Small Ruminant Research

Article	Citations
Effects of diets with different levels of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed powder on DLK1 gene expression in brain, adipose tissue, femur muscle and rumen of Kermani lambs	51
Zoonotic risks of pathogens from sheep and their milk borne transmission	39
A review of dystocia in sheep	37
Branched chain fatty acids in the flavour of sheep and goat milk and meat: A review	36
Tangible and intangible benefits of local goats rearing in smallholder farms in Malawi	27
The impact of the dietary supplementation level with Schizochytrium sp. on milk chemical composition and fatty acid profile, of both blood plasma and milk of goats	23
Invited review: Opportunities for genetic improvement toward higher prolificacy in sheep	23
Meta-analysis of the effects of essential oils on ruminal fermentation and performance of sheep	22
Dairy sheep carbon footprint and ReCiPe end-point study	22
Isolation and characterization of dominant lactic acid bacteria from raw goat milk: Assessment of probiotic potential and technological properties	20
The ability of tanniniferous legumes to reduce methane production and enhance feed utilization in Barki rams: in vitro and in vivo evaluation	19
Growth curve modeling and genetic analysis of growth curve traits in Beetal goat	18
Fatty acid composition of lamb meat from Italian and German local breeds	18
Feed utilization and lactational performance of Barki sheep fed diets containing thyme or celery	16
Effects of single or combined supplementation of probiotics and prebiotics on ruminal fermentation, ruminal bacteria and total tract digestion in lambs	16
Estimation of genetic parameters for pre-weaning growth traits in Central Anatolian Merino sheep	15
Effects of reduced glutathione on ram sperm parameters, antioxidant status, mitochondrial activity and the abundance of hexose transporters during liquid storage at 5 ℃	15
Evaluation of nonlinear models to define growth curve in Lohi sheep	14
Lambs fed with increasing levels of grape pomace silage: Effects on meat quality	14
Compositional attributes and fatty acid profile of lamb meat from Iberian local breeds	14
Adaptive assessment of small ruminants in arid and semi-arid regions	13
Factors affecting ewe longevity on sheep farms in three European countries	13
Estimation of co (variance) components and genetic parameters for growth and feed efficiency traits in Jamunapari goat	13
Genetic parameters and genetic trends for growth traits of the Red Maasai sheep and its crosses to Dorper sheep under extensive production system in Kenya	12
Investigation of Ixodidae ticks infesting camels at slaughterhouse and its potential role in transmitting Coxiella burnetii in Egypt	12

Genetic structure of Tunisian sheep breeds as inferred from genome-wide SNP markers	12
Intake, nutrient digestibility, nitrogen balance, and microbial protein synthesis in sheep fed spineless-cactus silage and fresh spineless cactus	12
The effect of a perennial wheat and lucerne biculture diet on feed intake, growth rate and carcass characteristics of Australian lambs	11
Non-invasive measure of heat stress in sheep using machine learning techniques and infrared thermography	11
Personality of dairy goats affects competitive feeding behaviour at different feeder heights	10
Effect of solar radiation on thermoregulatory responses of Santa Inês sheep and their crosses with wool and hair Dorper sheep	10
Morphometric characterization and zoometric indices of white Morada Nova breed: The first step for conservation	10
Effect of dietary black cumin seed (Nigella sativa) on performance, immune status, and serum metabolites of small ruminants: A meta-analysis	10
Elaboration of goat cheese with increased content of conjugated linoleic acid and transvaccenic acid: Fat, sensory and textural profile	10
Thyme and celery as potential alternatives to ionophores use in livestock production: their effects on feed utilization, growth performance and meat quality of Barki lambs	10
Effects of Pistacia atlantica gum essential oil on ruminal methanogen, protozoa, selected bacteria species and fermentation characteristics in sheep	10
Vegetable biocholine supplementation in pre- and postpartum Lacaune sheep: Effects on animal health, milk production and quality	10
Physiological and genetic adaptation of desert sheep and goats to heat stress in the arid areas of Egypt	10
The inclusion of sweet lupin grain (Lupinus angustifolius) improves nursing performance of lactation in Awassi ewes	10
Selection of breed-specific SNPs in three Indian sheep breeds using ovine 50 K array	9
Roles of candidate genes in the adaptation of goats to heat stress: A review	9
The colostrum composition of sheep fed with high-energy diets supplemented with chromium	9
Effects of supplementation containing rumen by-pass protein on parasitism in grazing lambs	9
Effects of machine milking on udder health in dairy ewes	9
Population structure and effect of inbreeding on milk yield of Saanen goats in Brazilian production systems	9
Nitrate and nitrite absorption, recycling and retention in tissues of sheep	8
Curcumin supplementation positively modulates fatty acid profiles in lamb meat	8
The effects of feeding a standardized mixture of essential oils vs monensin on growth performance, dietary energy and carcass characteristics of lambs fed a high-energy finishing diet	8
Liver status of goats fed with cactus cladodes genotypes resistant to Dactylopius opuntiae	8
Economic assessment of potential efficiency gains in typical lamb production systems in the alpine region by using local resources	8
Evaluation of growth curve traits and associated genetic parameters in Harnali sheep	8
Influence of dietary supplementation of yeast on milk composition and lactation curve behavior of Sohagi ewes, and the growth performance of their newborn lambs	8
Effect of feeding nano-ZnO on performance, rumen fermentation, leukocytes, antioxidant capacity, blood serum enzymes and minerals of ewes	8
Current state of knowledge on the cognitive capacities of goats and its potential to inform species-specific enrichment	8
Genetic evaluation of growth performance in Corriedale sheep in J&K, India	8
Effects of different rumen undegradable to rumen degradable protein ratios on performance, ruminal fermentation, urinary purine derivatives, and carcass characteristics of growing lambs fed a high whe	8
Guidelines for small ruminant production systems under climate emergency in Europe	8
Bacterial, protozoal and viral abortions in sheep and goats in South America: A review	8
Effects of seed passage by sheep on germination of the invasive Prosopis juliflora tree	8
Short-term oestrous synchronisation protocol following single fixed-time artificial insemination and natural mating as alternative to long-term protocol in dairy goats	7
Summer season induced heat stress associated changes on meat production and quality characteristics, myostatin and HSP70 gene expression patterns in indigenous goat	7
Effects of astaxanthin supplementation on the freezability, lipid peroxidation, antioxidant enzyme activities and post-thawing fertility of ram semen	7
Breeding objectives and selection criteria for four strains of Pakistani Beetal goats identified in a participatory approach	7
Physiological responses of Santa Inês x Dorper ewes and lambs to thermal environment of silvopasture and open pasture systems	7
Crossbreeding of Hair goats with Alpine and Saanen bucks: Production and reproduction traits of Native Hair goats in supplementary feeding in different physiological stage in natural pasture-based sys	7
Detection of Chlamydia abortus and risk factors for infection in small ruminants in Iran	7
The effects of feeding system and breed on the performance and meat quality of weaned lambs	7
Correlations between feed intake, residual feed intake and methane emissions in Maternal Composite ewes at post weaning, hogget and adult ages	7
Effect of pelleted alfalfa or native grass total mixed ration on the rumen bacterial community and growth performance of lambs on the Mongolian Plateau	7
Factors affecting pregnancy rates for goat embryos recovered and transferred by transcervical route	7
Effects of feed efficiency and diet on performance and carcass characteristics in growing wether lambs	7
Genetic, phenotypic and heritability trends for body weights in Kashmir Merino Sheep	7
Carcass and meat quality in lambs receiving natural tannins from Mimosa tenuiflora hay	7
Effect of enriched-chromium yeast on growth performance, carcass characteristics and fatty acid profile in finishing Rambouillet lambs	7
The global seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in deer: a systematic review and meta-analysis study	7

Spa-typing and antimicrobial susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from clinical sheep mastitis in Médéa province, Algeria	7
Determination of genetic variability, population structure and genetic differentiation of indigenous Turkish goat breeds based on SSR loci	7
Effects of tannins supplementation to sheep diets on their performance, carcass parameters and meat fatty acid profile: A meta-analysis study	7
Growth curve, carcass traits and Kleiber ratio of Dorper crossbreed with hairless native Brazilian sheep breeds	7
Variance components and genetic parameter estimates for pre-weaning and post-weaning growth traits in Jakhrana goat	7
Supplementation effect of dietary flaxseed and coconut oil on antioxidant enzyme activities, LPO seminal plasma protein profiling in adult ram	7
Formulation of a protein fortified drink based on goat milk whey for athletes	7
Proteome of milk fat globule membrane and mammary gland tissue in goat fed different lipid supplementation	7
Effects of Ca-salt of linseed oil supplementation and protein content in diet on performance, ruminal fermentation, microbial protein yield, and blood metabolites in young lambs	7
Effect of dietary protein level on growth, carcass characteristics, serum biochemical index, and meat quality of Hu male lambs	7
Genetic and environmental parameters and trends for early growth and yearling traits in the Elsenburg Dormer resource flock	7
Changes during storage in volatile compounds of butter produced using cow, sheep or goat’s milk	7
Effects of an array of dietary treatments and length of feeding on ruminal methane emission and other variables in hair sheep	6
Seroprevalence of brucellosis and chlamydiosis in sheep and goats with history of abortion in Iran	6
Wool characteristics of Changthangi sheep	6
Landscape genetics of sheep in Brazil using SNP markers	6
Genetic parameters for body weight and morphometric traits in Santa Ines sheep using Bayesian inference	6
Effects of parity, litter size and lamb sex on maternal behavior of small Tail Han sheep and their neuroendocrine mechanisms	6
Evaluation of proper sensor position for classification of sheep behaviour through accelerometers	6
Supplementing a phytogenic-rich herbal mixture to heat-stressed lambs: Growth performance, carcass yield, and muscle and liver antioxidant status	6
Is selection for resistance and resilience to Haemonchus contortus possible in Morada Nova sheep?	6
Natural content of animal and plant sterols, alpha-tocopherol and fatty acid profile in sheep milk and cheese from mountain farming	6
The estimation of (co)variance components and genetic parameters for growth and wool traits in Harnali sheep	6
Critical factors for non-surgical artificial insemination in sheep	6
Prevalence and risk factors of Brucella spp. in goats in Borana pastoral area, Southern Oromia, Ethiopia	6
Supplementation of macro algae (Azolla pinnata) in a finishing ration alters feed efficiency, blood parameters, carcass traits and meat sensory properties in lambs	6
Effect of season and frequency of embryo collections on superovulatory response and embryo recovery in Santa Inês hair sheep	6
Metabolic and behavior responses of lactating goats under heat stress	6
Addition of propolis to milk improves lactating lamb’s growth: Effect on antimicrobial, antioxidant and immune responses in animals	6
Comparing the in vitro digestibility of leaves from tropical trees when using the rumen liquor from cattle, sheep or goats	6
Impact of cooking on the content of nutritionally important fatty acids in muscle from lambs raised to have divergent intramuscular fatty acid compositions	6
The size of fat tail does not have an effect on growth performance and carcass characteristics in Lori-Bakhtiari lambs	6
Effects of dietary non-fibrous carbohydrate (NFC) to neutral detergent fiber (NDF) ratio change on rumen bacterial community and ruminal fermentation parameters in Chinese black Tibetan sheep (Ovis ar	6
Rumen morphometry and sorting behavior of fattening male goat fed pelleted and unpelleted TMR with two levels of wheat straw	6
Analysis of goat production and marketing among smallholder farmers Zambia	6
The influence of muscle type and the post-mortem ageing on the colour of fallow deer meat	5
Effect of including functional oils in ovine diets on ruminal fermentation and performance	5
Expression of myogenic regulatory factor genes in skeletal muscle satellite cells from Wuzhumuqin sheep in vitro	5
Supplementing kids diet with olive leaves: Effect on meat quality	5
Essential oil from Arnica montana on feedlot performance, ingestive behavior, carcass characteristics, rumen morphometrics characteristics and meat fatty acids profile of lambs	5
The candidate genes and pathways affecting litter size in sheep	5
Using ultrasound to predict fat deposition in growing lambs of different South African sheep breed types	5
Producing higher value wool through a transition from Romney to Merino crossbred i: Flock dynamics, feed demand, and production of lambs and wool	5
Gamma-Gompertz shared frailty model for analysis of the time of stay in an Anglo-Nubian goat herd	5
Use of narasin in diets for lactating ewes	5
Nutrient intake, in vivo digestibility, growth performance and carcass quality of growing lambs fed concentrate diets containing sweet lupin grain (Lupinus angustifolius)	5
Crude coriander oil in the diet of lactating goats enhanced lactational performance, ruminal fermentation, apparent nutrient digestibility, and blood chemistry	5
Potential use of natural saline pasture for grazing lambs: Effect on digestibility, growth performances, carcass and meat quality	5
Genotype × environment interaction affects sire ranking for live weights in Avikalin sheep	5
Morphological characterization of indigenous goat population in Ethiopia using canonical discriminant analysis	5
Peanut meal and crude glycerin in lamb diets: Meat quality and fatty acid profile	5
Reducing rumen starch fermentation of wheat with 3% NaOH does not reduce whole tract starch digestibility and increases energy utilization in wethers during heat stress	5
Effect of calcium propionate level on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of feedlot ram lambs	5
Comparison of nonlinear models for describing the pre-weaning growth of Timahdite lambs and genetic and non-genetic effects for curve parameters	5
Whole corn grain-based diet and levels of physically effective neutral detergent fiber from forage (pefNDF) for feedlot lambs: Digestibility, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance and ruminal pH	5
A simple method for on-farm evaluation of sheep welfare using animal-based indicators	5
Coxiella burnetii and Chlamydia spp. coinfection in small ruminant abortion in Portugal	5
Dominance hierarchy, milking order, and neighbour preference in domestic goats	5
Consumer preferences associated with the protected geographical indication label in the marketing of lamb meat	5
A pasture-based experimental infection model for footrot in sheep	5
Alpaca breeding in Peru: From individual initiatives towards a national breeding programme?	5
The genetic diversity and phylogeography of Mexican domestic sheep	5
Preference and discrimination behaviour of llamas to saline drinking water	5
Longitudinal study of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in female lambs from Paraíba State, Brazil	5
Effects of glucose on glycolysis and steroidogenesis as well as related gene expression in ovine granulosa cells in vitro	5
Neuroprotective effect of goat milk	5
Ultrasonography and computer-assisted assessment of postpartum uterine echotexture and its relationship with peripheral oxidative stress biomarkers in goats	5
Influence of feeding system on Longissimus thoracis et lumborum volatile compounds of an Iberian local lamb breed	5
Effect of different estrus synchronization protocols on estrus and pregnancy rates, oxidative stress and some biochemical parameters in Hair goats	5
Production efficiency, milk yield, and milk composition and fatty acids profile of lactating goats feeding formaldehyde-treated canola meal in two levels of dietary crude protein	5
Genetic trends for the growth rates and Kleiber ratio in Avikalin sheep	5
Effects of dietary sucrose levels on the ingestive behavior, blood parameters, and performance of feedlot lambs	5
Maternal undernutrition affects secondary myogenesis in a muscle-dependent way across the major muscles of 70-day old ovine fetuses	5
Population of protozoa and carbohydrate-digesting enzymes in the rumen of sheep fed a diet supplemented with yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae	5
Effect of slaughter weight on slaughtering and carcass characteristics in lambs from thin-tailed Kivircik and fat-tailed Kangal Akkaraman breeds	5
Genetic diversity and population structure of Boer and Nubian goats in Mexico	4
Isolation of Mycoplasma auris from milk of goats with clinical mastitis	4
Effects of mild water restriction on nutrient digestion and protein metabolism in desert-adapted goats	4
Development and growth of mohair fleeces from birth and relationships between skin follicle populations, mohair physical properties, animal size and fleece value	4
Cocoa husks fed to lactating dairy ewes affect milk fatty acid profile and oxidative status of blood and milk	4

Does the gender of farmers matter for improving small ruminant productivity? A Kenyan case study	4
Genetic diversity of goats in East Java through analysis of the cytochrome B and cytochrome oxidase I genes in mitochondrial DNA	4
A life cycle perspective of lamb meat production systems from Turkey and the EU	4
Characterization and typologies of dairy goat farms in the Mediterranean region: A case of Italy and Turkey	4
Application of structural equation models for genetic evaluation of lifetime reproductive traits and age at first lambing in Moghani sheep	4
On farm welfare assessment of European fattening lambs	4
Environment suitability mapping of livestock: A case study of Ethiopian indigenous sheep and goats	4
Estimation of immediate and 7-day clinical prognostic indicators for ewe and lamb survival in the UK following vaginal delivery and caesarean section at a single veterinary practice	4
The effects of accustoming to handling during the finishing period and weaning status on stress responses to transport, and carcass and meat quality in Kivircik lambs	4
Lairage time effect on carcass traits, meat quality parameters and sensory properties of Mehraban fat-tailed lambs subjected to short distance transportation	4
Lamb or hogget meat – A different sensory profile? Extending the fresh meat season in Norway	4
Seminal plasma and serum fertility biomarkers in Ossimi rams and their relationship with functional membrane integrity and morphology of spermatozoa	4
Daily dynamic changes of blood acid-base status and vital parameters in lambs and goat kids over the first seven days after birth	4
Meat production, feed and water efficiencies of selected South African sheep breeds	4
Population structure of Marwari sheep through pedigree analysis	4
Postpartum behavioural response of Santa inês x dorper ewes and lambs in a silvopastoral system	4
Epidemiological and geospatial characterization of goat leptospirosis in Northeast region of Brazil	4
Effects of Lysine and Methionine supplementation on first antler growth in fallow deer (Dama dama)	4
The resilience of Dwarf goats to environmental stress: A review	4
Effect of Origanum majorana leaf (Sweet marjoram) feeding on lamb’s growth, carcass characteristics and blood biochemical parameters	4
Short-term supplementation of diets rich in lipids or glycogen precursors can affect intra-follicular environment, oocyte mitochondrial gene expression, and embryo development following parthenogenesi	4
Handling and milking frequency affect milk yield and behavior in dairy ewes	4
Meta-analysis of hydroxycinnamic acids into finishing lambs’ diet: Growth performance, antioxidant status, and meat quality	4
Genetic analysis of reproduction, body weight and mohair production in South African Angora goats	4
Exploring the relationships between coagulation, composition, and hygienic quality of bulk tank milk from Manchega sheep	4
Fine genetic structure of Brazilian white Morada Nova hair sheep breed from semi-arid region	4
Validation of the Lifecorder Plus device for accurate recording of the grazing time of dairy goats	4
Proteomics analysis of the secondary hair follicle cycle in Liaoning cashmere goat	4
Analysis of acceptance and factors affecting the consumption of goat's milk in Morocco	4
Hemogasometry, cardiac biomarkers and blood metabolites in goats with experimentally induced acute ruminal lactic acidosis	4
Tracing lamb meat with stable isotope ratio analysis: a review	4
Tolerance capability of desert sheep and goats to exercise heat stress under hot dry conditions, and its correlation with their production performance	4
Microbial deterioration of lamb meat from European local breeds as affected by its intrinsic properties	4
Intraspecific genetic analysis of Bolivian alpacas and interspecific relationship with llamas and vicunas	4
Multi trait genetic evaluation of growth traits in Nellore sheep raised on pasture in semi-arid regions of India using Bayesian approach	4
Sheep production systems in Chilean Patagonia. Characterization and typology	4
Delayed weaning improves the growth of lambs grazing chicory (Cichorium intybus) pastures	4
Association between polymorphisms of APOB, SLC27A6, AGPAT6 and PRLR genes and milk production and quality traits in goats	4
Meat quality in ewes submitted to reduction in water supply	4
How lamb production systems can affect the characteristics and sward structure of Tifton 85 pasture?	4
Water and food utilization efficiencies in sheep and their relationship with some production traits	4
Effect of low voltage electrical stimulation and chilling on microbial safety and quality attributes of Beetal Bucks and Lohi Rams carcass	4
Improving foot-and-mouth disease control through the evaluation of goat movement patterns within the FMD protection zone of South Africa	4
Digestibility of starch, ruminal protozoa count, and blood parameters of Dorper lambs with differences in residual feed intake	4
Effects of feeding growing-finishing lambs with cashew nut shell liquid on the growth performance, physicochemical attributes, lipid peroxidation and sensorial parameters of burger	4
Typology of dairy goat production systems in a semiarid region of Brazil	4
Characterization of methicillin - Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from goats and their relationship to goat handlers using multi-locus sequence typing (MLST)	4
Meta-analysis of performance and genetic parameter estimates for growth and body weight traits of sheep in the tropics	4
Adding dried distillers grains with solubles influences the rumen microbiome of meat goats fed lespedeza or alfalfa-based diets	4
Evaluation of milk characteristics and fatty acid profiles in Markhoz and Kurdish hairy goats	4
Factors driving adoption of climatic risk mitigating technologies with special reference to goat farming in India: Evidence from meta-analysis	4
Genetic diversity and validation of a microsatellite panel for parentage testing for alpacas (Vicugna pacos) on three Peruvian farms	4
Breed and crossbreeding effects on growth, fitness and reproduction of commercial sheep in South Africa	4
A novel SNP within LIPE gene is highly associated with sheep intramuscular fat content	4
Characterization of volatile profile of longissimus thoracis et lumborum muscle from Castellana and INRA 401 lambs reared under commercial conditions	4
Identification of two novel SNPs affecting lambing traits in sheep by using a 50K SNP-Chip	4
Efficacy of corn dried distillers grains with solubles as a replacement for soybean meal in Boer-cross goat finishing diets	4
Impact of thermal stress on physiological, behavioural and biochemical parameters in native and crossbred goats	4
Evaluation of hormonal protocols for induction of synchronized estrus on reproductive indices in Kangal-Akkaraman ewes during the outbreeding season	4
Prediction of the chemical body composition of hair lambs using the composition of a rib section	4