Search Results - "O'Hagan, M. J. H."

Key actors in driving behavioural change in relation to on-farm biosecurity; a Northern Ireland perspective by Lahuerta-Marin, A, Brennan, M L, Finney, G, O'Hagan, M J H, Jack, C

“…Agriculture and farming are valued contributors to local economy in Northern Ireland (NI). There is limited knowledge about farmers' behaviours and attitudes…”
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Effect of selective removal of badgers (Meles meles) on ranging behaviour during a ‘Test and Vaccinate or Remove’ intervention in Northern Ireland by O'Hagan, M. J. H., Gordon, A. W., McCormick, C. M., Collins, S. F., Trimble, N. A., McGeown, C. F., McHugh, G. E., McBride, K. R., Menzies, F. D.

“…The role of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) as a wildlife host has complicated the management of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle. Badger ranging…”
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Northern Ireland farm-level management factors for recurrent bovine tuberculosis herd breakdowns by Doyle, L. P., Courcier, E. A., Gordon, A. W., O'Hagan, M. J. H., Johnston, P., McAleese, E., Buchanan, J. R., Stegeman, J. A., Menzies, F. D.

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic, infectious and zoonotic disease of domestic and wild animals caused mainly by Mycobacterium bovis. This study…”
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Are major roads effective barriers for badger (Meles meles) movements? by O'Hagan, M.J.H., McCormick, C.M., Collins, S.F., McBride, K.R., Menzies, F.D.

“…As part of a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control related Test and Vaccinate or Remove (TVR) badger research study in Northern Ireland, a project was launched…”
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Northern Ireland farm-level management factors for prolonged bovine tuberculosis herd breakdowns by Doyle, L P, Courcier, E A, Gordon, A W, O'Hagan, M J H, Johnston, P, McAleese, E, Buchanan, J R, Stegeman, J A, Menzies, F D

“…This study determined farm management factors associated with long-duration bovine tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns disclosed in the period 23 May 2016 to 21 May…”
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Farmers' beliefs about bovine tuberculosis control in Northern Ireland by O'Hagan, M.J.H., Matthews, D.I., Laird, C., McDowell, S.W.J.

“…•This study aimed to obtain a better understanding of farmers' beliefs about bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control.•An observational study was conducted on 192…”
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Herd-level risk factors for bovine tuberculosis and adoption of related biosecurity measures in Northern Ireland: A case-control study by O'Hagan, M.J.H., Matthews, D.I., Laird, C., McDowell, S.W.J.

“…•A case-control study was conducted in a high bovine tuberculosis (bTB) incidence area.•Risk factors for bTB breakdown included the presence of badgers and…”
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Test characteristics of the tuberculin skin test and post-mortem examination for bovine tuberculosis diagnosis in cattle in Northern Ireland estimated by Bayesian latent class analysis with adjustments for covariates by O'Hagan, M J H, Ni, H, Menzies, F D, Pascual-Linaza, A V, Georgaki, A, Stegeman, J A

“…The single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin (SICCT) test and post-mortem examination are the main diagnostic tools for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in…”
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The impact of the number of tuberculin skin test reactors and infection confirmation on the risk of future bovine tuberculosis incidents; a Northern Ireland perspective by O'Hagan, M J H, Stegeman, J A, Doyle, L P, Stringer, L A, Courcier, E A, Menzies, F D

“…Currently policies enabling cattle herds to regain Official Tuberculosis Free (OTF) status after a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) herd incident vary between…”
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Evaluating the application of the dual path platform VetTB test for badgers (Meles meles) in the test and vaccinate or remove (TVR) wildlife research intervention project in Northern Ireland by Courcier, E.A., Pascual-Linaza, A.V., Arnold, M.E., McCormick, C.M., Corbett, D.M., O’Hagan, M.J.H., Collins, S.F., Trimble, N.A., McGeown, C.F., McHugh, G.E., McBride, K.R., McNair, J., Thompson, S., Patterson, I.A.P., Menzies, F.D.

“…European badgers (Meles meles) are accepted as a wildlife reservoir host for Mycobacterium bovis, which causes bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in the British Isles…”
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Bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ireland: quantification of the population disease-level effect from cattle leaving herds detected as a source of infection by DOYLE, L. P., COURCIER, E. A., GORDON, A. W., O'HAGAN, M. J. H., STEGEMAN, J. A., MENZIES, F. D.

“…Determination of the proportion of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) breakdowns attributed to a herd purchasing infected animals has not been previously quantified…”
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Bovine tuberculosis in Northern Ireland: Risk factors associated with duration and recurrence of chronic herd breakdowns by Doyle, L.P., Courcier, E.A., Gordon, A.W., O’Hagan, M.J.H., Menzies, F.D.

“…•We examined risks for long duration and recurrent bovine tuberculosis breakdowns.•Increased reactor count at disclosure test reduced odds of long duration…”
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Risk factors for visible lesions or positive laboratory tests in bovine tuberculosis reactor cattle in Northern Ireland by O’Hagan, M.J.H., Courcier, E.A., Drewe, J.A., Gordon, A.W., McNair, J., Abernethy, D.A.

“…•We examined risk factors for confirmed infection in bovine tuberculosis reactor cattle.•Visible lesions or confirmed infection occurred in respectively 43%…”
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