cow mineral requirements and supplementation practices on Irish dairy farms	3
Serosurvey of tuberculosis in wild boars in Xinjiang, Northwest China: a pilot study	3
Bovine TB in New Zealand – journey from epidemic towards eradication	3
In vivo antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis in broilers	3
The opinions of farm animal veterinarians in Ireland on antibiotic use and their role in antimicrobial stewardship	3
Farmers’ knowledge of Johne’s disease and opinions of the Irish Johne’s Control Programme: results of an online survey answered mostly by young farmers	3
Effects of serial passaging of field isolates of Bangladeshi PPR virus in Vero cells on the fusion protein	3
Severe anaemia secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer in a male alpaca	3
Clinical presentation, outcome and prognostic factors in dogs with immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia: a retrospective single-centre study of 104 cases in Ireland (2002–2020)	2
Healing the unhealable: Wharton's jelly stem cell vesicles as a breakthrough for feline chronic skin ulcers	2
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Ireland: is it a case of now or never?	2
Combinations of job demands are associated with increased risk of depression in clinical veterinary practice: a cross-sectional study	2
Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	2
Correction: Streptococci as the new dominant aetiological factors of mastitis in dairy cows in north-eastern Poland: analysis of the results obtained in 2013–2019	2
Losartan, toceranib, and carboplatin combination therapy for progressive pulmonary metastasis in canine osteosarcoma: a case report	2
Organic acids mitigate Streptococcus agalactiae virulence in Tilapia fish gut primary cells and in a gut infection model	2
Identification of a new goat torovirus strain: first detection and genomic analysis in China	2
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms	1
The Irish bTB eradication programme: combining stakeholder engagement and research-driven policy to tackle bovine tuberculosis	1
Prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of paramphistomid species in sheep from a Spanish endemic area	1
Improving infection control in a veterinary hospital: a detailed study on patterns of faecal contamination to inform changes in practice	1
Retrospective study of tongue gangrene in Egyptian buffaloes and its surgical management	1
Helminth infections in slaughtered livestock of Qazvin Province, Iran: implications for food safety and public health	1
Prevalence and risk factors for Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BoHV-1) infection in Irish beef herds: results from the National Beef Welfare Scheme 2023	1
A retrospective case series of the surgical management of thirty-one penile fibropapilloma cases presented to University College Dublin Veterinary Hospital (UCDVH) between 2017 and 2023	1
How control and eradication of BVDV at farm level influences the occurrence of calf diseases and antimicrobial usage during the first six months of calf rearing	1
Reduction of microRNA-221 in BVDV infection enhances viral replication by targeting the ATG7-mediated autophagy pathway	1
Serum selenium and vitamin E concentrations in indigenous Korean calves with neonatal weak calf syndrome	1
Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging	1
Effects of adding atracurium to Lidocaine solution during intravenous regional anesthesia in dogs	1

Ovine lameness in Ireland: a survey-based investigation of farmer reported prevalence, recognition, and treatment of lameness conditions	1
Review of mosquitoes in Ireland and of relevant mosquito-borne pathogens	1