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Muireann Conneely

Research Officer - Dairy Cow Welfare

Research Interests

  • Dairy cow welfare
  • Dairy cow lameness
  • Dairy calf welfare

Current Projects

  • MOOVE: Investigations into the welfare of dairy calves undergoing long-distance road and ferry transport
  • Pain management to improve the welfare of dairy cows: investigating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use in both lame and periparturient cows

Education

  • PhD in Dairy Calf Health, University College Dublin (2014)
  • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin (2005)

van Dijk, L. L., Siegmann, S.,  Field, N. L.,  Sugrue, K.,  van Reenen, C. G.,  Bokkers, E. A. M.,  Sayers, G., and M. Conneely, M. (2023). Effect of source and journey on physiological variables in calves transported by road and ferry between Ireland and the Netherlands. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10.  

Crossley, R. E., Bokkers, E. A. M., O'Driscoll, K., Kennedy, E., & Conneely, M. (2023). Effects of increased grazing intensity during the early and late grazing periods on the welfare of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy cowsJournal of dairy science106(9), 6427–6443. 

Crossley, R. E., Bokkers, E. A. M., Browne, N., Sugrue, K., Kennedy, E., & Conneely, M. (2022). Risk factors associated with indicators of dairy cow welfare during the housing period in Irish, spring-calving, hybrid pasture-based systemsPreventive Veterinary Medicine208, 105760. 

Browne, N., Hudson, C. D., Crossley, R. E., Sugrue, K., Huxley, J. N., & Conneely, M. (2022). Hoof lesions in partly housed pasture-based dairy cowsJournal of Dairy Science105(11), 9038-9053. 

Browne, N., Hudson, C. D., Crossley, R. E., Sugrue, K., Kennedy, E., Huxley, J. N. andConneely, M. (2022) Lameness prevalence and management practices on Irish pasture-based dairy farms. Irish Veterinary Journal, 75(1):14.  

Browne, N., Conneely, M., and Hudson, C. 2022. Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Attitudes to Pain in Pasture-Based Dairy Cows: A Comparative Study of Farmers and Veterinarians. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9.  

Crossley, R. E., Bokkers, E. A. M., Browne, N., Sugrue, K., Kennedy, E., Engel, B. and Conneely, M. (2022) Risk factors associated with the welfare of grazing dairy cows in spring-calving, hybrid pasture-based systems. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 204:105640.

Mathur, H., Linehan, K., Flynn, J., Byrne, N., Dillon, P., Conneely, M., Grimaud, G., Hill, C., Stanton, C. and Ross, R.P. (2022). Emulsion-Based Postbiotic Formulation Is Comparable to Viable Cells in Eliciting a Localized Immune Response in Dairy Cows With Chronic MastitisFrontiers in Microbiology13, 759649-759649. 

Boyle, L., Conneely, M., Kennedy, E., O’Connell, N., O’ Driscoll. K., and Earley, B. Animal welfare research – progress to date and future prospects. Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research. 

Mee, J. F., Barrett, D., Silva Boloña, P., Conneely, M., Earley, B., Fagan, S., & Lane, E. A. (2022). Ruminant health research–progress to date and future prospects, with an emphasis on Irish researchIrish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 61. 

Browne, N., Hudson, C. D., Crossley, R. E., Sugrue, K., Kennedy, E., Huxley, J. N., and Conneely, M. (2022). Cow- and herd-level risk factors for lameness in partly housed pasture-based dairy cowsJournal of dairy science, 105 (2) 1418 – 1431.  

Crossley, R.E., E.A.M. Bokkers, N. Browne, K. Sugrue, E. Kennedy I.J.M. De Boer, and Conneely, M. (2021). Assessing dairy cow welfare during the grazing and housing periods on spring-calving, pasture-based dairy farms. Journal of Animal Science, skab093,  

Hogan, I., Doherty M., Fagan, J., Kennedy, E., Conneely, M., Crowe, B., and Lorenz. I. (2016) ‘Optimisation of the zinc sulphate turbidity test for the determination of immune status.’ Veterinary Record 178 (7)169-169.  

Hogan, I., Doherty, M., Fagan, J., Kennedy, E., Conneely, M., Brady, P., Ryan, C., and Lorenz, I. (2015) ‘Comparison of rapid laboratory tests for failure of passive transfer in the bovine.’ Irish Veterinary Journal 68 (1) 1. 

Conneely M., Berry D.P., Sayers R., Murphy J.P., Lorenz I., O’ Doherty M., and Kennedy E. (2014) ‘Does iodine supplementation of the pre-partum dairy cow diet affect the serum IgG concentration, iodine and health status of her calf?Journal of Dairy Science, 8 (97) 5120 - 5130. 

Conneely M., Berry D.P., Murphy J.P., Lorenz I., O’ Doherty M., and Kennedy E. (2014) ‘Effect of feeding colostrum at different volumes, and subsequent number of transition milk feeds on the serum IgG concentration and health status of dairy calves Journal of Dairy Science, 11 (97) 6991 - 7000. 

Conneely M., Berry D.P., Sayers R., Murphy J.P., Lorenz I., O’ Doherty M., and Kennedy E. (2013) ‘Factors associated with the immunoglobulin G concentration in the colostrum of dairy cowsAnimal, 11(7)1824-1832. 

Conneely M., Berry D.P., Murphy J.P., Lorenz I., O’ Doherty M., and Kennedy E. (2013)Effects of milk feeding volume and frequency on bodyweight and health of dairy heifer calvesLivestock Science, (161) 90 - 94.