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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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	91
Evolution of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 infection prevalence and infection dynamics in Irish dairy herds following an IBR hyperimmunisation vaccination protocol	25
Global animal melioidosis prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication	23
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
Preparation for a potential outbreak of bluetongue virus in Ireland: surveillance design to estimate local prevalence after an initial case detection	16
Early-phase laparoscopic skill acquisition in veterinary students: impact of 2D/3D vision and conventional/articulating instruments	16
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures	15
Summer scour syndrome in weaned dairy calves: case series	15
A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions	10
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery	10
Ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the saphenous nerve in goat cadavers	9
Comparison of milk and grass composition from grazing Irish dairy herds with and without milk fat depression	9
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms	8
Effects of age and feeding protocols on the metabolic and physiological condition of unweaned calves during and after long-distance transport	8
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	7
Correction: Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	7
A case study of critical points for the entry and spread of Salmonella Infantis in a broiler farm	7
A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis	7
Animal tuberculosis control in a disease-free country, France: does the long and winding road really lead to eradication?	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
Clinical benefits of early-stage autologous conditioned serum and injectable platelet-rich fibrin on healing superficial digital flexor tendonitis in donkeys	6
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus infection: a case report and first description in Ireland	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
Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?	6
Integrating whole-genome sequencing and epidemiology to characterise Mycobacterium bovis transmission in Ireland: a proof of concept	6
Multi-platform diagnostic strategy and biosecurity as basis of contagious agalactia control programs in endemic areas	6
First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe	6
Molecular prevalence of Chlamydia spp. in wild birds from Qinghai Lake, China	5
Congestive heart failure after enterotomy in a cat with asymptomatic transient myocardial thickening	5
Comparison between typical primary and eunatraemic, eukalaemic hypoadrenocorticism: 92 cases	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
Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas	5
Fertility outcomes in cows with subclinical endometritis after clinical cure of clinical endometritis	5
Utility of 18F-FDOPA PET/CT in the differential diagnosis of canine pheochromocytoma and adrenocortical tumors clinically mimicking pheochromocytoma	5
Comparative genomic analysis of multiple mammary tumors from a single dog: whole-genome sequencing study	4
Presumed acute myocardial damage in a British Shorthair cat with previously diagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	4
bTB eradication in Ireland: where to from here?	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
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
Effects of serial passaging of field isolates of Bangladeshi PPR virus in Vero cells on the fusion protein	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
Severe anaemia secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer in a male alpaca	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
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
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
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
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
Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	2
Serum selenium and vitamin E concentrations in indigenous Korean calves with neonatal weak calf syndrome	2
Identification of a new goat torovirus strain: first detection and genomic analysis in China	2
Healing the unhealable: Wharton's jelly stem cell vesicles as a breakthrough for feline chronic skin ulcers	2
Combinations of job demands are associated with increased risk of depression in clinical veterinary practice: a cross-sectional study	2
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms	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	1
Effects of adding atracurium to Lidocaine solution during intravenous regional anesthesia in dogs	1
Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging	1
Review of mosquitoes in Ireland and of relevant mosquito-borne pathogens	1
Ovine lameness in Ireland: a survey-based investigation of farmer reported prevalence, recognition, and treatment of lameness conditions	1
Improving infection control in a veterinary hospital: a detailed study on patterns of faecal contamination to inform changes in practice	1
Prevalence, risk factors and molecular identification of paramphistomid species in sheep from a Spanish endemic area	1
Helminth infections in slaughtered livestock of Qazvin Province, Iran: implications for food safety and public health	1
Reduction of microRNA-221 in BVDV infection enhances viral replication by targeting the ATG7-mediated autophagy pathway	1
Association between body condition score, testicular haemodynamics and echogenicity, nitric oxide levels, and total antioxidant capacity in rams	1
T-cell lymphoma infiltrating the uterus and ovaries of a Golden Retriever: a case report	1
Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from members of the families camelidae and equidae worldwide: a systematic review	1

The Irish bTB eradication programme: combining stakeholder engagement and research-driven policy to tackle bovine tuberculosis	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
Retrospective study of tongue gangrene in Egyptian buffaloes and its surgical management	1
Phylogenetic characterisation, virulence factors, and multi-drug resistance of Escherichia coli strains isolated from faeces of feral pigeons (Columba Livia forma urbana)	1