OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Poultry Science is 3. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Arginine requirement of breeding pigeons during incubation and lactation in the 2 + 4 lactation pattern	32
Genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome analyses reveal important epigenetic genes associated with valgus-varus deformity in broilers	19
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	15
Different energy and protein levels for growth performance, serum biochemistry and intestinal development of squabs ( Columba livia ) under artificial feeding conditions	15
Impact of extended lairage periods on physio-metabolic status and meat quality in commercial broilers	14
Genome-wide association analysis of neck ring traits in NongHua ma male ducks	12
Effects of overfeeding on liver lipid metabolism in mule ducks based on transcriptomics and metabolomics	12
Impact of heat stress on the post-hatch growth, morphometrics, and allometry of the chicken ( Gallus gallus )	11
Nutritional impacts of dietary selenium and iodine and their interaction on growth performance, antioxidant capacity and bone quality in Longyan ducklings	11
Inhibition ofSalmonalla entericaby a novel strain ofBacillus subtilisisolated from the faeces of healthy chickens	10
Digestibility and nutritional parameters of maize ethanol coproducts and xylanase for broiler diets	10
Use of wheat dilution to improve digestive function in broilers: application in low protein diets	10
Supplemental phosphorus can be completely replaced with microbial phytase in White Leghorn layer diets	10
Characterization of circRNA expression profiles associated with non-Mendelian inheritance in feather growth of chickens	10
Evaluation of the potential growth and body composition of the Cobb 700 genotype	9
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	9
Effect of partial replacement of soybean meal with gamma-irradiated black soldier fly larvae or crushed grasshopper on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and organoleptic characteristics	9
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	9
Evaluation of calcium and non-phytate phosphorus deficient diets: effects on growth performance, carcase yield, tibia characteristics and jejunum histomorphology at 42 days of age in broilers	9
Residue of Erycibe obtusifolia Benth as bedding materials improves welfare and microorganisms of chickens	9
Biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and genotyping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meats	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
Changes in carcase composition, gastrointestinal morphometry and leg bone dimensions in different goose genotypes after a four-year reproductive period	8
Two novel InDels within the promoter of SIRT1 are associated with growth traits in chickens	8
Marination with aronia, grape and hawthorn vinegars affects the technological, textural, microstructural and sensory properties of spent chicken meat	8

Metagenomic reconstructions of caecal microbiome in Landes, Roman and Zhedong White geese	8
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	8
Chicken liver morphology as affected by feed withdrawal time and dietary aflatoxins	8
Effects of dietary calcium and microbial phytase on the bioavailability of two sources of zinc in broilers	8
Effects of calcium pidolate on performance, carcass traits, bone biomechanical properties and mineralisation and jejunum histomorphology in broilers	7
Adenovirus type D and type E infection in broiler chickens: the effect on CD4 and CD8 T cell response, cytokines expression and their immunopathology	7
miR-181a-5p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	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
Dynamic transcriptome profiling reveals essential roles of the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) family in feather development of duck	7
Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Salmonella spp. isolates in healthy poultry	7
The Gordon Memorial Lecture: Steering the gut microbiome for improved health and welfare in broilers	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
Temporal variation characteristics of microbial aerosols in the goose house environment	6
N-acetyl-L-cysteine improves the performance of chronic cyclic heat-stressed finisher broilers but has no effect on tissue glutathione levels	6
Catalase, superoxide dismutase and butylated hydroxytoluene benefit mid-term storage of red-legged partridge sperm ( Alectoris rufa )	6
Egg laying performance and egg quality with Paracoccus carotinifaciens supplementation containing high astaxanthin levels	6
Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharides combat fatty liver haemorrhage syndrome in hens via regulation of lipid metabolism, oxidative stress and inflamm	6
Effect of goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3 on LPS-induced inflammatory injury in goose liver	6
Food safety control in poultry industry: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from raw chicken and the potential use of <	6
Evaluating the genetic components of growth in ostriches with multi-trait and random regression models	6
Enhancing diet specification to maximise feed efficiency and production characteristics of the Redbro slow growing broiler chicken	6
Controlling microbial population in poultry industry using acidic and slightly acidic electrolysed water as a potential non-thermal food sanitizer	6
An approach for goose egg recognition for robot picking based on deep learning	6
Aronia melanocarpa pomace enhances egg production and quality in late-laying hens via modulating gut microbiota and lipid metabolism	6
Biomarker discovery and authentication of cold-slaughtered chicken through classical analytical procedures and mass spectrometry based proteomic approaches	6
Avian sperm-borne RNAs: optimisation of a new isolation protocol	5
FEDM: a convolutional neural network based fertilised egg detection model	5
Genome-wide methylation and transcriptome differential analysis of skeletal muscle in broilers with valgus-varus deformity	5
The use of golden mussel meal of different particle sizes to feed broiler chickens aged 1–42 days	5
Efficacy of maize differing in particle size in low-density protein diets fed to broilers from day 1 to 21 of age	5
Dietary cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation interact to modulate reproductive performance, egg quality, serum antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology and tibia quality of	5
Pigment concentrations in eggshell and their related gene expressions in uterus of Changshun blue eggshell chickens	5
Investigation of a potential electrogenic transport-system for myo-inositol in the small intestine of laying hens	5
Gga-let-7a-3p inhibits the proliferation and differentiation of chicken intramuscular preadipocytes	5
Genetic parameter estimation for traits related to the immune system against sheep red blood cells in Japanese quail	5
Performance of broiler chicken on dietary supplementation of protected organic acids blend	5
Transcriptome profiling of morphogenetic differences between contour and flight feathers in duck	5
Investigation on adaptations of broiler chickens to high dietary free amino acid levels in nitrogen utilisation and plasma amino acid concentrations	4
Influence of particle size and inclusion level of oat hulls on retention and passage in the anterior digestive tract of broilers	4
Oxidative stress mediated immunosuppression caused by ammonia gas via antioxidant/oxidant imbalance in broilers	4
Propolis extract reduces heterocyclic aromatic amine formation in chicken thigh meat	4
Genome-wide association study for reproduction-related traits in Chinese domestic goose	4
Association between antimicrobial resistance and biofilm forming ability of Salmonella enterica serotypes from commercial broiler farms in Brazil	4
A comparison of immersion-based and spray-based crate washing systems on the impact of Campylobacter spp. reduction	4
Integument, mortality, and skeletal strength in extended production cycles for laying hens – effects of genotype and dietary zinc source	4
How are they really doing? Animal welfare on organic laying hen farms in terms of health and behaviour	4
Feed emulsifier improves the performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicken fed diets without antibiotic growth promoter	4
The apparent metabolisable energy and ileal amino digestibility of black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) pre-pupae meal for broiler chickens	4
Lack of reproducibility compromises conclusions on the effects of three Bacillus species on Salmonella enterica Enteritidis colonisation i	4

Single and multiple oral amoxicillin treatment in geese: a pharmacokinetic evaluation	4
Effect of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation with different dietary available phosphorus levels for broilers	4
The response of turkeys to dietary balanced protein during two periods of growth	4
Resveratrol enhances duck cathelicidin expression in heterophilic granulocytes via MAPK–EGR1 signalling pathway	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
miR-30a-3p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	4
Genetic parameter estimation and genetic evaluation of important economic traits in white and yellow broilers	4
Air-classified faba bean protein fraction as a substitute to soybean meal in pelleted and extruded broiler diets	4
Dietary high-protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles can fully replace soybean meal in diets for meat quails without affecting growth performance	4
Assessment of crop usage in ad libitum fed birds and short-term phytase efficiency as affected by acid addition	4
Expression of genes related to ileal barrier function in heritage and modern broiler chickens	4
Transcriptome analysis of granulosa cell layer of hierarchical follicles during the egg-laying interval in pigeons	4
Tissue oxidative stress and expression of chicken UCP and ANT mRNA in laying hens exposed to acute cold stress	4
The effect of fermented rapeseed meal on production performance, egg quality and hatchability in broiler breeders after peak production	4
Construction of miRNA-mRNA network in the differentiation of chicken preadipocytes	4
The relationship of MITF gene expression and promoter methylation with plumage colour in quail	4
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	4
Development of an in vivo radiographic method with potential for use in improving bone quality and the welfare of laying hens through genetic selection	3
Examining the relationship between different naturally-occurring maxillary beak shapes and their ability to cause damage in commercial laying hens	3
Effect of increasing dose level of a novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant on phytate degradation in broilers fed diets containing varied phytate levels	3
Nutritional and technological potential of chicken feathers for the food industry	3
The fatty acid profile in the yolk and yolk sac from incubated goose eggs depends on the breeder age and laying period	3
Integrated analysis of mRNA and microRNA expression pattern reveals differential transcriptome signatures in RIPK2 over-expressing chicken	3
Effects of testis testosterone deficiency on gene expression in the adrenal gland and skeletal muscle of ducks	3
Short- and long-term sex-dependent effects of a nutritional supplement after hatching on growth, metabolism and gut microbiota in broiler chickens	3
Identification of potential candidate genes for the Huoyan trait in developing Wulong goose embryos by transcriptomic analysis	3
Refining the metabolisable energy value of field beans for turkeys	3
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli alters complement gene expression in chicken erythrocytes	3
Effects of cottonseed meal bioactive peptides on growth performance, ileal digestibility, serum amino acid and immune responses of broiler chickens	3
PLGA nanoparticle with Amomum longiligulare polysaccharide 1 increased the immunogenicity of infectious bursal disease virus VP2 protein	3
Practices and issues of moulting programs for laying hens: a review	3
Phytate degradation and phosphorus utilisation by broiler chickens fed diets containing wheat with increased phytase activity	3
Establishing the tolerability to broiler chickens and laying hens of nonanoic acid at practical levels of use as a feed flavouring	3
Identification of key candidate genes for wing length-related traits by whole-genome resequencing in 772 geese	3
PHGDH promotes the proliferation and differentiation of primary chicken myoblasts	3
Factors affecting cryopreservation-associated damages in sperm motility of cockerels (Gallus gallus domesticus)	3
Indirubin prevents structural damage to chicken lungs and trachea caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection through attenuating oxidative stress and apoptosis	3
Prediction of raw meat texture and myopathic severity of broiler breast meat with the wooden breast condition by hyperspectral imaging	3
In vivo estimation of chicken breast and thigh muscle weights using multi-atlas-based elastic registration on computed tomography images	3
Genome-wide scanning for selection signatures in two autochthonous Anatolian chicken breeds	3
Mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling for identification of biomarkers related to footpad dermatitis in ducks	3
New primers for sex identification in the Chukar partridges ( Alectoris chukar )	3
Antiviral effect of palmatine against infectious bronchitis virus through regulation of NF-κB/IRF7/JAK-STAT signalling pathway and apoptosis	3
Transcriptome analysis of the bursa of Fabricius and thymus of laying ducks reveals immune gene expression changes underlying the impacts of stocking densities	3
Dynamic changes in protein concentrations of keratins in crop milk and related gene expression in pigeon crops during different incubation and chick rearing stages	3
Editorial	3
Potential of accelerometer tags for monitoring of Japanese quail ( Coturnix japonica ) reproductive behaviour	3
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	3
Tolerability of graded levels of tall oil fatty acids as a nutritional additive for broiler chickens: a 45-day target animal safety study	3
Effect of dietary supplementation of organic and inorganic Se on performance and antioxidant response in commercial broiler chickens	3
Holo-analysis of the effects of xylo-oligosaccharides on broiler chicken performance	3