OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics is 3. 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
Genome‐wide association studies of preweaning growth and in vivo carcass composition traits in Esme sheep	29
Cross‐validation of best linear unbiased predictions of breeding values using an efficient leave‐one‐out strategy	21
Genetic relationships between feed efficiency and gut microbiome in pig lines selected for residual feed intake	20
Polymorphisms in ovine ME1 and CA1 genes and their association with feed efficiency in Hu sheep	18
Genome‐wide association study and pathway analysis for fat deposition traits in nellore cattle raised in pasture–based systems	17
Development of a genomic tool for breed assignment by comparison of different classification models: Application to three local cattle breeds	15
Diversity analysis, runs of homozygosity and genomic inbreeding reveal recent selection in Blanco Orejinegro cattle	14
A selection signatures study among Middle Eastern and European sheep breeds	12
A unifying concept of animal breeding programmes	11
CNV detection and their association with growth, efficiency and carcass traits in Santa Inês sheep	11
An association of CEP78, MEF2C, VPS13A and ARRDC3 genes with survivability to heat stress in an F₂ chicken population	11
Genome‐wide association studies for egg quality traits in White Leghorn layers using low‐pass sequencing and SNP chip data	10
Estimation of genetic parameters for body areas in Nile tilapia measured by digital image analysis	10
Genetic parameters for milk yield and quality traits of Brazilian Holstein cows as a function of temperature and humidity index	10
Functional characterization of Copy Number Variations regions in Djallonké sheep	10
500 years of breeding in theCarthusian Strainof Pura Raza Español horse: An evolutional analysis using genealogical and genomic data	10
Integrative analysis of genome‐wide DNA methylation and gene expression profiles reveals important epigenetic genes related to milk production traits in dairy cattle	10
Unravelling the effect of environment on the genome of Sarda breed ewes using Runs of Homozygosity	10
Estimation of breeding value and accuracy using pedigree and genotype of Hanwoo cows (Korean cattle)	10
Genome‐wide survey on three local horse populations with a focus on runs of homozygosity pattern	9
Genome‐wide association studies for additive and dominance effects for body composition traits in commercial crossbred Piétrain pigs	9
Across‐country genomic predictions in Norwegian and New Zealand Composite sheep populations with similar development history	8
Population structure, inbreeding and admixture in local cattle populations managed by community‐based breeding programs in Burkina Faso	8
Genomic prediction in a numerically small breed population using prioritized genetic markers from whole‐genome sequence data	8
Random regression test‐day models to describe milk production and fatty acid traits in first lactation Walloon Holstein cows	8

Avoiding preselection bias in subsequent single‐step genomic BLUP evaluations of genomically preselected animals	8
Genomic analysis of gaits and racing performance of the French trotter	7
Estimates of (co)variance components and phenotypic and genetic parameters of growth traits and wool traits in Alpine Merino sheep	7
Impact of selection for birth weight variability on reproductive longevity: A mice model	7
Phenotypic and genetic diversity of domestic yak (Bos grunniens) in high‐altitude rangelands of Gilgit‐Baltistan, Pakistan	7
Genomic integration to identify molecular biomarkers associated with indicator traits of gastrointestinal nematode resistance in sheep	7
Performance of using opposing homozygotes for paternity testing in Japanese Black cattle	7
Principal components for morphometric traits in Campolina horses	7
Genomic diversity and breed composition of Vietnamese smallholder dairy cows	6
Applying an association weight matrix in weighted genomic prediction of boar taint compounds	6
Signatures of selection are present in the genome of two close autochthonous cattle breeds raised in the North of Italy and mainly distinguished for their coat colours	6
Influence of maternal and additive genetic effects on lamb survival in Harnali sheep	6
Genetic parameters estimation and genome‐wide association studies for internal organ traits in an F₂ chicken population	6
Consequences of incorrect genetic parameter estimates for single‐trait and multi‐trait genetic evaluations in honeybees	6
Herd solutions from genetic evaluations can be used as a tool to rescale the expected expression of genetic potential in cattle	5
The effect of new and ancestral inbreeding on milk production traits in Iranian Holstein cattle	5
Economic values for production, fertility and mastitis traits for temperate dairy cattle breeds in tropical Sri Lanka	5
Breeding strategies for improving smallholder dairy cattle productivity in Sub‐Saharan Africa	5
Genomic analysis reveals a KIT‐related chromosomal translocation associated with the white coat phenotype in yak	5
Estimates of genetic and phenotypic parameters for feeding behaviour and feed efficiency‐related traits in Nelore cattle	5
Detection of genomic regions underlying milk production traits in Valle del Belice dairy sheep using regional heritability mapping	5
Genetic parameters for canalization analysis of morphological traits in the Pura Raza Español horse	5
Single‐step genomic evaluation of Russian dairy cattle using internal and external information	4
Predictive assessment of single‐step BLUP with linear and non‐linear similarity RKHS kernels: A case study in chickens	4
Accounting for genetic architecture for body weight improves accuracy of predicting breeding values in a commercial line of broilers	4
Estimation of genetic parameters for important traits using a multi‐trait model in late‐feathering Qingyuan partridge hens in China	4
A breeding program for Nile tilapia in Brazil: Results from nine generations of selection to increase the growth rate in cages	4
Selection in the Finnhorse, a native all‐around horse breed	4
Economic values of reproductive, growth, feed efficiency and carcass traits in Nellore cattle	4
Genotype by feeding regimen interactions for slaughter traits in rabbit and expected responses under restricted and full feeding	4
SNP‐ and haplotype‐based single‐step genomic predictions for body weight, wool, and reproductive traits in North American Rambouillet sheep	4
Genetic parameter estimation for pork production and litter performance traits of Landrace, Large White, and Duroc pigs in Japan	4
Genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits in Jinhua, Duroc, and their crossbred pigs	4
Possible effects of the MC4RAsp298Asn polymorphism on pig production traits under ad libitum versus restricted feeding	4
Assessment of genomic breeding values and their accuracies for carcass traits in Jeju Black cattle using whole‐genome SNP chip panels	4
Estimation of breeding value, genetic parameters and maternal effects of economic traits in rural male parent line chicken using pedigree relationships in an animal model	4
Estimates of genetic parameters for linear body measurements and prediction of body weight in goat	4
Functional longevity in five rabbit lines founded on different criteria: Comparison at foundation and at fixed times after selection	3
Reduced rank analysis of morphometric and functional traits in Campolina horses	3
Incorporation of feeding behaviour traits to increase the genetic gain of feed efficiency in Pietrain pigs	3
Including genotypic information in genetic evaluations increases the accuracy of sheep breeding values	3
Multiple‐trait and structural equation modelling approaches to infer genetic relationships between tail length and weight traits in Merinoland sheep	3
Genetic and non‐genetic factors influencing KLH binding natural antibodies and specific antibody response to Newcastle disease in Kenyan chicken populations	3
Genetic parameters in traits of productive importance in lines of Bombyx mori L.	3
Genomic prediction for latent variables related to milk fatty acid composition in Holstein, Simmental and Brown Swiss dairy cattle breeds	3
Investigation of β‐hydroxybutyrate in early lactation of Simmental cows: Genetic parameters and genomic predictions	3
Embryo survival and fertility differ in lines divergently selected for birth weight homogeneity in mice	3
Estimating inbreeding rate and effective population size in the Finnish Ayrshire population in the era of genomic selection	3
Genome‐wide scan for selective sweeps identifies novel loci associated with resistance to mastitis in German Holstein cattle	3
Prediction ability of an alternative multi‐trait genomic evaluation for residual feed intake	3

Consequences of specialized breeding in the Swedish Warmblood horse population	3
Across‐country genetic evaluation of meat sheep from Ireland and the United Kingdom	3
Quantitative analysis of parent‐of‐origin effect in reproductive and morphological selection criteria in the Pura Raza Española horse	3
Changes in genomic inbreeding and diversity over half a century in Swedish Red and Swedish Holstein dairy cattle	3
Genomic dominance variance analysis of health and milk production traits in German Holstein cattle	3
Genetics of tolerance to heat stress in milk yield of dairy buffaloes assessed by a reaction norm model	3
Implication of the order of blending and tuning when computing the genomic relationship matrix in single‐step GBLUP	3
Fitting random regression models with Legendre polynomial and B‐spline to model the lactation curve for Indian dairy goat of semi‐arid tropic	3