December 2009 A review of Ireland’s waterbirds, with emphasis on wintering migrants and reference to H5N1 avian influenza Crowe O1, Wilson J2, Aznar I3 and More SJ3 1 Birdwatch Ireland, P.O. Box 12, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 2 National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland 3 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland November 2009 A non-invasive technique for standing surgical repair of urinary bladder rupture in a post-partum mare: a case report Stephen JO1, Harty MS1, Hollis AR1, Yeomans JM2 and Corley KTT1 1 Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, Ireland 2 Ratoath Veterinary Clinic, Ratoath, Co. Meath, Ireland October 2009 Omentalisation as adjunctive treatment of an infected femoral nonunion fracture: A case report McAlinden A, Glyde M, McAllister H and Kirby B Section of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 September 2009 Prevalence and distribution of paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) in cattle herds in Ireland Good M1, Clegg T2, Sheridan H1, Yearsely D3, O’Brien T3, Egan J3 and Mullowney P1 1 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland 2 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 3 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston Campus, Young’s Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland August 2009 Direct and indirect effects of Johne’s disease on farm and animal productivity in an Irish dairy herd Richardson EKB1 and More SJ2 1 Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland 2 CVERA, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland July 2009 Molecular epidemiology of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from horses in Ireland Tazumi A1,2, Maeda Y1,3, Buckley T4,5, Millar BC1, Goldsmith CE1, Dooley JSG3, Elborn JS6,7, Matsuda M2 and Moore JE1,3 1 Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast BT9 7AD, Northern Ireland 2 Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Fuchinobe 1-17- 71, Sagamihara 229-8501, Japan 3 School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland 4 Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland 5 Department of Equine Studies, University of Limerick, Ireland 6 Regional Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AB 7 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Respiratory Medicine, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 7AB June 2009 An outbreak of tuberculosis affecting cattle and people on an Irish dairy farm, following the consumption of raw milk Doran P1, Carson J2, Costello E3 and More SJ4 1 District Veterinary Office, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland 2 Wexford General Hospital, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland 3 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland 4 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland June 2009 (Paper 2) Demographics of cattle positive for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis by faecal culture, from submissions to the Cork Regional Veterinary Laboratory Richardson EKB1, Mee JF1, Sánchez-Miguel C2, Crilly J1 and More SJ3 1 Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland 2 Cork Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Model Farm Road, Bishopstown, Co. Cork, Ireland 3 CVERA, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland 4 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland May 2009 Correlation of the Havemeyer endoscopic laryngeal grading system with histopathological changes in equine cricoarytenoideus dorsalis muscles Collins N 1,2, Milne E1, Hahn C1 and Dixon P1 1 The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland 2 Scone Veterinary Hospital, Clovelly Intensive Care Unit, 10 St Aubins Street, Scone, New South Wales 2337, Australia April 2009 Correlation of the Havemeyer endoscopic laryngeal grading system with histopathological changes in equine cricoarytenoideus dorsalis muscles Collins N 1,2, Milne E1, Hahn C1 and Dixon P1 1 The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland 2 Scone Veterinary Hospital, Clovelly Intensive Care Unit, 10 St Aubins Street, Scone, New South Wales 2337, Australia April 2009 (Paper 2) Paratuberculosis serostatus and milk production, SCC and calving interval Irish dairy herds Hoogendam K 1, Richardson E2, Mee JF2 1 LEl Wageningen UR, Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Animal Systems Division, PO Box 29703, The Hague, The Netherlands 2 Teagasc, Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland March 2009 An evaluation of Irish cattle herds with inconclusive serological evidence of bovine brucellosis Hayes M1,2, Ashe S1,3, Collins DM1, Power S4, Kenny K5, Sheahan M3, O’Hagan G3 and More SJ1 1 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, District Veterinary Office, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland 3 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agriculture House, Kildare St, Dublin 2, Ireland 4 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Blood Testing Laboratory, Model Farm Road, Cork, Ireland 5 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston, Co. Kildare, Ireland March 2009 (Paper 2) An all-island approach to mapping bovine tuberculosis in Ireland McGrath G1, Abernethy D2, Stringer L2,3 and More SJ1 1 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, Veterinary Sciences Centre, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dundonald House, Belfast BT4 3SF, Northern Ireland 3 Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, PB 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand February 2009 Analgesic management of an eight-year-old Springer Spaniel after amputation of a thoracic limb West E1,, Andreoni V2, Keeley BJ2, Self IA2 and Jones BR2 1 Small Animal Teaching Hospital, Leahurst, University of Liverpool, Neston CH64 7TE 2 University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland February 2009 (Paper 2) Nutritional muscular dystrophy in a four-day-old Connemara foal Katz LM 1, O’Dwyer S1 and Pollock PJ2 1 University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow. G61 1QH, Scotland, UK January 2009 (Paper 2) Survival and dispersal of a defined cohort of Irish cattle Ashe S 1,2, More SJ 1, O’Keeffe J1, White P1, McGrath G1, Aznar I1 1 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland January 2009 Farm management factors associated with bulk tank total bacterial count in Irish dairy herds during 2006/07 Kelly PT1,2, O’Sullivan K3, Berry DP1, More SJ2, Meaney WJ1, O’Callaghan EJ1, O’Brien B1 1 Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork 2 School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 3 Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork, Co. Cork December 2008 Herd and within-herd BoHV-1 prevalence among Irish beef herds submitting bulls for entry to a performance testing station O’Grady L1, O’Neill R2, Collins DM3, Clegg TA3, More SJ1,3 1 Section of Herd and Veterinary Public Health, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Virology Division, Backweston Campus, Young’s Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland 3 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland December 2008 (Paper 2) Low reproductive performance and high sow mortality in a pig breeding herd: a case study Rueda López, MA Kiernan Milling, Veterinary Clinic, Granard, Co. Longford, Ireland November 2008 The structure and regulation of the Irish equine industries: Links to considerations of equine welfare Collins J, Hanlon A, More SJ and Duggan V School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland October 2008 Animal abuse and intimate partner violence: Researching the link and its significance in Ireland – a veterinary perspective Gallagher, B.1, Allen, M.2 and Jones, B.11 UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland2 UCD School of Applied Social Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland September 2008 (Paper 2) Imbedding HACCP principles in dairy herd health and production management: Case report on calf rearing Boersema, J.S.C. 1, Noordhuizen, J.P.T.M. 2, 3, Vieira, A. 4, Lievaart, J.J. 5 and Baumgartner, W.6 1 University of Utrecht, Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Utrecht, Netherlands 2 University of Gent, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgium 3 Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Lyon, Département Elevage, Santé et Qualité des Productions, Marcy-l’Etoile, France 4 Vacqa-International, Santarém, Portugal 5 Charles Sturt University, School of Veterinary and Animal Science,Wagga Wagga, Australia 6 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Clinic for Ruminants, Department for Farm Animals and Herd Management, Austria September 2008 Acute haemoabdomen associated with Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in a dog: A case report Willesen, J.L.,Bjornvad, C.R. and Koch, J. Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 16, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark August 2008 (Paper 2) Tuberculosis in alpaca (Lama pacos) on a farm in Ireland. 2. Results of an epidemiological investigation Connolly, D.J.1, Dwyer, P.J.2, Fagan, J.2, Hayes, M.3, Ryan, E.G.4, Costello, E.5,Kilroy, A.6 and More, S.J.4,7 1 Ballybaun, Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland 2 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland 3 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Government Offices, Davis Street, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary, Ireland 4 Section of Herd and Veterinary Public Health, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 5 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston Campus, Co. Kildare, Ireland 6 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kilrush Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland 7 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland August 2008 (Paper 1) Tuberculosis in alpaca (Lama pacos) on a farm in Ireland. 1. A clinical report Ryan, E.G.1, Dwyer, P.J.2, Connolly, D.J.3, Fagan, J.2, Costello, E.4 and More, S.J.1,5 1 Section of Herd and Veterinary Public Health, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Coosan, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland 3 Ballybaun, Gort, Co. Galway, Ireland 4 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland 5 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland July 2008 (Paper 2) Risk factors for the introduction and within-herd transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) infection on 59 Irish dairy herds Cashman, W.1, Buckley, J.2, Quigley, T.3, Fanning, S.4, More, S.4, Egan, J.5, Berry, D.6, Grant, I.7 and O’ Farrell, K.8 1 Riverstown Cross, Glanmire, Co. Cork 2 Veterinary Department, Cork County Council, County Hall, Cork 3 safefood, Food Safety Promotion Board, 7 Eastgate Avenue, Little Island, Co. Cork 4 School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 5 Central Veterinary Laboratory, Backweston, Co. Kildare 6 Moorepark Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork 7 Institute of Agri-Food and Land Use, Queen’s University, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Rd., Belfast, Northern Ireland 8 Greenhill, Fermoy Co. Cork July 2008 (Paper 1) Trends in cow numbers and culling rate in the Irish cattle population, 2003 to 2006 Maher, P.1, Good, M.1 and More, S.J.2 1 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kildare St., Dublin 2 2 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 June 2008 (Paper 1) Anaesthesia for the geriatric dog and cat Hughes, J.M.L. School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 Tel: +353 1 716 6057 Fax: +353 1 716 6061 Email: lynne.hughes@ucd.ie June 2008 (Paper 2) Congenital oesophageal hiatal hernia in a pug Keeley, B.1, Puggioni, A.1 and Pratschke, K.2 1 School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4 2 Small Animal Hospital, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, 463 Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH 8 Greenhill, Fermoy Co. Cork May 2008 (Paper 1) Ascending placentitis in the mare:A review Cummins, C., Carrington, S., Fitzpatrick, E. and Duggan, V. School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine University College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 4 May 2008 (Paper 2) Breeding soundness evaluation of bulls by semen analysis, testicular fine needle aspiration cytology and trans-scrotal ultrasonography Chapwanya, A., Callanan, J., Larkin, H., Keenan, L. and Vaughan, L. School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Centre, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland April 2008 (Paper 1) Occupational stress, work-home interference and burnout among Belgian veterinary practitioners Hansez I.1, Schins, F.1 and Rollin, F.2 1 University of Liège, Faculty of Psychology, Work Psychology Department, Liège, Belgium 2 University of Liège, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Ruminants, Liège, Belgium April 2008 (Paper 2) Conservative treatment of a comminuted cervical fracture in a racehorse Vos, N.J. Unit of Veterinary Surgery, University Veterinary Hospital, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland March 2008 (Paper 1) Equine post-breeding endometritis: A review Maischberger, E., Irwin, J.A., Carrington, S.D. and Duggan, V.E., Veterinary Science Centre, School of, Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland March 2008 (Paper 2)) Right cranial lung lobe torsion after a diaphragmatic rupture repair in a Jack Russell terrier Terzo, E.1, Pink, J.2, Puggioni, A.1, Shiel, R.1, Andreoni, V.1 and McAllister, H.1 1 University Veterinary Hospital, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 2 Willows Referral Service, 78 Tanworth Lane, Solihull, United Kingdom February 2008 A case for increased private sector involvement in Ireland’s national animal health services Simon J. MoreCentre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk AnalysisUCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary MedicineUniversity College DublinBelfield, Dublin 4, IrelandEmail: Simon.More@ucd.ie January 2008 Control of Mycobacterium bovis infection in two sika deer herds in Ireland Tom Partridge1, Dónal Toolan2, John Egan3 and Simon More4 December 2007 Resistance studies of erythromycin and rifampin for Rhodococcus equi over a 10-year period T. Buckley, E. McManamon and S. StanbridgeIrish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland November 2007 Effect of restricting silage feeding prepartum on time of calving, dystocia and stillbirth in Holstein-Friesian cows David E. Gleeson, Bernadette O’Brien and John F. MeeTeagasc, Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland October 2007 A study of 54 cases of left displacement of the abomasum: February to July 2005 Sexton, M.F.1, Buckley, W.1 and Ryan, E.2 1 Riverview Veterinary Clinic, Bandon, Co. Cork, Ireland 2 School of Agriculture, Food Science & Veterinary Medicine, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland September 2007 Shaping our future: animal health in a global trading environment Simon J. MoreCentre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, UCD Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland August 2007 Outbreak of botulism in a dairy herd in Turkey Senturk, S.1 and Cihan, H.2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Uludag University, 16190, Bursa, Turkey July 2007 Transrectal ultrasonographic diagnosis of jejunoileal intussusception in a cow Tolga Karapinar and Mustafa Kom Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Firat University, 23119, Elazig, Turkey June 2007 A review of factors influencing litter size in Irish sows Peadar G. Lawlor and P. Brendan LynchTeagasc, Pig Production Development Unit, Moorepark Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork May 2007 An investigation into the depth of penetration of low level laser therapy through the equine tendon in vivo Teresa Ryan and Dr RKW SmithThe Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 7TA,UK April 2007 Analysis of Canadian and Irish forage, oats and commercially available equine concentrate feed for pathogenic fungi and mycotoxins Thomas Buckley, Alan Creighton, Ursula Fogarty Irish Equine Centre, Johnstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland March 2007 A review of the renal system and diurnal variations of renal activity in livestock Ewa Skotnicka1, Zbigniew Muszczyñski2, Wioleta Dudzinska1, Maria Suska1 1 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Szczecin, Al. Piastow 40 B , 71-065 Szczecin, Poland 2 Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Breeding, University of Agriculture, ul. Doktora Judyma 6, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland February 2007 Tertiary hypothyroidism in a dog Robert E. Shiel, Els Acke, Antonella Puggioni, Joseph P. Cassidy & Carmel T. Mooney School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland January 2007 Pleural mesothelioma in a nine-month-old dog Sevil Atalay Vural1, Zafer Ozyildiz2 and Sule Yurdagul Ozsoy3 1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ankara University, 06110 Diskapi/Ankara, Turkey 2 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey 3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey December 2006 A case study of bovine tuberculosis in an area of County Donegal, Ireland Francisco Olea-Popelka1, Dermot Butler2, Des Lavin2, Guy McGrath3, James O’Keeffe3, David Kelton1, Olaf Berke1,4, Simon More3 and Wayne Martin1 1 Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Clinical Research Building, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 2 Department of Agriculture and Food, District Veterinary Office, Raphoe, County Donegal, Ireland 3 Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 4 School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany November 2006 Lingual haemangiosarcoma in a crossbred dog Laura J. Owen1, James M. Grierson2, Janet C. Patterson-Kane2 and Stephen J. Baines2 1 Small Animal Hospital, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Langford House, Bristol, England 2 Queen Mother Hospital, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England October 2006 Risk management of paratuberculosis in dairy herds Maarten F. Weber Animal Health Services, PO Box 9, 7400 AA Deventer, the Netherlands September 2006 An Irish perspective on Cryptosporidium (2) Annetta Zintl1, Grace Mulcahy1, Theo de Waal1, Valerie de Waele2, Catherine Byrne3, Marguerite Clyne3, Nicholas Holden1 and Seamus Fanning1 1 UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine and Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Ireland 2 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston Campus, Young’s Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland 3 UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, The Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland August 2006 An Irish perspective on Cryptosporidium (1) Annetta Zintl1, Grace Mulcahy1, Theo de Waal1, Valerie de Waele2, Catherine Byrne3, Marguerite Clyne3, Nicholas Holden1 and Seamus Fanning1 1 UCD School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine and Conway Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Ireland 2 Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Backweston Campus, Young’s Cross, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, Ireland 3 UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science, The Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Dublin, Ireland July 2006 A survey of Salmonella spp and Campylobacter spp in dairy goat faeces and bulk tank milk in the Murcia region of Spain Carmen Cortés1, Ricardo de la Fuente1, Antonio Contreras2, Antonio Sánchez2, Juan C. Corrales2, Susana Martínez1 and José A. Orden1 1 Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain 2 Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, 30071 Murcia, Spain June 2006 Prevalence of Listeria species in camel sausages from retail markets in Aydin province in Turkey and RAPD analysis of Listeria monocytogenes isolates Gokben Ozbey1, Hasan Basri Ertas2 and Filiz Kok3 1 Vocational School of Health Services, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig/Turkey 2 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Firat, 23119 Elazig/Turkey 3 Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Adnan Menderes, 09016 Isıklı, Aydin/Turkey May 2006 Comparison of the arterial blood gas, arterial oxyhaemoglobin saturation and end-tidal carbon dioxide tension during sevoflurane or isoflurane anaesthesia in rabbits Ayse Topal and Nihal Gül Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16190 Bursa, Turkey April 2006 Imported disease of dogs and cats exotic to ireland: Echinococcus multilocularis Mark Goodfellow1, Susan Shaw1 and Eric Morgan2 1 Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, North Somerset, BS40 5DU, England 2 University of Bristol, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UG, England March 2006 Isolation of avian influenza virus (H9N2) from emu in China Wenhua Kang1,Wanyong Pang2, Junfeng Hao1 and Deming Zhao1 1 National Animal TSE Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100094, People’s Republic of China 2 UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland February 2006 Perceptions of animal physiotherapy amongst Irish veterinary surgeons Aoife Doyle and N. Frances Horgan School of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland January 2006 A serological investigation of caseous lymphadenitis in four flocks of sheep Frank E. Malone1, Seán A. Fee1, Elbarte M. Kamp2*, David C. King1, Graham J. Baird3, Kath M. O’Reilly4 and Fiona E.A. Murdock5 1 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, 43 Beltany Road, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, BT78 5NF 2 Institute of Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad), PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands * Deceased. 3 Scottish Agricultural College, Veterinary Science Division, Greycrook, St. Boswells, Melrose, Scotland, TD6 0EQ 4 Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, England, CV4 7AL 5 Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Service, Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT4 3SB
