Livestock Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Livestock 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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The effect of social hierarchy on short-term group-housed sow gestation and reproductive performance88
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets40
Microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the intestinal integrity of broilers challenged with Eimeria spp.33
Antioxidant networks and the microbiome as components of efficiency in dairy cattle30
Identification of genomic regions associated with reproductive longevity in the Rubia Gallega beef cattle breed using a censored threshold model29
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Intraperitoneal injection of β-glucan during the suckling period improved the intestinal health of newly weaned rabbits by enhancing immune responses28
Milking performance and plant specialized metabolites in the milk of goats fed silage from willow (Salix acmophylla) irrigated with saline water28
Semen quality parameters including metabolites, sperm production traits and fertility in young Norwegian Red AI bulls27
Preslaughter stress and beef quality in relation to slaughter transport of cattle25
Scaling factor assessment in single-step GBLUP evaluations for small genotyped populations: A case study on Iranian Holstein cattle25
Effect of age and dietary crude protein level on nitrogen excretion in dairy heifers24
Effect of microencapsulated organic acids on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profile, fecal gas emission, fecal microbial, and meat-carcass grade quality of growing-finishing pigs23
Doses of orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil for Nellore steers fed with a forage-based diet23
Nutritional protocols that alter ruminal fermentation and nutrient disappearance to increase marbling precursors in Nellore cattle22
Thermal images to predict the thermal comfort index for Girolando heifers in the Brazilian semiarid region22
Stylosanthes silage as an alternative to reduce the protein concentrate in diets for finishing beef cattle21
Feeding behavior in nursery pigs affected with gastric ulcers21
Comparative analysis of growth and development characteristics of two Dezhou donkey strains20
Livestock breeding, conservation and genomics in Brazil: Who, when, where, and what20
Effect of yeast extracted β-glucans on the immune response and reproductive performance of gilts in the adaptation, gestation, and lactation periods19
Evaluation of LiGAPS-Beef to assess extensive pasture-based beef production in three agro-ecological regions in South Africa19
An approach to functional longevity in Latxa dairy sheep19
Perception of cultured “meat” by French consumers according to their diet19
Effects of dietary supplementation with different levels of selenium yeast on growth performance, carcass characteristics, antioxidant capacity, and meat quality of Tan sheep18
The effect of supplementary feed on live weight and meat quality of grazing yaks on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau17
The effect of rumen-protected lysine and methionine on milk yield, milk components, and body weight in grazing Holstein cows during spring calving season in the southern hemisphere17
Performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of goat kids supplemented with inulin17
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Combined effects of fenugreek seeds and probiotics on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass criteria, and serum hormones in growing rabbits17
Asparagopsis taxiformis inclusion in grass silage-based diets fed to Norwegian red dairy cows: Effects on ruminal fermentation, milk yield, and enteric methane emission17
Effect of high stocking density and dietary nano-zinc on growth performance, carcass yield, meat quality, feathering score, and footpad dermatitis in broiler chickens17
Longitudinal modelling of performance and feed efficiency traits in growing Duroc pigs16
A systematic review of equid welfare at slaughter15
A review of deep learning algorithms for computer vision systems in livestock15
E. coli-expressed human lysozyme supplementation improves growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, and fecal microbiota in weaning pigs15
Effect of proportion and digestibility of grass-clover silage on feed intake, milk yield, and nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows14
Infrared thermography of different tear staining scores in pigs14
Assessment of a decision-making model in meat sheep cooperatives in SW Spain14
Environmental and additive genetic factors that affect artificial insemination success in Latxa dairy sheep breed14
Milk somatic cell count affects feed efficiency through increased heat production of lactating dairy cows14
Focused high-protein supplementation to ewes grazing Campos grassland during mid gestation improves maternal-fetal blood flow and skeletal muscle mass of the progeny14
Effect of detoxified castor bean meal inclusion in sugarcane ensilage on intake, digestibility, water balance, ruminal parameters, serum biochemistry, and ingestive behavior of sheep14
Water intake of Brangus cattle confined in the subtropics14
Effects of decreasing roughage NDF in diets with high inclusion of DDGS on performance, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters in Nellore bulls14
Genomic inbreeding estimated through runs of homozygosity in Moura pigs and four commercial swine breeds14
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Effect of dietary condensed tannins inclusion from Acacia mearnsii extract on the growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs14
Hepatic cytoprotective and immunomodulatory responses to dietary phytogenic inclusion level in laying hens13
Performance and milk composition of Holstein cows fed increasing levels of dried distillers’ grains with solubles13
Comparison of three different measuring devices of ammonia and evaluation of their suitability to assess animal welfare in pigs13
Increasing doses of biocholine on apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and performance in dairy cows13
Effects of Astaxanthin on oxidative stress of sows and piglet growth performances13
Effects of wet distillers bran plus solubles and corn oil in diets containing flint corn grain and citrus pulp for finishing Nellore bulls13
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Optimizing breeding structures and related management in community-based goat breeding programs in the Borana pastoral system of Ethiopia13
Effect of calcium salts of fatty acids and level of rumen degradable protein on nitrogen metabolism and performance of dairy cows fed corn silage-based diets12
Effects of mineral or protein-energy supplementation and genetic group on metabolism parameters of young beef bulls grazing tropical grass during the rainy season12
New traits to improve the maternal ability of sows under production conditions12
Effect of enriched biochar on methane emissions, rumen microbial structure and rumen fermentation characteristics in Holstein steers12
The effects of oral drenching with Co or vitamin B12, drenching frequency and Co via rumen bolus on plasma vitamin B12 concentration in weaned lambs12
Optimizing lambing efficiency: Alternative management strategies for Assaf ewe flocks12
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Dietary fibre fermentability quantitatively modulates faecal bacterial pathogens in sows and their offspring12
Tail-docking and tail biting in pigs: Findings at the slaughterhouse in Portugal12
Genome-enabled classification of stayability in Nellore cattle under a machine learning framework12
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Can cattle geolocation data yield behavior-based criteria to inform precision grazing systems on rangeland?12
Meta-analysis of the effects of dietary inclusion of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) forage on performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation of small ruminants12
Allocation of environmental burdens in dairy systems: Expanding a biophysical approach for application to larger meat-to-milk ratios11
Intake, digestibility, serum metabolites, and growth performance of male feedlot lambs fed different fat sources11
The impact of post-weaning feeding strategies on feed consumption and body weight variation in pigs11
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Calcium anacardate in the diet of broiler chickens: Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality11
Towards an integration of pre- and post-slaughter factors affecting the eating quality of beef11
Meeting ethological needs – Effects of straw and roughage on attractiveness of outdoor run and behaviour of organic fattening pigs11
Effects of carbohydrase and phytase enzymes supplementation within low energy diets on performance and energy utilization of broiler chickens11
Identifying housing and management factors associated with lameness in small-scaled mountain dairy farms with different housing systems11
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Curcumin attenuates liver inflammation in ducks fed corn contaminated with ochratoxin A possibly by regulating intestinal microbiota and inhibiting toll like receptor 4/nuclear factor kappa-B signalin11
Microalgae as feed ingredients and a potential source of competitive advantage in livestock production: A review11
Genetic selection of Nellore cattle raised in tropical areas: Economic indexes and breeding decisions risks11
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Effect of dietary threonine supplementation on growth performance and diarrhoea in weaned pigs10
A cinnamaldehyde feed additive improved feed use-efficiency in lactating dairy cows10
Changes in the relationship between an endangered cattle breed and its mainstream sister breed over time10
Modelling the physiological, muscular, and sensory characteristics in relation to beef quality from 15 cattle breeds10
Physicochemical and sensory properties of Iberian sliced dry-cured lomito from various commercial categories10
Application of an optimized and validated LC–MS/MS method for the quantification of free 3-nitrotyrosine in plasma, urine and liver tissue of lactating dairy cows10
Whole-genome analyses reveal the genomic diversity and selection signatures of Hainan cattle10
Growth performance, ascites sensitivity, and ileal microbiota as affected by licorice essential oil in broiler chicken diets10
Data-driven decision making in pig farming: A review of the literature10
Skeletal muscle gene expression and meat quality of F1 Angus–Nellore young steers and bulls feedlot finished10
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Increased air velocity in the lying area improves pen hygiene and reduces ammonia emissions from houses with partly slatted pens for growing/finishing pigs10
Profitability, greenhouse gas emissions and feed-food competition of strategies to exploit compensatory growth in Uruguayan weanling-to-beef systems10
Genomic characterization and diversity of indigenous goat breeds from Croatia10
Genome-wide association study for milk production traits in Dual-Purpose Belgian Blue cows10
Substituting barley with soya bean hulls in the concentrate offered to beef cattle as a supplement to grass silage or ad libitum: Intake, feed efficiency, carcass and selected meat quality traits10
Are mixed models more effective than linear models in predicting energy utilization for laying hens?10
Propionic acid-based additive with surfactant action on the feeding value of rehydrated corn grain silage for dairy cows performance9
Yogurt acid whey powder dietary inclusion level modulates broiler cecal microbiota composition and metabolic activity9
Effects of cowpea protein hydrolysates on the growth performance, lipid profile, antioxidant status, tissue histomorphology, and expression of caspase-3 and tumor necrosis factor-α in broiler chickens9
Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Mill. Johnston) pellet supplementation improved rumen fermentation, milk yield and milk composition of lactating dairy cows9
A new equation to predict dry matter intake by Nellore beef cattle in commercial feedlots in Brazil9
Characteristics, lipogenic enzyme activity, and fatty acid composition of muscles in the Iberian pig: Effects of protein restriction and free-range feeding9
Meta-analysis of the effects of ionophores supplementation on dairy cows performance and ruminal fermentation9
Fat deposition in yak during different phenological seasons9
Productive performance and economic viability of beef cattle subjected to different castration methods in the Western Amazon9
Dietary fatty acids applied to pig production and their relation to the biological processes: A review9
Effect of rumen-protected fat on performance, carcass characteristics and beef quality of the progeny from Nellore cows fed by different planes of nutrition during gestation9
A simple model for the effect of thermal stress on the productivity of small ruminants9
The effects of progress in genetics and management on intensities of greenhouse gas emissions from Norwegian pork production8
Evaluation of genetic differentiation and genome-wide selection signatures in Polish local sheep breeds8
Cattle-oil palm integration – a viable strategy to increase Malaysian beef self-sufficiency and palm oil sustainability8
Ingestive behaviour, performance, and methane emissions of pregnant alpacas grazing cultivated pastures in the high Peruvian Andes8
Energy efficiency, reproductive performance, and metabolic parameters of grazing Hereford heifers8
Application of an attention bias test after surgical castration in piglets8
What is the impact of neutral detergent fibre digestibility on productive performance of beef cattle fed tropical forages?8
Effect of a Bacillus probiotic strain on Nellore cattle finished on pasture during the dry season8
Effect of substituting grass-clover silage with maize silage for dairy cows on nutrient digestibility, rumen metabolism, enteric methane emission and total carbon footprint8
Prevalence of blaZ gene and antibiotics susceptibility test profile of β-lactams resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical mastitis in lactating Beetal goats8
Methane emissions and milk yields from zebu cows under integrated systems8
Effect of dietary guanidinoacetic acid or nucleotides supplementation on growth performances, carcass traits, meat quality and occurrence of myopathies in broilers8
Genetic parameters of fiber density traits and their relationship with textile traits in alpacas8
Mitigating heat stress in broilers by dietary dried tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) pulp: Effect on growth and blood traits, oxidative status and immune response8
Lactose and its relationship with other milk constituents, somatic cell count, and total bacterial count8
Transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal muscle changes in Tan sheep (Ovis aries) at different ages8
Factors influencing embryo quantity and quality in donor cows from Latvian Blue, Latvian Brown, and Danish Red breeds at risk in Latvia8
Genetic parameters for the occurrence of bovine viral diarrhea virus in Holstein cattle in Brazil8
Effect of grinding or rolling fava beans on feed intake and milk production in Holstein cows7
Local protein sources for growing-finishing pigs and their effects on pig performance, sensory quality and climate impact of the produced pork7
Genome-wide assessment of genetic diversity in Mexican Sardo Negro breed7
Inferring effects of barn emissions, housing conditions and genetics on specific dermatitis digitalis diagnoses in dairy cows7
Impact of lighting regimes on reproductive performance and sperm ultrastructure in rabbit bucks under very severe heat stress conditions7
Environmental impact of Danish pork at slaughterhouse gate – a life cycle assessment following biological and technological changes over a 10-year period7
Regression method-derived digestible and metabolizable energy concentrations of partially defatted black soldier fly larvae meal for broiler chickens and pigs7
Efficacy of in ovo feeding with Lactobacillus acidophilus and oregano essential oil in improving growth performance, immunity, microbial enumeration, and gene expression of ostrich chicks7
Supplementation of Pinus densiflora bark extract-chitosan composite improves growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal health in weaned piglets7
Pedigree based description of the Pannon White rabbit7
Passive transfer, health, performance, and metabolism of calves fed different sources of colostrum7
Effect of changes in body condition during the dry period, milk yield and genetic groups on the metabolic profiles of high-producing Holstein × Gir cows7
The influence of foreign lineages in the genetic component of reproductive traits in Criollo Argentino mares: A 30-year study7
Willow leaves as a cobalt supplement for weaned lambs7
Selecting an appropriate statistical model for estimating genetic parameters: A case study of pig maternal breeds in Czechia7
Evaluation of Zoetis GeneMax Advantage genomic predictions in commercial Bos taurus Angus cattle7
A simple laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible crude protein in pig feeds7
Corrigendum to ’ Dietary cinnamaldehyde supplementation improves the growth performance, oxidative stability, immune function, and meat quality in finishing pigs’ [issue/volume 240, year 2020;Livestoc7
Genetic markers associated with beef quality: A review7
Path and logistic analysis for heat tolerance in adapted breeds of cattle in Brazil7
Heat stress level as an alternative to fixed regression modeling for fat and protein yield traits in Holstein cattle7
Bigger lambs or more lambs: The conundrum for New Zealand lamb producers7
Cinnamon oil supplementation of the lactation diet improves feed intake of multiparous sows and reduces pre-weaning piglet mortality in a tropical environment7
Modeling growth curves to estimate the suitable slaughter age for the Vietnamese Tap Na pig7
Feed particle size and amylase supplementation in diets for nursery piglets: Digestibility and growth performance7
Lifetime productivity: Genetic study of longevity and its associations with economically important traits in dairy buffaloes7
Supplementing steers up to 43 % canola meal had no negative effects on either ruminal parameters or the degradation characteristics of lucerne hay7
Increase in the reproductive efficiency of primiparous and multiparous Nellore cows following moxidectin treatment at the onset of a fixed-time artificial insemination protocol7
Effect of co-mingling non-littermates during lactation and feed familiarity at weaning on the performance, skin lesions and health of piglet6
Proportion and digestibility of tree legumes in diets of grazing cattle in a tropical silvopastoral system6
Local non-food yeast protein in pig production–environmental impacts and land use efficiency6
Impact of feed efficiency on young beef animals on adult resilience: From field challenge experiments to modelling approaches6
Genetic associations of ewe body condition score and lamb rearing performance in extensively managed meat sheep6
Dietary fibre supplemented pre-mating diets do not improve follicle development and litter characteristics in primiparous sows6
Invited review: Novel methods and perspectives for modulating the rumen microbiome through selective breeding as a means to improve complex traits: Implications for methane emissions in cattle6
Activity and rumination changes as predictors of calving in primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows6
Perspectives on the effectiveness of applicable nutritional strategies to mitigate enteric methane over different intensive dairy production system characteristics6
Effect of feeding strategy on piglet growth and survival and milk production of loose-housed lactating sows6
Growth curves of campolina horses using nonlinear models6
Short-term fixation of sows in farrowing pens using different opening procedures6
Corrigendum to “Implications of Commercial Cross-Fostering in Large Litters when Low Body Weight of Piglets is the Main Criterion”6
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of cull cows from different genetic groups6
Production of organic beef from dairy bull calves in Denmark - Effect of different production strategies on productivity, carbon footprint and biodiversity estimated by modelling6
Qualitative profile of meat from lambs fed diets with different levels of chitosan. Part II6
Green light during incubation: Effects on hatching characteristics in brown and white laying hens6
The Brazilian beef cattle supply chain in the next decades6
In vitro and in vivo effects of methanolic extract of dietary ginger (Zingiber officinale) and onion (Allium cepa) supplementation on growth performance and fecal microbiota in Escherichia coli infect6
Efficacy of whole wheat grain in combination with acidified drinking water on growth performance, gizzard development, intestinal morphology, and microbial population of broiler chickens6
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Fatty acid profile of table eggs from laying hens fed hempseed products: A meta-analysis6
Effects of short-term once-a-day milking in early lactation on dairy cow performance when managed in a seasonal-calving pasture based system6
In situ evaluation of dried distillers grains (DDG) and of diets containing different levels of DDG inclusion replacing soybean meal, urea and corn, and development of alternative methods to estimate 6
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation ameliorates the oxidative stress of lactating cows6
The influence of supplementary feeding during suckling and later weaning on growth performance, incidences of post-weaning diarrhoea and immunity of piglets6
Effect of bocaiuva pulp oil supplementation of broiler chicken diets on growth performance and quality and oxidative stability of meat6
Alpha-lipoic acid in ovarian vitrification solution for in vitro culture or autotransplantation as future strategies for the restoration of ovarian function in sheep6
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Learning, health and productivity of group-housed sows conditioned to signal-feeding under realistic husbandry conditions6
Mitogenome information in cattle breeding and conservation genetics: Developments and possibilities of the SNP chip6
An assessment of scenarios for future pig production using a One Health approach6
Quantifying the negative impact of clinical diseases on productive and reproductive performance of dairy cows in central Argentina6
Rumen fermentation and forage degradability in dairy cows offered perennial ryegrass, perennial ryegrass and white clover, or a multispecies forage5
Mix of natural extracts to improve the oxidative state and liver activity in bulls finished feedlot5
The relation and variation of OBCFA content in rumen fluid, blood and milk from lactating dairy cows5
The effects of full-time, part-time and no cow-calf contact on calf health, behaviour, growth and labour in pasture-based dairy systems5
Replacement of soybean meal with alternative protein sources in the concentrate supplement for lactating Holstein × Gyr cows in an intensive tropical pasture-based system: Effects on performance, milk5
Three HPS5 mutations associated with depigmentation in diverse horse breeds5
Non-enzymatic extraction of spermatozoa from alpaca ejaculates by pipetting followed by colloid centrifugation5
Meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of yeast as a feed additive on beef cattle performance and carcass traits5
Icariin improves pig sperm quality through antioxidant and antibacterial effects during liquid storage at 17 °C5
Method to generate growth and degrowth models obtained from existing models compositions applied to animal sciences – The Athens-Canadian chicken growth case5
Rabbit gains: Does a free-range rearing build better muscle in rabbits?5
Genetic parameters for hair whorl traits in horses5
Single-step genome-wide association study uncovers known and novel candidate genomic regions for endocrine and classical fertility traits in Swedish Red and Holstein dairy cows5
Mediterranean agro-industrial by-products and food waste in pig and chicken diets: Which way forward?5
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Grazing intensity and associated frequency of human contact, and horn status, influence activity on pasture, physiological pre-slaughter reactions and meat quality in beef heifers5
Coenzyme Q10 in quail nutrition: effects on growth performance, meat quality, and myostatin gene expression5
Complete replacement of corn grain with crude glycerin for dairy cows5
Rubia Gallega x Nelore crossbred cattle improve beef tenderness through changes in protein abundance and gene expression5
Effects of breeding season and estrus synchronization protocols on the fertility of anestrus swamp buffaloes (Bubalus Bubalis)5
Grid grazing: A case study on the potential of combining virtual fencing and remote sensing for innovative grazing management on a grid base5
Selection indexes to optimise genetic and economic progress in Colombian Blanco Orejinegro cattle5
Sows’ pre- and post-crate opening behaviour in farrowing pens with different opening times5
Net energy of a diet for finishing pigs containing Chickpea (Cicer arietinum), using indirect calorimetry and chemical composition methods5
Exploiting single-marker and haplotype-based genome-wide association studies to identify QTL for the number of teats in Italian Duroc pigs5
Meta-analysis and meta-regression of core body temperature in taurine and zebuine cattle under different environmental conditions5
Estimation of beef cow body condition score: a machine learning approach using three-dimensional image data and a simple approach with heart girth measurements5
Effects of mineral and vitamin supplementation on pregnancy rates in Nelore cattle submitted to FTAI programs with different reactivity scores5
Lambs need colostrum: A review5
Exploring the genetic origin of Brazilian locally adapted breeds: Admixture, population history and relationship with Portuguese and indicine cattle5
Curcumin or microencapsulated phytogenic blend to replace ionophore and non-ionophore antibiotics in weaned calves: Effects on growth performance and health5
Genomic characterization and population structure of Croatian Arabian horse5
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Integrative analysis of transcriptome and metabolome reveals the heterogeneity of ovarian follicles between high-altitude Yak (Bos grunniens) and Low-altitude cattle (Bos taurus)5
The effect of varying dietary manganese and selenium levels on the growth performance and manganese-superoxide dismutase activity in nursery pigs5
Genetic parameters for mesenteric torsion in a pig maternal line5
Sow's pre- and post-delivery in different confinement systems evaluated by hair hormones concentrations5
Coping heat stress by crushed fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seeds in broilers: Growth, redox balance and humoral immune response5
Evaluating net energy and protein feed conversion efficiency for dairy ruminant systems in France5
Modeling the growth curve of Muzaffarnagari lambs from India5
Melatonin dose: testicular and testosterone response in Border Leicester rams during spring5
Development of updated maintenance energy requirements of cattle using calorimeter data of growing cattle and suckler cows5
Genomic-polygenic evaluations using random regression models with Legendre polynomials and linear splines for milk yield and fat percentage in the Thai multibreed dairy cattle population5
Exogenous enzyme supplementation for beef cattle under different nutritional strategies during the rainy season: Performance and Metabolism5
Comparative therapeutic efficacy of procaine penicillin, Phyllanthus emblica fruit extract and Cocos nucifera oil against subclinical mastitis5
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Phytogenics as natural gut health management tools for sustainable poultry production5
Low-coverage whole-genome sequencing in livestock species for individual traceability and parentage testing5
The effect of concentrate feeding strategy and dairy cow genotype on milk production, pasture intake, body condition score and metabolic status under restricted grazing conditions5
The effect of bromoform supplementation in Angus cows during late gestation on offspring’s growth performance and maternal greenhouse gas emissions using two devices5
The effect of post-harvest treatment of field beans on dairy cow performance and nutrient utilisation5
Influence of different levels of black soldier fly larvae meal on growth performance and carcass quality of broiler chickens5
Sexual dimorphism in the environmental sensitivity of weaning weight in beef cattle5
Genomic characterization of the Brazilian Crioulo Lageano: Insights for conservation of a Brazilian local bovine breed5
The effect of incubation temperature on the development of the locomotory system and welfare in broiler chickens: A review5
Changes on meat fatty acid profile, cholesterol and hepatic metabolism associated with antioxidants and canola oil supplementation for Nellore cattle5
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