UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis

Recent papers from UCD Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis

1. Residency time and other risk factors for large bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Irish cattle herdsBMC Veterinary Research · 2026
2. Simulating interferon-γ assay testing patterns in Irish bovine tuberculosis breakdowns2025
3. Understanding the dog population in the Republic of Ireland: insight from existing data sources?Irish Veterinary Journal · 2022
4. Protective immunity against tuberculosis in a free‐living badger population vaccinated orally with Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette–GuérinTransboundary and Emerging Diseases · 2021
5. Regional models of the influence of human disturbance and habitat quality on the distribution of breeding territories of common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegusGlobal Ecology and Conservation · 2021
6. Evidence for a Causal Relationship between the Solar Cycle and Locust AbundanceAgronomy · 2020
7. Johne’s disease in Irish dairy herds: considerations for an effective national control programmeIrish Veterinary Journal · 2020
8. Is moving from targeted culling to BCG-vaccination of badgers (Meles meles) associated with an unacceptable increased incidence of cattle herd tuberculosis in the Republic of Ireland? A practical non-inferiority wildlife intervention study in the Republic of Ireland (2011-2017)Preventive Veterinary Medicine · 2020
9. Spatial patterns of Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi infections in ruminants in Ireland and modelling of C. daubneyi infectionParasites & Vectors · 2018
10. Further improvement in the control of bovine tuberculosis recurrence in IrelandVeterinary Record · 2018
11. Key criteria for developing ecosystem service indicators to inform decision makingEcological Indicators · 2018
12. Validation of a spatial liver fluke model under field conditions in IrelandGeospatial health · 2018
13. Quantification of Mycobacterium bovis transmission in a badger vaccine field trialSocio-Environmental Systems Modeling · 2017
14. Evaluation of the methodological quality of studies of the performance of diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis using QUADASPreventive Veterinary Medicine · 2017
15. Temporal trends in the retention of BVD+ calves and associated animal and herd-level risk factors during the compulsory eradication programme in IrelandPreventive Veterinary Medicine · 2016
16. A genome-wide association study for genetic susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy cattle identifies a susceptibility QTL on chromosome 23Genetics Selection Evolution · 2016
17. Lessons learned during the successful eradication of bovine tuberculosis from AustraliaVeterinary Record · 2015
18. Understanding and managing bTB risk: Perspectives from IrelandVeterinary Microbiology · 2015