OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia-Brazilian Journal of Animal Science 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Depicting latent variables considering different pig genetics and nutritional plans in crossbred pigs	17
Requirement of digestible methionine + cystine for growing Japanese quail and its subsequent effects on laying phase	8
Mycotoxin concentration in salt-treated wet brewers’ grains and effects of their substitution for soybean meal and corn silage	7
Growth performance of bullfrog tadpoles (Aquarana catesbeiana) subjected to different diets and feeding management practices	6
Canopy structure and forage mass of mixed pastures of Marandu palisadegrass and the legume Macrotyloma axillare managed under rotational stocking	6
Nutritional evaluation of chia (Salvia hispanica) seeds and oil in broiler diets	6
Deoxynivalenol concentrations in feed ingredients and swine diets measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography	6
Sheep spermatogenesis is affected by the nutritional levels of cocoa meal, a byproduct of cocoa butter manufacturing rich in theobromine and caffeine	5
Economic viability analysis of mechanization in broiler chicken harvesting	5
Economic performance of high-energy diets and supplementation with chromium propionate or calcium salts of palm oil in ewes’ production	4
Comparison of reproductive performance, live weight, survivability, and fleece characteristics of indoor-raised Central Anatolian Merino and Malya sheep	4
Substitution of corn grain with white oat grain in non-forage diets for feedlot beef cattle	4
Prebiotic composed of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) cell wall improves performance in broiler diets	4
Evaluation of nutritional and ruminal degradability potential of sandbox (Hura crepitans L.) seeds in stabled Blackbelly sheep	4
Effects of adding a prebiotic product based of beta-glucans, glucomannans, and mannan-oligosaccharides on performance and health of weanling pigs	4
Phenotypic characteristics of male lambs of woolen sheep breeds and their relationship with liquidity and price offered at auctions in Uruguaiana - Rio Grande do Sul	3
Three ages at weaning in beef calves: Implications on performance and development	3
Root exudation of oxalic acid in Lotus corniculatus in response to aluminum toxicity	3
Relationships between follicle and corpus luteum size and vascularization with ovulation, progesterone production, and pregnancy in Nellore beef cattle	3
Effects of the Chinese herbal medicine prescription Suanzaoren decoction on stress response of horses in transportation	3
Txnip inhibits porcine adipocyte differentiation through PPARγ and impairs the induction of glucose via ChREBP	3
Addition of capsaicin in the diet of turkeys: Effects on growth performance and antioxidant and oxidant status in serum and in meat	3
Less feed does not mean lower growth: The impact of feeding frequency on fishes reared in BFT enriched with sodium chloride	3
Cottonseed peptides produced by dual degradation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and health status of growing-finishing pigs	3
Feed technologies and efficiency in cow-calf systems	2

Effect of palm kernel cake inclusion on intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, feeding behavior, and weight gain of feedlot heifers	2
Effects of microencapsulated carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde on feed digestibility, intestinal mucosa, and biochemical and antioxidant parameters in broilers	2
Oxidative damage and exocrine dysfunction of ovine fetal pancreas are induced by maternal nutritional restriction	2
Effect of phytase and protease combination on performance, metabolizable energy, and amino acid digestibility of broilers fed nutrient-restricted diets	2
Housing conditions during the last month of gestation affect hoof health after calving in dairy heifers	2
Influence of nutritional management prior to adaptation to a feedlot diet on ruminal microbiota of Nellore cattle	2
Chitosan combined with technical cashew nut shell liquid improves in vitro ruminal parameters and gas production kinetics	2
Use of exogenous enzymes to improve nutrient digestibility and performance of broilers fed different protein sources	2
Modelling the impact of sow replacement rate on farm performance	2
Effects of amylin on egg quality traits of hens during the early laying period	2
Apparent digestibility of protein and essential aminoacids from commonly used feed ingredients in Brazil for juvenile shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei	2
Spatial variability of the occurrence of lesions on cattle carcasses in association with pre-slaughter factors in the forest–savannah transition zone	2
Energy values and metabolizability of lipid sources of plant and animal origin in the diet of Japanese quail	2
Short-term protein-energy supplementation at weaning or in the transition of dry-rainy season on performance of Nellore calves kept on Mombaça or Marandu grasses	2
Productive and morphological responses of Megathyrsus maximus hybrids subjected to water deficit and waterlogging	2
Genetic evaluation of oocyte and embryo production in dairy Gir cattle using repeatability and random regression models	2
Effects of liquid delactosed permeate in nursery piglet diets: Improvements in feed conversion with increased post-weaning diarrhea occurrence	1
Genetic parameters, prediction of selection gains and genetic diversity in Andropogon lateralis Nees ecotypes	1
Maturity stage at harvest on the chemical composition, fermentation losses, and starch and NDF digestibility of whole-plant corn silages	1
Performance, feeding behavior, and fecal characteristics of Nellore bulls fed snaplage in finishing diets	1
Effect of supplementation strategies for ewes during gestation	1
Metabolizable energy equivalence of guanidinoacetic acid in corn soybean meal-based broiler diets	1
Feedlot performance of Nellore bulls fed high-concentrate diets containing the association of tannins and saponins with sodium monensin	1
Chicken recombinant adiponectin enhances fatty acid metabolism in oleic acid- and palmitic acid-treated LMH cells	1
Shading success: Optimizing climatic conditions and performance of feedlot Nellore cattle in the semi-arid belt	1
Capsaicinoids affect intestinal mRNA expression of genes related to oxidative stress in broilers	1
Effects of broiler breeder age on immune system development of progeny	1
Effect of the inclusion of Ganoderma spp. on gut morphometry and growth performance of broiler chickens	1
Reference gene selection for quantitative PCR in liver, skeletal muscle, and jejunum of Bos indicus cattle	1
Development of the gastrointestinal tract of newborn goats under maternal feed restriction at different stages of gestation	1
Protein and energy for maintenance and gain of European quail fed different energy sources and housed at two temperatures	1
Price determinants of beef bulls sold in livestock auctions	1
Effects of embryo thermal manipulation on thermotolerance of broiler chicks between 28-40 days of rearing	1
Breed and heterosis effects on reproduction and production traits of Girolando cows	1
Genetic structure and diversity of Santa Inês sheep flocks in Central-Northern Brazil	1
Evaluation of the effects of an emulsifier and two lipid sources on growth performance and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens	1
Performance and bone health of broilers reared under artificial lighting and supplemented with different levels of vitamin D3	1
Characterization of dairy farms based on the urea nitrogen content of bulk tank milk in Paraná State, Brazil	1
Productive and economic performance of feedlot young Nellore bulls fed whole oilseeds	1
Characterizing differences in the time to onset of puberty and reproductive performance between East Friesian and Corriedale ewe lambs	1
Molecular investigations of the effect of thermal manipulation during embryogenesis on muscle heat shock protein 70 and thermotolerance in broiler chickens	1
Immunocastrated female pigs’ social and feeding behaviour	1
Sensory analysis and physicochemical characterization of Boursin cheese from milk of goats fed increasing levels of cassava chips	1
Effect of enzyme and probiotic supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass traits, and meat quality of Simmental steers	1
Broiler behavior: Influence of thermal stress, age, and period of the day	1
Horizontal and vertical colonies for royal jelly production in Brazil	1
Effect of milking hygiene, herd size, water hardness and temperature-humidity index on milk quality of dairy farms	1
Substitution of dry corn grain by rehydrated and ensiled corn grain, finely or coarsely ground, on performance of young bulls finished in feedlot	1