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D-Index
49
Citations
7075
World Ranking
676
National Ranking
14

Bernadette Earley publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernadette Earley sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 188 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Bernadette Earley D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernadette Earley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bernadette Earley is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences and veterinary fields, with a focus on animal health, welfare, and productivity.

The scientist has a publication record concentrated mainly in agricultural and veterinary sciences. The primary fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Veterinary

Within these fields, the work extends into specialized subfields such as:

  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Small Animals
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Infectious Diseases

Research focuses on several main topics covering various aspects of animal health and welfare, including:

  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Bernadette Earley has contributed to numerous papers in respected venues, highlighting expertise in animal health and welfare. Recent notable publications include:

  • Welfare of cattle during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Association between clinical respiratory signs, lung lesions detected by thoracic ultrasonography and growth performance in pre-weaned dairy calves, 2021, Irish Veterinary Journal
  • Welfare of pigs during transport, 2022, EFSA Journal
  • Diagnosis of respiratory disease in preweaned dairy calves using sequential thoracic ultrasonography and clinical respiratory scoring: Temporal transitions and association with growth rates, 2021, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Growth performance and hematological changes of weaned beef calves diagnosed with respiratory disease using respiratory scoring and thoracic ultrasonography, 2020, Journal of Animal Science

The journals where Earley most frequently publishes include:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Journal of Applied Animal Research
  • EFSA Journal
  • Irish Veterinary Journal
  • Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Collaborations are a notable aspect of the researcher's career, working often with other scientists such as Sinéad M. Waters, Mark McGee, Matthew S. McCabe, Dayle Johnston, and Ken Lemon, reflecting a networked approach within their field.

Best Publications

  • The effect of abrupt weaning of suckler calves on the plasma concentrations of cortisol, catecholamines, leukocytes, acute-phase proteins and in vitro interferon-gamma production

    Mary-Clare Hickey;Michael J Drennan;Bernadette Earley

  • Gene expression signatures in neutrophils exposed to glucocorticoids: a new paradigm to help explain "neutrophil dysfunction" in parturient dairy cows.

    Jeanne L. Burton;Sally A. Madsen;Ling Chu Chang;Patty S D Weber

  • Calf health from birth to weaning. I. General aspects of disease prevention

    Ingrid Lorenz;John F Mee;Bernadette Earley;Simon J More

  • Transportation of young beef bulls alters circulating physiological parameters that may be effective biomarkers of stress1

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  • Grass silage intake, rumen and blood variables, ultrasonic and body measurements, feeding behavior, and activity in pregnant beef heifers differing in phenotypic residual feed intake

    P. Lawrence;D. A. Kenny;D. A. Kenny;B. Earley;D. H. Crews

  • Effect of 12-hour road transportation on physiological, immunological and haematological parameters in bulls housed at different space allowances.

    S. Gupta;B. Earley;M.A. Crowe

  • Effect of pre-weaning concentrate supplementation on peripheral distribution of leukocytes, functional activity of neutrophils, acute phase protein and behavioural responses of abruptly weaned and housed beef calves

    Eilish M Lynch;Mark McGee;Sean Doyle;Bernadette Earley

  • Effect of ketoprofen, lidocaine local anesthesia, and combined xylazine and lidocaine caudal epidural anesthesia during castration of beef cattle on stress responses, immunity, growth, and behavior.

    S. T. L. Ting;B. Earley;J. M. L. Hughes;M. A. Crowe

  • Calf health from birth to weaning. III. housing and management of calf pneumonia

    Ingrid Lorenz;Bernadette Earley;John Gilmore;Ian Hogan

  • Invited review: Relationship between cattle transport, immunity and respiratory disease

    B. Earley;K. Buckham Sporer;S. Gupta

  • Effect of repeated ketoprofen administration during surgical castration of bulls on cortisol, immunological function, feed intake, growth, and behavior

    S. T. L. Ting;B. Earley;M. A. Crowe

  • Transportation stress in young bulls alters expression of neutrophil genes important for the regulation of apoptosis, tissue remodeling, margination, and anti-bacterial function.

    K.R. Buckham Sporer;J.L. Burton;B. Earley;M.A. Crowe

  • Grazed grass herbage intake and performance of beef heifers with predetermined phenotypic residual feed intake classification.

    P. Lawrence;D. A. Kenny;B. Earley;M. McGee

  • Review: passive immunity in beef-suckler calves.

    M. McGee;B. Earley

  • Examination of the bovine leukocyte environment using immunogenetic biomarkers to assess immunocompetence following exposure to weaning stress

    Aran O'Loughlin;Mark McGee;Sinéad M Waters;Sean Doyle

  • Effect of carprofen administration during banding or burdizzo castration of bulls on plasma cortisol, in vitro interferon-γ production, acute-phase proteins, feed intake, and growth

    W. Y. Pang;B. Earley;T. Sweeney;M. A. Crowe

  • Genetic analysis and evaluation of behavioural traits in cattle

    Krzysztof Adamczyk;Joanna Pokorska;Joanna Makulska;Bernadette Earley

  • Effect of repeated regrouping and relocation on the physiological, immunological, and hematological variables and performance of steers

    S. Gupta;B. Earley;S. T. L. Ting;S. T. L. Ting;M. A. Crowe

  • Evaluation of factors associated with immunoglobulin G, fat, protein, and lactose concentrations in bovine colostrum and colostrum management practices in grassland-based dairy systems in Northern Ireland

    A. Dunn;A. Ashfield;B. Earley;M. Welsh

  • Transportation stress alters the circulating steroid environment and neutrophil gene expression in beef bulls

    K.R. Buckham Sporer;K.R. Buckham Sporer;K.R. Buckham Sporer;L. Xiao;R.J. Tempelman;J.L. Burton

  • Pituitary, adrenal, immune and performance responses of mature Holstein x Friesian bulls housed on slatted floors at various space allowances.

    S. Gupta;S. Gupta;B. Earley;M.A. Crowe

  • Pathogens, patterns of pneumonia, and epidemiologic risk factors associated with respiratory disease in recently weaned cattle in Ireland.

    Gerard M. Murray;Simon J. More;Dónal Sammin;Mìcheàl J. Casey

  • Pleiotropic effects of negative energy balance in the postpartum dairy cow on splenic gene expression: repercussions for innate and adaptive immunity

    D. G. Morris;S. M. Waters;S. D. McCarthy;S. D. McCarthy;J. Patton

  • Effect of cortisol infusion patterns and castration on metabolic and immunological indices of stress response in cattle.

    S.T.L Ting;S.T.L Ting;B Earley;M.A Crowe

  • Characterisation of physiological and immunological responses in beef cows to abrupt weaning and subsequent housing

    Eilish M Lynch;Eilish M Lynch;Bernadette Earley;Mark McGee;Sean Doyle

  • Early recognition of bovine respiratory disease in calves using automated continuous monitoring of cough sounds

    Joris Vandermeulen;Claudia Bahr;Dayle Johnston;Bernadette Earley

  • Automatic cough detection for bovine respiratory disease in a calf house

    Lenn Carpentier;Daniel Berckmans;Ali Youssef;Dries Berckmans

  • Effects of transporting bulls at different space allowances on physiological, haematological and immunological responses to a 12-h journey by road

    Bernadette Earley;Edward G. O'Riordan

  • Perception of environment in farm animals – a review

    Krzysztof Adamczyk;Aleksandra Górecka-Bruzda;Jacek Nowicki;Małgorzata Gumułka

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark McGee
Mark McGee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Sinéad M. Waters
Sinéad M. Waters Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
John F. Mee
John F. Mee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
Michael L. Doherty
Michael L. Doherty University College Dublin
Torres Sweeney
Torres Sweeney University College Dublin
Anastasio Argüello
Anastasio Argüello University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Tracy A. Clegg
Tracy A. Clegg University College Dublin
Isabelle Veissier
Isabelle Veissier University of Rennes
Bernadette O'Brien
Bernadette O'Brien Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

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