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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Factors affecting retention of veterinary practitioners in Ireland: a cross-sectional study with a focus on clinical practice	85
First detected case of rabbit Haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in the Irish hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus)	55
Selective breeding can contribute to bovine tuberculosis control and eradication	20
Sporadic worldwide “clusters” of feed driven Zilpaterol identifications in racing horses: a review and analysis	17
Seroepidemiological survey of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia among cattle in El Jazeera State (Central Sudan)	16
Summer scour syndrome in weaned dairy calves: case series	13
Thoracolumbar retrolaminar block in seven dogs undergoing spinal surgery	13
Identification of different attitudes towards paratuberculosis control using cluster analysis applied on data from an anonymous survey among German cattle farmers	12
Sacrococcygeal epidural administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in seven cats undergoing pelvic or hind limb orthopaedic procedures	12
A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions	11
Comparison of milk and grass composition from grazing Irish dairy herds with and without milk fat depression	10
Ultrasound-guided perineural injection of the saphenous nerve in goat cadavers	10
Prevalence of Salmonella spp. in slaughter pigs and carcasses in Irish abattoirs and their antimicrobial resistance	9
Single nucleotide polymorphisms, gene expression and evaluation of immunological, antioxidant, and pathological parameters associated with bacterial pneumonia in Barki sheep	9
Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms	9
Correction: Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	8
Engaging with selective dry cow therapy: understanding the barriers and facilitators perceived by Irish farmers	8
A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis	8
Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) prevalence in humans in close contact with animals and measures to reduce on-farm colonisation	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
Animal tuberculosis control in a disease-free country, France: does the long and winding road really lead to eradication?	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
Resistance and virulence distribution in enterococci isolated from broilers reared in two farming systems	5
Virulent systemic feline calicivirus infection: a case report and first description in Ireland	5

First report of Besnoitia bennetti in Irish donkeys: an emerging parasitic disease in Europe	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	4
bTB eradication in Ireland: where to from here?	4
Nucleotide sequence variants, gene expression and serum profile of immune and antioxidant markers associated with brucellosis resistance/susceptibility in Shami goat	4
Clinical benefits of early-stage autologous conditioned serum and injectable platelet-rich fibrin on healing superficial digital flexor tendonitis in donkeys	4
Irish farmers’ interactions with regional veterinary laboratories- reasons, results, reactions: a survey	4
Horizon scanning: what next for bovine TB control in England?	4
Warmblood fragile foal syndrome causative single nucleotide polymorphism frequency in horses in Ireland	4
Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from on-farm and conventional hatching broiler farms in Ireland	4
Fertility outcomes in cows with subclinical endometritis after clinical cure of clinical endometritis	4
Comparison between typical primary and eunatraemic, eukalaemic hypoadrenocorticism: 92 cases	4
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection in cattle – a review in the context of seasonal pasture-based dairy herds	3
Development of an animal health testing tool to reduce antimicrobial use on farms: perceptions, implications, and needs of Irish dairy farmers and farm veterinarians	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
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
Relationships between body condition score, body weight and body measurements in alpacas	3
The opinions of farm animal veterinarians in Ireland on antibiotic use and their role in antimicrobial stewardship	2
Severe anaemia secondary to a perforated gastric ulcer in a male alpaca	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
Confronting the complexities of antimicrobial management for Staphylococcus aureus causing bovine mastitis: an innovative paradigm	2
Comparative analysis of genetic characterization of β-lactam-resistant Escherichia coli from bulk tank milk in Korea	2
Ultrasound screening protocol for osteochondrosis at selected predilection sites in thoroughbred yearlings	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
Organic acids mitigate Streptococcus agalactiae virulence in Tilapia fish gut primary cells and in a gut infection model	2
Bovine TB in New Zealand – journey from epidemic towards eradication	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
Combinations of job demands are associated with increased risk of depression in clinical veterinary practice: a cross-sectional study	2
The new Veterinary Medicines Regulation: rising to the challenge	2