OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Irish Veterinary Journal is 5. 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
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
No evidence of BoHV-1 exposure and low levels of pestivirus exposure in sera from 116 opportunistically sampled wild deer in Northern Ireland	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)	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
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
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
Molecular prevalence of Chlamydia spp. in wild birds from Qinghai Lake, China	5