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Tracy A. Clegg is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland. Their research spans several fields, primarily within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine. They have contributed specifically to subfields including Agronomy and Crop Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Infectious Diseases.

Their work includes a focus on topics related to Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases, and Viral Gastroenteritis Research and Epidemiology.

One of the recent papers authored by Tracy A. Clegg is titled "Herd-level factors associated with detection of calves persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) in Irish cattle herds with negative herd status (NHS) during 2017", published in 2020 in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine. This publication has received citations, reflecting engagement from the scientific community.

The researcher has collaborated with several coauthors across their publications. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Damien Barrett
  • Guy McGrath
  • Maria Guelbenzu-Gonzalo
  • Pádraig O'Sullivan
  • Simon J. More

For publication venues, Tracy A. Clegg's work appears in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine, among others. This reflects a focus on veterinary and agricultural science journals that cover disease management in animal populations.

Best Publications

  • The impact of badger removal on the control of tuberculosis in cattle herds in Ireland.

    J.M. Griffin;D.H. Williams;G.E. Kelly;T.A. Clegg

  • Using latent class analysis to estimate the test characteristics of the γ-interferon test, the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test and a multiplex immunoassay under Irish conditions.

    Tracy A. Clegg;Anthony Duignan;Clare Whelan;Eamonn Gormley

  • Prevalence and distribution of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) in cattle herds in Ireland

    M Good;T Clegg;H Sheridan;D Yearsely

  • A study of helminth parasites in culled cows from Ireland.

    T.M. Murphy;K.N. Fahy;A. McAuliffe;A.B. Forbes

  • Potential infection-control benefit for Ireland from pre-movement testing of cattle for tuberculosis.

    T.A. Clegg;S.J. More;I.M. Higgins;M. Good

  • Risk factors associated with increased mortality of farmed Pacific oysters in Ireland during 2011.

    Tracy A. Clegg;Teresa Morrissey;Fiona Geoghegan;S. Wayne Martin

  • 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

  • Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) antibodies in bovine serum and bulk-milk samples

    E. D. Ryan;M. Kirby;D. M. Collins;R. Sayers

  • How many Eurasian badgers Meles meles L. are there in the Republic of Ireland

    D. P. Sleeman;J. Davenport;S. J. More;T. A. Clegg

  • Herd-level factors associated with the presence of bovine viral diarrhoea virus in herds participating in the voluntary phase of the Irish national eradication programme.

    D.A. Graham;T.A. Clegg;M. Lynch;S.J. More

  • The effect of varying levels of population control on the prevalence of tuberculosis in badgers in Ireland

    L.A.L. Corner;T.A. Clegg;S.J. More;D.H. Williams

  • The use of national-level data to describe trends in intramammary antimicrobial usage on Irish dairy farms from 2003 to 2015.

    Simon J. More;Tracy A. Clegg;Finola McCoy

  • Longer-term risk of Mycobacterium bovis in Irish cattle following an inconclusive diagnosis to the single intradermal comparative tuberculin test

    T.A. Clegg;M. Good;A. Duignan;R. Doyle

  • Aspects of bovine herpesvirus-1 infection in dairy and beef herds in the Republic of Ireland

    DJ Bosco Cowley;Tracy A Clegg;Michael L Doherty;Simon J More

  • Future risk of bovine tuberculosis recurrence among higher risk herds in Ireland.

    T.A. Clegg;M. Good;S.J. More

  • Eradicating BVD, reviewing Irish programme data and model predictions to support prospective decision making.

    H.-H. Thulke;M. Lange;J.A. Tratalos;T.A. Clegg

  • Characteristics of Mycobacterium bovis infected herds tested with the interferon-gamma assay

    Tracy A. Clegg;Mairead B. Doyle;Eoin Ryan;Simon John More

  • Comparison of the Immulite and RIA assay methods for measuring peripheral blood progesterone levels in Greyhound bitches.

    A. Chapwanya;T. Clegg;P. Stanley;L. Vaughan

  • Comparison of bovine tuberculosis recurrence in Irish herds between 1998 and 2008.

    M.J. Gallagher;I.M. Higgins;T.A. Clegg;D.H. Williams

  • Identification of risk factors associated with disclosure of false positive bovine tuberculosis reactors using the gamma-interferon (IFNγ) assay.

    Eamonn Gormley;Mairead Doyle;Anthony Duignan;Margaret Good

  • Insights into udder health and intramammary antibiotic usage on Irish dairy farms during 2003-2010

    Simon John More;Tracy A. Clegg;Luke O'Grady

  • Cadmium and other heavy metal concentrations in bovine kidneys in the Republic of Ireland.

    Mary J. Canty;Aiden Scanlon;Daniel M. Collins;Guy McGrath

  • Quantifying the risk of spread of bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) between contiguous herds in Ireland.

    D.A. Graham;T.A. Clegg;H.-H. Thulke;P. O’Sullivan

  • Bovine viral diarrhoea virus seroprevalence and vaccination usage in dairy and beef herds in the Republic of Ireland

    D J Bosco Cowley;Tracy A Clegg;Michael L Doherty;Simon J More

  • An outbreak of equine infectious anaemia in Ireland during 2006: the modes of transmission and spread in the Kildare cluster.

    S. J. More;I. Aznar;T. Myers;D. P. Leadon

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon J. More
Simon J. More University College Dublin
David Graham
David Graham Animal Health Ireland
John D. Collins
John D. Collins University College Dublin
Eamonn Gormley
Eamonn Gormley University College Dublin
Bernadette Earley
Bernadette Earley Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Michael L. Doherty
Michael L. Doherty University College Dublin
Leigh A. L. Corner
Leigh A. L. Corner University College Dublin
John Davenport
John Davenport University College Cork
John F. Mee
John F. Mee Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
S. Wayne Martin
S. Wayne Martin University of Guelph

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