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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

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	58
Stress and strain among veterinarians: a scoping review	32
Clinical signs of brachycephalic ocular syndrome in 93 dogs	29
Calf health from birth to weaning - an update	21
Association between clinical respiratory signs, lung lesions detected by thoracic ultrasonography and growth performance in pre‐weaned dairy calves	20
A cross-sectional survey on respiratory disease in a cohort of Irish pig farms	16
Prediction of lameness using automatically recorded activity, behavior and production data in post-parturient Irish dairy cows	14
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms	13
Resistance and virulence distribution in enterococci isolated from broilers reared in two farming systems	11
Engaging with selective dry cow therapy: understanding the barriers and facilitators perceived by Irish farmers	11
Will we ever eradicate animal tuberculosis?	11
The effect of disinfectant ingredients on teat skin bacteria associated with mastitis in Irish dairy herds	10
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from on-farm and conventional hatching broiler farms in Ireland	10
Suspected cyanide toxicity in cattle associated with ingestion of laurel - a case report	8
Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in slaughter pigs and carcasses in Irish abattoirs and their antimicrobial resistance	8
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle – a review in the context of seasonal pasture-based dairy herds	8
Streptococci as the new dominant aetiological factors of mastitis in dairy cows in north-eastern Poland: analysis of the results obtained in 2013–2019	8
Stakeholder perceptions of non-regulatory bovine health issues in Ireland: past and future perspectives	7
Exotic pets in Ireland: 1. Prevalence of ownership and access to veterinary services	7
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms	7
The devil you know and the devil you don’t: current status and challenges of bovine tuberculosis eradication in the United States	7
Factors affecting retention of veterinary practitioners in Ireland: a cross-sectional study with a focus on clinical practice	7
Causes of stress and conflict in the veterinary professional workplace – a perspective from Poland	7
The in vitro efficacy of eye drops containing a bacteriophage solution specific for Staphylococcus spp. isolated from dogs with bacterial conjunctivitis	7
Development of an ethogram/guide for identifying feline emotions: a new approach to feline interactions and welfare assessment in practice	6

A pilot study on the prevalence of lice in Irish beef cattle and the first Irish report of deltamethrin tolerance in Bovicola bovis	6
Sero-epidemiological survey of bluetongue disease in one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius) in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan	6
Exotic pets in Ireland: 2. Provision of veterinary services and perspectives of veterinary professionals’ on responsible ownership	6
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	6
First detected case of rabbit Haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in the Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus)	6
The Irish bTB eradication programme: combining stakeholder engagement and research-driven policy to tackle bovine tuberculosis	5
Challenges to the control of Mycobacterium bovis in livestock and wildlife populations in the South African context	5
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	5
Improving infection control in a veterinary hospital: a detailed study on patterns of faecal contamination to inform changes in practice	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
Seroprevalence of Chlamydia abortus infection in yak (Bos grunniens) in Tibet, China	4
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures	4
The Irish cattle population structured by enterprise type: overview, trade & trends	4
Bovine tuberculosis in Spain, is it really the final countdown?	4
Identification of different attitudes towards paratuberculosis control using cluster analysis applied on data from an anonymous survey among German cattle farmers	4
Horn bud size of dairy-bred and suckler-bred calves at time of disbudding	3
Controlling bacteriological contamination of environmental surfaces at the biological isolation and containment unit of a veterinary teaching hospital	3
N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide levels in normotensive and hypertensive dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease stage B	3
Irish farmers’ interactions with regional veterinary laboratories- reasons, results, reactions: a survey	3
Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?	3
Horizon scanning: what next for bovine TB control in England?	2
The mechanistic role of natural antimicrobials in preventing Staphylococcus aureus invasion of MAC-T cells using an in vitro mastitis model	2
Anaesthetic management and complications of a Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) undergoing diagnostic imaging	2
Association between body condition score, testicular haemodynamics and echogenicity, nitric oxide levels, and total antioxidant capacity in rams	2
The new Veterinary Medicines Regulation: rising to the challenge	2
The opinions of farm animal veterinarians in Ireland on antibiotic use and their role in antimicrobial stewardship	2
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery	2
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication	2
Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	2
Ultrasound screening protocol for osteochondrosis at selected predilection sites in thoroughbred yearlings	2
Epidemiology and molecular characterization of re-emerged virulent strains of Peste des Petits Ruminants virus among sheep in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan	2
Australia’s colourful path to tuberculosis freedom	2