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View article: A Descriptive Analysis of <i>Streptococcus suis</i>-Associated Disease in Irish Pigs from 2010 to 2024: Serotypes, Pathology, and Antimicrobial Resistance
A Descriptive Analysis of <i>Streptococcus suis</i>-Associated Disease in Irish Pigs from 2010 to 2024: Serotypes, Pathology, and Antimicrobial Resistance Open
Streptococcus suis is a major cause of respiratory and systemic diseases in post-weaned pigs, leading to significant production losses and animal welfare concerns. This study provides the first long-term national level analysis of Streptoc…
View article: Pathology of new world camelids in Ireland: 13 years of disease surveillance and the significance of bovine tuberculosis in alpaca
Pathology of new world camelids in Ireland: 13 years of disease surveillance and the significance of bovine tuberculosis in alpaca Open
Causes of New World Camelid (168 alpacas; 7 llamas) mortality in Ireland based on review of passive surveillance findings of the Irish Veterinary Laboratory Service from 2010 till 2023 were analysed. The most frequently submitted age group…
View article: Assessment of the frequency of Mycobacterium bovis shedding in the faeces of naturally and experimentally TB infected cattle
Assessment of the frequency of Mycobacterium bovis shedding in the faeces of naturally and experimentally TB infected cattle Open
Aims To assess the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis bacilli in faecal samples of tuberculous cattle, and to better understand the risk of environmental dissemination of bovine tuberculosis (TB) through the spreading of manure or slurry. M…
View article: A Molecularly Defined Skin Test Reagent for Bovine Tuberculosis Compatible With Vaccination Against Johne’s Disease
A Molecularly Defined Skin Test Reagent for Bovine Tuberculosis Compatible With Vaccination Against Johne’s Disease Open
Tuberculin Purified Protein Derivatives (PPDs) exhibit multiple limitations: they are crude extracts from mycobacterial cultures with largely unknown active components; their production depends on culture of mycobacteria requiring expensiv…
View article: Descriptive analysis of ovine mortality in sentinel sheep flocks in Ireland
Descriptive analysis of ovine mortality in sentinel sheep flocks in Ireland Open
Background Studies of sheep mortality or cause‐specific mortality, in Ireland or internationally, are relatively scarce but are important in presenting baseline levels and changing trends of endemic disease. This study assessed sheep morta…