OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Worlds Poultry Science Journal is 5. 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
Future demands of the poultry industry: will we meet our commitments sustainably in developed and developing economies?	39
Importance of feed efficiency for sustainable intensification of chicken meat production: implications and role for amino acids, feed enzymes and organic trace minerals	34
Nanoparticles applications in poultry production: an updated review	29
The role of early feeding in improving performance and health of poultry: herbs and their derivatives	28
Impact of heat stress on poultry production	27
Organic acids and their potential role for modulating the gastrointestinal tract, antioxidative status, immune response, and performance in poultry	27
A review on the productive potential of the Muscovy Duck	23
Dietary fibre in laying hens: a review of effects on performance, gut health and feather pecking	21
In ovodelivery of nutraceuticals improves health status and production performance of poultry birds: a review	21
Goose production and goose products	20
Effect of feeding fermented and non-fermented palm kernel cake on the performance of broiler chickens: a review	20
Commercial poultry feed formulation: current status, challenges, and future expectations	19
Application of herbs and their derivatives in broiler chickens: a review	19
Olive pomace for the feeding of commercial poultry: effects on performance, meat and eggs quality, haematological parameters, microbiota and immunity	18
Physiological and immunological benefits of probiotics and their impacts in poultry productivity	18
The use of silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori) meal as an alternative protein source for poultry	18
Caecal protein fermentation in broilers: a review	18
Importance of considering non-starch polysaccharide content of poultry diets	17
Essential oils as sanitisers for hatching eggs	17
How can the research on chicken cognition improve chicken welfare: a perspective review	16
Prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics for sustainable poultry production	15
The use of some herbal plants as effective alternatives to antibiotic growth enhancers in poultry nutrition	15
Challenges and opportunities of non-conventional technologies concerning food safety	15
Role of backyard poultry in South-East Asian countries: post COVID-19 perspective	14
Impact of chitosan on productive and physiological performance and gut health of poultry	13

Optimisation of dietary energy utilisation for poultry – a literature review	13
The importance of nutrition in preventing heat stress at poultry	13
Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in poultry nutrition: An updated review	12
Flavonoid antioxidants in chicken meat production: Potential application and future trends	12
Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics: an overview of their delivery routes and effects on growth and health of broiler chickens	12
Kadaknath: a popular native chicken breed of India with unique black colour characteristics	12
Propolis: effects on the sanitisation of hatching eggs	11
Probiotics as therapeutic, antioxidant and immunomodulatory agents against poultry coccidiosis	11
Overview on recent findings of nutritional and non-nutritional factors affecting egg yolk pigmentation	11
A review of the lesser mealworm beetle (Alphitobius diaperinus) as a reservoir for poultry bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance	11
Trends, prospects and the socio-economic contribution of poultry production in sub-Saharan Africa: a review	11
Herbal and bee products as nutraceuticals for improving poultry health and production	10
Wealth from poultry waste: an overview	10
Relationship between egg shell breakage and laying hen housing systems – an overview	10
Physiological role of Arginine in growth performance, gut health and immune response in broilers: a review	9
Ochratoxicosis in poultry: occurrence, environmental factors, pathological alterations and amelioration strategies	9
Egg coatings: trends and future opportunities for new coatings development	9
Evidence-based consideration of dietary ‘alternatives’ to anticoccidial drugs to help control poultry coccidial infections	9
Garlic as active principle of sanitiser for hatching eggs	8
Lipid metabolism and body composition in long-term producing hens	8
Chick quality: an overview of measurement techniques and influencing factors	8
Practical application of some common agro-processing wastes in poultry diets	8
Recent advances in the role of feed restriction in poultry productivity: part I- performance, gut development, microbiota and immune response	7
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Poultry Production: Emerging issues in African Countries	7
New insights into arginine and arginine-sparing effects of guanidinoacetic acid and citrulline in broiler diets	7
An update on heat stress in laying hens	7
Role of supplemental oligosaccharides in poultry diets	7
Recent advances in the role of feed restriction in poultry productivity: part II- carcass characteristics, meat quality, muscle fibre properties, and breast meat myopathies	7
Addressing the shortfalls of sorghum as a feed grain for chicken-meat production	6
Yeast in layer diets: its effect on production, health, egg composition and economics	6
Current status and intervention of South Africa chicken production – A review	6
Signature of Indian native chicken breeds: a perspective	6
Guinea fowl production in the world	6
Heat stress, haematology and small intestinal morphology in broiler chickens: insight into impact and antioxidant-induced amelioration	6
Lighted incubation: embryonic development, hatchability and hatching quality of broiler chicks	6
Welfare issues in broiler chickens: overview	6
Essential oils and propolis as additives in egg coatings	6
Chicken semen cryopreservation: importance of cryoprotectants	5
Role of dietary lecithin as an emulsifying agent in poultry nutrition: efficacy and feasibility	5
Evaluation of light emitting diode characteristics on growth performance of different poultry species: a review	5
The nutritional importance of milk thistle ( Silybum marianum ) and its beneficial influence on poultry	5
Guajolote – A poultry genetic resource native to Mexico	5
Peripheral regulation of food intake in chickens: adiposity signals, satiety signals and others	5
Fowlpox virus: an overview of its classification, morphology and genome, replication mechanisms, uses as vaccine vector and disease dynamics	5
Delving into vitamin A supplementation in poultry nutrition: current knowledge, functional effects, and practical implications	5
Influence of LED bulb on reproductive and production performance of different poultry species: a review	5
A literature review of broiler chicken welfare, husbandry, and assessment	5
Uncontroversial facts and new perspectives on poultry histomonosis: a review	5
Tukong: a rumpless indigenous chicken breed from West Kalimantan, Indonesia	5
Chicken genetic diversity, improvement strategies and impacts on egg productivity in Ethiopia: a review	5

Characterisation of indigenous helmeted guinea fowls in Nigeria for meat and egg production	5
Review of the black meat chicken breeds: Kadaknath, Silkie, and Ayam Cemani	5
Role of leptin and ghrelin in regulation of physiological functions of chicken	5
A comparison of the various equations published for the estimation of characteristics of hen’s eggs, the importance of reporting the compression rate for shell strength measurements, and distinction b	5
Antibacterial activities of garlic (Allium sativum) in broiler and laying hens production	5
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) in broiler nutrition	5
Advances in epigenetic mechanisms of chick embryo heat acclimation	5
Organic acids in poultry industry: a review of nutritional advancements and health benefits	5