OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of South African 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Risk factors for puerperal endometritis in the sow	10
The effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormone after a short-term synchronisation protocol on fertility in Assaf sheep during the breeding season	9
The effect of various additives to vetch forage silage on <i>in vitro</i> digestibility values and feed quality	7
Principal Component Analysis of morphometric traits and body indices in South African Kalahari Red goats	7
Solvent-extracted cashew nut meal as a dietary protein source for layer chicks	7
Seasonal effects of Rhus lancea and Celtis africana on intake, preference, and physiological responses in South African indigenous goats	7
Effects of adding natural additives to whole milk on performance, faecal, and blood parameters in suckling Holstein calves	6
<i>Short Communication</i> - A new perspective on the association between radio-immuno and ELISA progesterone assays in Indonesian goats	5
Growth performance and meat quality of Cobb 500 broilers fed phytase- and tannase-treated, sorghum-based diets	5
Microbiological quality assessment of milk and its fermented derivatives produced in the Sfax region, Tunisia	4
Influence of reduced dietary protein level on quality of pork carcasses in Windsnyer pigs	4
Effects of heat stress on the physiological responses and vaginal microbiome of Hanwoo cows	4
Development and characterisation of a tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) fish burger enriched with soy okara	4
Relationship between body morphometry in Bapedi rams and sperm characteristics measured using Computer-aided Sperm Analysis	4
Growth performance, faecal scores, and metabolic profiles of neonatal Holstein calves with extended transition milk feeding	4
Effect of safflower oil supplementation in quail (<i>Coturnix coturnix japonica</i>) diets on growth performance, blood antioxidant status, caecal short-chain fatty acid content, and biome	4
Short communication: Impact of rest intervals and habituation on electro-ejaculated semen quality in merino-type rams	4
Haematological parameters of Hungarian, farmed ostriches	4
Performance and intestinal histology of sheep fed detoxified castor bean meal in sugarcane silage	4
Effect of different dietary fibre raw material sources on production and gut development in fast-growing broilers	4
Nutrient composition of swill fed to peri-urban free-roaming pigs in Gert Sibande, South Africa	4
Heat stress in dairy cows: A review of abiotic and biotic factors, with reference to the subtropics	4
An HPLC-MS/MS method for the quantification of heat stress-related milk metabolites in milk from Holstein-Friesian cross-bred cows in Tanzania	4
Effect of exogenous protease on growth performance and meat quality in broilers reared on fishmeal-based diets	4
Effects of breed and fattening system on fatty acid and chemical composition of meat from male lambs	4

Growth, slaughter performance, abdominal visceral organ sizes, and plasma metabolic markers in indigenous, improved, and crossbred growing pigs fed roasted or sprouted cowpea (<i>Vigna unguicula	4
Effects of far infrared ray illumination on the performance, blood biochemistry, and faecal microflora of laying hens at different production stages	3
Non-genetic sources of variation influencing yield and composition of milk production parameters in South African Saanen goats	3
Supplementation of dietary nano zinc phytogenic on growth performance and carcass traits of the growing Kampung Unggul Balitbangtan chickens	3
Effect of microRNA, miR-215, on gene expression and metabolism of porcine intestinal epithelial cells	3
Physico-chemical characteristics of meat after dietary supplementation of lambs with essential oils and calcium malate	3
The effect of crossbreeding with different breeds on slaughter and carcass characteristics and meat quality in Leghorn hens	3
The effects of thymoquinone and curcumin on the thyroid in rats with subacute fluoride poisoning	3
Effects of immunomodulatory peptides derived from a soil bacterium on caecal microbiota of broilers challenged with <i>Clostridium perfringens</i>	3
Yeast cell wall supplementation modulates pre-weaning stress in male Nili Ravi buffalo calves	3
Partial replacement of maize meal with high-tannin sorghum meal affects finishing and methane emissions of Pedi goats	3
The impact of increased vitamin and mineral intake during early gestation on the reproductive performance of sows	3
Extrusion of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins on the production performance of Meatmaster lambs under feedlot conditions	3
Behaviour of farmed fallow deer fawns in the rearing period depends on weather conditions	3
Assessment of solar power-assisted cooling system for heat stress management in HF Deoni crossbred cows	3
Carcass yields in the main Algerian populations of camels: Sahraoui, Targui, steppe camel, and Reguibi (<i>Camelus dromedarius</i> L., 1758)	3
Replacement of soybean with canola improves short-term milk yield and nitrogen-use efficiency in high-producing, early-lactation Holstein cows	3
Perspectives and advantages of using olive (Olea europaea) by-products as a dietary supplement for rabbit production and health	3
The first morphological study of the Sloughi dog breed in Algeria	3
Effects of carrot leaves on digestibility of feed, and cholesterol and β-carotene content of egg yolks	3
Moringa oleifera leaf meal as a feed supplement for dairy calves	3
Effects of supplemental bee pollen on performance, meat quality, serum constituents and immunity system in growing quails	3
Effects of milking machine settings and teat liners on bovine udder health	3
Gene expression at different cell stages of in vitro-fertilized bovine embryos	3
Lamb behaviour during and shortly after tail-docking	3
Genetic diversity and population structure of Turkish Aseel chickens	3
Effect of transportation distance on the physiological condition and carcass traits of kampong chickens	3
Response of sheep fed urea-treated corncob and supplemented with cassava leaf meal	3
Effects of indigenous <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> on intake, growth, gut histology, and serum biomarkers in pre-weaned Lohi lambs	3
Effects of biomacromolecules on growth, digestibility, digestive enzyme activity, antioxidation, and immunity in broilers	3
The effect of formaldehyde treatment of canola oilcake meal and sweet lupins on the in situ dry matter and crude protein digestibility	3
Effects of rearing systems on growth performance and meat quality of Wuding chickens	2
Effect of chia oil addition to quail (<i>Coturnix coturnix japonica</i>) diets on growth performance, blood antioxidant status, caecal concentrations of short-chain fatty acids, and biomec	2
Optimization of response to selection using genomic selection in indigenous chicken breeding programmes	2
Nutrition of ruminant livestock grazing natural pasture, with special reference to supplementary phosphorus and sodium chloride – a South African perspective	2
Addition of homeopathic products to pig diets in the finishing phase promotes improvement in growth performance	2
Effect of different levels of Labazyme supplementation on production and biochemical traits in quail	2
Effect of a probiotic blend in broiler chicken diets and its effect on growth performance, carcass traits, and haematological profile	2
Influence of dietary protein contents on serum biochemical profiles of growing Windsnyer pigs	2
Effects of maternal L‑glutamine supplementation during late gestation on litter performance	2
Natural additives as a source of antioxidants improve lipid oxidation, antioxidant activity, and shelf-life of beef	2
Physicochemical and morphometric characterization of eggs from emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae)	2
Effects of yeast hydrolysate versus plasma powder on growth, immunity, and intestinal morphology of weanling piglets	2
Crambe cake protein as a replacement for soybean meal protein: Intake, digestibility, and ruminal parameters in lamb diets	2
A field study of Bacillus licheniformis-fermented products on growth performance and faecal microbiota of weaning piglets	2
Changes in cardiac troponin I (cTnI), T (cTnT), and some biochemical parameters in Arabian racehorses after training	2
In vitro ruminal fermentation parameters of canola meal protein in response to incremental doses of gamma irradiation	2
Broiler performance on maize (<i>Zea mays</i>)–cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i>) diets fortified with black soldier fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) larvae meal	2
Effect of combination magnetic technology and encapsulated probiotics in the drinking water on blood profile and immunity of laying hens	2
Assessment of heavy metal contamination in faeces of cattle grazing in wastewater treatment plants in Limpopo Province, South Africa	2

Pre-treatments of <i>Mirasolia diversifolia</i> using <i>Lactobacillus bulgaricus</i> at different dosages and fermentation times: Phytic acid concentration, enzyme activity, a	2
Effects of <i>Broussonetia papyrifera</i> leaf extract on the immunity and gut microflora of cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice	2
Erratum: Assessing parallel testing to improve detection of bovine tuberculosis at a slaughterhouse in Lahore, Pakistan	2
Evaluation of chia gel incorporation as a fat substitute in Nile tilapia fishburger	2
Effect of seasonal thermal stress on serum hormones, oxidative status, and immune response of periparturient dairy cows	2
Preservation of mannanase <i>Eupenicillium javanicum</i> (BS4) in solid state fermentation using glycerol and polyol	2
Oyster mushroom bioprocessing enhances the nutritional value of olive pomace for ruminants	2
Carcass traits and primal pork cuts of growing Windsnyer pigs fed diets containing Amarula oil cake	2
Early phase dietary supplementation of lipase and lecithin affects performance, haematology and immunology of broilers	2
Effect of propolis supplementation on haematological and biochemical parameters in lambs	2
Effects of the dietary supplementation of a native probiotic on the blood metabolites, gut parameters, and meat quality of growing lambs	2
Erratum to ‘PCV2: The unexpected threat – How fish infection can transform industries and society: A pilot study’	2
Effects of diet on ruminal methanogenic archaea composition and diversity in cashmere goats	2
Slaughter and carcass characteristics of cross- and purebred lambs finished in a pasture-based system	2
Prevalence and economic significance of Hypoderma bovis in Ardahan	2
Yeast culture (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and its active metabolites affect the cecal microbiome of broilers	2
The effects of red and white LED lighting on laying performance in hens over 72 weeks of age	2
Heritability coefficients of growth traits of rainbow trout from a national selection programme	2
Polymorphism of the callipyge gene in the Esme sheep breed	2
Animal welfare practices in livestock farms from the perspective of veterinarians: Northeast Anatolia region in Turkiye	2
Environmental factors affecting pre-weaning mortality of Turkish Saanen kids	2