Search Results - "Byrne, A.W."

Spatial and risk factor analysis of bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) virus after the first-year compulsory phase of BVD eradication programme in Northern Ireland by Charoenlarp, W., Frankena, K., Strain, S.A.J, Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Graham, J., Byrne, A.W.

“…•Spatial and risk factor analysis were performed for BVDV in NI at herd-level.•There was significant spatial clustering of BVDV in the central region of NI.•A…”
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Relationship between ambient temperature at sampling and the interferon gamma test result for bovine tuberculosis in cattle by Bisschop, P.I.H., Frankena, K., Milne, G.M., Ford, T., McCallan, L., Young, F.J., Byrne, A.W.

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease of significant economic and zoonotic importance, therefore, optimising tests for the identification of Mycobacterium…”
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Bayesian latent class estimation of sensitivity and specificity parameters of diagnostic tests for bovine tuberculosis in chronically infected herds in Northern Ireland by Lahuerta-Marin, A., Milne, M.G., McNair, J., Skuce, R.A., McBride, S.H., Menzies, F.D., McDowell, S.J.W., Byrne, A.W., Handel, I.G., de C. Bronsvoort, B.M.

“…•Performance characteristics of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) tests were determined in chronically infected herds.•Bayesian latent class analysis was used to…”
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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) by Martin, S.W., O’Keeffe, J., Byrne, A.W., Rosen, L.E., White, P.W., McGrath, G.

“…Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) remains as a costly disease of cattle-herds in the Republic of Ireland (ROI). This persistence is partially attributable to the…”
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Spatial and temporal analyses of metrics of tuberculosis infection in badgers (Meles meles) from the Republic of Ireland: Trends in apparent prevalence by Byrne, A.W., Kenny, K., Fogarty, U., O’Keeffe, J.J., More, S.J., McGrath, G., Teeling, M., Martin, S.W., Dohoo, I.R.

“…•We modelled temporal and spatial aspects of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in badgers.•There was a general decline in bTB prevalence over the period of study.•bTB…”
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Assessment of concurrent infection with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) and Mycobacterium bovis: A herd-level risk factor analysis from Northern Ireland by Byrne, A.W., Guelbenzu-Gonzalo, M., Strain, S.A.J., McBride, S., Graham, J., Lahuerta-Marin, A., Harwood, R., Graham, D.A., McDowell, S.

“…•Risk factors for BVDV in Northern Ireland at herd-level were assessed.•BVDV was associated with increasing calf mortality, herd size, and births.•BVDV was…”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of prolonged and recurrent bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Northern Irish cattle herds reveals a new infection hotspot by Milne, G.M., Graham, J., Allen, A., Lahuerta-Marin, A., McCormick, C., Presho, E., Skuce, R., Byrne, A.W.

“…•Prolonged and recurrent bovine tuberculosis cases cluster spatially in NI.•Chronic infections are largely focused on areas where the disease burden is high.•A…”
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Community-Based Program Research: Context, Program Readiness, and Evaluation Usefulness by Mancini, Jay A., Marek, Lydia I., Byrne, Richard A. W., Huebner, Angela J.

“…At first glance, the worlds of program professionals and evaluators may seem quite separate. However, there are common issues whose resolution will enhance…”
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The Children, Youth, and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Evaluation Collaboration by Marek, Lydia I, Byrne, Richard A. W, Marczak, Mary S, Betts, Sherry C, Mancini, Jay A

“…The Cooperative Extension Service's Children, Youth, and Families at Risk initiative is being assessed by the Evaluation Collaboration's three projects:…”
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