OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal is 35. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	266
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	201
Production costs, economic viability, and risks associated with compost bedded pack, freestall, and drylot systems in dairy farms	191
Probing the effects of dietary selenised glucose on the selenium concentration, quality, and antioxidant activity of eggs and production performances of laying hens	177
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	120
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	100
Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic structure and introgression in Pudong White pigs	99
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	73
Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe	71
Longitudinal pattern of growth performance and feeding behaviour in pigs fed varying dietary crude protein levels and categorised by final feed efficiency	70
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	68
Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	66
Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	63
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	62
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	60
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	55
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	55
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	53
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	51
Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	49
Thiamine modulates intestinal morphological structure and microbiota under subacute ruminal acidosis induced by a high-concentrate diet in Saanen goats	49
Editorial Board	46
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	46
Glucose injection into the yolk influences intermediary metabolism in adult Nile tilapia fed with high levels of carbohydrates	46
Telling tails: A closer look into the hanging tail posture of pigs in relation to their emotional state expressed during a novelty test in isolation	46

Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation on performance and rumen fermentation of lactating Holstein dairy cows	46
Effectiveness of virtual fencing in a mountain environment and its impact on heifer behaviour and welfare	42
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	41
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	40
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	39
Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	39
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	38
Review: Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming − a novel One Health perspective	38
Review: Production factors affecting poultry carcass and meat quality attributes	35
Selective breeding as a mitigation tool for methane emissions from dairy cattle	35