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]
Chang, Y., Widgren, S., de Jong, M.C.M., Tratalos, J.A., More, S.J., Hartemink, N., 2025. Evaluating the effectiveness of badger vaccination combined with cattle test-and-removal in managing bovine tuberculosis: Insights from a two-host and multi-route transmission model. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 235, 106386. (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., Manzanilla, E.G., More, S.J., Hyde, R., McAloon, C., 2025. Quantification of antimicrobial use on Irish dairy farms: A comparison of three recording methods. Journal of Dairy Science 108, 1790-1806. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
McAloon, C.I., Farrell, D., Smith, J., Gordon, S.V., Sheehan, M., Kennedy, A., Geraghty, T., Mason, C., Leggett, B., Leonard, F.C., Sweeney, T., McGrath, G., O'Shaughnessy, J., O'Rourke, J., Ridley, A., Deeney, A., More, S.J., 2025. Characterisation and comparison of Mycoplasma bovis strain types from Irish and Scottish bovine isolates in a global context. Veterinary Microbiology 300, 110339. (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]
McGrath, G., More, S., 2024. Farm fragmentation in Ireland. Veterinaria Italiana 60, 4. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
More, S.J., 2024. Eradication of bovine tuberculosis in Ireland: is it a case of now or never? Irish Veterinary Journal 77, 22. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Murphy, K.J., Byrne, A.W., Marples, N., O’Hagan, M.J.H., Kelly, D.J., Quinn, D., Breslin, P., Morera-Pujol, V., Khouri, R.M., Barrett, D., McGrath, G., Ciuti, S., 2025. Wildlife response to land-use change forces encounters between zoonotic disease hosts and farms in agricultural landscapes. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 386, 109561. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
Murphy, D., FitzGerald, W., McGrath, G., Swan, C., Kenny, K., 2025. A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis. Irish Veterinary Journal 78, 9. [(opens in a new window)DOI link]
O Donovan, S.M., McAloon, C.G., O'Grady, L., Geraghty, T., Burrell, A., McCarthy, M.C., Donlon, J., Tratalos, J.A., Mee, J.F., 2024. Use of conjoint analysis to weight biosecurity practices on pasture-based dairy farms to develop a novel audit tool-BioscoreDairy. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 11, 1462783. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
* O'Grady, J.F., McHugo, G.P., Ward, J.A., Hall, T.J., Faherty O'Donnell, S.L., Correia, C.N., Browne, J.A., McDonald, M., Gormley, E., Riggio, V., Prendergast, J.G.D., Clark, E.L., Pausch, H., Meade, K.G., Gormley, I.C., Gordon, S.V., MacHugh, D.E., 2025. Integrative genomics sheds light on the immunogenetics of tuberculosis in cattle. Communications Biology 8, 479. (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 60, 4. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
* Wiseman, J., Cassidy, J.P., Gormley, E., 2024. The problem that residual Mycobacterium bovis infection poses for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis. The Veterinary Journal 308, 106266. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]
* The TB Diagnostics and Immunology Research Laboratory