OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of South African 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
Genetic effects on growth and egg production traits in two-way crosses of Egyptian and commercial layer chickens	9
A review of artisanal cheese making: An African perspective	8
Behaviour, welfare, and tibia traits of fast- and slow-growing chickens reared in intensive and free range systems	7
Short communication: Pelleting increases the metabolizable energy of de-hulled sunflower seed meal for broilers	7
Effects of oregano essential oil and capsicum extract on fattening, serum constituents, and rumen fermentation of lambs	6
Digestibility and rumen fermentation of a high forage diet pre-treated with a mixture of cellulase and xylanase enzymes	6
Evaluation of female fertility in dairy cattle enterprises – A review	5
Determination of in vitro rumen digestibility and potential feed value of tiger nut varieties	5
Evaluation of grass and legume tropical mixtures and performance of grazed sheep	5
Effects of Bacillus spp. as a supplemental probiotic in diets for weaned piglets	5
Inclusion of rapeseed and pumpkin seed cakes in diets for Murciano-Granadina goats alters the fatty acid profile of milk	5
Effects of stocking density on growth and skin quality of grower Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)	5
Effects of production system and feeding regimen on carcass and meat quality traits of Naked Neck chicken	5
Beta alanine effects immediately pre- and post hatch on chick quality, carcass yield and meat quality in broilers	5
Role of essential oils in antioxidant capacity and immunity in a rat model of mixed stress	4
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of sheep fed buffelgrass silage to replace corn silage	4
Mathematical models describing disappearance of Lucerne hay in the rumen using the nylon bag technique	4
Essential oil and apple pomace affect fermentation and aerobic stability of alfalfa silage	4
Effects of Bacillus subtilis on performance, immune system and gut in Salmonella-challenged broilers	4
Mitigating heat stress in broiler chickens using dietary onion (Allium cepa) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) supplementation	3
Growth and meat quality of broiler chickens fed Moringa oleifera leaf meal, a probiotic and an organic acid	3
Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a feed supplement for dairy calves	3
Evaluation of chia gel incorporation as a fat substitute in Nile tilapia fishburger	3
Effects of thermal stress on physiological state and hormone concentrations in Holstein cows under arid climatic conditions	3
Effects of replacing soybean meal with slow-release urea on milk production of Holstein dairy cows	3

Meta-analysis of relationship between weaning age and daily weight gain of piglets in the farrowing and nursery phases	3
Influence of phytate and phytase on performance, bone, and blood parameters of broilers at 42 days old	3
Pre-treatments of <i>Mirasolia diversifolia</i> using <i>Lactobacillus bulgaricus</i> at different dosages and fermentation times: Phytic acid concentration, enzyme activity, a	3
Effect of age of Japanese quail on physical and biochemical characteristics of eggs	3
Effect of dietary supplementation with L-Carnitine and fenofibrate on broiler chickens	3
Changes in cardiac troponin I (cTnI), T (cTnT), and some biochemical parameters in Arabian racehorses after training	3
Effects of feeding systems on yield and performance of Linda geese (Anserinae sp.) in hot climatic conditions	3
Effects of guavira fruit (Campomanesia adamantium) peel extract on performance and meat quality of broilers	3
Performance and egg quality of light laying hens fed with canthaxanthin and marigold flower extract	3
Inclusion of shrimp waste meal in diet of free-range chickens	3
The effect of pre-slaughter electrical stunning on bleeding efficiency, meat quality, histology, and microbial count of several goat muscles	3
Effect of chitosan oligosaccharide and valine on growth, serum hormone levels and meat quality of broilers	3
Sprinkler flow rate affects physiological, behavioural and production responses of Holstein cows during heat stress	3
Concentrations of metal residues in domestically produced and imported milk in Kosovo	3
Ovarian dynamics, hormone profiles, and characterization of ovarian and uterine blood flow in cycling Sahiwal cows	3
Effects of feeding system and pre-partum supplementation on the β-carotene status of South African Holstein cows	2
Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats	2
Feather growth, bodyweight and body temperature in broiler lines with different feathering rates	2
Does dietary inclusion of defatted yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) affect growth and body composition of juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio)?	2
Responses of broiler chickens fed diets containing sunflower meal and wheat middlings pre-treated with enzymes	2
Effects on egg production and quality of supplementing drinking water with calcium and magnesium	2
The effect of formaldehyde treatment of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins on the in situ dry matter and crude protein digestibility	2
Statistical assessment of feeding corn with higher oil content to piglets in the starter phase	2
Influence of selection for egg production on egg quality traits in Japanese quail	2
Fattening performance, carcass traits, and profitability of Aberdeen Angus and Holstein Friesian bulls in Turkey	2
Effect of mentha on performance, haematological and biochemical parameters in laying hens	2
Addition of homeopathic products to pig diets in the finishing phase promotes improvement in growth performance	2
Gene-set enrichment analysis of selective sweeps reveals phenotypic traits in Nguni cattle	2
Morula (Sclerocarya birrea) kernel cake as a partial soybean meal replacer in Ross 308 broiler diets: Effects on feed utilisation, growth performance, and selected blood parameters	2
Effects of dietary fibre level on rumen pH, total microbial count and methanogenic archaea in Bonsmara and Nguni steers	2
Effect of microbial inoculants on the chemical composition and aerobic stability of Tanzania guinea grass silages	2
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of lambs fed high levels of spineless cactus in the diet	2
Relationship between plasma cortisol level and bodyweight and antler size in farmed fallow deer	2
Effects of milking machine settings and teat liners on bovine udder health	2
Wool production in Dohne Merino, Dormer, Merino and South African Mutton Merino lambs	2
Protected sodium butyrate in chicken diets until 21 days of age improves intestinal development and performance	2
Dietary supplementation with chitosan oligosaccharide affects serum lipids and nutrient digestibility in broilers	2
Oxidative stress and effects of dill (Anethum graveolens dhi) powder on the performance and health status of broilers	2
Effects of vitamin E, an oil blend and L-Arginine on breast meat from broiler chickens	2
Effect of extrusion with molasses on the rumen undegradable protein fraction of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins	2
Response of broiler chicks to L-Glutamine feeding in the immediate pre- and post-hatch periods	2
Effects of different feeding methods on neuropeptide nesfatin-1 and irisin in turkeys	2
Propolis supplementation affects performance, intestinal morphology, and bacterial population of broiler chickens	2
Effect of dietary energy concentration on the growth of slow-growing Korat chickens from 43 to 84 days old	2
Note on in vitro digestion of avocado products for pigs	2
Effects of traditional tenderization treatments on Transversus abdominis muscles obtained from Holstein carcasses	2
Effect of functional oil in piglet feeding and its effects on total blood count, health parameters, and gastrointestinal tract structure	2
Effects of supplemental bee pollen on performance, meat quality, serum constituents and immunity system in growing quails	1
Laying hens behave as omnivores with poultry meal included in their diet	1
Fatty acid profile and in vitro rumen fermentation characteristics of maize silage augmented with canola silage	1

In vitro ruminal fermentation parameters of canola meal protein in response to incremental doses of gamma irradiation	1
Response of sheep fed urea-treated corncob and supplemented with cassava leaf meal	1
Focused nutrition during oestrus synchronization in Pelibuey ewes with different body conditions	1
Serological and haemato-biochemical insights into bovine leukosis in dairy cattle in D.I. Khan, Pakistan	1
Physicochemical and morphometric characterization of eggs from emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)	1
Yeast cell wall supplementation modulates pre-weaning stress in male Nili Ravi buffalo calves	1
Effect of various pH levels on the sperm kinematic parameters of boars	1
Energy manipulation of isonitrogenous diets for broiler chickens	1
Polymorphism of growth hormone gene and its association with body measurement traits in Boer goat does	1
Effects of fibre source on nutrient digestibility of diets for finishing lambs	1
Yeast culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and its active metabolites affect the cecal microbiome of broilers	1
The effect of different feeding strategies on honey bee gut microbiota and the presence of Nosema	1
Correlation between live weight and body measurements in certain dog breeds	1
Effect of lupin flake supplementation on rumen fermentation and meat composition of Hanwoo steers	1
Intestinal morphology and mucin composition in Japanese quails fed on olive cake	1
Evaluation of a new portable device that measures diameter of animal fibres	1
Effects of far infrared ray illumination on the performance, blood biochemistry, and faecal microflora of laying hens at different production stages	1
Adding wheat and rapeseed meal to corn-soy diets affects intestinal morphology and nutrient digestibility in broilers	1
Effects of yeast hydrolysate versus plasma powder on growth, immunity, and intestinal morphology of weanling piglets	1
The effect of crossbreeding with different breeds on slaughter and carcass characteristics and meat quality in Leghorn hens	1
Effect of transportation distance on the physiological condition and carcass traits of kampong chickens	1
Effects of diet on ruminal methanogenic archaea composition and diversity in cashmere goats	1
Nitrogen balance response to varying levels of dietary protein in slow-growing Windsnyer pigs	1
Dietary nano-dicalcium phosphate improves immune response and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens	1
Performance, carcass yield, and meat quality of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) fed on diets with different levels of concentrate	1
Effects of feed with different protein digestion kinetic profiles on intestinal health of growing pigs	1
Microbiological quality of silage made from by-products of cassava starch extraction and viticulture	1
Nutritional valorisation of cane (Arundo donax) by treatment with sodium hydroxide	1
A field study of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on growth performance and faecal microbiota of weaning piglets	1
Performance and egg quality of commercial laying hens fed with various levels of protected sodium butyrate	1
Pre-rut behavioural changes in farmed red deer with reference to atmospheric conditions	1
Bone, microbiological and intestinal characteristics of piglets fed diets containing Lithothamnium calcareum	1
Partial replacement of maize meal with high-tannin sorghum meal affects finishing and methane emissions of Pedi goats	1
Optimization of response to selection using genomic selection in indigenous chicken breeding programmes	1
Use of essential oils in combination with fibrolytic enzymes to decrease in vitro ruminal methane production	1
Dietary inclusion of ensiled avocado oil cake affects growth, nutrient digestion, and carcass characteristics of pigs	1
Evaluation of high-concentrate diets that vary in physically effective neutral detergent fibre for finishing lambs	1
Effects of ventilation programme and eggshell thickness on hatchability rate and hatching time of broiler eggs	1
Internal quality of commercial eggs stored under conditions that simulate storage from laying to consumption	1
Effects of feed particle size on energy values for broiler chickens at various ages	1
Effects of gender and dietary date palm extract on performance, carcass traits, and antioxidant status of Japanese quail	1
Fractionation of carbohydrates and proteins and in vitro rumen kinetics of corn silage under various storage durations	1
Effects of mulberry leaves on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of Japanese quail	1
Performance and intestinal histology of sheep fed detoxified castor bean meal in sugarcane silage	1
Inclusion of licuri cake in high-grain diets for steers: Intake, digestibility, carcass characteristics, and meat quality	1
Effects of olive cake meal on serum constituents and fatty acid levels in breast muscle of Japanese quail	1
Effects of garlic supplementation on in vitro nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, and gas production	1
Feeding Nigella sativa oil to broilers affects their performance, serum constituents and cecum microbiota	1
Use of Lactobacillus farciminis to improve antioxidant status of Tuj lambs	1
Estimates of variance components for feedlot traits of the Simmentaler breed in South Africa	1
Effect of herbal extracts as alternatives to antibiotics in the first week of age on broiler performance, serum biochemistry, and intestinal morphology under commercial farm conditions	1
Traceability to ensure food safety and consumer protection as typified by case studies of three meat processing plants	1