OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
The effects of probiotics on the performance, egg quality and blood parameters of laying hens: A meta-analysis	20
Effect of grazing on composition, fatty acid profile and nutritional indices of the goat milk and cheese	13
Changes in the chemical composition of the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) reared on different feedstuffs	12
Nutrient matter, fatty acids, in vitro gas production and digestion of herbage and silage quality of yellow sweet clover (<i>Melilotus officinalis</i> L.) at different phenological stages	11
Antimicrobial peptides as an additive in broiler chicken nutrition: a meta-analysis of bird performance, nutrient digestibility and serum metabolites	10
Chemical composition and antioxidant profile of snails (<i>Cornu aspersum aspersum</i>) fed diets with different protein sources under intensive rearing conditions	8
Effect of maize replacement with different triticale levels on layers production performance, egg quality, yolk fatty acid profile and blood parameters	8
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) affects somatotrophic axis activity in sheep	8
Effect of caffeine on adenosine and ryanodine receptor gene expression in the hypothalamus, pituitary, and choroid plexus in ewes under basal and LPS challenge conditions	8
Effect of cinnamon oil supplementation into broiler chicken diets on growth, carcass traits, haemato-biochemical parameters, immune function, antioxidant status and caecal microbial count	8
Effect of hesperidin addition to quail diets on fattening performance and quality parameters, microbial load, lipid peroxidation and fatty acid profile of meat	7
Changes in nuclear factor kappa B components expression in the ovine spleen during early pregnancy	7
Effects of fibre-rich ingredient levels on goose growth performance, blood profile, foie gras quality and its fatty acid profile: a meta-analysis	7
Treatment of alfalfa silage with chitosan at different levels to determine chemical, nutritional, fermentation, and microbial parameters	6
<i>In vitro</i> gas and short-chain fatty acid production from soybean meal treated with chestnut and quebracho wood extracts by using sheep rumen fluid	6
Milkability differences based on lactation peak and parity in Holstein cattle	5
Effect of digital livestock system on animal behavior and welfare,and fatty acid profiles of egg in laying hens	5
Application of polyphenolic compounds in animal nutrition and their promising effects	5
Time-dependent effect of inflammation on the gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and their receptors at the different levels of the somatotropic axis in ewe	5
Effects of different selenium sources on sow reproductive performance and piglet development: a meta-analysis	5
Synergism of microorganisms and enzymes in solid-state fermentation of animal feed. A review	5
Potential use of black soldier fly, <i>Hermetia illucens</i> larvae in chicken feed as a protein replacer: a review	5
Enrichment of lamb rations with carnosic acid and seleno-compounds affects the content of selected lipids and tocopherols in the pancreas	4
Long-term changes in the frequency of beta-casein, kappa-casein and beta-lactoglobulin alleles in Polish Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle	4
The role of sheep’s milk bioactive substances in the prevention of metabolic and viral diseases	4

Effects of DL- and L-methionine supplementation on growth performance, carcass quality and relative bioavailability of methionine in broilers fed maize-soybean-based diets	4
Dietary vitamin A supplementation improves intestinal morphology and immune performance of goslings	4
The potency of <i>Lactobacillus acidophillus</i> and <i>L. lactis</i> probiotics and <i>Guazuma ulmifolia</i> Lam. extract as feed additives with different applicat	4
Biofortification of maize fodder with zinc improves forage productivity and nutritive value for livestock	4
The content of raffinose oligosaccharides in legumes and their importance for animals	4
Changes in the content and intensity of oxidation of lipid compounds in the kidneys of lambs fed diets with rapeseed and fish oils – effect of antioxidant supplementation	4
Handling stress-induced rumianal microbiota changes reduce grass hay degradability in sheep	4
Effects of boron supplementation alone or in combination with different vitamin D<sub>3</sub> levels on laying performance, eggshell quality, and mineral content and fatty acid composition	4
Effect of selected factors (body weight, age, parity, litter size and temperament) on the entrance order into the milking parlour of Lacaune ewes, and its relationship with milk production	4
Feeding and housing boars after puberty without castration allows for good performance and low boar taint	4
Evaluation of distillers dried grains with solubles to partially replace soybean meal in the diet of growing-finishing pigs	4
Influence of fibrolytic enzymes mixture on performance, nutrient digestion, rumen fermentation and microbiota in Holstein bulls	4
Circadian and seasonal changes in the expression of clock genes in the ovine pars tuberalis	4
Comparison between pelleted and unpelleted feed forms on the performance and digestion of small ruminants: a meta-analysis	4
Assessment of the ability of dietary yeast-fermented rapeseed meal to modulate inflammatory and oxidative stress in piglets after weaning	4
<i>In vitro</i> ruminal fermentation and nutrient compositions of potato starch by-products	3
Intake, digestibility and rumen fermentation pattern in wethers fed total mixed ration silage containing dry or fresh apple pomace	3
Dehydrated tomato pulp in rabbit feed: effects of incorporation rate on growth performance, carcass yield, meat quality and economic efficiency	3
Effects of whey powder on fermentation quality, nutritive value, and digestibility of alfalfa silage	3
Cow’s whey proteins involvement in the development of the immunological system and gastrointestinal tract in calves. A review	3
Rapid responses in bovine milk fatty acid composition and phenol content to various tanniferous forages	3
Effects of dietary superoxide dismutase on growth performance, antioxidant capacity and digestive enzyme activity of yellow-feather broilers during the early breeding period (1–28d)	3
Current trends of Chinese herbal medicines on meat quality of pigs. A review	3
Regulation of Nod-like receptor expression in the liver of ewes during early pregnancy	3
Improved lipid saponification for chromatographic quantification of fatty acids in porcine erythrocytes – an important lipidomic biomarker of the effectiveness of dietary fat supplementation in pigs a	2
Assessment of Quillaja saponin as a feed supplement in maize-soybean-oilseed rape meal-based diet for enhanced growing pig performance	2
Comparing the chemical composition of lesser duckweed (<i>Lemna minor</i> L.) grown in natural and laboratory settings	2
Nutritional composition of herbage of different Jerusalem artichoke genotypes	2
Utilisation of slow-release non-protein nitrogen produced from agro-industrial by-products: feed digestibility and ruminal parameters	2
Milk yield and composition of Katahdin and Pelibuey ewes in tropical conditions	2
Effect of dietary poppy (<i>Papaver somniferum</i> L.) seed meal supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, faecal microbiota, and blood profile in growing-finishing pi	2
Performance, carcass and meat quality of Angus-Nellore heifers finished in integrated livestock forest systems	2
Ruminal degradability of Virginia fanpetals (<i>Sida hermaphrodita</i>) herbage and silage depending on the harvest time	2
Effect of dietary supplementation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and a postbiotic from <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> on the concentration of organic acids, biogenic amines, and microbiota	2
Relationships between microbial community, functional profile and fermentation quality during ensiling of hybrid <i>Pennisetum</i>	2
Response in liver gene expression and DNA methylation to changes in the intestinal microbial profile after <i>in ovo</i> stimulation of chickens	2
Feeding value of field bean (<i>Vicia faba</i> L. var. <i>minor</i>) for laying hen pullets	2
Evaluation of <i>Boswellia serrata</i> enriched diet on cytokine gene expression and reactive oxygen metabolites in weaning piglets	2
Anaerobic rumen fungi and fungal direct-fed microbials in ruminant feeding	2
Effect of purified docosahexaenoic acid supplementation on production performance, meat quality, and intestinal microbiome of finishing pigs	2
Effects of extruded flaxseed and dietary rumen undegradable protein on reproductive traits and the blood metabolites in Baluchi ewes	2
Eggshell as a calcium source replacing limestone meal in mink (<i>Neovison vison</i>) diets	2
Feasibility of including a phytobiotic containing cinnamon oil in the diet to reduce the occurrence of neurodegenerative changes in broiler chicken tissues	2
Modelling growth curve of Eastern spot-billed ducks (<i>Anas zonorhyncha</i>) raised in Vietnam	2
Effects of a supplemental calcareous marine algae bolus on blood calcium concentration in dairy heifers	2
Re-evaluation of aflatoxin M1 transfer into milk of high-yielding cows considering ration composition	2
Effects of three-month feeding high-fat diets with different fatty acid composition on kidney histology and expression of genes related to cellular stress and water-electrolyte homeostasis in mice	2
Diversity of lactic acid bacteria associated with raw yak (<i>Bos grunniens</i>) milk produced in Pakistan	2
Comparison of dietary fibre, β-glucan, resistant and non-resistant starch and <i>in vitro</i> digestibility of commercial extruded dry food of adult dogs	1
Microbial agent spraying in pig housing and slurry can potentially reduce harmful gas emissions – a preliminary study	1

Effects of copper sulphate and rumen-protected copper sulphate addition on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation and hepatic gene expression in dairy bulls	1
Insects as a natural component of pheasant diets: effects of full-fat <i>Hermetia illucens</i> meal on egg production and quality, hatchability, and selected physicochemical egg indices	1
25-hydroxycholecalciferol affects growth performance, bone calcium content and intestinal calcium transporter gene expression in broiler chickens	1
Is royal jelly a sustainable alternative lipid source in aquaculture? Influence of dietary royal jelly levels on fatty acid composition in zebrafish	1
Effects of <i>Entodinium caudatum</i> monocultures in an acidotic environment on <i>in vitro</i> rumen fermentation	1
Efficacy of the probiotic Bacillus licheniformis DSM 28710 in laying hens fed barley-sunflower meal-based diets on performance egg quality and excreta composition	1
Effect of <i>Achyranthes japonika</i> Nakai extract on growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, excreta microbial count and gas emission in broilers fed different protein diets	1
Effect of energy and protein levels in supplemental diets on performance of Rayeni cashmere does and goat kids under natural grazing conditions	1
A meta-analysis to determine the optimal values of precursors in the diet of dairy cows that increase the concentration of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in milk	1
Effects of maternal vitamin D<sub>3</sub> status on meat quality and fatty acids composition in offspring pigs	1
Effects of maternal vitamin D<sub>3</sub> on quality and water distribution in pork of offspring pigs during frozen storage	1
Muscle fibre membrane lipid composition in <i>musculus biceps femoris</i> of pigs reared in indoor or outdoor systems	1
Response to dietary supplementation of mixtures of either selected synbiotic, organic acids or essential oils as growth promoters for growing Japanese quails	1
Growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and composition in pigs fed diets supplemented with medicinal plants (<i>Bindens pilosa</i> L., <i>Urena lobata</i> L. and Ramu	1
Influence of gender status and feeding intensity on the growth curves of body weight, dry matter intake and feed efficiency in crossbred beef cattle	1
Effects of dietary stevia and ginger extracts on fattening performance, organ weights and serum biochemical parameters in quails exposed to heat stress	1
Comprehensive proteomic analysis of the main liver and attached liver of <i>Glyptosternum maculatum</i> on the basis of data-independent mass spectrometry acquisition	1
Does humate supplementation affect ciliate population and fermentation parameters in the sheep rumen?	1
Effect of supplementation with a mixture of <i>Curcuma longa</i> and <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> extracts on growth performance, meat quality and lipid metabolism gene expres	1
Dietary supplementation with tomato waste to improve performance and egg quality of laying hens: a meta-analysis	1
Fluid and particle retention in the greater kudu (<i>Tragelaphus strepsiceros</i>)	1
Partial replacement of fish meal with soldier termite in juvenile Mozambique tilapia: Effects on growth performance, blood serum chemistry and histomorphology	1
Growth performance and blood profiles of weaned New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) supplemented with Moringa oleifera leaf meal	1
Faecal biomarkers of gastrointestinal functionality in animals	1
Organic selenium supplementation increases serum selenium levels in healthy Xinjiang brown cattle fed selenised yeast	1
Effect of Curcuma longa supplementation in post-weaning lambs ration on performance, carcass and meat quality	1
The influence of lipoprotein lipase gene polymorphism in Czech East Friesian sheep on the fatty acid profile in milk and yoghurt drinks – a preliminary study	1
Effects of full fat oil seeds on milking performance, milk composition and milk quality in lactating Holstein cows	1
Effects of <i>Artemisia ordosica</i> aqueous extract on intestinal inflammation and antioxidant-related gene expression in lipopolysaccharide-challenged broilers	1
Effects on <i>in vitro</i> digestibility and rumen fermentation of maize straw silage as a partial dietary replacement for Napier grass	1
Changes in haematological and biochemical blood parameters of laying hens of the ROSS 308 parent flock during the hatching period	1
The effects of micelle silymarin on growth performance, nutrient utilisation, and blood profiles of weaning piglets	1
Non-genetic and genetic effects related to birth and weaning weight in crossbred dairy goats	1
Extending the feeding period beyond 8.0 mm of subcutaneous fat reduces feed efficiency without improving meat colour and tenderness of non-implanted feedlot steers	1