OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences 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 2020-10-01 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
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
Chemical composition and antioxidant profile of snails (<i>Cornu aspersum aspersum</i>) fed diets with different protein sources under intensive rearing conditions	8
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
Effect of hesperidin addition to quail diets on fattening performance and quality parameters, microbial load, lipid peroxidation and fatty acid profile of meat	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
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
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
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
Enrichment of lamb rations with carnosic acid and seleno-compounds affects the content of selected lipids and tocopherols in the pancreas	4
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
<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