OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Frontiers is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Protein demand: review of plant and animal proteins used in alternative protein product development and production	168
The Future of the Pig Industry After the Introduction of African Swine Fever into Asia	53
Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective	46
The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value	37
Is “cultured meat” a viable alternative to slaughtering animals and a good comprise between animal welfare and human expectations?	33
The future of phenomics in dairy cattle breeding	32
Livestock sustainability research in Africa with a focus on the environment	29
Livestock provide more than food in smallholder production systems of developing countries	26
Meat Industry 4.0: A Distant Future?	24
A 2020 synopsis of the cell-cultured animal industry	24
Fetal programming in ruminant animals: understanding the skeletal muscle development to improve meat quality	23
Incorporating temperament traits in dairy cattle breeding programs: challenges and opportunities in the phenomics era	22
Intensification of camel farming and milk production with special emphasis on animal health, welfare, and the biotechnology of reproduction	21
Livestock across the world: diverse animal species with complex roles in human societies and ecosystem services	20
Wildlife–livestock interactions in animal production systems: what are the biosecurity and health implications?	20
Origin of the domestic chicken from modern biological and zooarchaeological approaches	19
The science behind the wool industry. The importance and value of wool production from sheep	19
Fish domestication in aquaculture: 10 unanswered questions	19
Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles	18
Phenomics and its potential impact on livestock development in low-income countries: innovative applications of emerging related digital technology	18
Red meat—an essential partner to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions	18
Opportunities and Challenges in Animal Protein Industry Sustainability: The Battle Between Science and Consumer Perception	18
Horse meat production in northern Spain: ecosystem services and sustainability in High Nature Value farmland	18
Why Is Production of Animal Source Foods Important for Economic Development in Africa and Asia?	17
The domestication of South American camelids: a review	17

Current state of enteric methane and the carbon footprint of beef and dairy cattle in the United States	17
Artificial intelligence, sensors, robots, and transportation systems drive an innovative future for poultry broiler and breeder management	17
Beef supply chains and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States	16
“Cellular agriculture”: current gaps between facts and claims regarding “cell-based meat”	16
Opportunities and challenges of phenomics applied to livestock and aquaculture breeding in South America	16
Smallholder poultry production in the context of increasing global food prices: roles in poverty reduction and food security	15
Consequences of maternal heat stress at different stages of embryonic and fetal development on dairy cows’ progeny	14
Consequence of epigenetic processes on animal health and productivity: is additional level of regulation of relevance?	14
Why Does Animal-Based Food Loss and Waste Matter?	14
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in Ghana	14
Dairy cows: in the age of the genotype, #phenotypeisking	12
Achieving robotic meat cutting	11
Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits through DNA methylation	11
Is the camel conquering the world?	11
The impact of COVID-19 on Old World Camelids and their potential role to combat a human pandemic	10
Moving online: roadmap and long-term forecast	10
Dealing with complexity of new phenotypes in modern dairy cattle breeding	9
Sustainability of ruminant livestock production in Ireland	9
Slowing pig growth during COVID-19, models for use in future market fluctuations	9
How agricultural rendering supports sustainability and assists livestock’s ability to contribute more than just food	9
The origins of the domesticate brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and its pathways to domestication	9
Sheep and wheat domestication in southwest Asia: a meta-trajectory of intensification and loss	9
Chromatin role in early programming of embryos	9
Of pigs and men: the best-laid plans for prevention and control of swine fevers	9
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in the Czech Republic	8
Effects of sperm DNA methylation on domesticated animal performance and perspectives on cross-species epigenetics in animal breeding	8
Artificial intelligence-driven automation is how we achieve the next level of efficiency in meat processing	8
Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption—magnitude, certainty, and contextuality of risk?	8
Taking the steps toward sustainable livestock: our multidisciplinary global farm platform journey	8
Smallholder dairy farming contributes to household resilience, food, and nutrition security besides income in rural households	8
Beyond the genome: a perspective on the use of DNA methylation profiles as a tool for the livestock industry	8
Beginning of pig management in Neolithic China: comparison of domestication processes between northern and southern regions	8
Osteoarthritis: a common disease that should be avoided in the athletic horse’s life	8
Affordability of meat for global consumers and the need to sustain investment capacity for livestock farmers	8
Opportunities for precision livestock management in the face of climate change: a focus on extensive systems	8
Mineral status in camel milk: a critical review	8
Lessons in automation of meat processing	8
Phenomics for sustainable production in the South African dairy and beef cattle industry	8
Review of genetic diversity in Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)	7
Changes in New Zealand red meat production over the past 30 yr	7
COVID-19 pandemic—how and why animal production suffers?	7
Impact of COVID-19 on the Australian pork industry	7
Sustainability implications of rising global pork demand	7
Is meat eating morally defensible? Contemporary ethical considerations	7
Camel biodiversity—and how to conserve it	7
Climate change adaptation for livestock production in southern Australia: transdisciplinary approaches for integrated solutions	7
Animal transport as regulated in Europe: a work in progress as viewed by an NGO	7
How two concurrent pandemics put a spoke in the wheel of intensive pig production	7
Waterscapes domestication: an alternative approach for interactions among humans, animals, and aquatic environments in Amazonia across time	6
Automation in the fish industry	6

Nutritional values and health benefits of dromedary camel meat	6
Can dairy help solve the malnutrition crisis in developing countries? An economic analysis	6
The societal role of meat—what the science says	6
How and why animal welfare concerns evolve in developing countries	6
Epigenetic changes in poultry due to reprogramming of the gut microbiota	6
Animal domestication: from distant past to current development and issues	6
The epigenome of male germ cells and the programming of phenotypes in cattle	6
Examining the extent of environmental contributions toward DNA methylation and phenotypic variation	6
We need to rethink production technology for meat-packers—the old cutting table is being revived	6
The edible insect sector in Canada and the United States	6
Post-weaning diarrhea and use of feedstuffs in pigs	6
Management and domestication of cattle (Bos taurus) in Neolithic Southwest Asia	6
Goat lactation research as a gateway for the development of the dairy goat industry	6