OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Science Journal 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Menthol application on healthy and inflamed goat udders changes antimicrobial components in milk	16
Effects of ozonized glycerin on inflammation of mammary glands induced by intramammary lipopolysaccharide infusion in goats	15
The effects of rumen protected methionine supplementation on the performance of primiparous dairy cows using the Presynch‐Ovsynch protocol	15
β‐glucosidase, driven by porcine transthyretin promoter, specific expression in the liver of transgenic mice	12
Effect of rumen microbiota transfaunation on the growth, rumen fermentation, and microbial community of early separated Japanese Black cattle	12
Effect of 6‐n‐propyl‐2‐thiouracil or dexamethasone administration on the responses of antimicrobial components in goat milk to intramammary lipopolysaccharide infusion	10
Effect of intramuscular fat content on the sensory characteristics and dynamic flavor attributes of Japanese black cattle beef	10
Expression of chemerin in intestinal mucosa of calves with comparable expression level with other antimicrobial proteins	10
Turmeric essential oil improves intestinal integrity, immunological parameters, and performance of broiler chickens under cyclic heat stress	10
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Effect of residual methane emission on physiological characteristics and carcass performance in Japanese Black cattle	9
Effect of difference in training skills on stress in horses trained by Kazakh trainers	9
Settlement of a stable wolf pack in a highly anthropic area of Pisan hills: Relationship with animal husbandry and hunting in a human–wolf coexistence perspective	9
Sensory and physicochemical characteristics of Japanese jidori chicken (Choshu‐Kurokashiwa) and broiler thigh meat: Effect of cooking procedure	9
Individual identification of dairy cows based on deep learning and feature fusion	9
Oral administration of Brevibacterium linens from washed cheese increases the proportions of short‐chain fatty acid‐producing bacteria and lactobacilli in the gut microbiota of mice	8
Comparison of 2,5‐dimethyl‐4‐hydroxy‐3(2H)‐furanone, a volatile odor compound generated by the Maillard reaction, in cooked meat of various animal species and parts	7
Polyvinyl alcohol, but not bovine serum albumin, promotes the induction of full‐type hyperactivation in boar cyclic AMP analog‐treated spermatozoa	7
Effect of transition to an automated milking system for a tie‐stall barn on milk production and cow condition	7
Ursodeoxycholic Acid Alleviates Palmitic Acid–Induced Apoptosis in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells	7
Effects of dietary supplementation of myristic acid on jejunal mucosa‐associated microbiota, mucosal immunity, and growth performance of nursery pigs	7
Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis significantly change the growth performance, serum immunity and cecal microbiota of Cherry Valley ducks during the f	6
Effect of season on slaughter performance, meat quality, muscle amino acid and fatty acid composition, and metabolism of pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)	6
Efficiency of genetic modification in gene‐knockout sperm‐derived zygotes followed by electroporation of guide RNA targeting the same gene	6
The influence of breath concentration in the gas sample on the accuracy of methane to carbon dioxide ratio using the sniffer method in dairy cows	6

L‐histidine inhibits the heat‐induced gelation of actomyosin in a low ionic strength solution	6
Longitudinal genetic analysis of semen production traits in Holstein bulls according to a random regression animal models on age	6
Effect of the gain rate during growing phase on the performance and characteristics of carcass and meat of super precocious steers	6
The effects of replacing wheat and soyabean meal with duckweed (Lemna minor) and including enzymes in the diet of laying hens on the yield and quality of eggs, biochemical parameters	6
Optimal value for the exponential term of Wilmink's function according to current Holstein lactation curves in Japan	5
Effects of a low‐protein diet supplemented with essential amino acids on egg production performance and environmental gas emissions from layer‐manure composting in laying hens in the later laying peri	5
The role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in metabolic diseases and mammary epithelial cell homeostasis in dairy cows	5
L‐Citrulline: A novel hypothermic amino acid promoting thermotolerance in heat‐exposed chickens	5
Relationship between frame rates and subpopulation structure of bovine sperm divided by their motility analyzed by a computer‐assisted sperm analysis system	5
Estimation of genetic parameters for visceral diseases of fattening Japanese Black cattle in Shimane Prefecture, Japan	5
Effects of dietary supplementation with N‐carbamylglutamate on maternal endometrium and fetal development during early pregnancy in Inner Mongolia white cashmere goats	5
Genetic correlations between milk fatty acids grouped according to origin until 95 days in milk and fertility of Holstein cows in Japan	5
Efficacy of β–Glucan From Microalgae on the Intestinal Health and Growth of Nursery Pigs	5
Comparison of feeding diets including dried or ensiled peanut vines as forage sources on the growth performance, ruminal fermentation, and bacterial community in young Holstein bulls	5
Distribution characteristics and regulation of amino acids and fatty acids in muscle and adipose tissues of sheep grown in natural grazing environment	5
Antioxidant activity of venison subjected to in vitro cooking and gastrointestinal digestion and isolation of its 2,2‐diphenyl‐1‐picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging peptides	5
Precalving behavior in dairy cattle with different calving times	4
Effects of graded levels Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi) on growth performance, serum biochemical indices, meat quality, and caecal microbiota and metabolite in yellow‐feathered broilers	4
Effects of dietary vitamin K₃ supplementation on vitamin K₁ and K₂ (menaquinone) dynamics in dairy cows	4
Myeloperoxidase expression in diencephalon is potentially associated with fear‐related behavior in chicks of laying hen	4
Comparison of carcass traits and nutritional profile in two different broiler‐type duck lines	4
Changes in piglet and litter characteristics across parities in two highly prolific sow hybrids in an outdoor organic herd	4
Developing models to predict feces and urine excretion in Japanese Black fattening steer by multiple regression analysis	4
Effects of dietary oligosaccharides on serum biochemical index, intestinal morphology, and antioxidant status in broilers	4
Effect of feeding sodium butyrate to beef female cows during pre‐ and post‐partum period on concentrations of glucagon‐like peptides in plasma and colostrum	4
Berberine enhances autophagic flux by activating the Nrf2 signaling pathway in bovine endometrial epithelial cells to resist LPS‐induced apoptosis	4
Batch culture analysis to identify potent organic acids for suppressing ruminal methane production	4
Label‐free proteomic analysis reveals an estrous cycle transition between the follicular phase and the luteal phase in yak ovary	4
Heat stress induces oxidative stress and activates the KEAP1‐NFE2L2‐ARE pathway in reproduction‐related cells	4
Production and Utilization of Fermented Rice Bran as Animal Feed	4
Effects of fermentative quality of corn silage on lactation, blood metabolites, and rumen fermentation in dairy cows	4
Maternal effect on first‐year growth of Hokkaido native foals kept outdoors all year round	4
Estimation of off‐farm temperatures and temperature‐humidity index from meteorological observation records	4
Prostaglandin E receptor 2 mediates the inducible effects of prostaglandin E₂ on expression of growth factors and enzymes in cattle endometrial epithelial cells and explants	4
Evaluation of antibody response to inactivated bovine ephemeral fever virus vaccine for Japanese Black calves in the field	4
Effect of freeze–thaw cycles on the physicochemical properties, water‐holding status, and nutritional values of broiler chicken drumstick	4
Feed characteristics of dried corn grain and corn grain silage produced in Japan compared with imported corn grain	4
Genetic characteristics of the coronet scores related to Holstein cattle hoof health in Japan	4
The relationship between pH of pH‐model beef and impedance measured using touch‐type electrodes	4
Effect of pseudopregnancy duration in nonpregnant sows on induced lactation	3
Considering potential roles of selected MicroRNAs in evaluating subclinical mastitis and Milk quality in California mastitis test (+) and infected bovine milk	3
Comprehensive omics analysis of the fecal microbiome and serum metabolome in Dezhou donkey foals at the end of weaning and after weaning	3
Estimation of the autosomal contribution to total additive genetic variability of carcass traits in Japanese Black cattle	3
Compared to antibiotic, feeding peony byproducts can improve growth performance, rumen fermentation, slaughter parameters, and meat quality of lambs	3
Effects of dietary bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) culm powder on blood properties and intestinal environment of rabbits	3
Intraday and interday variations of milk fatty acids in dairy cows in early and late lactation	3
Differences in antimicrobial components between bacterial culture‐positive and culture‐negative bovine clinical mastitis milk	3
Effect of rice bran fermented with Ligilactobacillus equi on in vitro fermentation profile and microbial population	3
Effects of different moist orange pulp inclusions in the corn grain rehydration for silage production on chemical composition, fermentation, aerobic stability, microbiological profile, and losses	3
Suitable indicator of heat stress for genetic evaluation of heat tolerance in Holstein cows in Japan	3

Agro‐industrial by‐products as ruminant feed: Nutritive value and in vitro rumen fermentation evaluation	3
Influences of oxidative stress and energy balance on pregnancy rates after the transfer of embryos to repeat‐breeder Japanese Black cattle	3
Relationship of parathyroid hormone‐related protein and neonatal mineral metabolism in dairy cow placentas	3
Low oxygen tension during in vitro embryo production improves the yield, quality, and cryotolerance of bovine blastocysts	3
Ovarian dynamics in progesterone tablet‐induced superovulation in goats assessed by magnetic resonance imaging	3
Monitoring ventral tail base surface temperature for fever detection in calves	3
Effect of milking time on yield, composition, and antimicrobial components of milk in lactating goats	3
In vitro rumen fermentation characteristics of bakery by‐products containing high starch and sugar	3
Effects of intravaginal administration of prostaglandin F_2α on luteolysis and subsequent estrus in Shiba goats (Capra hircus)	3
Comprehensive analysis of miRNA–mRNA interactions in ovaries of aged mice	3
Effects of bioactive peptides derived from cottonseed meal solid‐state fermentation on the growth, metabolism, and immunity of yellow‐feathered broilers	3
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Modeling impact of improved forage cultivation on milk productivity and feed sufficiency in semiarid tropics of central India: A doubly robust analysis	3
Effects of crude protein and neutral detergent fiber percentages in the diet of Japanese Black steers on rumen fluid properties, blood biochemical properties, and carcass characteristics	2
Effects of Moringa oleifera as a Feed Supplement on Performance and Blood Lipid Profiles of Broiler Chicken: A Meta‐Analysis	2
Estimates of genetic parameters for adenosine triphosphate‐related compounds at different aging periods and NT5E genotypes in Japanese Black beef	2
Ultra‐rapid real‐time polymerase chain reaction assay for genotyping of the NT5E gene in Japanese black beef using a mobile PCR device, PCR 1100	2
Effects of probiotic administration on the digestibility characteristics and growth performance of finishing beef cattle fed a total mixed ration containing different levels of corn stover	2
Carcass, visceral organ, and meat quality properties of two broiler hybrids differing in growth rates	2
Effects of free and nanoencapsulated garlic essential oil on growth performance and immune functions in broiler chickens	2
Intramuscular adipogenesis in cattle: Effects of body fat distribution and macrophage infiltration	2
Hazards of swine slurry: Heavy metals, bacteriology, and overdosing—Physicochemical models to predict the nutrient value	2
PMEL p.L18del associates with beef quality of Kumamoto sub‐breed of Japanese Brown cattle	2
Effect of farm Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (farm HACCP) certification efforts on emissions of volatile organic compounds from livestock sheds in Japan	2
A Nationwide Survey in Japan to Identify the Factors Associated With Rodent Infestation on Livestock Farms	2
Genetic relationship between superovulatory response traits and carcass traits in Japanese Black cattle	2
Time‐dependent change in Reishi (Ganoderma lingzhi) triterpenoids in culture with rumen fluid	2
Estimation of moisture content in dry‐cured beef ham by measuring the impedance of the surface	2
Effects of Utilizing Spent Coffee Ground as Protein Source for Ruminant Diet by In Vitro Study	2
Effect of different inflammation states on the antimicrobial components in milk of goat udders after milking cessation	2
Differences in ingestive behavior between grazing goats and sheep at the bite scale	2
Ruminal protein degradability of sunflower cake, and effects of feeding sunflower cake on nutrient digestion, nitrogen balance, rumen fermentation, and blood metabolites compared with soybean meal	2
Effects of slatted frame placed in compost pile on enhancing heat generation and organic matter degradation during high‐moisture cow manure composting	2
High β‐carotene concentration in plasma enhances cyclic progesterone production in nonpregnant Japanese Black cows	2
The capacity of ante‐mortem inspection of pigs at the abattoir to predict post‐mortem findings and associated financial implications: A study at batch level	2
Comparison of different organic selenium supplementations on selenium status and serum biomarkers in dairy cows	2
Rumen microbial composition associated with the non‐glucogenic to glucogenic short‐chain fatty acids ratio in Holstein cows	2
The expression of nutrient chemosensing gate molecules in the ileum and colon is altered for goats fed on a high‐grain diet	2
Prediction of methane emissions from fattening cattle using the methane‐to‐carbon dioxide ratio	2
Effects of altering prepartum and postpartum dietary cation–anion difference on calcium concentrations and blood metabolites of Holstein dairy cows	2
Effects of rutin supplementation on growth performance, slaughter performance, serum parameters, and meat quality of Nubian goats	2
The role of lncFABP4 in modulating adipogenic differentiation in buffalo intramuscular preadipocytes	2
Influence of different packaging methods on the physicochemical and microbial quality of rabbit meat	2
Exogenous spermidine effectively improves the quality of cryopreserved boar sperm	2
Coenzyme Q₁₀ improves the quality of sheep sperm stored at room temperature by mitigating oxidative stress	2
Behaviors in the Slaughter Corridor, Carcass, and Meat Quality Traits of Anatolian, Italian, and Italian × Anatolian Crossbreds (F₁) Water Buffaloes	2
Protective effects of sodium humate on the intestinal barrier damage of Salmonella Typhimurium‐challenged broilers	2
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A newly developed bacteriocin like substance to replace monensin in diets of lactating ewes	2
Evaluation of genomic prediction considering non‐additive genetic effects on fatty acid traits of Japanese Black cattle	2
Genome‐wide search reveals the uniqueness of DNA regions associated with coat color and innate immunity in Hokkaido Native Horse	2
Dynamic Changes in Postprandial Plasma Free Amino Acid Levels of the Hepatic Portal, Hepatic, and Jugular Veins in the Healthy Pre‐Ruminant Calves	2
Comprehensive assessment of genetic diversity, structure, and relationship in four Japanese cattle breeds by Illumina 50 K SNP array analysis	2
Rumen‐protected methionine modulates body temperature and reduces the incidence of heat stress temperatures during the hottest hours of the day of grazing heat‐stressed Bos indicus b	2
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