OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is 13. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Dietary protocatechuic acid ameliorates inflammation and up-regulates intestinal tight junction proteins by modulating gut microbiota in LPS-challenged piglets	104
Occurrence of Aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone in feeds in China during 2018–2020	99
Lactobacillus reuteri-derived extracellular vesicles maintain intestinal immune homeostasis against lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses in broilers	76
Medium-chain fatty acids and monoglycerides as feed additives for pig production: towards gut health improvement and feed pathogen mitigation	76
Dietary fiber in poultry nutrition and their effects on nutrient utilization, performance, gut health, and on the environment: a review	75
Advances in fatty acids nutrition in dairy cows: from gut to cells and effects on performance	73
Microalgal-based feed: promising alternative feedstocks for livestock and poultry production	71
Phenolic compounds as natural feed additives in poultry and swine diets: a review	67
Regulation of gene expression in chickens by heat stress	66
Review of the impact of heat stress on reproductive performance of sheep	66
Invited review: Remediation strategies for mycotoxin control in feed	65
Heat stress on calves and heifers: a review	62
Dietary oregano essential oil supplementation improves intestinal functions and alters gut microbiota in late-phase laying hens	61
Effects of full replacement of dietary fishmeal with insect meal from Tenebrio molitor on rainbow trout gut and skin microbiota	59
Role of nutraceuticals during the transition period of dairy cows: a review	52
Inhibition of African swine fever virus in liquid and feed by medium-chain fatty acids and glycerol monolaurate	48
Effects of age on immune function in broiler chickens	47
Digestibility and metabolism of copper in diets for pigs and influence of dietary copper on growth performance, intestinal health, and overall immune status: a review	45
Tannic acid prevents post-weaning diarrhea by improving intestinal barrier integrity and function in weaned piglets	44
Resistant starch: Implications of dietary inclusion on gut health and growth in pigs: a review	43
Progress of amino acid nutrition for diet protein reduction in poultry	40
Gut health, stress, and immunity in neonatal dairy calves: the host side of host-pathogen interactions	39
Lactobacillus salivarius alleviates inflammation via NF-κB signaling in ETEC K88-induced IPEC-J2 cells	39
Rumen microbiome structure and metabolites activity in dairy cows with clinical and subclinical mastitis	38
Effects of supplemental xylanase and xylooligosaccharides on production performance and gut health variables of broiler chickens	38

Inclusion of purified dietary fiber during gestation improved the reproductive performance of sows	38
Poultry gut health – microbiome functions, environmental impacts, microbiome engineering and advancements in characterization technologies	37
Dietary inclusion of a partially defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larva meal in low fishmeal-based diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	36
Assessing the relationship between the rumen microbiota and feed efficiency in Nellore steers	36
Dietary resveratrol attenuation of intestinal inflammation and oxidative damage is linked to the alteration of gut microbiota and butyrate in piglets challenged with deoxynivalenol	35
Progress towards reduced-crude protein diets for broiler chickens and sustainable chicken-meat production	35
Impact of sugar beet pulp and wheat bran on serum biochemical profile, inflammatory responses and gut microbiota in sows during late gestation and lactation	35
Implication and challenges of direct-fed microbial supplementation to improve ruminant production and health	35
Estimation of inbreeding and identification of regions under heavy selection based on runs of homozygosity in a Large White pig population	35
Dietary Bacillus spp. enhanced growth and disease resistance of weaned pigs by modulating intestinal microbiota and systemic immunity	34
Eggshell and environmental bacteria contribute to the intestinal microbiota of growing chickens	34
Zinc phosphate-based nanoparticles as alternatives to zinc oxide in diet of weaned piglets	32
Nutritional impact of mycotoxins in food animal production and strategies for mitigation	32
Bacteriophage cocktail supplementation improves growth performance, gut microbiome and production traits in broiler chickens	31
Selenium deficiency induces spleen pathological changes in pigs by decreasing selenoprotein expression, evoking oxidative stress, and activating inflammation and apoptosis	31
MiR-146a-5p targeting SMAD4 and TRAF6 inhibits adipogenensis through TGF-β and AKT/mTORC1 signal pathways in porcine intramuscular preadipocytes	31
Effect of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus subtilis on fermentation, dynamics of bacterial community and their functional shifts of whole-plant corn silage	30
Short-chain fatty acids can improve lipid and glucose metabolism independently of the pig gut microbiota	30
Functional roles of taurine, L-theanine, L-citrulline, and betaine during heat stress in poultry	30
Recent advances in immunoassays and biosensors for mycotoxins detection in feedstuffs and foods	29
Progress in ileal endogenous amino acid flow research in poultry	29
Growth efficiency, intestinal biology, and nutrient utilization and requirements of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae compared to monogastric livestock species: a review	29
Linkage between the intestinal microbiota and residual feed intake in broiler chickens	28
Effects of miR-101-3p on goat granulosa cells in vitro and ovarian development in vivo via STC1	28
Effects of brewers’ spent grain protein hydrolysates on gas production, ruminal fermentation characteristics, microbial protein synthesis and microbial community in an artificial rumen fed a high grai	27
The health benefits of selenium in food animals: a review	27
Supplementation with sodium butyrate improves growth and antioxidant function in dairy calves before weaning	27
Ferroptosis is involved in deoxynivalenol-induced intestinal damage in pigs	27
Identification of novel molecular markers of mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus using gene expression profiling in two consecutive generations of Chinese Holstein dairy cattle	27
Beef heifer fertility: importance of management practices and technological advancements	26
Different dietary starch sources alter the carcass traits, meat quality, and the profile of muscle amino acid and fatty acid in finishing pigs	26
DRP1 deficiency induces mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis during porcine oocyte maturation	26
Multifaceted role of one-carbon metabolism on immunometabolic control and growth during pregnancy, lactation and the neonatal period in dairy cattle	25
Dietary energy sources and levels shift the multi-kingdom microbiota and functions in the rumen of lactating dairy cows	25
Genome-wide association studies of lactation yields of milk, fat, protein and somatic cell score in New Zealand dairy goats	25
CNV analysis of Meishan pig by next-generation sequencing and effects of AHR gene CNV on pig reproductive traits	25
Dietary seaweed-derived polysaccharides improve growth performance of weaned pigs through maintaining intestinal barrier function and modulating gut microbial populations	25
Modulations of genes related to gut integrity, apoptosis, and immunity underlie the beneficial effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 in broilers fed diets with different protein levels in a	24
Supplementing the early diet of broilers with soy protein concentrate can improve intestinal development and enhance short-chain fatty acid-producing microbes and short-chain fatty acids, especially b	24
Dietary supplementation of dried plum: a novel strategy to mitigate heat stress in broiler chickens	23
Maternal supply of cysteamine alleviates oxidative stress and enhances angiogenesis in porcine placenta	23
Evaluation of curcumin and copper acetate against Salmonella Typhimurium infection, intestinal permeability, and cecal microbiota composition in broiler chickens	23
Intrauterine growth restriction alters growth performance, plasma hormones, and small intestinal microbial communities in growing-finishing pigs	23
Effect of dietary fiber and threonine content on intestinal barrier function in pigs challenged with either systemic E. coli lipopolysaccharide or enteric Salmonella Typhimurium	23
Comparison of the protective effects of resveratrol and pterostilbene against intestinal damage and redox imbalance in weanling piglets	22
Identification of key genes affecting porcine fat deposition based on co-expression network analysis of weighted genes	22
Galacto-oligosaccharides improve barrier function and relieve colonic inflammation via modulating mucosa-associated microbiota composition in lipopolysaccharides-challenged piglets	22
Dietary L-citrulline supplementation modulates nitric oxide synthesis and anti-oxidant status of laying hens during summer season	22
Overall assessment of antibiotic substitutes for pigs: a set of meta-analyses	21
Dietary isoleucine improved flesh quality, muscle antioxidant capacity, and muscle growth associated with AKT/TOR/S6K1 and AKT/FOXO3a signaling in hybrid bagrid catfish (Pelteobagrus vachelli♀ × Leioc	21

miRNA sequencing analysis of healthy and atretic follicles of chickens revealed that miR-30a-5p inhibits granulosa cell death via targeting Beclin1	21
Heat stress in pigs and broilers: role of gut dysbiosis in the impairment of the gut-liver axis and restoration of these effects by probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics	21
New insights into the associations among feed efficiency, metabolizable efficiency traits and related QTL regions in broiler chickens	21
circPTPN4 regulates myogenesis via the miR-499-3p/NAMPT axis	21
Resveratrol and its derivative pterostilbene ameliorate intestine injury in intrauterine growth-retarded weanling piglets by modulating redox status and gut microbiota	21
Knockout of butyrophilin subfamily 1 member A1 (BTN1A1) alters lipid droplet formation and phospholipid composition in bovine mammary epithelial cells	20
Effect of dietary supplementation with yeast cell wall extracts on performance and gut response in broiler chickens	20
In vitro performance and in vivo fertility of antibiotic-free preserved boar semen stored at 5 °C	20
Alterations in intestinal microbiota composition coincide with impaired intestinal morphology and dysfunctional ileal immune response in growing-finishing pigs under constant chronic heat stress	20
The evolving role of Fourier-transform mid-infrared spectroscopy in genetic improvement of dairy cattle	20
Gut health benefit and application of postbiotics in animal production	20
Dietary Enteromorpha polysaccharide-Zn supplementation regulates amino acid and fatty acid metabolism by improving the antioxidant activity in chicken	20
Effects of dietary Hermetia illucens meal inclusion on cecal microbiota and small intestinal mucin dynamics and infiltration with immune cells of weaned piglets	19
Multi-omics-data-assisted genomic feature markers preselection improves the accuracy of genomic prediction	19
25-hydroxycholecalciferol reverses heat induced alterations in bone quality in finisher broilers associated with effects on intestinal integrity and inflammation	19
Pre-implantation exogenous progesterone and pregnancy in sheep. II. Effects on fetal-placental development and nutrient transporters in late pregnancy	19
Neonatal lamb mortality: major risk factors and the potential ameliorative role of melatonin	19
The role of lactose in weanling pig nutrition: a literature and meta-analysis review	19
Biological function of resveratrol and its application in animal production: a review	19
The landscape of chromatin accessibility in skeletal muscle during embryonic development in pigs	19
Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals the dynamic process and novel markers in porcine spermatogenesis	18
Production systems and important antimicrobial resistant-pathogenic bacteria in poultry: a review	18
Sertoli cell and spermatogonial development in pigs	18
Oral administration of Moringa oleifera leaf powder relieves oxidative stress, modulates mucosal immune response and cecal microbiota after exposure to heat stress in New Zealand White rabbits	18
Butyrate in combination with forskolin alleviates necrotic enteritis, increases feed efficiency, and improves carcass composition of broilers	17
A review of the resistome within the digestive tract of livestock	17
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG ameliorates DON-induced intestinal damage depending on the enrichment of beneficial bacteria in weaned piglets	17
Melatonin improves the first cleavage of parthenogenetic embryos from vitrified–warmed mouse oocytes potentially by promoting cell cycle progression	17
Transcriptomic analysis reveals the molecular mechanisms of rumen wall morphological and functional development induced by different solid diet introduction in a lamb model	17
Role of oregano and Citrus species-based essential oil preparation for the control of coccidiosis in broiler chickens	17
Dietary L-arginine supplementation reduces lipid accretion by regulating fatty acid metabolism in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)	17
Dominant changes in the breast muscle lipid profiles of broiler chickens with wooden breast syndrome revealed by lipidomics analyses	17
Feeding a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product improves udder health and immune response to a Streptococcus uberis mastitis challenge in mid-lactation dairy cows	16
Optimal dietary copper requirements and relative bioavailability for weanling pigs fed either copper proteinate or tribasic copper chloride	16
Understanding the effects of intramuscular injection and feed withdrawal on Salmonella Typhimurium shedding and gut microbiota in pullets	16
Oleic acid reduces steroidogenesis by changing the lipid type stored in lipid droplets of ovarian granulosa cells	16
Transcription factor EB (TFEB)-mediated autophagy protects bovine mammary epithelial cells against H2O2-induced oxidative damage in vitro	16
Changes of the glutathione redox system during the weaning transition in piglets, in relation to small intestinal morphology and barrier function	16
A proposed modulatory role of the endocannabinoid system on adipose tissue metabolism and appetite in periparturient dairy cows	16
Dietary ellagic acid ameliorated Clostridium perfringens-induced subclinical necrotic enteritis in broilers via regulating inflammation and cecal microbiota	16
Zearalenone toxicosis on reproduction as estrogen receptor selective modulator and alleviation of zearalenone biodegradative agent in pregnant sows	16
Intrauterine growth restriction alters nutrient metabolism in the intestine of porcine offspring	16
Toxicological effects of nanoselenium in animals	15
Protective effect of resveratrol against cadmium-induced toxicity on ovine oocyte in vitro maturation and fertilization	15
NORHA, a novel follicular atresia-related lncRNA, promotes porcine granulosa cell apoptosis via the miR-183-96-182 cluster and FoxO1 axis	15
Weighted single-step GWAS and RNA sequencing reveals key candidate genes associated with physiological indicators of heat stress in Holstein cattle	15
Insights into the role of major bioactive dietary nutrients in lamb meat quality: a review	15
Supplementation of a lacto-fermented rapeseed-seaweed blend promotes gut microbial- and gut immune-modulation in weaner piglets	15
MiR-214-3p promotes proliferation and inhibits estradiol synthesis in porcine granulosa cells	15
Comparative effects of enzymatic soybean, fish meal and milk powder in diets on growth performance, immunological parameters, SCFAs production and gut microbiome of weaned piglets	15
The role of extracellular vesicles in animal reproduction and diseases	15
Effects of maternal dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and methionine during late gestation on fetal growth, DNA methylation, and mRNA relative expression of genes associated with the inflamm	15
Dried fruit pomace inclusion in poultry diet: growth performance, intestinal morphology and physiology	15
Development of an in vitro macrophage screening system on the immunomodulating effects of feed components	14
Effect of sialyllactose on growth performance and intestinal epithelium functions in weaned pigs challenged by enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli	14
Detrimental effects of excessive fatty acid secretion on female sperm storage in chickens	14
Microencapsulated essential oils combined with organic acids improves immune antioxidant capacity and intestinal barrier function as well as modulates the hindgut microbial community in piglets	14
Protective effects of taurine against muscle damage induced by diquat in 35 days weaned piglets	14
Pyrroloquinoline quinone regulates the redox status in vitro and in vivo of weaned pigs via the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway	14
The interplay between non-esterified fatty acids and bovine peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors: results of an in vitro hybrid approach	14
Insects as alternative feed for ruminants: comparison of protein evaluation methods	14
Soya saponin improves egg-laying performance and immune function of laying hens	14
Dietary calcium supplementation promotes the accumulation of intramuscular fat	14
Fecal microbiota dynamics and its relationship to diarrhea and health in dairy calves	13
Dietary branched-chain amino acid assessment in broilers from 22 to 35 days of age	13
Sperm chromatin condensation as an in vivo fertility biomarker in bulls: a flow cytometry approach	13
Dietary protein levels changed the hardness of muscle by acting on muscle fiber growth and the metabolism of collagen in sub-adult grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)	13
MYOD1 inhibits avian adipocyte differentiation via miRNA-206/KLF4 axis	13
Lignocellulose as an insoluble fiber source in poultry nutrition: a review	13
Establishment of cell lines with porcine spermatogonial stem cell properties	13
Pretreatment with probiotics Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 11181 attenuated Salmonella Typhimurium-induced gut injury through modulating intestinal microbiome and immune responses with barrier function i	13
Dietary Coleus amboinicus Lour. decreases ruminal methanogenesis and biohydrogenation, and improves meat quality and fatty acid composition in longissimus thoracis muscle of lambs	13
A review of the amino acid metabolism in placental function response to fetal loss and low birth weight in pigs	13
High rumen degradable starch decreased goat milk fat via trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid-mediated downregulation of lipogenesis genes, particularly, INSIG1	13