OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia-Brazilian Journal of Animal Science 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Growth performance of bullfrog tadpoles (Aquarana catesbeiana) subjected to different diets and feeding management practices	8
Inclusion of oils in the in vitro fermentation of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum. cv. Cameroon)	8
Lentilactobacillus buchneri LBu 01 reduces dry matter losses and increases the aerobic stability of whole-plant corn silage	7
Mycotoxin concentration in salt-treated wet brewers’ grains and effects of their substitution for soybean meal and corn silage	7
Canopy structure and forage mass of mixed pastures of Marandu palisadegrass and the legume Macrotyloma axillare managed under rotational stocking	6
Sheep spermatogenesis is affected by the nutritional levels of cocoa meal, a byproduct of cocoa butter manufacturing rich in theobromine and caffeine	6
Financial analysis of a dairy farm in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in 2022	6
Substitution of corn grain with white oat grain in non-forage diets for feedlot beef cattle	5
Effects of corn silage particle size on feeding behavior, growth performance, and carcass traits of finishing beef heifers	5
Requirement of digestible methionine + cystine for growing Japanese quail and its subsequent effects on laying phase	5
Supplementation of functional amino acids and minerals in diets for growing-finishing pigs	5
Licuri cake as an alternative feed for young Nellore bulls replacing soybean meal and ground corn	5
Effects of adding a prebiotic product based of beta-glucans, glucomannans, and mannan-oligosaccharides on performance and health of weanling pigs	5
Deoxynivalenol concentrations in feed ingredients and swine diets measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography	5
Prebiotic composed of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) cell wall improves performance in broiler diets	5
Less feed does not mean lower growth: The impact of feeding frequency on fishes reared in BFT enriched with sodium chloride	4
Relationships between follicle and corpus luteum size and vascularization with ovulation, progesterone production, and pregnancy in Nellore beef cattle	4
Phenotypical and biometrical characterization of Creole goats in northeastern Mexico	4
Effect of lysine restriction on compensatory growth, body composition and nitrogen balance of immunocastrated pigs	4
Cottonseed peptides produced by dual degradation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and health status of growing-finishing pigs	4
Addition of capsaicin in the diet of turkeys: Effects on growth performance and antioxidant and oxidant status in serum and in meat	4
Economic viability analysis of mechanization in broiler chicken harvesting	4
Effects of the Chinese herbal medicine prescription Suanzaoren decoction on stress response of horses in transportation	4
Txnip inhibits porcine adipocyte differentiation through PPARγ and impairs the induction of glucose via ChREBP	4
Correlation and path analysis based on multi-trait BLUP as selection criteria for forage in Paspalum nicorae Parodi	3

Influence of nutritional management prior to adaptation to a feedlot diet on ruminal microbiota of Nellore cattle	3
Use of exogenous enzymes to improve nutrient digestibility and performance of broilers fed different protein sources	3
Energy values and metabolizability of lipid sources of plant and animal origin in the diet of Japanese quail	3
Oxidative damage and exocrine dysfunction of ovine fetal pancreas are induced by maternal nutritional restriction	3
Productive and morphological responses of Megathyrsus maximus hybrids subjected to water deficit and waterlogging	3
Housing conditions during the last month of gestation affect hoof health after calving in dairy heifers	3
Three ages at weaning in beef calves: Implications on performance and development	3
Spatial variability of the occurrence of lesions on cattle carcasses in association with pre-slaughter factors in the forest–savannah transition zone	3
Effect of palm kernel cake inclusion on intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, feeding behavior, and weight gain of feedlot heifers	3
Effect of supplementation with selenium proteinate and sodium selenite on performance, digestibility, intestinal integrity, and expression of selenoproteins in weaned piglets	3
Modelling the impact of sow replacement rate on farm performance	3
Infrared beak trimming protocols as an alternative to hot blade in commercial laying hens	3
Productive performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot lambs fed corn grain silage rehydrated with different solutions	3
The effect of thermal processing on pre-starter diets based on corn or sorghum for male broiler chicks	3
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	3
Effects of microencapsulated carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde on feed digestibility, intestinal mucosa, and biochemical and antioxidant parameters in broilers	3
Effects of acidifiers in the drinking water on performance, serum biochemistry, and digestive tract microbial counts in broilers	3
Corn and sorghum ground or rehydrated and ensiled in feedlot cattle diets	3
Modeling complex systems in animal science: A pedagogical framework for new researchers	2
Maturity stage at harvest on the chemical composition, fermentation losses, and starch and NDF digestibility of whole-plant corn silages	2
Performance, feeding behavior, and fecal characteristics of Nellore bulls fed snaplage in finishing diets	2
Effects of amylin on egg quality traits of hens during the early laying period	2
Broiler behavior: Influence of thermal stress, age, and period of the day	2
Sensory analysis and physicochemical characterization of Boursin cheese from milk of goats fed increasing levels of cassava chips	2
Effect of milking hygiene, herd size, water hardness and temperature-humidity index on milk quality of dairy farms	2
Effect of the inclusion of Ganoderma spp. on gut morphometry and growth performance of broiler chickens	2
Metabolizable energy equivalence of guanidinoacetic acid in corn soybean meal-based broiler diets	2
Development of the gastrointestinal tract of newborn goats under maternal feed restriction at different stages of gestation	2
Effects of embryo thermal manipulation on thermotolerance of broiler chicks between 28-40 days of rearing	2
Productive and economic performance of feedlot young Nellore bulls fed whole oilseeds	2
Purified lignin in the diet of feedlot lambs and the effects on performance, carcass and meat quality	2
Carcass and meat traits from Moura pigs raised under rotational grazing in southern Brazil	2
Effect of supplementation strategies for ewes during gestation	2
Understanding the drivers of colostrum intake and pre-weaning mortality in piglets: an exploratory analysis with focus on neonatal vitality traits	2
Effects of poultry offal meals produced by adding dissolved air flotation sludge to feeds on broiler field performance	2
Genotype × environment interaction in milk traits of Guzerá cattle using reaction norm models	2
Influence of SCD and FABP3 genetic markers on carcass traits and meat quality in Aberdeen Angus bulls	2
In vitro rumen fermentation of by-product from the production of edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus enriched or not with selenium	2
Age and body weight as determinants of semen quality and sperm motility in Ross 308 broiler breeder males	2
Characterizing differences in the time to onset of puberty and reproductive performance between East Friesian and Corriedale ewe lambs	2
Price determinants of beef bulls sold in livestock auctions	2
PCA of performance, gastrointestinal proteins, and digestive enzymes of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) fed lysine	2
Genetic parameters, prediction of selection gains and genetic diversity in Andropogon lateralis Nees ecotypes	2
Effects of liquid delactosed permeate in nursery piglet diets: Improvements in feed conversion with increased post-weaning diarrhea occurrence	2
Evaluation of the effects of an emulsifier and two lipid sources on growth performance and intestinal morphology of broiler chickens	2
Feedlot performance of Nellore bulls fed high-concentrate diets containing the association of tannins and saponins with sodium monensin	2
Characterization of dairy farms based on the urea nitrogen content of bulk tank milk in Paraná State, Brazil	2
Shading success: Optimizing climatic conditions and performance of feedlot Nellore cattle in the semi-arid belt	2