OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Poultry Science is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of extended lairage periods on physio-metabolic status and meat quality in commercial broilers	41
Combined effects of encapsulated raspberry powder and phosphate on the lipid oxidation, microbiological properties and shelf life of modified atmosphere packaged chicken nuggets during chilled storage	28
Genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome analyses reveal important epigenetic genes associated with valgus-varus deformity in broilers	18
Genome-wide association analysis of neck ring traits in NongHua ma male ducks	16
Effects of overfeeding on liver lipid metabolism in mule ducks based on transcriptomics and metabolomics	14
Photohydroionisation for disinfection of poultry litter	13
Digestibility and nutritional parameters of maize ethanol coproducts and xylanase for broiler diets	12
Stimbiotic and wheat bran inclusion in maize or wheat-based diets for broiler chickens; effects on jejunal histomorphology, digesta oligosaccharides and caecal short-chain fatty-acids profiles	12
Supplemental phosphorus can be completely replaced with microbial phytase in White Leghorn layer diets	12
Characterization of circRNA expression profiles associated with non-Mendelian inheritance in feather growth of chickens	11
Bone characteristics, pre-caecal phytate degradation, mineral digestibility and tissue expression were marginally affected by zinc level and source in phytase-supplemented diets in 21-day-old broiler	10
Use of wheat dilution to improve digestive function in broilers: application in low protein diets	10
Inhibition ofSalmonalla entericaby a novel strain ofBacillus subtilisisolated from the faeces of healthy chickens	10
Dynamic transcriptome profiling reveals essential roles of the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) family in feather development of duck	9
miR-199-3p suppresses cellular migration and viability and promotes progesterone production in goose ovarian follicles before selection through regulating ITGB8 and other ECM-related genes	9
Adenovirus type D and type E infection in broiler chickens: the effect on CD4 and CD8 T cell response, cytokines expression and their immunopathology	9
Metagenomic reconstructions of caecal microbiome in Landes, Roman and Zhedong White geese	9
Biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and genotyping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meats	9
Marination with aronia, grape and hawthorn vinegars affects the technological, textural, microstructural and sensory properties of spent chicken meat	9
Fibre-based feed supplements – fermentation and moisture characteristics, edibility and particle size influence cage-reared laying hens’ preference based on feed consumption and time at the feeder	9
Evaluation of the potential growth and body composition of the Cobb 700 genotype	9
Chicken liver morphology as affected by feed withdrawal time and dietary aflatoxins	9
miR-181a-5p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	8
Two novel InDels within the promoter of SIRT1 are associated with growth traits in chickens	8
Effects of dietary calcium and microbial phytase on the bioavailability of two sources of zinc in broilers	8

Developmental potential of cryopreserved gonadal germ cells from 7-day-old chick embryos recovered using the PBS(-) method	8
Transcriptome profiling reveals morphogenesis-related candidate genes and pathways in the chick embryonic small intestine	7
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Effects of emulsifier, betaine and l-carnitine on growth performance, immune response, gut morphology and nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens exposed to cyclic hea	7
The potential post-hatching growth of domestic birds is sufficiently described by the Gompertz function	7
Effect of goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3 on LPS-induced inflammatory injury in goose liver	7
Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Salmonella spp. isolates in healthy poultry	7
Egg laying performance and egg quality with Paracoccus carotinifaciens supplementation containing high astaxanthin levels	7
Food safety control in poultry industry: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from raw chicken and the potential use of <	7
Catalase, superoxide dismutase and butylated hydroxytoluene benefit mid-term storage of red-legged partridge sperm ( Alectoris rufa )	7
Effects of calcium pidolate on performance, carcass traits, bone biomechanical properties and mineralisation and jejunum histomorphology in broilers	7
An approach for goose egg recognition for robot picking based on deep learning	7
Temporal variation characteristics of microbial aerosols in the goose house environment	7
Comprehensive analysis of changes in expression of lncRNA, microRNA and mRNA in liver tissues of chickens with high or low abdominal fat deposition	7
Avian sperm-borne RNAs: optimisation of a new isolation protocol	6
De-oiled soy lecithin positively influenced growth performance, nutrient digestibility, histological intestinal alteration, and antioxidant status in turkeys fed with low energy diets	6
Biomarker discovery and authentication of cold-slaughtered chicken through classical analytical procedures and mass spectrometry based proteomic approaches	6
Controlling microbial population in poultry industry using acidic and slightly acidic electrolysed water as a potential non-thermal food sanitizer	6
Genetic parameter estimation for traits related to the immune system against sheep red blood cells in Japanese quail	6
Gga-let-7a-3p inhibits the proliferation and differentiation of chicken intramuscular preadipocytes	6
Dietary cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation interact to modulate reproductive performance, egg quality, serum antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology and tibia quality of	6
Evaluating the genetic components of growth in ostriches with multi-trait and random regression models	6
FEDM: a convolutional neural network based fertilised egg detection model	6
Efficacy of maize differing in particle size in low-density protein diets fed to broilers from day 1 to 21 of age	6
Performance of broiler chicken on dietary supplementation of protected organic acids blend	6
N-acetyl-L-cysteine improves the performance of chronic cyclic heat-stressed finisher broilers but has no effect on tissue glutathione levels	6
Cloning, characterisation and expression of the SERPINB14 gene, and association of promoter polymorphisms with egg quality traits in layer chicken	5
The apparent metabolisable energy and ileal amino digestibility of black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) pre-pupae meal for broiler chickens	5
Comparative analysis of the morphology, chemistry and structure of the tibiotarsus, humerus and keel bones in laying hens	5
The effect of fermented rapeseed meal on production performance, egg quality and hatchability in broiler breeders after peak production	5
Lack of reproducibility compromises conclusions on the effects of three Bacillus species on Salmonella enterica Enteritidis colonisation i	5
Influence of particle size and inclusion level of oat hulls on retention and passage in the anterior digestive tract of broilers	5
Propolis extract reduces heterocyclic aromatic amine formation in chicken thigh meat	5
Transcriptome profiling of morphogenetic differences between contour and flight feathers in duck	5
Pigment concentrations in eggshell and their related gene expressions in uterus of Changshun blue eggshell chickens	5
Genome-wide methylation and transcriptome differential analysis of skeletal muscle in broilers with valgus-varus deformity	5
Investigation on adaptations of broiler chickens to high dietary free amino acid levels in nitrogen utilisation and plasma amino acid concentrations	5
Statement of Retraction: Effects of emulsifier, betaine and L-carnitine on growth performance, immune response, gut morphology and nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens exposed to cyclic heat str	5
Genetic parameter estimation and genetic evaluation of important economic traits in white and yellow broilers	5
Air-classified faba bean protein fraction as a substitute to soybean meal in pelleted and extruded broiler diets	5
Investigation of a potential electrogenic transport-system for myo-inositol in the small intestine of laying hens	5
Feed emulsifier improves the performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicken fed diets without antibiotic growth promoter	5
Dietary high-protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles can fully replace soybean meal in diets for meat quails without affecting growth performance	5
Assessment of crop usage in ad libitum fed birds and short-term phytase efficiency as affected by acid addition	5
Expression of genes related to ileal barrier function in heritage and modern broiler chickens	5
Effect of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation with different dietary available phosphorus levels for broilers	5
PHGDH promotes the proliferation and differentiation of primary chicken myoblasts	4
Editorial	4
Practices and issues of moulting programs for laying hens: a review	4
A comparison of immersion-based and spray-based crate washing systems on the impact of Campylobacter spp. reduction	4
Association between antimicrobial resistance and biofilm forming ability of Salmonella enterica serotypes from commercial broiler farms in Brazil	4

Alpha-tocopherol acetate and alpha lipoic acid may mitigate the development of wooden breast myopathy in broilers at an early age	4
Integument, mortality, and skeletal strength in extended production cycles for laying hens – effects of genotype and dietary zinc source	4
Factors affecting cryopreservation-associated damages in sperm motility of cockerels (Gallus gallus domesticus)	4
Dynamic changes in protein concentrations of keratins in crop milk and related gene expression in pigeon crops during different incubation and chick rearing stages	4
The fatty acid profile in the yolk and yolk sac from incubated goose eggs depends on the breeder age and laying period	4
The response of turkeys to dietary balanced protein during two periods of growth	4
Epidermal growth factor receptors and their ligands are expressed in the spleen of the Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) during the post-hatch period	4
Tissue oxidative stress and expression of chicken UCP and ANT mRNA in laying hens exposed to acute cold stress	4
How are they really doing? Animal welfare on organic laying hen farms in terms of health and behaviour	4
Oxidative stress mediated immunosuppression caused by ammonia gas via antioxidant/oxidant imbalance in broilers	4
Integrated analysis of mRNA and microRNA expression pattern reveals differential transcriptome signatures in RIPK2 over-expressing chicken	4
Identification of key candidate genes for wing length-related traits by whole-genome resequencing in 772 geese	4
Effects of testis testosterone deficiency on gene expression in the adrenal gland and skeletal muscle of ducks	4
Investigating possible impact, and interaction, of phytase supplementation during pre-experimental and experimental phases on assay of true phosphorus pre-caecal digestibility and total tract retentio	4
miR-30a-3p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	4
The relationship of MITF gene expression and promoter methylation with plumage colour in quail	4
Single and multiple oral amoxicillin treatment in geese: a pharmacokinetic evaluation	4
Construction of miRNA-mRNA network in the differentiation of chicken preadipocytes	4
Genome-wide association study for reproduction-related traits in Chinese domestic goose	4