OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Animal Science is 2. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Radiated temperature of weaned piglets and the response to in-feed antibiotics with correction for ambient conditions	51
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	30
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	24
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	23
Effects of Quillaja saponin supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microbiota, and fecal gas emission in growing pigs	18
Microbial sensing in the neonatal pig gut: effect of diet-independent and diet-dependent factors¹	14
Effect of dietary folic acid and energy density on immune response, gut morphology, and oxidative status in blood and breast muscle of broiler chickens	11
Effects of Chinese herbal plant extracts on diarrhea rate, intestinal morphology, nutrient digestibility, and immunity of weaned piglets	10
Production performance and metabolic characteristics of cows fed whole plant faba bean silage in comparison with barley and corn silage	9
Utilization of grape (Vitis vinifera), cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium), and apple (Malus pumila/domestica) pomaces in broiler ch	8
Modulation of functional activity of heat-stressed chicken macrophages by poultry-derived probiotic lactobacilli	8
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	8
Identification of potential candidate genes associated with milk protein differences in Holstein cows: a meta-analysis integrating GWAS and RNA-Seq transcriptome	8
Genetic parameters and correlations for female reproductive performance and early growth performance of piglets in Landrace breed across various regions of Vietnam	7
Performance of phytoncide (Pinus koraiensis extract) as an alternative to zinc oxide supplementation in weaning pig diet	7
Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses provide insights into the key genes involved in muscle growth in the large Diqing Tibetan pig	7
Effects of the dietary grain content on rumen and fecal microbiota of dairy cows	6
Prediction of ileal digestible phosphorus in broiler chicken diets supplemented with exogenous phytase	6
Efficacy of aqueous extract of Vernonia amygdalina leaf against strongyle and coccidia infections in sheep	6
Effect of sod-seeding bloat-free legumes on pasture productivity, steer performance, and production economics	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
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	6
Effect of chemostat turnover rate and select antibiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of porcine gastrointestinal tract bacteria	5
The effects of raw and steam-pressure toasted faba bean seeds on the production performance in high-lactating dairy cows	5
Effect of dietary lipid inclusion from by-product-based pellets on dry matter intake, ruminal fermentation, and nutrient digestion in finishing beef heifers	5

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	5
A genome-wide case-control association study of dark cutting in beef cattle	5
Effect of displaced abomasum on milk production, reproductive performance, and culling of Holstein dairy cattle in Iran	5
Fermentation of barley and wheat with lactic acid bacteria and exogenous enzyme on nutrient composition, microbial count, and fermentative characteristics	5
Apparent and standardized digestibility in broilers fed flaxseed meal with multi-carbohydrase and phytase at 35 days of age	5
Effect of refrigeration on the collagen and texture characteristics of yak meat	5
A survey of broiler breast meat quality in the retail market of Quebec	5
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
Effects of colostrum management on transfer of passive immunity and the potential role of colostral bioactive components on neonatal calf development and metabolism	4
Growing–finishing pigs do not need additional zinc in a phytase-supplemented wheat–barley–soybean meal-based diet	4
Selection for feed efficiency improves production traits and digestibility and its relationship to the fecal microbiota in both Large White dam and sire lines	4
Estimation of digestible zinc and copper in pigs: a meta-analysis approach	4
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	4
Effect of lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) as a soybean meal replacement on the performance, meat quality, and blood parameters of broilers	4
Changes in carcass traits, meat quality, muscle fiber characteristics, and liver function of finishing pigs fed high level of fish oil	4
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	4
Safety and efficacy of hemp-derived products in animal feeds—a narrative review	4
Long-term steam conditioning is needed to maximize the nutritional value of expander-processed soybean expellers	4
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	3
Proceedings of the 2021 Meeting of the Animal Science Modelling Group	3
Centre pork chop colour classification using image analysis on the ventral surface of the loin	3
Single nucleotide polymorphism scanning and expression analysis of ACSL1 from different duck breeds	3
Effect of xylanase and live yeast supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut microbiome diversity of pigs	3
Production performance and oxidative stability of milk enriched with n-3 fatty acids in Holstein cows fed flaxseed meal	3
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	3
Conformation traits of Holstein cows and their association with a Canadian economic selection index	3
Effect of dry or temper rolling of high- or low-protein wheat and its impact on rumen parameters, growth performance, and liver abscesses in feedlot cattle	3
Pre- and post-weaning performance of piglets offered different types of creep feed	3
Ammonium phosphate is a potential nitrogen supplement in nitrogen-limiting diets for growing pigs	3
Effect of dietary inclusion ofAchyranthes japonicaextract on growth performance, fecal microbiota, fecal gas emission, nutrient digestibility, and meat-carcass grade quality traits in finishing	3
Nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens fed diets containing high levels of soybean oil is affected by the source of fiber	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
Probiotic complex supplementation to growing pig’s diet enhances daily growth and reduces fecal gas emission	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 feeding calcium gluconate embedded in a hydrogenated fat matrix on performance, gastrointestinal fermentation, ruminal morphology, carcass merit, and meat quality for finishing beef heifers	3
Evaluation of biochar products at two inclusion levels on ruminal in vitro methane production and fermentation parameters in a Timothy hay-based diet	3
Effects of soybean oil plus additional forage and anabolic implant in finishing steers: feedlot performance, carcass composition, and meat quality	3
Effect of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate on lactation performance in dairy cows	2
Evaluating the effects of red osier dogwood extract and grape pomace on growth performance, plasma biochemistry, intestinal morphology and microbiota, and immune and antioxidant status of broiler chic	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
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	2
Complete replacement of soybean meal with black soldier fly larvae meal in feeding program for broiler chickens from placement through to 49 days of age: impact on gastrointestinal, breast, skeletal,	2
Impact of condensed tannin-containing legumes on ruminal fermentation, nutrition, and performance in ruminants: a review	2
Effects of Red Osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) inclusion with grass hay on in vitro dry matter disappearance, gas production, and fermentation characteristics	2
The effect of feed efficiency classification on visceral organ mass in finishing steers	2
Effects of dietary emulsifier and lipid source on broiler meat quality, lipids, and serum antioxidant status	2
Microsatellite markers reveal polymorphisms at the 3′ untranslated region of theSLC11A1gene in Zhongdian Yellow cattle (Bos taurus)	2
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	2
Proceedings of the 2023 Meeting of the Animal Science Modelling Group	2
The role of livestock in sustainable food production systems in Canada	2

Polysaccharide from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by maintaining the intestinal barrier integrity via MLC/Notch signaling	2
Evaluation of cool-season perennial forage varieties as monocultures and legume–grass binary mixtures under intensive grazing	2
Minor stall modifications and outdoor access can help improve dairy cow welfare in tie-stalls	2
Total replacement of maize with raw or heat-treated sweet cassava tuber meal on productive performance and egg quality parameters in Jumbo quail hens from 6 to 14 weeks of age	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
The use of artificial neural networks for modelling rumen fill	2
Effect of dietary energy density and folic acid supplementation on white striping occurrence and growth performance of broiler chickens	2
Eimeria infection-related intestinal dynamics and microbiome, growth performance, and nutrient utilization in broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with multienzyme	2
Pre-slaughter road transportation times: meat quality and sensory properties of Nellore bull meat	2
Impact of supplemental exogenous phytase and total calcium-to-total phosphorus ratios on growth performance, mineral utilization, and bone characteristics in broiler chickens fed soybean meal as the s	2
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	2
Impact of dietary zinc and copper levels on ileal and total apparent nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	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
The effects of feeding hempseed cake on pancreatic and jejunal digestive enzymatic activity in finishing heifers	2
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	2
Note of appreciation/Note de reconnaissance	2
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	2
Influence of ractopamine hydrochloride supplementation on pancreatic digestive enzyme activity in finishing steers	2