Livestock Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Livestock Science is 5. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Milking performance and plant specialized metabolites in the milk of goats fed silage from willow (Salix acmophylla) irrigated with saline water73
The effect of social hierarchy on short-term group-housed sow gestation and reproductive performance64
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets47
The course of pregnancy changes general metabolism and affects ruminal epithelium activity pattern in Zebu beef heifers32
Effects of different feeder and floor space allowances on growth performance and welfare aspects in nursery pigs29
Thermal images to predict the thermal comfort index for Girolando heifers in the Brazilian semiarid region26
Stylosanthes silage as an alternative to reduce the protein concentrate in diets for finishing beef cattle26
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 pigs26
Identification of genomic regions associated with reproductive longevity in the Rubia Gallega beef cattle breed using a censored threshold model25
Preslaughter stress and beef quality in relation to slaughter transport of cattle25
Antioxidant networks and the microbiome as components of efficiency in dairy cattle25
Microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the intestinal integrity of broilers challenged with Eimeria spp.25
Editorial Board24
Effect of age and dietary crude protein level on nitrogen excretion in dairy heifers23
Doses of orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil for Nellore steers fed with a forage-based diet22
Intraperitoneal injection of β-glucan during the suckling period improved the intestinal health of newly weaned rabbits by enhancing immune responses22
Semen quality parameters including metabolites, sperm production traits and fertility in young Norwegian Red AI bulls22
Scaling factor assessment in single-step GBLUP evaluations for small genotyped populations: A case study on Iranian Holstein cattle21
Comparative analysis of growth and development characteristics of two Dezhou donkey strains20
Feeding behavior in nursery pigs affected with gastric ulcers20
Livestock breeding, conservation and genomics in Brazil: Who, when, where, and what19
A systematic review of equid welfare at slaughter19
An approach to functional longevity in Latxa dairy sheep19
Effects of dietary supplementation with different levels of selenium yeast on growth performance, carcass characteristics, antioxidant capacity, and meat quality of Tan sheep18
Perception of cultured “meat” by French consumers according to their diet18
Effect of yeast extracted β-glucans on the immune response and reproductive performance of gilts in the adaptation, gestation, and lactation periods18
Performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of goat kids supplemented with inulin17
Effect of high stocking density and dietary nano-zinc on growth performance, carcass yield, meat quality, feathering score, and footpad dermatitis in broiler chickens17
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
Evaluation of LiGAPS-Beef to assess extensive pasture-based beef production in three agro-ecological regions in South Africa16
Combined effects of fenugreek seeds and probiotics on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, carcass criteria, and serum hormones in growing rabbits16
Asparagopsis taxiformis inclusion in grass silage-based diets fed to Norwegian red dairy cows: Effects on ruminal fermentation, milk yield, and enteric methane emission16
Longitudinal modelling of performance and feed efficiency traits in growing Duroc pigs16
E. coli-expressed human lysozyme supplementation improves growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, and fecal microbiota in weaning pigs16
Editorial Board16
Genomic and phenotypic analyses of antral follicle count in Aberdeen Angus cows15
Effects of Astaxanthin on oxidative stress of sows and piglet growth performances15
A review of deep learning algorithms for computer vision systems in livestock15
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 diets14
Comparison of three different measuring devices of ammonia and evaluation of their suitability to assess animal welfare in pigs14
Genome-enabled classification of stayability in Nellore cattle under a machine learning framework14
Genomic inbreeding estimated through runs of homozygosity in Moura pigs and four commercial swine breeds14
Optimizing breeding structures and related management in community-based goat breeding programs in the Borana pastoral system of Ethiopia14
Effect of detoxified castor bean meal inclusion in sugarcane ensilage on intake, digestibility, water balance, ruminal parameters, serum biochemistry, and ingestive behavior of sheep14
Effect of proportion and digestibility of grass-clover silage on feed intake, milk yield, and nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows14
Environmental and additive genetic factors that affect artificial insemination success in Latxa dairy sheep breed13
Assessment of a decision-making model in meat sheep cooperatives in SW Spain13
Efficacy of statistical process control procedures to monitor deviations in physical behavior for preclinical detection of bovine respiratory disease in feedlot cattle13
Infrared thermography of different tear staining scores in pigs13
Effects of wet distillers bran plus solubles and corn oil in diets containing flint corn grain and citrus pulp for finishing Nellore bulls13
Impact of gastric ulceration on weight gain in finisher pigs13
Editorial Board13
Water intake of Brangus cattle confined in the subtropics12
Effects of decreasing roughage NDF in diets with high inclusion of DDGS on performance, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters in Nellore bulls12
Effects of mineral or protein-energy supplementation and genetic group on metabolism parameters of young beef bulls grazing tropical grass during the rainy season12
Effect of dietary condensed tannins inclusion from Acacia mearnsii extract on the growth performance, carcass traits and meat quality of lambs12
Milk somatic cell count affects feed efficiency through increased heat production of lactating dairy cows12
Effect of dietary lupine seeds (Lupinus luteus L.) and different insect larvae meals as protein sources in broiler chicken diet on growth performance, carcass, and meat quality12
How much the reproductive losses of sows can be impacting the carbon footprint in swine production?12
Performance and milk composition of Holstein cows fed increasing levels of dried distillers’ grains with solubles12
Increasing doses of biocholine on apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and performance in dairy cows12
Editorial Board12
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Effects of carbohydrase and phytase enzymes supplementation within low energy diets on performance and energy utilization of broiler chickens11
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
Can cattle geolocation data yield behavior-based criteria to inform precision grazing systems on rangeland?11
Calcium anacardate in the diet of broiler chickens: Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality11
Editorial Board11
New traits to improve the maternal ability of sows under production conditions11
Intake, digestibility, serum metabolites, and growth performance of male feedlot lambs fed different fat sources11
Effect of enriched biochar on methane emissions, rumen microbial structure and rumen fermentation characteristics in Holstein steers11
Editorial Board11
The effects of oral drenching with Co or vitamin B12, drenching frequency and Co via rumen bolus on plasma vitamin B12 concentration in weaned lambs11
Dietary fibre fermentability quantitatively modulates faecal bacterial pathogens in sows and their offspring11
Tail-docking and tail biting in pigs: Findings at the slaughterhouse in Portugal11
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
Growth performance, ascites sensitivity, and ileal microbiota as affected by licorice essential oil in broiler chicken diets10
Microalgae as feed ingredients and a potential source of competitive advantage in livestock production: A review10
Effects of selenium-chitosan on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and blood indices of broiler chickens10
The effect of cow longevity on dynamic productivity growth of dairy farming10
Skeletal muscle gene expression and meat quality of F1 Angus–Nellore young steers and bulls feedlot finished10
Meta-analysis of the effects of dietary inclusion of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) forage on performance, digestibility, and rumen fermentation of small ruminants10
Editorial Board10
Increased air velocity in the lying area improves pen hygiene and reduces ammonia emissions from houses with partly slatted pens for growing/finishing pigs10
Allocation of environmental burdens in dairy systems: Expanding a biophysical approach for application to larger meat-to-milk ratios10
Genomic characterization and diversity of indigenous goat breeds from Croatia10
Meeting ethological needs – Effects of straw and roughage on attractiveness of outdoor run and behaviour of organic fattening pigs10
Physicochemical and sensory properties of Iberian sliced dry-cured lomito from various commercial categories10
Data-driven decision making in pig farming: A review of the literature10
Effect of dietary threonine supplementation on growth performance and diarrhoea in weaned pigs10
Genetic selection of Nellore cattle raised in tropical areas: Economic indexes and breeding decisions risks10
Heat stress effects on somatic cell score of Holstein cattle in tropical environment10
Identifying housing and management factors associated with lameness in small-scaled mountain dairy farms with different housing systems10
Towards an integration of pre- and post-slaughter factors affecting the eating quality of beef10
Editorial Board10
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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 traits9
A cinnamaldehyde feed additive improved feed use-efficiency in lactating dairy cows9
Whole-genome analyses reveal the genomic diversity and selection signatures of Hainan cattle9
Fat deposition in yak during different phenological seasons9
Does the avoidance distance test at the feed barrier have scientific validity for evaluating reactivity to humans in Limousin breeding bulls?9
Natural versus induced estrus indicators of Holstein heifers determined by an automated activity monitoring system9
Effect of weaning on serum biochemistry and establishment of reference intervals for peri-weaning period of Holstein calves9
Genome-wide association study for milk production traits in Dual-Purpose Belgian Blue cows9
Changes in the relationship between an endangered cattle breed and its mainstream sister breed over time9
Yogurt acid whey powder dietary inclusion level modulates broiler cecal microbiota composition and metabolic activity9
Characteristics, lipogenic enzyme activity, and fatty acid composition of muscles in the Iberian pig: Effects of protein restriction and free-range feeding9
Propionic acid-based additive with surfactant action on the feeding value of rehydrated corn grain silage for dairy cows performance9
What is the impact of neutral detergent fibre digestibility on productive performance of beef cattle fed tropical forages?9
Modelling the physiological, muscular, and sensory characteristics in relation to beef quality from 15 cattle breeds9
Profitability, greenhouse gas emissions and feed-food competition of strategies to exploit compensatory growth in Uruguayan weanling-to-beef systems9
Cattle-oil palm integration – a viable strategy to increase Malaysian beef self-sufficiency and palm oil sustainability9
A simple model for the effect of thermal stress on the productivity of small ruminants9
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
Effect of substituting grass-clover silage with maize silage for dairy cows on nutrient digestibility, rumen metabolism, enteric methane emission and total carbon footprint9
Are mixed models more effective than linear models in predicting energy utilization for laying hens?9
Lifetime productivity: Genetic study of longevity and its associations with economically important traits in dairy buffaloes8
Modulation of ruminal pH, milk fat secretion, and biohydrogenation intermediates by alkalizing agents in dairy cows fed starch-rich diets8
Dietary fatty acids applied to pig production and their relation to the biological processes: A review8
Effect of dietary guanidinoacetic acid or nucleotides supplementation on growth performances, carcass traits, meat quality and occurrence of myopathies in broilers8
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
Regression method-derived digestible and metabolizable energy concentrations of partially defatted black soldier fly larvae meal for broiler chickens and pigs8
Energy efficiency, reproductive performance, and metabolic parameters of grazing Hereford heifers8
Modeling digesta retention in horses fed high or low neutral detergent fiber concentration forages8
Evaluation of reproductive traits and the effect of nutrigenetics on bulls submitted to fetal programming8
Effect of a Bacillus probiotic strain on Nellore cattle finished on pasture during the dry season8
Effects of concentrate supplementation strategies during the transition period and milking frequency in early lactation on seasonal winter-calving organic dairy cows8
Productive performance and economic viability of beef cattle subjected to different castration methods in the Western Amazon8
A new equation to predict dry matter intake by Nellore beef cattle in commercial feedlots in Brazil8
Prevalence of blaZ gene and antibiotics susceptibility test profile of β-lactams resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from subclinical mastitis in lactating Beetal goats8
Transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal muscle changes in Tan sheep (Ovis aries) at different ages8
Lactose and its relationship with other milk constituents, somatic cell count, and total bacterial count8
Mitigating heat stress in broilers by dietary dried tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) pulp: Effect on growth and blood traits, oxidative status and immune response8
Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Mill. Johnston) pellet supplementation improved rumen fermentation, milk yield and milk composition of lactating dairy cows8
Genetic parameters of litter weight, an alternative criterion to prolificacy and pre-weaning weight for selection of French meat sheep8
Meta-analysis of the effects of ionophores supplementation on dairy cows performance and ruminal fermentation8
Ingestive behaviour, performance, and methane emissions of pregnant alpacas grazing cultivated pastures in the high Peruvian Andes8
Feed particle size and amylase supplementation in diets for nursery piglets: Digestibility and growth performance8
Path and logistic analysis for heat tolerance in adapted breeds of cattle in Brazil7
A simple laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible crude protein in pig feeds7
Supplementation of Pinus densiflora bark extract-chitosan composite improves growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal health in weaned piglets7
Bigger lambs or more lambs: The conundrum for New Zealand lamb producers7
Genetic parameters for the occurrence of bovine viral diarrhea virus in Holstein cattle in Brazil7
Environmental impact of Danish pork at slaughterhouse gate – a life cycle assessment following biological and technological changes over a 10-year period7
Methane emissions and milk yields from zebu cows under integrated systems7
Selecting an appropriate statistical model for estimating genetic parameters: A case study of pig maternal breeds in Czechia7
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
Passive transfer, health, performance, and metabolism of calves fed different sources of colostrum7
Genetic markers associated with beef quality: A review7
Inferring effects of barn emissions, housing conditions and genetics on specific dermatitis digitalis diagnoses in dairy cows7
Challenges in selection and breeding of polled and scur phenotypes in beef cattle7
The influence of foreign lineages in the genetic component of reproductive traits in Criollo Argentino mares: A 30-year study7
Modeling growth curves to estimate the suitable slaughter age for the Vietnamese Tap Na pig7
Effects of increasing dietary oil inclusion from different sources on growth performance, carcass and meat quality traits, and fatty acid profile in genetically lean immunocastrated male pigs7
Cinnamon oil supplementation of the lactation diet improves feed intake of multiparous sows and reduces pre-weaning piglet mortality in a tropical environment7
Evaluation of sorghum dried distillers’ grains plus solubles as a replacement of a portion of sorghum grain and soybean meal in growing diets for steers7
Application of an attention bias test after surgical castration in piglets7
Willow leaves as a cobalt supplement for weaned lambs7
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
Pedigree based description of the Pannon White rabbit7
Transcriptome changes in newborn goats’ skeletal muscle as a result of maternal feed restriction at different stages of gestation7
Effect of grinding or rolling fava beans on feed intake and milk production in Holstein cows7
Impact of lighting regimes on reproductive performance and sperm ultrastructure in rabbit bucks under very severe heat stress conditions7
Evaluation of Zoetis GeneMax Advantage genomic predictions in commercial Bos taurus Angus cattle7
Estimating digestible nutrients in diets for small ruminants fed with tropical forages7
Factors influencing embryo quantity and quality in donor cows from Latvian Blue, Latvian Brown, and Danish Red breeds at risk in Latvia7
Supplementing steers up to 43 % canola meal had no negative effects on either ruminal parameters or the degradation characteristics of lucerne hay7
Dairy farmers’ heterogeneous preferences for animal welfare-enhancing flooring properties: A mixed logit approach applied in Sweden6
Learning, health and productivity of group-housed sows conditioned to signal-feeding under realistic husbandry conditions6
Effects of short-term once-a-day milking in early lactation on dairy cow performance when managed in a seasonal-calving pasture based system6
Effect of feeding strategy on piglet growth and survival and milk production of loose-housed lactating sows6
Genome-wide assessment of genetic diversity in Mexican Sardo Negro breed6
Fatty acid profile of table eggs from laying hens fed hempseed products: A meta-analysis6
Production of organic beef from dairy bull calves in Denmark - Effect of different production strategies on productivity, carbon footprint and biodiversity estimated by modelling6
Editorial Board6
Mitogenome information in cattle breeding and conservation genetics: Developments and possibilities of the SNP chip6
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
Increase in the reproductive efficiency of primiparous and multiparous Nellore cows following moxidectin treatment at the onset of a fixed-time artificial insemination protocol6
Quantifying the negative impact of clinical diseases on productive and reproductive performance of dairy cows in central Argentina6
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
Predictive markers for superovulation response and embryo production in beef cattle managed in northwest Mexico are influenced by climate6
Corrigendum to “Implications of Commercial Cross-Fostering in Large Litters when Low Body Weight of Piglets is the Main Criterion”6
The Brazilian beef cattle supply chain in the next decades6
Selenium and vitamin E supplementation ameliorates the oxidative stress of lactating cows6
Short-term fixation of sows in farrowing pens using different opening procedures6
Perspectives on the effectiveness of applicable nutritional strategies to mitigate enteric methane over different intensive dairy production system characteristics6
Seasonal changes in testosterone and thyroxine concentrations in Mediterranean rams and bucks and their relationship with sperm cryoresistance6
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in farm animals: How substantial is the evidence?6
Effect of co-mingling non-littermates during lactation and feed familiarity at weaning on the performance, skin lesions and health of piglet6
Local protein sources for growing-finishing pigs and their effects on pig performance, sensory quality and climate impact of the produced pork6
Growth curves of campolina horses using nonlinear models6
Heat stress level as an alternative to fixed regression modeling for fat and protein yield traits in Holstein cattle6
An assessment of scenarios for future pig production using a One Health approach6
Activity and rumination changes as predictors of calving in primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows6
Local non-food yeast protein in pig production–environmental impacts and land use efficiency6
Green light during incubation: Effects on hatching characteristics in brown and white laying hens5
Complete replacement of corn grain with crude glycerin for dairy cows5
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
Impact of feed efficiency on young beef animals on adult resilience: From field challenge experiments to modelling approaches5
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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
Genetic parameters for mesenteric torsion in a pig maternal line5
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
Estimation of beef cow body condition score: a machine learning approach using three-dimensional image data and a simple approach with heart girth measurements5
Sows’ pre- and post-crate opening behaviour in farrowing pens with different opening times5
Postpartum responses of dairy cows supplemented with cereal grain or fibrous by-product concentrate5
Icariin improves pig sperm quality through antioxidant and antibacterial effects during liquid storage at 17 °C5
Alpha-lipoic acid in ovarian vitrification solution for in vitro culture or autotransplantation as future strategies for the restoration of ovarian function in sheep5
Bioeconomic evaluation of feedings strategies in the yearling beef cattle system in Mozambique5
Diet supplemented with lycopene and selenized yeast change contents of fatty acids in the liver and femoral muscles of rabbits5
Editorial Board5
A review on growth promoters still allowed in cattle and pig production5
The effect of reduced feed pH, phytase addition and their interaction on mineral utilization in pigs5
Homoscedastic or heteroscedastic inference in the genetic evaluation of a multi-breed dairy cattle5
Sexual dimorphism in the environmental sensitivity of weaning weight in beef cattle5
Do Animal Welfare Schemes Promote Better Animal Health? An Empirical Investigation of German Pork Production5
The influence of supplementary feeding during suckling and later weaning on growth performance, incidences of post-weaning diarrhoea and immunity of piglets5
The effect of post-harvest treatment of field beans on dairy cow performance and nutrient utilisation5
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
Evaluating net energy and protein feed conversion efficiency for dairy ruminant systems in France5
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Qualitative profile of meat from lambs fed diets with different levels of chitosan. Part II5
Effects of breeding season and estrus synchronization protocols on the fertility of anestrus swamp buffaloes (Bubalus Bubalis)5
Genetic associations of ewe body condition score and lamb rearing performance in extensively managed meat sheep5
Exploiting single-marker and haplotype-based genome-wide association studies to identify QTL for the number of teats in Italian Duroc pigs5
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 5
Comparative therapeutic efficacy of procaine penicillin, Phyllanthus emblica fruit extract and Cocos nucifera oil against subclinical mastitis5
Effects of dietary 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 on the lactation performance, blood metabolites, antioxidant and immune function in dairy cows5
Dietary supplementation with Celecoxib to prevent the welfare problem of tibial dyschondroplasia in broiler chickens5
Mix of natural extracts to improve the oxidative state and liver activity in bulls finished feedlot5
Curcumin or microencapsulated phytogenic blend to replace ionophore and non-ionophore antibiotics in weaned calves: Effects on growth performance and health5
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of cull cows from different genetic groups5
Editorial Board5
The effects of salt and protein level on the performance and fecal consistency of piglets between 4 and 9 weeks of age5
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
Grid grazing: A case study on the potential of combining virtual fencing and remote sensing for innovative grazing management on a grid base5
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
Changes on meat fatty acid profile, cholesterol and hepatic metabolism associated with antioxidants and canola oil supplementation for Nellore cattle5
Rubia Gallega x Nelore crossbred cattle improve beef tenderness through changes in protein abundance and gene expression5
Lambs need colostrum: A review5
Coping heat stress by crushed fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seeds in broilers: Growth, redox balance and humoral immune response5
Phytogenics as natural gut health management tools for sustainable poultry production5
Melatonin dose: testicular and testosterone response in Border Leicester rams during spring5
Proportion and digestibility of tree legumes in diets of grazing cattle in a tropical silvopastoral system5
Non-enzymatic extraction of spermatozoa from alpaca ejaculates by pipetting followed by colloid centrifugation5
Factors Influencing the Succession of the Fecal Microbiome in Broilers5
Dietary fibre supplemented pre-mating diets do not improve follicle development and litter characteristics in primiparous sows5
The relation and variation of OBCFA content in rumen fluid, blood and milk from lactating dairy cows5
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