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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of sod-seeding bloat-free legumes on pasture productivity, steer performance, and production economics	37
Effect of chemostat turnover rate and select antibiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of porcine gastrointestinal tract bacteria	27
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	25
Apparent and standardized digestibility in broilers fed flaxseed meal with multi-carbohydrase and phytase at 35 days of age	25
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
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	11
Effects of dietary emulsifier and lipid source on broiler meat quality, lipids, and serum antioxidant status	9
Efficacy of yeast and garlic extract mixture on growth performance, tract digestibility, excreta microbiota, gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality in broiler	9
Mandated restrictions on the use of medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken production in Canada: implications, emerging challenges, and opportunities for bolstering gastrointestinal functi	8
Effect of dietary inclusion ofAchyranthes japonicaextract on growth performance, fecal microbiota, fecal gas emission, nutrient digestibility, and meat-carcass grade quality traits in finishing	8
Effects of Red Osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) inclusion with grass hay on in vitro dry matter disappearance, gas production, and fermentation characteristics	8
Pre-slaughter road transportation times: meat quality and sensory properties of Nellore bull meat	8
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	8
Ammonium phosphate is a potential nitrogen supplement in nitrogen-limiting diets for growing pigs	6
Effect of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate on lactation performance in dairy cows	6
Probiotic complex supplementation to growing pig’s diet enhances daily growth and reduces fecal gas emission	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
Evaluation of biochar products at two inclusion levels on ruminal in vitro methane production and fermentation parameters in a Timothy hay-based diet	6
Characterization of heifer rearing costs and their association with farm factors of Québec Holstein dairy farms	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
Association of postabsorptive glucose and acetate metabolism with feed intake, growth, and efficiency in finishing beef heifers	5
The effect of epidermal growth factor on performance and oxidative stress in piglets challenged with enterotoxigenicEscherichia coliK88	5
Effects of feeding blend-pelleted co-products on nutrient intake, digestibility, and production performance of high producing dairy cows	5
Porcine in vitro digestion and solubilization of non-starch polysaccharides in corn and wheat supplemented with xylanase and feruloyl esterase	5

Response of growth performance, blood hematology, organ indexes, and myofiber traits to increasing dietary methionine levels in Jilin White goose	5
Silybum marianum seed extract as a potential phytogenic feed additive for improving growth performance and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	5
Investigating feather corticosterone and fault bars along the length of domestic male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) feathers	4
Effect of mixtures of legume species on ruminal fermentation, methane, and microbial nitrogen production in batch and continuous culture (RUSITEC) systems	4
The importance of B vitamins in enhanced precision nutrition of dairy cows: the case of folates and vitamin B₁₂	4
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
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	4
Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle	4
Influence of Ca²⁺ on mitochondrial apoptosis activation and yak meat tenderization during postmortem aging	4
Genomic regions underlying variation in wattles, horns, and supernumerary teats phenotypes in Egyptian goats	4
Supplementation of microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the performance, haemato-biochemical profile and intestinal microbiota composition of broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp.	4
Performance of near-infrared spectroscopy in pork shoulder as a predictor for pork belly softness	4
Impact of combined xylanase and β-glucanase enzymes on digesta transit time, short-chain fatty acids, and caecal thermal profile of broilers fed corn–soy-based diets	4
The effect of temperature and humidity index on egg-laying and hatching parameters in Japanese quail	4
The effects of grinding and pelleting on nutrient composition of Canadian pulses	4
Atmospheric ammonia causes histopathological lesions, cell cycle blockage, and apoptosis of spleen in chickens	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
Estimation of digestible zinc and copper in pigs: a meta-analysis approach	3
Note of appreciation/Note de reconnaissance	3
Note of appreciation	3
Prediction of ileal digestible phosphorus in broiler chicken diets supplemented with exogenous phytase	3
Effects of pre-farrow feeding time on the farrowing time and duration in sows and litter outcomes	3
The effects of extrusion on nutrient content of Canadian pulses with a focus on protein and amino acids	3
Impact of multicarbohydrase and phytase on apparent and standardized digestibility, energy, and nutrient balance in broilers fed sunflower meal	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
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
Characterization of the exosomes in the allantoic fluid of the chicken embryo	3
Trends in the risk of heat stress to Canadian dairy cattle in a changing climate	3
Physiochemical characterization and energy contents of novel corn ethanol co-product streams, with and without inclusion of a multi-carbohydrase enzyme blend, for growing pigs	3
A review of foot-related lameness in feedlot cattle	3
The effect of a sugarcane polyphenol extract on intake, apparent total tract digestibility, rumen fermentation, pH, methane emissions, and rumen microbiome of beef heifers fed a high forage diet	2
Effect of displaced abomasum on milk production, reproductive performance, and culling of Holstein dairy cattle in Iran	2
Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses provide insights into the key genes involved in muscle growth in the large Diqing Tibetan pig	2
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	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
Impact of yeast hydrolysate (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, noxious gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality	2
Effects of dietary Pleurotus geesteranus stem supplementation on growth performance, anti-inflammation activity, intestinal function, and meat quality in pigs	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
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
Impact of dietary zinc and copper levels on ileal and total apparent nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	2
Analysis of VRTN, NR6A1 and LTBP2 gene polymorphisms in Lijiang pigs and their association with the number of thoracic vertebrae	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 effects of raw and steam-pressure toasted faba bean seeds on the production performance in high-lactating dairy cows	2
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
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
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	2
Effects of feeding two different blends of essential oils to finishing steers on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, meat composition, and shelf life	2
Effect of dietary organic acids supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut morphology in weaned pigs	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

Minor stall modifications and outdoor access can help improve dairy cow welfare in tie-stalls	2
Proceedings of the 2021 Meeting of the Animal Science Modelling Group	2
Long-term steam conditioning is needed to maximize the nutritional value of expander-processed soybean expellers	2
Inclusion of probiotic (Lactobacillus plantarum) in high- and low-nutrient-density diets reveals a positive result on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gas emission, and blood pro	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
Does the climate influence the variance of residual in litter traits of Taiwan Landrace sows?	2
Age-related effects of high-frequency LED lighting in laying hens. Part 1: blood physiological variables	2
Effects of functional amino acid blend dietary supplementation with different feeding regimens on growth performance and protein utilization in weaned pigs	2
Are muscle fiber types different between normal and dark-cutting beef?	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