OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Frontiers is 7. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective	52
The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value	51
Is “cultured meat” a viable alternative to slaughtering animals and a good comprise between animal welfare and human expectations?	38
Livestock sustainability research in Africa with a focus on the environment	37
Livestock provide more than food in smallholder production systems of developing countries	31
The science behind the wool industry. The importance and value of wool production from sheep	29
Wildlife–livestock interactions in animal production systems: what are the biosecurity and health implications?	28
Livestock across the world: diverse animal species with complex roles in human societies and ecosystem services	28
Fetal programming in ruminant animals: understanding the skeletal muscle development to improve meat quality	27
Intensification of camel farming and milk production with special emphasis on animal health, welfare, and the biotechnology of reproduction	27
Artificial intelligence, sensors, robots, and transportation systems drive an innovative future for poultry broiler and breeder management	25
“Cellular agriculture”: current gaps between facts and claims regarding “cell-based meat”	25
Fish domestication in aquaculture: 10 unanswered questions	24
Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles	24
Horse meat production in northern Spain: ecosystem services and sustainability in High Nature Value farmland	22
Smallholder poultry production in the context of increasing global food prices: roles in poverty reduction and food security	22
The domestication of South American camelids: a review	20
Beef supply chains and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States	20
Origin of the domestic chicken from modern biological and zooarchaeological approaches	20
Current state of enteric methane and the carbon footprint of beef and dairy cattle in the United States	20
Consequence of epigenetic processes on animal health and productivity: is additional level of regulation of relevance?	18
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in Ghana	16
Consequences of maternal heat stress at different stages of embryonic and fetal development on dairy cows’ progeny	15
Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits through DNA methylation	14
Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption—magnitude, certainty, and contextuality of risk?	13

The edible insect sector in Canada and the United States	13
Mineral status in camel milk: a critical review	13
Osteoarthritis: a common disease that should be avoided in the athletic horse’s life	13
Of pigs and men: the best-laid plans for prevention and control of swine fevers	13
Achieving robotic meat cutting	12
The societal role of meat—what the science says	12
Sustainability implications of rising global pork demand	11
The origins of the domesticate brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and its pathways to domestication	11
Artificial intelligence-driven automation is how we achieve the next level of efficiency in meat processing	11
Is the camel conquering the world?	11
The effects of breeding and selection on lactation in dairy cattle	11
Affordability of meat for global consumers and the need to sustain investment capacity for livestock farmers	11
The epigenome of male germ cells and the programming of phenotypes in cattle	10
The impact of COVID-19 on Old World Camelids and their potential role to combat a human pandemic	10
Dairy cow physiology and production limits	10
Taking the steps toward sustainable livestock: our multidisciplinary global farm platform journey	10
Changes in New Zealand red meat production over the past 30 yr	9
Post-weaning diarrhea and use of feedstuffs in pigs	9
Sustainability of ruminant livestock production in Ireland	9
Opportunities for precision livestock management in the face of climate change: a focus on extensive systems	9
Lessons in automation of meat processing	9
How agricultural rendering supports sustainability and assists livestock’s ability to contribute more than just food	9
Smallholder dairy farming contributes to household resilience, food, and nutrition security besides income in rural households	9
Sheep and wheat domestication in southwest Asia: a meta-trajectory of intensification and loss	9
Beginning of pig management in Neolithic China: comparison of domestication processes between northern and southern regions	9
Chromatin role in early programming of embryos	9
Slowing pig growth during COVID-19, models for use in future market fluctuations	9
Effects of sperm DNA methylation on domesticated animal performance and perspectives on cross-species epigenetics in animal breeding	8
Equine exercise physiology—challenges to the respiratory system	8
Beyond the genome: a perspective on the use of DNA methylation profiles as a tool for the livestock industry	8
COVID-19 pandemic—how and why animal production suffers?	8
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in the Czech Republic	8
Climate change adaptation for livestock production in southern Australia: transdisciplinary approaches for integrated solutions	8
How and why animal welfare concerns evolve in developing countries	8
Lactose or milk oligosaccharide: which is significant among mammals?	8
Why were New World rabbits not domesticated?	8
Camel biodiversity—and how to conserve it	8
We need to rethink production technology for meat-packers—the old cutting table is being revived	8
Review of genetic diversity in Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)	8
Automation in the fish industry	8
Is meat eating morally defensible? Contemporary ethical considerations	8
Can dairy help solve the malnutrition crisis in developing countries? An economic analysis	8
Animal domestication: from distant past to current development and issues	7
How two concurrent pandemics put a spoke in the wheel of intensive pig production	7
Goat lactation research as a gateway for the development of the dairy goat industry	7
Impact of COVID-19 on the Australian pork industry	7
Impact of heat stress on ruminant livestock production and meat quality, and strategies for amelioration	7
Examining the extent of environmental contributions toward DNA methylation and phenotypic variation	7
Animal transport as regulated in Europe: a work in progress as viewed by an NGO	7
Management and domestication of cattle (Bos taurus) in Neolithic Southwest Asia	7

Insect meals in a circular economy and applications in monogastric diets	7
Environmental impact potential of insect production chains for food and feed in Europe	7