Livestock Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Livestock Science is 6. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
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Identification of genomic regions associated with reproductive longevity in the Rubia Gallega beef cattle breed using a censored threshold model35
Dietary linseed with apple pomace and milk thistle improves fatty acids profile of pork and its oxidative status29
Precision feeding in gestating sows: a retrospective analysis of lysine intake and pregnancy outcomes29
Nutritional protocols that alter ruminal fermentation and nutrient disappearance to increase marbling precursors in Nellore cattle28
Microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the intestinal integrity of broilers challenged with Eimeria spp.28
Milking performance and plant specialized metabolites in the milk of goats fed silage from willow (Salix acmophylla) irrigated with saline water27
Effect of age and dietary crude protein level on nitrogen excretion in dairy heifers26
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets24
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Intraperitoneal injection of β-glucan during the suckling period improved the intestinal health of newly weaned rabbits by enhancing immune responses23
Invasive wild pigs represent a competitive threat to domestic cattle forage21
Doses of orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil for Nellore steers fed with a forage-based diet21
Scaling factor assessment in single-step GBLUP evaluations for small genotyped populations: A case study on Iranian Holstein cattle21
The effect of social hierarchy on short-term group-housed sow gestation and reproductive performance21
Preslaughter stress and beef quality in relation to slaughter transport of cattle19
Effects of phytase supplementation on broiler chickens fed nutrient-deficient diets18
Genetic parameters and selection indexes for semen quality, production and straw yield traits in Nellore bulls18
Effect of yeast extracted β-glucans on the immune response and reproductive performance of gilts in the adaptation, gestation, and lactation periods18
Asparagopsis taxiformis inclusion in grass silage-based diets fed to Norwegian red dairy cows: Effects on ruminal fermentation, milk yield, and enteric methane emission17
Whole plant silage of vetch in growing-finishing pigs: Effect on growth performance and carcass characteristics, and determination of its apparent total tract digestibility17
Livestock breeding, conservation and genomics in Brazil: Who, when, where, and what17
Investigating cattle responses to acoustic signals to extend the functions of virtual fencing collars17
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
An approach to functional longevity in Latxa dairy sheep16
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A rapid laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible amino acids in pig feeds15
Perception of cultured “meat” by French consumers according to their diet15
Evaluation of LiGAPS-Beef to assess extensive pasture-based beef production in three agro-ecological regions in South Africa15
Comparative analysis of growth and development characteristics of two Dezhou donkey strains15
E. coli-expressed human lysozyme supplementation improves growth performance, apparent nutrient digestibility, and fecal microbiota in weaning pigs15
The effect of supplementary feed on live weight and meat quality of grazing yaks on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau14
Genomic scans for selection signatures revealed candidate genes for adaptation and production traits in the Thai multibreed dairy cattle population14
Genomic inbreeding estimated through runs of homozygosity in Moura pigs and four commercial swine breeds14
Milk somatic cell count affects feed efficiency through increased heat production of lactating dairy cows14
Performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of goat kids supplemented with inulin14
Effects of decreasing roughage NDF in diets with high inclusion of DDGS on performance, feeding behavior, and ruminal parameters in Nellore bulls14
Increasing doses of biocholine on apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and performance in dairy cows14
A systematic review of equid welfare at slaughter14
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Effect of detoxified castor bean meal inclusion in sugarcane ensilage on intake, digestibility, water balance, ruminal parameters, serum biochemistry, and ingestive behavior of sheep14
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Effects of Astaxanthin on oxidative stress of sows and piglet growth performances13
Genome-enabled classification of stayability in Nellore cattle under a machine learning framework13
Infrared thermography of different tear staining scores in pigs13
Focused high-protein supplementation to ewes grazing Campos grassland during mid gestation improves maternal-fetal blood flow and skeletal muscle mass of the progeny13
Performance and milk composition of Holstein cows fed increasing levels of dried distillers’ grains with solubles13
Environmental and additive genetic factors that affect artificial insemination success in Latxa dairy sheep breed13
Hepatic cytoprotective and immunomodulatory responses to dietary phytogenic inclusion level in laying hens13
Optimizing lambing efficiency: Alternative management strategies for Assaf ewe flocks13
Invited review: the application of runs of homozygosity and heterozygosity-rich regions to infer population history in livestock species12
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
Effect of proportion and digestibility of grass-clover silage on feed intake, milk yield, and nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows12
New traits to improve the maternal ability of sows under production conditions12
Towards a balanced view of livestock: Benefits of grazing farming systems to produce meat12
Comparison of three different measuring devices of ammonia and evaluation of their suitability to assess animal welfare in pigs12
Adaptive farrowing: Piglet mortality and the lactation performance and welfare of sows12
The impact of post-weaning feeding strategies on feed consumption and body weight variation in pigs11
The effect of stocking density and enrichment on hair cortisol, hair dehydroepiandrosterone (sulphate) and their ratio in growing-finishing pigs11
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Effect of enriched biochar on methane emissions, rumen microbial structure and rumen fermentation characteristics in Holstein steers11
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Calcium anacardate in the diet of broiler chickens: Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality11
Intake, digestibility, serum metabolites, and growth performance of male feedlot lambs fed different fat sources11
Cecal acidosis: an emergent digestive disorder in ruminants11
Meeting ethological needs – Effects of straw and roughage on attractiveness of outdoor run and behaviour of organic fattening pigs11
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Allocation of environmental burdens in dairy systems: Expanding a biophysical approach for application to larger meat-to-milk ratios10
Effect of dietary threonine supplementation on growth performance and diarrhoea in weaned pigs10
Exploratory study of the potential use of a novel pooled phenotype to select against boar taint10
Identifying housing and management factors associated with lameness in small-scaled mountain dairy farms with different housing systems10
Effects of carbohydrase and phytase enzymes supplementation within low energy diets on performance and energy utilization of broiler chickens10
Whole-genome analyses reveal the genomic diversity and selection signatures of Hainan cattle10
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 signalin10
Dietary fibre fermentability quantitatively modulates faecal bacterial pathogens in sows and their offspring10
Genomic characterization and diversity of indigenous goat breeds from Croatia10
A cinnamaldehyde feed additive improved feed use-efficiency in lactating dairy cows9
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
Modelling the physiological, muscular, and sensory characteristics in relation to beef quality from 15 cattle breeds9
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
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Skeletal muscle gene expression and meat quality of F1 Angus–Nellore young steers and bulls feedlot finished9
Profitability, greenhouse gas emissions and feed-food competition of strategies to exploit compensatory growth in Uruguayan weanling-to-beef systems9
Changes in the relationship between an endangered cattle breed and its mainstream sister breed over time9
Effect of a Bacillus probiotic strain on Nellore cattle finished on pasture during the dry season9
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Assessing the carbon footprint of converting confinement dairy production to seasonal grazing in a dairy herd: a scenario study9
Genetic selection of Nellore cattle raised in tropical areas: Economic indexes and breeding decisions risks9
Yogurt acid whey powder dietary inclusion level modulates broiler cecal microbiota composition and metabolic activity9
Data-driven decision making in pig farming: A review of the literature9
Long-term social preferences in a group of sub-adult female pigs9
Physicochemical and sensory properties of Iberian sliced dry-cured lomito from various commercial categories9
Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius, Mill. Johnston) pellet supplementation improved rumen fermentation, milk yield and milk composition of lactating dairy cows8
Characteristics, lipogenic enzyme activity, and fatty acid composition of muscles in the Iberian pig: Effects of protein restriction and free-range feeding8
Dietary fatty acids applied to pig production and their relation to the biological processes: A review8
Effect of substituting grass-clover silage with maize silage for dairy cows on nutrient digestibility, rumen metabolism, enteric methane emission and total carbon footprint8
The effect of weaning age on physiological, behavioral, and performance indicators of welfare in weaned piglets8
Genetic parameters for the occurrence of bovine viral diarrhea virus in Holstein cattle in Brazil8
Are mixed models more effective than linear models in predicting energy utilization for laying hens?8
Effect of manipulating dietary fat and carbohydrates on methane potential of dairy cow faeces8
Manipulating omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in sheep - Repletion of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids when ewes graze pasture8
A new equation to predict dry matter intake by Nellore beef cattle in commercial feedlots in Brazil8
Genetic parameters of fiber density traits and their relationship with textile traits in alpacas8
Application of an attention bias test after surgical castration in piglets8
Aqueous extract of Scabiosa atropurpurea counteracts oxidative stress and enhances spermatogenesis in rams under natural hot summer conditions8
Ingestive behaviour, performance, and methane emissions of pregnant alpacas grazing cultivated pastures in the high Peruvian Andes8
Mitigating heat stress in broilers by dietary dried tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) pulp: Effect on growth and blood traits, oxidative status and immune response8
Propionic acid-based additive with surfactant action on the feeding value of rehydrated corn grain silage for dairy cows performance8
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Intensified tropical pasture-based beef cattle production systems and their effects on carcass traits, meat quality and methane emissions from Nellore steers8
Energy efficiency, reproductive performance, and metabolic parameters of grazing Hereford heifers8
What is the impact of neutral detergent fibre digestibility on productive performance of beef cattle fed tropical forages?8
Genome-wide assessment of genetic diversity in Mexican Sardo Negro breed7
Supplementation of Pinus densiflora bark extract-chitosan composite improves growth performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal health in weaned piglets7
Selecting an appropriate statistical model for estimating genetic parameters: A case study of pig maternal breeds in Czechia7
Methane emissions and milk yields from zebu cows under integrated systems7
Effect of grinding or rolling fava beans on feed intake and milk production in Holstein cows7
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
Genetic markers associated with beef quality: A review7
Increasing ewe productivity - challenges of sheep stakeholders across Europe and Turkey7
Bigger lambs or more lambs: The conundrum for New Zealand lamb producers7
Effect of inbreeding on reproductive, growth and morphological traits of Mertolenga cattle in Portugal7
A simple laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible crude protein in pig feeds7
Evaluation of Zoetis GeneMax Advantage genomic predictions in commercial Bos taurus Angus cattle7
Regression method-derived digestible and metabolizable energy concentrations of partially defatted black soldier fly larvae meal for broiler chickens and pigs7
Modeling growth curves to estimate the suitable slaughter age for the Vietnamese Tap Na pig7
Pedigree based description of the Pannon White rabbit7
Local protein sources for growing-finishing pigs and their effects on pig performance, sensory quality and climate impact of the produced pork7
Inferring effects of barn emissions, housing conditions and genetics on specific dermatitis digitalis diagnoses in dairy cows7
Willow leaves as a cobalt supplement for weaned lambs7
The influence of foreign lineages in the genetic component of reproductive traits in Criollo Argentino mares: A 30-year study7
Supplementing steers up to 43 % canola meal had no negative effects on either ruminal parameters or the degradation characteristics of lucerne hay7
Feed particle size and amylase supplementation in diets for nursery piglets: Digestibility and growth performance7
Effects of dietary ammonium chloride in late gestation on farrowing performance and piglet survival7
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
Greenhouse gas intensity from beef systems grazing stockpiled intermediate wheatgrass in the late fall/early winter with impacts from fertilizer and legume integration7
The high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2) allele associated with the dwarf phenotype segregates in various rabbit breeds but is not carried by all dwarf and small body sized rabbits7
An assessment of scenarios for future pig production using a One Health approach7
Assessing the effect of transitioning from tie-stalls to free-stalls with automatic milking system on dairy cattle welfare, milk production, and the environmental sustainability6
Impact of feed efficiency on young beef animals on adult resilience: From field challenge experiments to modelling approaches6
Phytogenics as natural gut health management tools for sustainable poultry production6
Biorefined grass-clover protein and grass-based roughage improve n-6/n-3 ratio in organic pork without decreasing storage stability or sensory characteristics6
Carbon footprint of milk production systems in El Salvador: differences between specialized dairy and dual-purpose herds and mitigation opportunities6
Perspectives on the effectiveness of applicable nutritional strategies to mitigate enteric methane over different intensive dairy production system characteristics6
Effect of co-mingling non-littermates during lactation and feed familiarity at weaning on the performance, skin lesions and health of piglet6
Managing without pharmaceutical zinc in Danish pig production – insights from farmers and veterinarians6
Mitogenome information in cattle breeding and conservation genetics: Developments and possibilities of the SNP chip6
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Rabbit gains: Does a free-range rearing build better muscle in rabbits?6
Evaluating net energy and protein feed conversion efficiency for dairy ruminant systems in France6
Genetic associations of ewe body condition score and lamb rearing performance in extensively managed meat sheep6
Grid grazing: A case study on the potential of combining virtual fencing and remote sensing for innovative grazing management on a grid base6
Impact of pre-slaughter stress on meat quality in beef cattle: A gene expression analysis6
Alpha-lipoic acid in ovarian vitrification solution for in vitro culture or autotransplantation as future strategies for the restoration of ovarian function in sheep6
Production of organic beef from dairy bull calves in Denmark - Effect of different production strategies on productivity, carbon footprint and biodiversity estimated by modelling6
Short-term fixation of sows in farrowing pens using different opening procedures6
Learning, health and productivity of group-housed sows conditioned to signal-feeding under realistic husbandry conditions6
Corrigendum to “Implications of Commercial Cross-Fostering in Large Litters when Low Body Weight of Piglets is the Main Criterion”6
Effect of feeding strategy on piglet growth and survival and milk production of loose-housed lactating sows6
Carcass characteristics and meat quality of cull cows from different genetic groups6
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
Genetic parameters for mesenteric torsion in a pig maternal line6
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The influence of supplementary feeding during suckling and later weaning on growth performance, incidences of post-weaning diarrhoea and immunity of piglets6
Qualitative profile of meat from lambs fed diets with different levels of chitosan. Part II6
Curcumin or microencapsulated phytogenic blend to replace ionophore and non-ionophore antibiotics in weaned calves: Effects on growth performance and health6
Effect of bocaiuva pulp oil supplementation of broiler chicken diets on growth performance and quality and oxidative stability of meat6
Local non-food yeast protein in pig production–environmental impacts and land use efficiency6
Evaluation of a wood-based feed supplement as an alternative to zinc oxide: Effects on growth, antioxidant and inflammatory status, and gut integrity in weaned piglets6
Activity and rumination changes as predictors of calving in primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows6
Genetic parameters and genomic predictions for economically important traits in Montana® composite cattle using different models6
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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
Green light during incubation: Effects on hatching characteristics in brown and white laying hens6
Examining different methods to assess feed intake, milk yield, and enteric methane emissions at smallholder dairy farms: A case study in West Java, Indonesia6
Piglet birth weight predicts grow–finish performance despite dietary lysine adjustment6
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