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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication	59
Factors affecting retention of veterinary practitioners in Ireland: a cross-sectional study with a focus on clinical practice	20
First detected case of rabbit Haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in the Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus)	19
Sporadic worldwide “clusters” of feed driven Zilpaterol identifications in racing horses: a review and analysis	14
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures	13
Seroepidemiological survey of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia among cattle in El Jazeera State (Central Sudan)	13
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery	13
Summer scour syndrome in weaned dairy calves: case series	13
Ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the saphenous nerve in goat cadavers	12
A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions	12
Comparison of milk and grass composition from grazing Irish dairy herds with and without milk fat depression	10
Identification of different attitudes towards paratuberculosis control using cluster analysis applied on data from an anonymous survey among German cattle farmers	10
Single nucleotide polymorphisms, gene expression and evaluation of immunological, antioxidant, and pathological parameters associated with bacterial pneumonia in Barki sheep	9
Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in slaughter pigs and carcasses in Irish abattoirs and their antimicrobial resistance	9
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms	9
A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis	8
Engaging with selective dry cow therapy: understanding the barriers and facilitators perceived by Irish farmers	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
Correction: Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	7
Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?	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
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
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from on-farm and conventional hatching broiler farms in Ireland	5
Multi-platform diagnostic strategy and biosecurity as basis of contagious agalactia control programs in endemic areas	5

The Irish cattle population structured by enterprise type: overview, trade & trends	5
Clinical benefits of early-stage autologous conditioned serum and injectable platelet-rich fibrin on healing superficial digital flexor tendonitis in donkeys	5
First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe	5
Nucleotide sequence variants, gene expression and serum profile of immune and antioxidant markers associated with brucellosis resistance/susceptibility in Shami goat	4
Fertility outcomes in cows with subclinical endometritis after clinical cure of clinical endometritis	4
Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas	4
Comparison between typical primary and eunatraemic, eukalaemic hypoadrenocorticism: 92 cases	4
Warmblood fragile foal syndrome causative single nucleotide polymorphism frequency in horses in Ireland	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
Horizon scanning: what next for bovine TB control in England?	4
Irish farmers’ interactions with regional veterinary laboratories- reasons, results, reactions: a survey	4
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
Australia’s colourful path to tuberculosis freedom	3
bTB eradication in Ireland: where to from here?	3
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle – a review in the context of seasonal pasture-based dairy herds	3
Bovine TB in New Zealand – journey from epidemic towards eradication	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
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
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Ireland: is it a case of now or never?	2
Comparative analysis of genetic characterization of β-lactam-resistant Escherichia coli from bulk tank milk in Korea	2
The opinions of farm animal veterinarians in Ireland on antibiotic use and their role in antimicrobial stewardship	2
The new Veterinary Medicines Regulation: rising to the challenge	2
Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	2
Self-reported awareness of the legal status of eight responsibilities of dog owners in Ireland: are dog owners different from non-dog owners?	2
Ultrasound screening protocol for osteochondrosis at selected predilection sites in thoroughbred yearlings	2
Organic acids mitigate Streptococcus agalactiae virulence in Tilapia fish gut primary cells and in a gut infection model	2
Behaviour change interventions for responsible antimicrobial use on farms	2
Severe anaemia secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer in a male alpaca	2
Combinations of job demands are associated with increased risk of depression in clinical veterinary practice: a cross-sectional study	2