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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Preparation for a potential outbreak of bluetongue virus in Ireland: surveillance design to estimate local prevalence after an initial case detection	25
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	22
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	18
Seroepidemiological survey of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia among cattle in El Jazeera State (Central Sudan)	17
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication	17
Summer scour syndrome in weaned dairy calves: case series	16
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	12
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures	11
A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions	11
Ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the saphenous nerve in goat cadavers	10
Effects of age and feeding protocols on the metabolic and physiological condition of unweaned calves during and after long-distance transport	9
Comparison of milk and grass composition from grazing Irish dairy herds with and without milk fat depression	9
Single nucleotide polymorphisms, gene expression and evaluation of immunological, antioxidant, and pathological parameters associated with bacterial pneumonia in Barki sheep	8
No evidence of BoHV-1 exposure and low levels of pestivirus exposure in sera from 116 opportunistically sampled wild deer in Northern Ireland	8
A case study of critical points for the entry and spread of Salmonella Infantis in a broiler farm	8
A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis	8
Animal tuberculosis control in a disease-free country, France: does the long and winding road really lead to eradication?	8
Clinical benefits of early-stage autologous conditioned serum and injectable platelet-rich fibrin on healing superficial digital flexor tendonitis in donkeys	7
Comparison of anesthetic effects of xylazine combined with alfaxalone or ketamine and maintained with isoflurane in captive Formosan Reeve’s Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus)	7
Integrating whole-genome sequencing and epidemiology to characterise Mycobacterium bovis transmission in Ireland: a proof of concept	7
Correction: Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	7
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus infection: a case report and first description in Ireland	7
Multi-platform diagnostic strategy and biosecurity as basis of contagious agalactia control programs in endemic areas	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
Irish farmers’ interactions with regional veterinary laboratories- reasons, results, reactions: a survey	6
Fertility outcomes in cows with subclinical endometritis after clinical cure of clinical endometritis	6
First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe	6
Horizon scanning: what next for bovine TB control in England?	6
Congestive heart failure after enterotomy in a cat with asymptomatic transient myocardial thickening	6
bTB eradication in Ireland: where to from here?	5
Utility of 18F-FDOPA PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of canine pheochromocytoma and adrenocortical tumors clinically mimicking pheochromocytoma	5
Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas	5
Molecular prevalence of Chlamydia spp. in wild birds from Qinghai Lake, China	5
Development of an animal health testing tool to reduce antimicrobial use on farms: perceptions, implications, and needs of Irish dairy farmers and farm veterinarians	5
Comparison between typical primary and eunatraemic, eukalaemic hypoadrenocorticism: 92 cases	5
A descriptive analysis of Streptococcus suis-associated disease in Irish pigs from 2010 to 2024: serotypes, pathology, and antimicrobial resistance	4
Dry cow pasture silage mineral concentrations and dry cow mineral requirements and supplementation practices on Irish dairy farms	4
Nucleotide sequence variants, gene expression and serum profile of immune and antioxidant markers associated with brucellosis resistance/susceptibility in Shami goat	4
Australia’s colourful path to tuberculosis freedom	4
Presumed acute myocardial damage in a British Shorthair cat with previously diagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	4
In vivo antibacterial activity of chitosan nanoparticles against Clostridium perfringens-induced necrotic enteritis in broilers	3
Bovine TB in New Zealand – journey from epidemic towards eradication	3
Combinations of job demands are associated with increased risk of depression in clinical veterinary practice: a cross-sectional study	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)	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
Serosurvey of tuberculosis in wild boars in Xinjiang, Northwest China: a pilot study	3
Losartan, toceranib, and carboplatin combination therapy for progressive pulmonary metastasis in canine osteosarcoma: a case report	3
Healing the unhealable: Wharton's jelly stem cell vesicles as a breakthrough for feline chronic skin ulcers	3
Clinical observations from a study comparing two different treatments for bluetongue in sheep	3
Effects of serial passaging of field isolates of Bangladeshi PPR virus in Vero cells on the fusion protein	3
Comparative genomic analysis of multiple mammary tumors from a single dog: whole-genome sequencing study	3
Severe anaemia secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer in a male alpaca	3
The opinions of farm animal veterinarians in Ireland on antibiotic use and their role in antimicrobial stewardship	3
Organic acids mitigate Streptococcus agalactiae virulence in Tilapia fish gut primary cells and in a gut infection model	2
Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging	2
Effects of adding atracurium to Lidocaine solution during intravenous regional anesthesia in dogs	2
Serum selenium and vitamin E concentrations in indigenous Korean calves with neonatal weak calf syndrome	2
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Ireland: is it a case of now or never?	2
Prevalence and risk factors for Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BoHV-1) infection in Irish beef herds: results from the National Beef Welfare Scheme 2023	2
Plasma and urinary exposure of cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid in horses following consumption of contaminated feed	2
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	2
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms	2
Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	2
The Irish bTB eradication programme: combining stakeholder engagement and research-driven policy to tackle bovine tuberculosis	2
Helminth infections in slaughtered livestock of Qazvin Province, Iran: implications for food safety and public health	2
Identification of a new goat torovirus strain: first detection and genomic analysis in China	2