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* Aguilo, N., Toledo, A.M., Lopez-Roman, E.M., Perez-Herran, E., Gormley, E., Rullas-Trincado, J., Angulo-Barturen, I., Martin, C., 2014. Pulmonary Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination confers dose-dependent superior protection compared to that of subcutaneous vaccination. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology 21, 594-597. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Aznar, I., Frankena, K., More, S.J., Whelan, C., Martin, W., Gormley, E., Corner, L.A.L., Murphy, D., De Jong, M.C.M., 2014. Optimising and evaluating the characteristics of a multiple antigen ELISA for detection of Mycobacterium bovis infection in a badger vaccine field trial. PLoS One 9, e100139. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Barrett, D., More, S.J., O’Neill, R., Bradshaw, B, Casey, M., Keane, M., McGrath, G., Sammin, D., 2015. Prevalence and distribution of exposure to Schmallenberg virus in Irish cattle during October 2012 to November 2013. BMC Veterinary Research 11, 267. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Barrett, D., O’Neill, R. Sammin, D., Clegg, T.A., More, S.J., 2015. The impact of infection with Schmallenberg virus on weaning rate in Irish sheep flocks. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 122, 332-338. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Barrett, D.J., More, S.J., O’ Neill, R.G., Collins, D.M., O’Keefe, C., Regazzoli, V., Sammin, D., 2015. Exposure to Schmallenberg virus in Irish sheep in 2013. Veterinary Record 177, 494. [(opens in a new window)DOI link]

Byrne, A.W., Acevedo, P., Green, S., O'Keeffe, J., 2014. Estimating badger social-group abundance in the Republic of Ireland using cross-validated species distribution modelling. Ecological Indicators 43, 94–102. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Byrne, A.W., Fogarty, U., O'Keeffe, J., Newman, C., 2015. In-situ adaptive response to climate and habitat quality variation: spatial and temporal variation in European badger (Meles meles) body-weight. Global Change Biology 21, 3336–3346. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Byrne, A.W., Kenny, K., Fogarty, U., O’Keeffe, J.J., More, S.J., McGrath, G., Teeling, M., Martin, S.W., Dohoo, I.R., 2015. Spatial and temporal analysis of metrics of tuberculosis infection in badgers (Meles meles) from the Republic of Ireland: trends in apparent prevalence. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 122, 345-354. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Byrne, A.W., O'Keeffe, J., Fogarty, U., Rooney, P., Martin, S.W., 2015. Monitoring trap-related injury status during large-scale wildlife management programmes: an adaptive management approach. European Journal of Wildlife Research 61, 445-455. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Byrne, A.W., Quinn, J.L., O'Keeffe, J.J., Green, S., Sleeman, D.P., Martin, S.W., Davenport, J., 2014. Large-scale movements in European badgers: has the tail of the movement kernel been underestimated? Journal of Animal Ecology 83, 991-1001. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Byrne, A.W., White, P.W., McGrath, G., O'Keeffe, J., Martin, S.W., 2014. Risk of tuberculosis cattle herd breakdowns in Ireland: effects of badger culling effort, density and historic large-scale interventions. Veterinary Research 45, 109. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Canty, M.J., Fogarty, U., Sheridan, M.K., Ensley, S., Schrunk, D.E., More, S.J., 2014. Ergot alkaloid intoxication in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne): an emerging animal health concern in Ireland? Irish Veterinary Journal 67, 21. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Canty, M.J., Scanlon, A., Collins, D.M., McGrath, G., Clegg, T.A., Lane, E., Sheridan, M.K., More, S.J., 2014. Cadmium and other heavy metal concentrations in bovine kidneys in the Republic of Ireland. Science of the Total Environment 485/486, 223-231. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Casey, M.E., Meade, K.G., Nalpas, N.C., Taraktsoglou, M., Browne, J.A., Killick, K.E., Park, S.D.E., Gormley, E., Hokamp, K., Magee, D.A., MacHugh, D.E., 2015. Analysis of the bovine monocyte-derived macrophage response to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection using RNA-seq. Frontiers in Immunology 6, 23. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Chambers, M.A., Gormley, E., Corner, L.A.L., Smith, G.C., Delahay, R.J., 2015. Tuberculosis in badgers (Meles meles). In Tuberculosis, leprosy and mycobacterial diseases of man and animals: the many hosts of mycobacteria, 296-312, 1st edition, Mukundan, H., Chambers, M., Waters, R., Larsen, M.H. (editors), CABI International, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. (opens in a new window)[Link]

Clegg, T.A., Duignan, A., More, S.J., 2015. The relative effectiveness of testers during field surveillance for bovine tuberculosis in unrestricted low-risk herds in Ireland. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 119, 85-89. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Clegg, T.A., Good, M., More, S.J., 2015. Future risk of bovine tuberculosis recurrence among higher risk herds in Ireland. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 118, 71-79. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Clegg, T.A., Morrissey, T., Geoghegan, F., Martin, S.W., Lyons, K., Ashe, S., More, S.J., 2014. Risk factors associated with increased mortality of farmed Pacific oysters in Ireland during 2011. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 113, 257-267. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Corner, L.A., Stuart, L.J., Kelly, D.J., Marples N.M., 2015. Reproductive biology including evidence for superfetation in the European badger Meles meles (Carnivora: Mustelidae). PLoS One 10, e0138093. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Cowley, D.J.B., Graham, D.A., Guelbenzu, M., Doherty, M.L., More, S.J., 2014. Aspects of bovine herpesvirus 1 and bovine viral diarrhoea virus herd-level seroprevalence and vaccination in dairy and beef herds in Northern Ireland. Irish Veterinary Journal 67, 18. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Cullinane, M., O’Sullivan, E., Collins, D.M., Byrne, A.W., More, S.J., 2015. Horse impoundments under Control of Horses legislation in the Munster region of Ireland: factors affecting euthanasia. Veterinary Record 176, 100. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Devitt, C., Kelly, P., Blake, M., Hanlon, A., More, S.J., 2014. Dilemmas experienced by government veterinarians when responding professionally to farm animal welfare incidents in Ireland. Veterinary Record Open 1, E000003. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Devitt, C., Kelly, P., Blake, M., Hanlon, A., More, S.J., 2015. An investigation into the human element of on-farm animal welfare incidents in Ireland. Sociologia Ruralis 55, 400–416. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Doherty, M., More, S.J., Mee, J., 2014. Significant milestone for the Irish Veterinary Journal. Irish Veterinary Journal 67, 23. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Doherty, N., More, S.J., Somers, J., 2014. Risk factors for lameness on 10 dairy farms in Ireland. Veterinary Record 174, 609. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Downes, M.J., Devitt, C., Downes, M.T., More, S.J., 2015. Neutering of cats and dogs in Ireland; pet owner self-reported perceptions of enabling and disabling factors in the decision to neuter. PeerJ 3, e1196. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Geraghty, T., Graham, D.A., Mullowney, P., More, S.J., 2014. A review of bovine Johne’s disease control activities in 6 endemically infected countries. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 116, 1-11. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Glanville, R., Firestone, S.M., More, S.J., 2015. Biosecurity. In Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics, 1-14, 1st edition, ten Have, H., (editor), Springer International Publishing, Netherlands. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Gormley, E., Corner, L.A.L., Costello, E., Rodriguez-Campos, S., 2014. Bacteriological diagnosis and molecular strain typing of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae. Research in Veterinary Science 97, S30-S43. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Graham, D.A., Clegg, T.A., O’Sullivan, P., More, S.J., 2015. Survival time of calves with positive BVD virus results born during the voluntary phase of the Irish eradication programme. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 119, 123-133. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Graham, D.A., Clegg, T.A., O’Sullivan, P., More, S.J., 2015b. Influence of the retention of PI calves identified in 2012 during the voluntary phase of the Irish national bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) eradication programme on herd-level outcomes in 2013. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 120, 298-305. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Harley, S., Boyle, L.A., O’Connell, N.E., More, S.J., Teixeira, D.L., Hanlon, A., 2014. Docking the value of pigmeat? Prevalence and financial implications of welfare lesions in Irish slaughter pigs. Animal Welfare 23, 275-285. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Hill, S.C., Murphy, A.A., Cotten, M., Palser, A.L., Benson, P., Lesellier, S., Gormley, E., Richomme, C., Grierson, S., Ni Bhuachalla, D., Chambers, M., Kellam, P., Boschiroli, M.-L., Ehlers, B., Jarvis, M.A., Pybus, O.G., 2015. Discovery of a polyomavirus in European badgers (Meles meles) and the evolution of host range in the family Polyomaviridae. Journal of General Virology 96, 1411-1422. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Killick, K.E., Magee, D.A., Park, S.D.E., Taraktsoglou, M., Browne, J.A., Conlon, K.M., Nalpas, N.C., Gormley, E., Gordon, S.V., MacHugh, D.E., Hokamp, K., 2014. Key hub and bottleneck genes differentiate the macrophage response to virulent and attenuated Mycobacterium bovis. Frontiers in Immunology 5, 422. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Lane, E.A., Canty, M.J., More, S.J., 2015. Cadmium exposure and consequences for the health and productivity of farmed ruminants. Research in Veterinary Science 101, 132–139. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Magalhães-Sant’Ana, M., More, S.J., Morton, D.B., Osborne, M., Hanlon, A., 2015. What do European veterinary codes of conduct actually say and mean? A case study approach. Veterinary Record 176, 654. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Magee, D.A., Conlon, K.M., Nalpas, N.C., Browne, J.A., Pirson, C., Healy, C., McLoughlin, K.E., Chen, J., Vordermeier, H.M., Gormley, E., MacHugh, D.E., Gordon, S.V., 2014. Innate cytokine profiling of bovine alveolar macrophages reveals commonalities and divergence in the response to Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis 94, 441–450. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

McAloon, C.G., Whyte, P., More, S.J., O’Grady, L., Doherty, M.L., 2015. Development of a HACCP-based approach to control paratuberculosis in infected Irish dairy herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 120, 152-161. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* McClune, D.W., Marks, N.J., Wilson, R.P., Houghton, J.D.R., Montgomery, I.W., McGowan, N.E., Gormley, E., Scantlebury, M., 2014. Tri-axial accelerometers quantify behaviour in the Eurasian badger (Meles meles): towards an automated interpretation of field data. Animal Biotelemetry 2, 5. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

McGrath, G., Clegg, T.A., More, S.J., 2014. Recent spatial changes in bovine tuberculosis in the Republic of Ireland. Veterinary Record 175, 45. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* McLoughlin, K.E., Nalpas, N.C., Rue-Albrecht, K., Browne, J.A., Magee, D.A., Killick, K.E., Park, S.D.E., Hokamp, K., Meade, K.G., O’Farrelly, C., Gormley, E., Gordon, S.V., MacHugh, D.E., 2014. RNA-seq transcriptional profiling of peripheral blood leukocytes from cattle infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Frontiers in Immunology 5, 396. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

More, S.J., Cameron, A.R., Strain, S., Cashman, W., Ezanno, P., Kenny, K., Fourichon, C., Graham, D., 2015. Evaluation of testing strategies to identify infected animals at a single round of testing within dairy herds known to be infected with Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis. Journal of Dairy Science 98, 5194-5210. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

More, S.J., Good, M., 2015. Understanding and managing bTB risk: perspectives from Ireland. Veterinary Microbiology 176, 209-218. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

More, S.J., McGrath, G., 2015. Randomised Badger Culling Trial: interpreting the results. Veterinary Record 177, 128-129. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

More, S.J., Radunz, B., Glanville, R.J., 2015. Lessons learned during the successful eradication of bovine tuberculosis from Australia. Veterinary Record 177, 224-232. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Murphy, D., Costello, E., Aldwell, F.E., Lesellier, S., Chambers, M.A., Fitzsimons, T., Corner, L.A.L., Gormley, E., 2014. Oral vaccination of badgers (Meles meles) against tuberculosis: Comparison of the protection generated by BCG vaccine strains Pasteur and Danish. The Veterinary Journal 200, 362-367. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Nalpas, N.C., Magee, D.A., Conlon, K.M., Browne, J.A., Healy, C., McLoughlin, K.E., Rue-Albrecht, K., McGettigan, P.A., Killick, K.E., Gormley, E., Gordon, S.V., MacHugh, D.E., 2015. RNA sequencing provides exquisite insight into the manipulation of the alveolar macrophage by tubercle bacilli. Scientific Reports 5, 13629. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

* Ní Bhuachalla, D., Corner, L.A.L., More, S.J., Gormley, E., 2015. The role of badgers in the epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection (tuberculosis) in cattle in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: current perspectives on control strategies. Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports 6, 27-38. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Palacios-Agundez, I, Onaindia, M., Potschin, M., Tratalos, J.A., Madariaga, I., Haines-Young, R., 2015. Relevance for decision making of spatially explicit, participatory scenarios for ecosystem services in an area of a high current demand. Environmental Science & Policy 54, 199-209. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Richardson, I.W., Bradley, D.G., Higgins, I.M., More, S.J., McClure, J., Berry, D.P., 2014. Variance components for susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection in dairy and beef cattle. Genetics Selection Evolution 46, 77. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Sheridan, M., Good, M., More, S.J., Gormley, E., 2014. The impact of an integrated wildlife and bovine tuberculosis eradication program in Ireland. In Zoonotic tuberculosis: mycobacterium bovis and other pathogenic mycobacteria, 323-340, 3rd edition, Thoen, C.O., Steele, J.H., Kaneene, J.B., (editors), Wiley-Blackwell, Iowa, USA. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

*** Sleeman, D.P., Collins, D.M., Davenport, J., 2014. Where and when badger (Meles meles) road casualties occurred in the Four Area Study. Irish Naturalists’ Journal 33, 119-123. (opens in a new window)[Link]

Yatabe, T., More, S.J., Geoghegan, F., McManus, C., Hill, A.E., Martínez-López, B., 2015. Characterization of the live salmonid movement network in Ireland: Implications for disease prevention and control. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 122, 195-204. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Zintl, A., McGrath, G., O'Grady, L., Fanning, J., Downing, K., Roche, D., Casey, M., Gray, J.S., 2014. Changing epidemiology of the tick-borne bovine parasite, Babesia divergens. Parasites & Vectors 7 (Suppl 1), 08. (opens in a new window)[DOI link]

Zintl, A., McGrath, G., O'Grady, L., Fanning, J., Downing, K., Roche, D., Casey, M., Gray, J.S., 2014. Changing incidence of bovine babesiosis in Ireland. Irish Veterinary Journal 67, 19. (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