Research News

Research Survey on Insects in Animal Feed 

Researchers from UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, IT Sligo and GMIT are conducting a study to determine the views of Irish consumers and farmers toward the use of insect-based feed for animals. They are looking for participants to complete a survey and would appreciate your support. The survey will take only 10 - 15 minutes to complete.

(opens in a new window)https://itsligo.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_862BhPlS4NBetNk

Please share the link with others who may be interested in participating in this study.

(This study has been subjected to ethical review by the Research Ethics Committee of IT Sligo and has been approved to proceed (Ref 2022001))

PhD Student Hannah Brown Wins First Prize at Graduate Research Symposium

Congratulations to Hannah Brown (and to her PhD supervisor Nicola Fletcher), who won first prize for her oral presentation at the UCD College of Health & Agricultural Sciences Graduate Research Student Symposium.  Hannah spoke on the topic ’Novel in vitro and ex vivo models for investigating Hepatitis E virus infection,’ describing aspects of her PhD studies.  Hannah is a very talented communicator, and presented her work with interest, clarity and considerable passion. The audience learned a great deal about Hepatitis E, ex vivo models and fine slicing of livers!

North-South Grant Award for Professor David Brayden

Congratulations to Professor David Brayden and his team who have been awarded a grant under the North-South Research Programme for their project 'RALA nanocomplexes as a platform to mediate oral delivery of peptides using insulin as a prototype (PEPDELIVER).'  Professor Brayden shares this success with co-applicant Professor Helen McCarthy from Queens University Belfast and collaborator Professor Nick Dunne from Dublin City University.

Recent CVERA Publications

See below for some recent publications by, or in association with, staff from the UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis (CVERA):

Brock, J., Lange, M., Tratalos, J.A., Meunier, N., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., More, S.J., Thulke, H.-H., Graham, D.A., 2022. The Irish cattle population structured by population type: overview, trade & trends. Irish Veterinary Journal (in press). (opens in a new window)https://irishvetjournal.biomedcentral.com/

Capela, N., Dupont, Y.L., Rortais, A., Sarmento, A., Papanikolaou, A., Topping, C.J., Arnold, G., Pinto, M.A., Rodrigues, P.J., More, S.J., Tosi, S., Alves, T.S., Sousa, J.P., 2022. High accuracy monitoring of honey bee colony development by image analysis. Journal of Apicultural Research (in press). (opens in a new window)https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showAxaArticles?journalCode=tjar20

Casey-Bryars, M., Tratalos, J.A., Graham, D.A., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M.P., Barrett, D., O’Grady, L., Madden, J.M., McGrath, G., More, S.J., 2022. Risk factors for detection of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in low-risk herds during the latter stages of Ireland’s eradication programme. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 201, 105607. (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105607

Collins, Á.B., More, S.J., 2022. Parameter estimates to support future risk assessment of Mycobacterium bovis in raw milk cheese. Microbial Risk Analysis (in press). (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mran.2022.100204

Madouasse, A., Mercat, M., van Roon, A., Graham, D., Guelbenzu, M., Santman Berends, I., van Schaik, G., Nielen, M., Frössling, J., Ågren, E., Humphry, R., Eze, J., Gunn, G., Henry, M.K., Gethmann, J., More, S.J., Toft, N., Fourichon, C., 2022. A modelling framework for the prediction of the herd-level probability of infection from longitudinal data. Peer Community Journal 2, e4. (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.80

McAloon, C.G., Dahly, D., Walsh, C., Wall, P., Smyth, B., More, S.J., Teljeur, C., 2022. Potential application of SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Tests for the detection of infectious individuals attending mass gatherings – a simulation study. Frontiers in Epidemiology (in press). (opens in a new window)https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fepid.2022.862826/abstract

McAloon, C.I., McAloon, C.G., Tratalos, J., O’Grady, L., McGrath, G., Guelbenzu, M., Graham, D.A., O’Keeffe, K., Barrett, D.J., More, S.J., 2022. Seroprevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in bulk milk samples in Irish dairy herds and risk factors associated with herd seropositive status. Journal of Dairy Science (in press). (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21334

McAloon, C.I., McCoy, F., More, S.J., 2022. Intramammary antimicrobial sales in Ireland: a descriptive 2020 update. Irish Veterinary Journal 75, 5. (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1186/s13620-022-00213-w

Mercat, M., van Roon, A.M., Santman-Berends, I., van Schaik, G., Nielen, M., Graham, D., More, S.J., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Fourichon, C., Madouasse, A., 2022. Capacity of a Bayesian model to detect infected herds using disease dynamics and risk factor information from surveillance programmes: A simulation study. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 200, 105582. (opens in a new window)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2022.105582

More, S.J., McAloon, C., Boloña, P.S., O’Grady, L., O’Sullivan, F., McGrath, M., Buckley, W., Downing, K., Kelly, P., Ryan, E.G., McCoy, F., 2022. Mastitis control and intramammary antimicrobial stewardship in Ireland: challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Veterinary Science (in press). (opens in a new window)https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.748353/abstract