2024/2025
* Bhat, S.A., Parveen, A., Gormley, E., Meade, K.G., 2024. Extensive differential DNA methylation between tuberculosis skin test positive and skin test negative cattle. BMC Genomics 25, 762. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Brock, J., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Lange, M., Tratalos, J.A., Barrett, D., Lane, L., More, S.J., Graham, D.A., Thulke, H.H., 2024, Evaluating the effectiveness & costs of strategies post-eradication to monitor for freedom from BVDV infection in Ireland. Agricultural Systems 221, 104127. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Madden, J.M., Casey-Bryars, M., More, S.J., Barrett, D., Gormley, E., Ryan, E., 2024. Investigation of the association between the Enferplex bovine tuberculosis antibody test and the future risk of bovine tuberculosis in Irish cattle in infected herds: a pilot field study. Veterinary Research Communications 48, 555–561. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Madden, J.M., O’Donovan, J., Casey-Bryars, M., Sweeney, J., Messam, L.L., McAloon, C.G., More, S.J., Kenny, K., Ryan, E., Gormley, E., 2024. The impact of changing the cut-off threshold of the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) assay for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis in Ireland. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 224, 106129. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Martin, H., Garcia Manzanilla, E., More, S.J., Hyde, R., McAloon, C., 2024. Quantification of antimicrobial usage on Irish dairy farms: a comparison of three recording methods. Journal of Dairy Science (in press). (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
McAloon, C.I., McAloon, C.G., Barrett, D., Tratalos, J.A., McGrath, G., Guelbenzu, M., Graham, D.A., Kelly, A., O'Keeffe, K., More, S.J., 2024. Estimation of sensitivity and specificity of bulk tank milk PCR and 2 antibody ELISA tests for herd-level diagnosis of Mycoplasma bovis infection using Bayesian latent class analysis. Journal of Dairy Science 107, 8464-8478. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Tratalos, J.A., Madden, J.M., Casey, M., McSweeney, M., Farrell, F.M., More, S.J., 2024. An epidemiological investigation into the reasons for high bovine tuberculosis incidence in cattle herds of the Burren, Ireland, prior to 2020. Irish Veterinary Journal 77, 15. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Tratalos, J., Madden, J., McGrath, G., More, S., 2024. Computing metrics to inform selection of candidate areas for a regionalized approach to bovine tuberculosis eradication in Ireland. Veterinaria Italiana (in press). (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
* The TB Diagnostics and Immunology Research Laboratory
** DAFM Veterinary Laboratory Service
*** UCC School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
**** School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin