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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Supplemental effect of coated refined fish oil on the performance of finishing pigs fed diets containing soybean meal as a partial alternative to barley or wheat feed ingredient	38
Effect of chemostat turnover rate and select antibiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of porcine gastrointestinal tract bacteria	12
Effects of space allowance on behaviour during lairage, stress physiology, skin lesion scores, and meat quality of market pigs transported in an actively ventilated vehicle in the winter	12
Evaluating the efficacy of red, brown, and green seaweeds in reducing in vitro methane production from cattle	10
Randomized blind study of the antispasmodic effect of scopolamine and dipyrone on the gastrointestinal tract of healthy cattle	10
The face of the Canadian riding lesson industry—common management practices and industry opinions	9
Ammonium phosphate is a potential nitrogen supplement in nitrogen-limiting diets for growing pigs	9
Effect of sod-seeding bloat-free legumes on pasture productivity, steer performance, and production economics	9
Genetic and environmental determinism of age at puberty of purebred Charolais heifers and its links with growth traits and feed efficiency	8
Effects of dietary emulsifier and lipid source on broiler meat quality, lipids, and serum antioxidant status	8
Evaluation of biochar products at two inclusion levels on ruminal in vitro methane production and fermentation parameters in a Timothy hay-based diet	7
Probiotic complex supplementation to growing pig’s diet enhances daily growth and reduces fecal gas emission	7
Digestive and absorptive capacity and digesta microbiota throughout the gastrointestinal tract of nursery pigs from parents with divergent estimated breeding value for feed conversion ratio	7
Efficacy of yeast and garlic extract mixture on growth performance, tract digestibility, excreta microbiota, gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality in broiler	7
A 99-year journey on the development of Canadian forages for livestock production	7
Effect of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate on lactation performance in dairy cows	7
Response of growth performance, blood hematology, organ indexes, and myofiber traits to increasing dietary methionine levels in Jilin White goose	6
Investigating feather corticosterone and fault bars along the length of domestic male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) feathers	6
Predicting the performance of beef cattle on diverse perennial forage mixtures using the cowbytes ration-balancing software program	6
Feeding graded levels of camelina expeller meal up to 20% of dietary dry matter decreases feed intake and milk production but enhances concentration in milk fat of n-3 fatty acids in dairy cows	6
Supplementation of microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the performance, haemato-biochemical profile and intestinal microbiota composition of broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp.	6
Characterization of heifer rearing costs and their association with farm factors of Québec Holstein dairy farms	6
Effects of Red Osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) inclusion with grass hay on in vitro dry matter disappearance, gas production, and fermentation characteristics	6
Porcine in vitro digestion and solubilization of non-starch polysaccharides in corn and wheat supplemented with xylanase and feruloyl esterase	6
Effect of mixtures of legume species on ruminal fermentation, methane, and microbial nitrogen production in batch and continuous culture (RUSITEC) systems	6

Association of postabsorptive glucose and acetate metabolism with feed intake, growth, and efficiency in finishing beef heifers	6
Manure storage practices in Canada: farm survey analysis with implications for GHG emissions	6
A scoping review on the impact of rotational grazing in beef cattle systems on greenhouse gas emissions, soil health, plant diversity, and plant productivity parameters	5
The effects of grinding and pelleting on nutrient composition of Canadian pulses	5
Effects of sugarcane extract on growth and diarrhea of growing piglets	5
Use of cinnamon and Bacillus subtilis probiotics in the diet of broiler chickens	5
Genetic evaluation of profitability measures in Holstein dairy cows	5
Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle	5
Silybum marianum seed extract as a potential phytogenic feed additive for improving growth performance and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	5
Evaluation of the use of commercial-type and synthetic diets to test a nucleotide-rich yeast-derived product as a growth promotor for first feeding rainbow trout fry raised at 10 or 16 °C	4
Genome-wide association studies for growth and feed efficiency traits in American mink	4
Effects of pre-farrow feeding time on the farrowing time and duration in sows and litter outcomes	4
The importance of B vitamins in enhanced precision nutrition of dairy cows: the case of folates and vitamin B₁₂	4
The effect of temperature and humidity index on egg-laying and hatching parameters in Japanese quail	4
Note of appreciation	4
Note of appreciation	4
Development of a new composite SLICK beef cattle breed for improved tolerance to heat stress in temperate environments	4
Canadian cow–calf production in the east and west regions: insights into calving distribution, and adoption of calf management, feed and water testing, and animal health practices	4
Genomic regions underlying variation in wattles, horns, and supernumerary teats phenotypes in Egyptian goats	4
Impact of multicarbohydrase and phytase on apparent and standardized digestibility, energy, and nutrient balance in broilers fed sunflower meal	4
Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses provide insights into the key genes involved in muscle growth in the large Diqing Tibetan pig	3
Influence of dietary protease supplementation to high- and low-protein diets on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, and gas emissions in finishing pigs	3
Performance and ruminal fermentation of second-trimester pregnant beef cows fed short-season high-moisture corn stover or barley greenfeed during winter in western Canada	3
The effects of raw and steam-pressure toasted faba bean seeds on the production performance in high-lactating dairy cows	3
The effects of corncob and xylanase supplementation on performance, ileal digestibility, intestinal morphology, gastrointestinal pH, and serum biochemical traits in the broiler chickens	3
Atmospheric ammonia causes histopathological lesions, cell cycle blockage, and apoptosis of spleen in chickens	3
Prediction of ileal digestible phosphorus in broiler chicken diets supplemented with exogenous phytase	3
Residual feed intake does not seem to affect reproductive competence of Hays Converter heifers	3
Thermal processing induced changes on molecular structure spectral profile of carbohydrates and ruminal degradation and intestinal digestion characteristics of oat grains (Avena sativa) in dair	3
Effect of displaced abomasum on milk production, reproductive performance, and culling of Holstein dairy cattle in Iran	3
An evaluation of the effects of dietary mixed-species direct-fed microbial (probiotic) on growth performance, gas emissions, meat quality, nutrient digestibility, and fecal score in finishing pigs	3
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	3
A review of foot-related lameness in feedlot cattle	3
Analysis of VRTN, NR6A1 and LTBP2 gene polymorphisms in Lijiang pigs and their association with the number of thoracic vertebrae	3
Estimation of digestible zinc and copper in pigs: a meta-analysis approach	3
Impact of dietary zinc and copper levels on ileal and total apparent nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	3
Genome-wide association study identifies major histocompatibility complex genes linked to resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in grazing Rideau Arcott sheep	3
Trends in the risk of heat stress to Canadian dairy cattle in a changing climate	3
The effects of extrusion on nutrient content of Canadian pulses with a focus on protein and amino acids	3
Simulation of loading and unloading through ramps of different configuration: effects on the ease of handling and physiological response of pigs of two slaughter weights	2
Lethal white foal syndrome: a review	2
Impact of preslaughter management on meat quality of grain-fed veal calves	2
The relationship between udder skin surface temperature and milk production and composition in dairy cattle (Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758)	2
Factors affecting the adoption of Livestock Price Insurance by cow–calf producers	2
Age-related effects of high-frequency LED lighting in laying hens. Part 1: blood physiological variables	2
Performance, digestibility, carcass characteristics, and blood parameters of backgrounding and finishing beef steers fed diets containing corn silage or barley straw with or without calcium oxide	2
Effect of a microencapsulated complex of biofactors and antioxidants on the growth performance, plasma biochemistry, intestinal health, and immune and antioxidant status of broiler chickens challenged	2
Are muscle fiber types different between normal and dark-cutting beef?	2
Effects of space allowance on behaviour during lairage, stress physiology, skin lesion scores, and meat quality of market-weight pigs transported in an actively ventilated vehicle in the summer	2
The effect of a sugarcane polyphenol extract on intake, apparent total tract digestibility, rumen fermentation, pH, methane emissions, and the rumen microbiome of beef heifers fed a high forage diet	2

Multienzyme preparation containing a blend of mannanase, xylanase, cellulase, pectinase, β-glucanase, amylase, protease, and phytase on the performance of laying hens fed corn–soybean meal diet	2
Evaluation of emulsified-balanced oil in lactating sows	2
Effect of dietary organic acids supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut morphology in weaned pigs	2
Does the climate influence the variance of residual in litter traits of Taiwan Landrace sows?	2
Effects of dietary Pleurotus geesteranus stem supplementation on growth performance, anti-inflammation activity, intestinal function, and meat quality in pigs	2
Phenological variation in native mixedgrass chemical composition, in vitro fermentation, and methane production	2
Dietary Bacillus subtilis- and Clostridium butyricum-based probiotics supplement improves growth and meat quality, and alters microbiota in the excreta of broiler chickens	2
Comparison of canola meal versus soybean meal on growth performance and carcass quality of feedlot cattle	2
Dietary β-1,3-glucan supplementation in broilers with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis: impact on growth performance, organ weight, meat quality, and intestinal health	2
Minor stall modifications and outdoor access can help improve dairy cow welfare in tie-stalls	2
Effects of functional amino acid blend dietary supplementation with different feeding regimens on growth performance and protein utilization in weaned pigs	2
Et tu, brute force? An approach to refine blood sample collection protocols	2
Effect of whole seaweed and seaweed extract on rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and methane emissions of beef heifers fed a high-forage diet	2
The early story of growth hormone-releasing factor in rats, swine, and cattle	2
Reflections on a chromic oxide paper 44 years later: most cited paper in 99-year history of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science	2
Nutrient digestibility and availability of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), poultry by-product meal, and poultry viscera in female mink (Neogale vison) diets: insights on the nitrogen-to-pr	2
Correction: 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 c	2
Accounting for dominance genetic variation in carcass quality traits of Canadian crossbred beef cattle	2
Evaluation of plasma biotin, folate, and vitamin B₁₂ concentrations of Holstein dairy cows fed adequate or high concentrations of dietary vitamin D₃, vitamin E, calcium, and sele	2
Farm size distribution in the Canadian livestock sector	1
Environmental impacts associated with the removal of productivity-enhancing technologies from three different beef steer post-weaning management systems	1
Eimeria infection-related intestinal dynamics and microbiome, growth performance, and nutrient utilization in broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with multienzyme	1
Effects of Chinese herbal plant extracts on diarrhea rate, intestinal morphology, nutrient digestibility, and immunity of weaned piglets	1
Longitudinal Analysis of Bovine Microbiota in Feedlot Cattle Following Treatment with Eprinomectin and Chlortetracycline	1
Effects of dietary phytase with or without multi-carbohydrase supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and bone traits in nursery pigs	1
Greenhouse gas emissions and economic performance of Canadian cow–calf farms	1
Evaluation of unprotected and rumen-protected L-carnitine in vitro and in vivo	1
Impact of adding water to a barley-based finishing feedlot diet on feed sorting behaviour and ruminal fermentation for growing beef steers	1
Impacts of hybrid rye and fiber level in the diet of pregnant and early lactation sows on the reproductive performance and fecal microbiota of sows and their piglets	1
Early weaning of calves and its impact on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of a complete beef cattle operation from the Humid Pampas of Argentina	1
Effects of increased dietary supplementation with DL-methionine (Met) or with DL-methionine hydroxyl analogue (MHA-Ca) on the intestinal morphology, and intestinal permeability- and immunity-associate	1
Short-season high-moisture shelled corn, snaplage, or corn silage as a partial replacement for dry-rolled barley grain or barley silage in western Canadian beef cattle finishing diets	1
Growth performance and heamatobiochemical parameters of broilers fed diets containing Artemisia afra essential oil	1
Economic and environmental evaluation and adoption of forage rejuvenation in Canada	1
Feed and land requirements for livestock production in Canada	1
Nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens fed diets containing high levels of soybean oil is affected by the source of fiber	1
Growing–finishing pigs do not need additional zinc in a phytase-supplemented wheat–barley–soybean meal-based diet	1
Effet du type de stabulation sur le bien-être des vaches laitières en Algérie	1
The Use of Infrared Thermography in the Assessment of Stress, Health and Metabolism in Domestic Animals	1
Assessing the methane mitigation potential of Canadian red seaweeds using in vitro batch culture	1
Comparison of two internal markers and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for predicting nutrient digestibility in beef cattle offered diets varying in forage quantity and quality	1
Identification of potential candidate genes associated with milk protein differences in Holstein cows: a meta-analysis integrating GWAS and RNA-Seq transcriptome	1
Study of persistency of lactation and survival of Iranian Holstein dairy cattle using random regression model	1
Disease dynamics and antimicrobial use in pre-weaned Holstein calves paired at different ages	1
Effects of maternal undernutrition during late pregnancy on mitochondrial function of perirenal fat in fetal sheep	1
Feeding gilts and sows to maximize mammary development and lactation performance	1
Quantification of biogenic amines and adaptation of an index as a quality indicator of rendered pig meals	1
Microsatellite loci diversity and their association with different traits in two Japanese quail lines	1
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	1
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	1
Comparative impact of conventional and alternative gut health management programs on plasma and tibia attributes in broiler chickens raised in commercial and research settings	1
Using electrical conductivity to predict sulfate levels in livestock drinking water in Saskatchewan	1
Dietary inclusion of Cannabis sativa seeds at graded levels modulates growth performance, blood biochemistry, and breast muscle fatty acid composition in	1
Proceedings of the 2024 Meeting of the Animal Science Modelling Group	1
Supplemental effect of xylanase on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and fecal score in weaned pigs	1
Polysaccharide from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by maintaining the intestinal barrier integrity via MLC/Notch signaling	1
Efficacy of aqueous extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaf against strongyle and coccidia infections in sheep	1
Amiata donkey body conformation, udder characteristics, and their relationship with milk yield and quality	1
Animal and farm factors affecting the fatty acid profile and amyloid a concentration of milk on Quebec dairy farms	1
Impact of supplemental dietary fibre on performance and health status of Salmonella Typhimurium-challenged weaned pigs fed a diet containing high indiges	1
Effects of dietary fiber on fecal microbiota of grower–finisher pig offspring from parents with divergent estimated breeding value for feed conversion ratio	1
Comparative responses of Lohmann Select Leghorn-lite and Shaver Heritage White Leghorn hens when fed diets containing fine and coarse oat hulls	1
An assessment of the environmental sustainability of beef production in Canada	1
Trans-10 shifted ruminal biohydrogenation and its implications for ruminant milk and meat fat content and quality	1
Supplying standardized ileal digestible lysine via soybean meal below estimated requirements for late gestating gilts does not negatively affect mammary development	1
Effect of dietary nitrogen content and ammonium phosphate inclusion on lysine requirement for nitrogen retention in growing pigs	1
Testing the ability of contact mats to identify problematic stall configurations	1
Characterization of First Cut Alfalfa and Grass Silage Management Practices on Canadian Dairy Farms	1
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	1
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	1
Bias and accuracy of body weight trait evaluations of an F2 chicken using single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP)	1
Evaluation of cool-season perennial forage varieties as monocultures and legume–grass binary mixtures under intensive grazing	1
Effect of modifying energy to protein ratio of alfalfa on ruminal fermentation, nitrogen use, methane production, and microbial composition in vitro	1
Assessing the CO2-prediction equation used in association with sniffers to estimate daily methane emissions in dairy cows with different feed efficiencies	1
Genetic parameters and correlations for female reproductive performance and early growth performance of piglets in Landrace breed across various regions of Vietnam	1
Modelling environmental impacts associated with the removal of productivity-enhancing technologies from Canadian feedlots: a case study	1
The soybean oil equivalency of soybean meal indicates a high energy value of soybean meal when fed to growing pigs	1