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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 Suska^1
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 Ozsoy^3
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 Martin^1
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. Baines^2
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 Fanning^1
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 Fanning^1
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. Orden^1
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 Kok^3
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 Morgan^2
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 Zhao^1
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. Kamp^2*, David C. King¹, Graham J. Baird³, Kath M. O’Reilly⁴ and Fiona E.A. Murdock^5
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