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D-Index
40
Citations
7155
World Ranking
1139
National Ranking
25

Overview

John F. Mee is affiliated with Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority in Ireland. Their research spans multiple aspects of agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong focus on animal health and disease management in livestock.

The primary field of study is Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Infectious Diseases, and Animal Science and Zoology.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Vector-Borne Animal Diseases
  • Animal health and immunology
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Microbial infections and disease research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John F. Mee are:

  • Conor G. McAloon
  • Luke O'Grady
  • Marie-Claire McCarthy
  • Séamus Fagan
  • Louise Horan

Publications are often found in these venues with notable regularity:

  • Animal - science proceedings
  • Animals
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Irish Veterinary Journal
  • Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Several recent papers reflect the scope and focus of their research:

  • Investigation of bovine abortion and stillbirth/perinatal mortality - similar diagnostic challenges, different approaches, 2020, Irish Veterinary Journal
  • Welfare of dairy cows, 2023, EFSA Journal
  • Invited review: Bovine abortion-Incidence, risk factors and causes, 2023, Reproduction in Domestic Animals
  • Denormalizing poor dairy youngstock management: dealing with "farm-blindness", 2020, Journal of Animal Science
  • 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

Best Publications

  • Prevalence and risk factors for dystocia in dairy cattle: a review.

    J.F. Mee

  • Relationships among milk yield, body condition, cow weight, and reproduction in spring-calved holstein-friesians

    F. Buckley;K. O'Sullivan;J.F. Mee;R.D. Evans

  • Relationships among milk production, energy balance, plasma analytes, and reproduction in Holstein-Friesian cows.

    J. Patton;J. Patton;D.A. Kenny;S. McNamara;S. McNamara;J.F. Mee

  • Post-insemination milk progesterone concentration and embryo survival in dairy cows.

    A.J.H. Stronge;J.M. Sreenan;M.G. Diskin;J.F. Mee

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

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

  • Managing the dairy cow at calving time.

    John F. Mee

  • Extent, pattern and factors associated with late embryonic loss in dairy cows.

    V. Silke;V. Silke;M.G. Diskin;D.A. Kenny;D.A. Kenny;M.P. Boland

  • Newborn dairy calf management.

    John F. Mee

  • Histopathological and molecular evaluation of Holstein-Friesian cows postpartum: Toward an improved understanding of uterine innate immunity

    Aspinas Chapwanya;Kieran G. Meade;Michael L. Doherty;John. J. Callanan

  • Hoof disorders, locomotion ability and lying times of cubicle-housed compared to pasture-based dairy cows

    Gabriela Olmos;Gabriela Olmos;Laura Boyle;Alison Hanlon;Joe Patton

  • The effect of rubber versus concrete passageways in cubicle housing on claw health and reproduction of pluriparous dairy cows

    Laura A. Boyle;John F. Mee;Paul J. Kiernan

  • Effect of Milking Frequency and Diet on Milk Production, Energy Balance, and Reproduction in Dairy Cows

    J. Patton;D.A. Kenny;J.F. Mee;F.P. O’Mara

  • Risk factors for calving assistance and dystocia in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian heifers and cows in Ireland

    J.F. Mee;D.P. Berry;A.R. Cromie

  • Prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, perinatal calf mortality in pasture-based Holstein-Friesian cows.

    John F Mee;Donagh Berry;A. R. Cromie

  • The effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian cow and feeding system on reproductive performance in seasonal-calving milk production systems

    B. Horan;J. F. Mee;M. Rath;P. O' Connor

  • The effect of strain of Holstein-Friesian cow and feeding system on postpartum ovarian function, animal production and conception rate to first service.

    B. Horan;J.F. Mee;P. O’Connor;M. Rath

  • Why Do So Many Calves Die on Modern Dairy Farms and What Can We Do about Calf Welfare in the Future

    John F. Mee

  • Estrus detection and estrus characteristics in housed and pastured Holstein-Friesian cows

    Maeve A. Palmer;Gabriela Olmos;Gabriela Olmos;Laura A. Boyle;John F. Mee

  • Implementing biosecurity measures on dairy farms in Ireland

    Riona Sayers;Gearoid Sayers;John F Mee;Margaret Good

  • Assessing whether dairy cow welfare is "better" in pasture-based than in confinement-based management systems

    J F Mee;L A Boyle

  • Effect of offering rumen-protected fat supplements on fertility and performance in spring-calving Holstein–Friesian cows

    S McNamara;T Butler;D.P Ryan;J.F Mee

  • Endometrial biopsy: a valuable clinical and research tool in bovine reproduction

    A. Chapwanya;K.G. Meade;F. Narciandi;P. Stanley

  • Bioexclusion of diseases from dairy and beef farms: risks of introducing infectious agents and risk reduction strategies.

    John F. Mee;Tim Geraghty;Ronan O’Neill;Simon J. More

  • Influence of modifiable risk factors on the incidence of stillbirth/perinatal mortality in dairy cattle.

    John F. Mee;Cosme Sánchez-Miguel;Michael Doherty

  • The role of the veterinarian in bovine fertility management on modern dairy farms.

    J.F. Mee

  • A comparison of different dairy cow breeds on a seasonal grass-based system of milk production: 2. Reproduction and survival

    P. Dillon;S. Snijders;F. Buckley;B. Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Pat Dillon
Pat Dillon Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Michael L. Doherty
Michael L. Doherty University College Dublin
J.J. Murphy
J.J. Murphy Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Frank Buckley
Frank Buckley University College Cork
Donagh P. Berry
Donagh P. Berry Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Bernadette Earley
Bernadette Earley Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Alison Hanlon
Alison Hanlon University College Dublin
Bernadette O'Brien
Bernadette O'Brien Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Brendan Horan
Brendan Horan Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin

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