OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animals is 53. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction: Maskato et al. Prospective Feasibility and Revalidation of the Equine Acute Abdominal Pain Scale (EAAPS) in Clinical Cases of Colic in Horses. Animals 2020, 10, 2242	190
Methods of Radiographic Measurements of Heart and Left Atrial Size in Dogs with and without Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease: Intra- and Interobserver Agreement and Practicability of Different Methods	179
Chimeric Fimbrial Multiepitope Antigen Fused to Double-Mutant LT (dmLT) Induces Antibodies That Inhibit Enterotoxigenic E. coli Adhesion in Porcine IPEC-J2 Cells	173
Reproductive Toxicity Assessment of Four Portuguese Plant Hydrolates: Effects on Oocyte Maturation and Sperm Viability	167
Spatial Distribution of Bedding Attributes in an Open Compost-Bedded Pack Barn System with Positive Pressure Ventilation in Brazilian Winter Conditions	165
Are Local Dairy Products Better? Using Principal Component Analysis to Investigate Consumers’ Perception towards Quality, Sustainability, and Market Availability	163
Assessment of the Effects of Commercial or Locally Engineered Biochars Produced from Different Biomass Sources and Differing in Their Physical and Chemical Properties on Rumen Fermentation and Methane	156
Fresh Pork Quality Assessment by NIRS and NMR: Predicting Eating Quality and Elucidating Relationships with Key Chemical Components	146
Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates from Wild Animals in Central Italy	138
The Effect of a Bacillus Probiotic and Essential Oils Compared to an Ionophore on the Rumen Microbiome Composition of Feedlot Cattle	137
Infrared Thermography as a Potential Non-Invasive Tool for Estrus Detection in Cattle and Buffaloes	119
Effect of the Inclusion of Bacillus spp. in Growing–Finishing Pigs’ Diets: A Meta-Analysis	117
Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Pathways Related to Proliferation and Differentiation of Shitou Goose Myoblasts	99
The PD-1/PD-L1 Pathway: A Perspective on Comparative Immuno-Oncology	93
Surgical Treatment of Nonmineralized Supraspinatus Tendinopathy in Dogs: A Retrospective Long-Term Follow-Up	92
Optimal Calcium Propionate Supplementation in Early-Lactation Dairy Cows Improves Milk Yield and Alters Milk Composition	88
Effects of Dietary Crude Protein Level on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, Meat Quality, and Fatty Acid Composition of Ningxiang Finishing Pigs	87
Factors Affecting Yeast Digestibility and Immunostimulation in Aquatic Animals	84
Effect of Phase Feeding, Space Allowance and Mixing on Productive Performance of Grower-Finisher Pigs	80
Effects of the Replacement of Dietary Fish Meal with Poultry By-Product Meal on Growth and Intestinal Health of Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)	79
The Impacts of Heat Stress on Rumination, Drinking, and Locomotory Behavior, as Registered by Innovative Technologies, and Acid–Base Balance in Fresh Multiparous Dairy Cows	78
Canine Mesenchymal-Stem-Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Attenuate Atopic Dermatitis	76
Population Genetic Structure of Anisakis simplex Infecting the European Hake from North East Atlantic Fishing Grounds	74
Impact of Surgical Lights on the Performance of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Systems: A Pilot Study	73
Influence of Microalgae Diets on the Biological and Growth Parameters of Oithona nana (Copepoda: Cyclopoida)	72

Cultivable Bacteria Associated with the Microbiota of Troglophile Bats	70
The Raccoon (Procyon lotor) as a Neozoon in Europe	70
Overexpression of DGAT2 Regulates the Differentiation of Bovine Preadipocytes	70
A Friend in Prison: Human-Animal Bond, Stress and Self-Esteem of Detained Juveniles in Dutch Cell Dogs	69
Environmental Risk Factors Influence the Frequency of Coughing and Sneezing Episodes in Finisher Pigs on a Farm Free of Respiratory Disease	67
A Life Cycle Assessment Study of the Impacts of Pig Breeding on the Environmental Sustainability of Pig Production	65
The Global Rise of ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli in the Livestock Sector: A Five-Year Overview	65
Analysis of Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tarim and Junggar Bactrian Camels Based on Simplified GBS Genome Sequencing	65
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Postbiotics Suppress Salmonella Infection via Modulating Bacterial Pathogenicity, Autophagy and Inflammasome in Mice	64
Dose-Dependent Porcine Deltacoronavirus Infection Reveals Linkage Between Infectious Dose and Immune Response	64
Effect of Glutamine on the Growth Performance, Oxidative Stress, and Nrf2/p38 MAPK Expression in the Livers of Heat-Stressed Broilers	62
Using Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines to Estimate the Body Weight of Savanna Goats	62
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Associated Toxicities in Horses	62
Euglena gracilis β-Glucans (1,3): Enriching Colostrum of Sow for Enhanced Piglet Immunity	62
Modulation of Intestinal Histology by Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics Delivered In Ovo in Distinct Chicken Genotypes	61
The Potential of Using Temperate–Tropical Crossbreds and Agricultural by-Products, Associated with Heat Stress Management for Dairy Production in the Tropics: A Review	59
Inclusion of Soybean Hulls (Glycine max) and Pupunha Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes) Nanofibers in the Diet of Growing Rabbits: Effects on Zootechnical Performance and Intestinal Health	59
Combined Effects of Clime, Vegetation, Human-Related Land Use and Livestock on the Distribution of the Three Indigenous Species of Gazelle in Eritrea	58
Current and Future Approaches to Mitigate Conflict between Humans and Asian Elephants: The Potential Use of Aversive Geofencing Devices	57
Part II of Finnish Agility Dog Survey: Agility-Related Injuries and Risk Factors for Injury in Competition-Level Agility Dogs	57
Assessing the Distribution and Richness of Mammalian Species Using a Stacking Species Distribution Model in a Temperate Forest	57
The Protective Effect of a Dietary Extract of Mulberry (Morus alba L.) Leaves against a High Stocking Density, Copper and Trichlorfon in Crucian Carp (Carassius auratus)	56
Dirofilaria sp. and Blood Meal Analysis in Mosquitoes Collected in Vojvodina and Mačva, and the First Report of Setaria tundra (Issaitshikoff & Rajewskaya, 1928) in Serbia	56
Babesia gibsoni Infection in Dogs—A European Perspective	55
A Machine Learning Framework Based on Extreme Gradient Boosting to Predict the Occurrence and Development of Infectious Diseases in Laying Hen Farms, Taking H9N2 as an Example	55
Genetic Differentiation among Livestock Breeds—Values for Fst	54
Survey of Management Practices and Farmers’ Perceptions of Diseases on Organic Dairy Cattle Farms in California	53
Advancing a “Good Life” for Farm Animals: Development of Resource Tier Frameworks for On-Farm Assessment of Positive Welfare for Beef Cattle, Broiler Chicken and Pigs	53