OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Animal Science is 1. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Strategies to improve the efficiency of beef cattle production	51
Genetic mechanisms underlying feed utilization and implementation of genomic selection for improved feed efficiency in dairy cattle	34
Effects of colostrum management on transfer of passive immunity and the potential role of colostral bioactive components on neonatal calf development and metabolism	30
Impact of condensed tannin-containing legumes on ruminal fermentation, nutrition, and performance in ruminants: a review	23
Mandated restrictions on the use of medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken production in Canada: implications, emerging challenges, and opportunities for bolstering gastrointestinal functi	20
Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle	18
Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products and subacute ruminal acidosis on feed intake, fermentation, and nutrient digestibilities in lactating dairy cows	14
Effects of the dietary grain content on rumen and fecal microbiota of dairy cows	11
The role of livestock in sustainable food production systems in Canada	10
Perception of consultants, feedlot owners, and packers regarding the optimal economic slaughter endpoint in feedlots: a national survey in Brazil (Part I)	10
Effects of Broussonetia papyrifera-fermented feed on the growth performance and muscle quality of Hu sheep	10
Effects of homo- and hetero-fermentative lactic acid bacteria on the quality and aerobic stability of corn silage	9
Pre-farrow enrichment with burlap sheet: potential benefit for sow performance	8
Effects of dietary red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) on growth performance, blood profile, ileal morphology, and oxidative status in weaned pigs challenged with Escherichia coli K88	8
Effects of red-osier dogwood extracts on growth performance, intestinal digestive and absorptive functions, and meat quality of broiler chickens	8
Effect of dietary lipid inclusion from by-product-based pellets on dry matter intake, ruminal fermentation, and nutrient digestion in finishing beef heifers	8
Forage type and transportation stress effects on gut microbial counts and meat quality in goats	7
Production performance and oxidative stability of milk enriched with n-3 fatty acids in Holstein cows fed flaxseed meal	7
Effects of forage finishing methods with alfalfa on cattle growth performance and beef carcass characteristics, eating quality, and nutrient composition	7
Fermentation of barley and wheat with lactic acid bacteria and exogenous enzyme on nutrient composition, microbial count, and fermentative characteristics	6
Effect of various monochromatic light-emitting diode colours on the behaviour and welfare of broiler chickens	6
Comparative analyses of enteric methane emissions, dry matter intake, and milk somatic cell count in different residual feed intake categories of dairy cows	6
Development and validation of the Canadian retail cut beef yield grades	6
The effects of grinding and pelleting on nutrient composition of Canadian pulses	6
Changes in the fatty acid composition of steer subcutaneous fat, including biohydrogenation products, are minimal when finished on combinations of corn and barley grains and silages	6

Identification of drug-resistant phenotypes and resistance genes inEnterococcus faecalisisolates from animal feces originating in Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China	5
A prospective longitudinal study of risk factors associated with cattle lameness in southern Alberta feedlots	5
Use of cinnamon and Bacillus subtilis probiotics in the diet of broiler chickens	5
Pre-slaughter road transportation times: meat quality and sensory properties of Nellore bull meat	5
Effect of refrigeration on the collagen and texture characteristics of yak meat	5
Projected economic losses from milk performance detriments under heat stress in Quebec dairy herds	5
Comparative analysis of antimicrobial resistance and genetic characteristics of Escherichia coli from broiler breeder farms in Korea	5
Using unmanned aerial vehicles to record behavioral and physiological indicators of heat stress in cattle on feedlot and pasture	5
Perception of consultants, feedlot owners, and packers regarding management and marketing decisions on feedlots: a national survey in Brazil (Part II)	5
The importance of B vitamins in enhanced precision nutrition of dairy cows: the case of folates and vitamin B₁₂	5
Performance of near-infrared spectroscopy in pork shoulder as a predictor for pork belly softness	5
Use of barley silage or corn silage with dry-rolled barley, corn, or a blend of barley and corn on predicted nutrient total tract digestibility and growth performance of backgrounding steers	5
Production performance and metabolic characteristics of cows fed whole plant faba bean silage in comparison with barley and corn silage	5
Digestible and metabolizable energy values of faba beans and field peas fed to growing pigs	4
Use of two novel trailer types for transportation of pigs to slaughter. I. Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian summer conditions	4
Minor stall modifications and outdoor access can help improve dairy cow welfare in tie-stalls	4
Effects of Quillaja saponin supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microbiota, and fecal gas emission in growing pigs	4
Nutritive values of double-low rapeseed expellers and rapeseed meal with or without supplementation of multi-enzyme in pigs	4
Fatty acid profile and chemical composition of meat from Nellore steers finished on pasture with different amounts of supplementation	4
Effect of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate on lactation performance in dairy cows	4
Digestibility of western Canadian finishing beef cattle diets when short-season, high-moisture shelled corn and snaplage partially replace dry-rolled barley grain and barley silage	4
Cholesterol deficiency haplotype frequency and its impact on milk production and milk cholesterol content in Canadian Holstein cows	4
Impact of yeast hydrolysate (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, noxious gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality	4
Evaluation of standardized mixture of synbiotic-glyconutrients supplemented in lambs finished during summer season in tropical environment: growth performance, dietary energetics, and carcass characte	4
Nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens fed diets containing high levels of soybean oil is affected by the source of fiber	4
A survey of broiler breast meat quality in the retail market of Quebec	4
Performance of phytoncide (Pinus koraiensis extract) as an alternative to zinc oxide supplementation in weaning pig diet	3
Effects of dietary silicate levels on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, odorous gas emissions, blood characteristics, and foot and mouth disease antibodies in weaning to fi	3
Effects of feeding two different blends of essential oils to finishing steers on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, meat composition, and shelf life	3
Evaluating the effects of fibrolytic enzymes on rumen fermentation, omasal nutrient flow, and production performance in dairy cows during early lactation	3
Effect of trenbolone acetate, melengestrol acetate, and ractopamine hydrochloride on the growth performance of beef cattle	3
Translactational associations of dry off management, milking activity, and somatic cell count in herds with automated milking systems	3
The use of artificial neural networks for modelling rumen fill	3
Effect of replacing barley silage with calcium oxide-treated barley straw on rumen fermentation, rumen microbiota, nutrient digestibility, and growth performance of finishing beef cattle	3
Effect of dietary folic acid and energy density on immune response, gut morphology, and oxidative status in blood and breast muscle of broiler chickens	3
The effects of extrusion on nutrient content of Canadian pulses with a focus on protein and amino acids	3
Using molecular microbial ecology to define differential responses to the inoculation of barley silage	3
Recording of calf diseases for potential use in breeding programs: a case study on calf respiratory illness and diarrhea	3
Determination of standardized ileal digestibility of crude protein and amino acids and digestible indispensable amino acid score of faba beans, lentils, and yellow peas fed to growing pigs	3
Effect of pine-based biochars with differing physiochemical properties on methane production, ruminal fermentation, and rumen microbiota in an artificial rumen (RUSITEC) fed barley silage	3
Effects of dietary levels of calcium, phosphorus, and 1-alpha-hydroxycholecalciferol on digestibility, retention of calcium and phosphorus, and concentration of metabolizable energy in diets fed to so	3
Changes in carcass traits, meat quality, muscle fiber characteristics, and liver function of finishing pigs fed high level of fish oil	3
Evaluation of antimicrobial compounds to inhibit growth of select Gram-positive pathogenic or antimicrobial resistant bacteria in air-exposed silage	3
Methane and carbon dioxide emissions and grazed forage intake from pregnant beef heifers previously classified for residual feed intake under drylot conditions	3
Phenotypic and genetic correlations between feeding behaviours and feed efficiency in crossbred beef replacement females	3
Potential of eight mutations for marker-assisted breeding in Chinese Lulai black pigs	3
Effect of mixed live yeast and lactic acid bacteria on in vitro fermentation with varying media pH using a high-grain or high-forage diet	3
A genome-wide case-control association study of dark cutting in beef cattle	3
Effects of feeding graded levels of black spruce needles and branches on beef cow performance and health during mid to late gestation	2
The effect of feeding flaxseed as a source of omega-3 fatty acids to broiler and layer breeders during rearing and lay on body weight, reproductive performance, and hatchability performance indices	2

Silybum marianum seed extract as a potential phytogenic feed additive for improving growth performance and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	2
Evaluation of feeding periods of dietary conjugated linoleic acid supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, and meat quality in finishing pigs	2
Pigs weighing less than 20 kg are unable to adjust feed intake in response to dietary net energy density regardless of diet composition	2
The impacts of a fibrolytic enzyme additive on digestibility and performance in the grower and early finisher period, and supplementalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeon performance and rumen health in	2
Comparative digestibility of energy, dry matter, and nutrients by gestating and lactating sows fed corn–soybean meal diets without or with full-fat or defatted rice bran	2
Atmospheric ammonia causes histopathological lesions, cell cycle blockage, and apoptosis of spleen in chickens	2
Effect of dietary almond hull on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microbial, fecal score, and noxious gas emission in growing pigs	2
The effects of different spacing allowances in the pullet phase on the eggshell and bone quality of hens in the laying phase	2
Effects of barley and corn as sources of silage and grain on dry matter intake, ruminal fermentation, and total-tract digestibility in growing beef heifers	2
The relationship of iodine value with pork carcass weight and composition	2
Variability in subcutaneous fat composition of Iberian pigs reared in free-range conditions in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula	2
Growth performance and heamatobiochemical parameters of broilers fed diets containing Artemisia afra essential oil	2
Effect of dietary organic acids supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut morphology in weaned pigs	2
Eimeria infection-related intestinal dynamics and microbiome, growth performance, and nutrient utilization in broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with multienzyme	2
Effect of dietary energy density and folic acid supplementation on white striping occurrence and growth performance of broiler chickens	2
Effect of pelleting on nutrients and energy digestibility in growing pigs fed corn-soybean meal-based diet or diet containing corn distillers dried grains with solubles (cDDGS), wheat middlings, and b	2
Effects of adding graded levels ofAchyranthes japonicaroot extract to low crude protein diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microbiota, and meat quality parameters in broi	2
Effect of processing method and severity for hybrid fall rye on dry matter intake, ruminal fermentation, and apparent total tract nutrient digestibility in ruminally cannulated beef heifers	2
Effects of broiler chicks fed the low crude protein diet supplemented with Achyranthes japonica Nakai root extract on growth performance and carcass traits	2
Diarrhea duration and performance outcomes of pre-weaned dairy calves supplemented with bacteriophage	2
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3′ UTR of follistatin-like 4 and scavenger receptor class B member 1 are associated with Dazu black goat litter size	2
Effects of feeding ISA brown and Shaver white layer breeders with sources of n-3 fatty acids on hatching egg profiles, apparent embryonic uptake of egg components, and body composition of day-o	2
Dietary glycine equivalent and standardized ileal digestible methionine + cysteine levels for male broiler chickens fed low-crude-protein diets	2
Evaluation of a novel hybrid 6-phytase using an updated phosphorus deficiency model in broiler chickens	2
Efficacy of yeast and garlic extract mixture on growth performance, tract digestibility, excreta microbiota, gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality in broiler	2
Use of two novel trailer types for transportation of pigs to slaughter. II. Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian winter conditions	2
Effect of quercetin supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, excreta bacterial count, noxious gas emission, and meat quality of broilers when fed different protein diets	2
The relationship between udder skin surface temperature and milk production and composition in dairy cattle (Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758)	2
Standardized ileal digestible amino acid contents in flaxseed and flaxseed meals fed to growing–finishing pigs	2
Estimation of genetic parameters and selection response for reproductive and growth traits in Rideau-Arcott sheep	2
Effects of feeding blend-pelleted co-products on nutrient intake, digestibility, and production performance of high producing dairy cows	2
Modelling environmental impacts associated with the removal of productivity-enhancing technologies from Canadian feedlots: a case study	1
Dietary inclusion of mineral detoxified nano-sulfur dispersion on growth performance, fecal score, fecal microbiota, gas emission, blood profile, nutrient digestibility, and meat quality in finishing	1
The effects of feeding hempseed cake on pancreatic and jejunal digestive enzymatic activity in finishing heifers	1
Evaluation of biochar products at two inclusion levels on ruminal in vitro methane production and fermentation parameters in a Timothy hay-based diet	1
Efficacy of three heat-stable microbial phytases on growth performance and bone development and strength of broilers fed diets deficient in available phosphorus	1
Pre- and post-weaning performance of piglets offered different types of creep feed	1
Effects of feeding graded levels of camelina expeller meal up to 10% of dietary dry matter on production and milk fatty acid profiles in dairy cows	1
Comparative study of the effects of high- versus low-dose zinc oxide in the diet with or without probiotic supplementation on weaning pigs' growth performance, nutrient utilization, fecal microbes, no	1
Survey of feeding practices on dairy farms in Ontario and western Canada	1
Effect of chemostat turnover rate and select antibiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of porcine gastrointestinal tract bacteria	1
Effects of saccharified corn straw on growth performance, nutrient metabolic rates, gastrointestinal tract development, and serum antioxidant index of broilers	1
Development of an efficiency ranking system for beef cows and effects on feed intake, ruminal fermentation, NDF turnover, and apparent total tract digestibility	1
Are muscle fiber types different between normal and dark-cutting beef?	1
Testing the ability of contact mats to identify problematic stall configurations	1
Effects of nutritional management regimen and residual feed intake (RFI) classification on RFI reranking and feeding behaviour for finishing beef steers	1
Effet du type de stabulation sur le bien-être des vaches laitières en Algérie	1
Farm size distribution in the Canadian livestock sector	1
Effect of dietary nitrogen content and ammonium phosphate inclusion on lysine requirement for nitrogen retention in growing pigs	1
Influence of ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation on pancreatic digestive enzyme activity in finishing steers	1
Conformation traits of Holstein cows and their association with a Canadian economic selection index	1
Characterization of the exosomes in the allantoic fluid of the chicken embryo	1
Effects of Chinese herbal plant extracts on diarrhea rate, intestinal morphology, nutrient digestibility, and immunity of weaned piglets	1
Comparison and estimation of different linear and nonlinear lactation curve submodels in random regression analyses on dairy cattle	1
Effects of a moderate transition from 70% to 90% concentrate diet on early alterations in feeding behavior, rumen environment, reticulorumen motility, and blood acid–base status in beef heifers	1
Achyranthes Japonica Nakai root extract supplementation improves apparent nutrient digestibility, caecum microbiota, and excreta gas emission in broiler chicks	1
Estimation of digestible zinc and copper in pigs: a meta-analysis approach	1
Genetic diversity in the stress regulatory gene LUMAN/CREB3 of Yorkshire and Meishan pigs	1
Influence of protected organic acids on growth performance, fecal microbial composition, gas emission, and apparent total tract digestibility in growing pigs	1
Evaluation of dietary-coated omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on reproduction performance, growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood profiles in lactating sows and suckling piglets	1
Genetic variation inLUMAN/CREB3and association with stress and meat quality traits in Yorkshire pigs	1
Amiata donkey body conformation, udder characteristics, and their relationship with milk yield and quality	1
Correction: Use of two novel trailer types for transportation of pigs to slaughter. I. Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian summer co	1
Processing effects on the starch and fibre composition of Canadian pulses	1
Effects of soybean oil plus additional forage and anabolic implant in finishing steers: feedlot performance, carcass composition, and meat quality	1
Trends in the risk of heat stress to Canadian dairy cattle in a changing climate	1
Effect of xylanase and live yeast supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut microbiome diversity of pigs	1
Grease trap waste (griddle grease) as a feed ingredient for finishing lambs: growth performance, dietary energetics, and carcass characteristics	1
Apparent and standardized digestibility in broilers fed flaxseed meal with multi-carbohydrase and phytase at 35 days of age	1
Does the climate influence the variance of residual in litter traits of Taiwan Landrace sows?	1
Modulation of functional activity of heat-stressed chicken macrophages by poultry-derived probiotic lactobacilli	1
Influence of Ca²⁺ on mitochondrial apoptosis activation and yak meat tenderization during postmortem aging	1
Microbial sensing in the neonatal pig gut: effect of diet-independent and diet-dependent factors¹	1
Bark charcoal powder containing wood vinegar liquid can shorten the time to shipping of broilers raised in tropical areas by activating performance and intestinal function	1
Evaluation of unprotected and rumen-protected L-carnitine in vitro and in vivo	1
Effect of mixtures of legume species on ruminal fermentation, methane, and microbial nitrogen production in batch and continuous culture (RUSITEC) systems	1
The effect of miR-6523a on growth hormone secretion in pituitary cells of Yanbian yellow cattle	1