OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal Bioscience is 21. 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 2020-12-01 to 2024-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Phytobiotics to improve health and production of broiler chickens: functions beyond the antioxidant activity	67
Nutritional composition of various insects and potential uses as alternative protein sources in animal diets	56
Essential oils as growth-promoting additives on performance, nutrient digestibility, cecal microbes, and serum metabolites of broiler chickens: a meta-analysis	47
Insect meal as a feed ingredient for poultry	45
An updated review on probiotics as an alternative of antibiotics in poultry — A review	43
Understanding intestinal health in nursery pigs and the relevant nutritional strategies	40
Semen evaluation: methodological advancements in sperm quality-specific fertility assessment	36
Effects of dietary flavonoids on performance, blood constituents, carcass composition and small intestinal morphology of broilers: a meta-analysis	34
β-Carotene prevents weaning-induced intestinal inflammation by modulating gut microbiota in piglets	34
Effect of dietary supplementation of garlic powder and phenyl acetic acid on productive performance, blood haematology, immunity and antioxidant status of broiler chickens	31
Effects of Artemisia argyi flavonoids on growth performance and immune function in broilers challenged with lipopolysaccharide	30
Meat quality characteristics of pork bellies in relation to fat level	29
The effect of multi-strain probiotics as feed additives on performance, immunity, expression of nutrient transporter genes and gut morphometry in broiler chickens	26
Effects of lycopene on abdominal fat deposition, serum lipids levels and hepatic lipid metabolism-related enzymes in broiler chickens	25
Insect as feed ingredients for pigs	24
Microbial short-chain fatty acids: a bridge between dietary fibers and poultry gut health — A review	23
Precision feeding and precision nutrition: a paradigm shift in broiler feed formulation?	22
Influence of freeze-thawed cycles on pork quality	22
Effects of dietary hatchery by-products on growth performance, relative organ weight, plasma measurements, immune organ index, meat quality, and tibia characteristics of broiler chickens	22
Comparison of carcass and meat quality traits between lean and fat Pekin ducks	22
Effect of dietary supplementation of a phytogenic blend containing Schisandra chinensis, Pinus densiflora, and Allium tuberosum on productivity, egg quality, and health parameters in laying hens	21
Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and phytase co-fermentation of wheat bran on growth, antioxidation, immunity and intestinal morphology in broilers	21