Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) has substantial impacts on the Irish cattle industry. Between 2016 and 2024, its burden increased in Irish cattle. As an initial step towards understanding drive...

Irish Veterinary Journal - Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is a notifiable zoonotic pathogen in Ireland. While typically subclinical in ruminants, infection is associated with...

This PhD will investigate new methods and tools for using routinely collected veterinary clinical data to support companion animal health and welfare surveillan

Avian influenza virus (AIV) is a significant global concern, causing widespread mortality in wild birds, domestic poultry and, more recently, wild and domestic mammals. This study presents a retrospec...

The growing complexity of infectious disease emergence, especially zoonotic threats, demands a transformation in how veterinary epidemiology collects, analyz...

Background Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused primarily by Mycobacterium bovis, remains a major challenge across the island of Ireland. Despite decades of an eradication programme that encompasses catt...

Irish Veterinary Journal - In the Republic of Ireland, the herd-level incidence of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, reached 6.40% by June 29th 2025, highlighting...

Bluetongue virus serotype 3 emerged in northern Europe in 2023 and 2024. As of September 2025, Ireland is bluetongue free. However, to inform control decisions in the event of a possible incursion, a ...

IntroductionLivestock biomass is a denominator for a wide range of important production metrics, including productivity, environmental impact, greenhouse gas...

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Lameness is one of the major production diseases affecting dairy cattle. It is associated with negative welfare in affected cattle, economic losses at the farm level, and adverse effects on sustainabi...

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Between October 2018 and December 2020, an opportunistic collection of tissues from 218 foxes was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) in this species. A pooled s...

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