OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Poultry Science is 4. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Arginine requirement of breeding pigeons during incubation and lactation in the 2 + 4 lactation pattern	31
Combined effects of encapsulated raspberry powder and phosphate on the lipid oxidation, microbiological properties and shelf life of modified atmosphere packaged chicken nuggets during chilled storage	19
Genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome analyses reveal important epigenetic genes associated with valgus-varus deformity in broilers	14
Impact of extended lairage periods on physio-metabolic status and meat quality in commercial broilers	14
Different energy and protein levels for growth performance, serum biochemistry and intestinal development of squabs ( Columba livia ) under artificial feeding conditions	14
Effects of overfeeding on liver lipid metabolism in mule ducks based on transcriptomics and metabolomics	13
Supplemental phosphorus can be completely replaced with microbial phytase in White Leghorn layer diets	12
Genome-wide association analysis of neck ring traits in NongHua ma male ducks	12
Inhibition ofSalmonalla entericaby a novel strain ofBacillus subtilisisolated from the faeces of healthy chickens	11
Characterization of circRNA expression profiles associated with non-Mendelian inheritance in feather growth of chickens	10
Digestibility and nutritional parameters of maize ethanol coproducts and xylanase for broiler diets	10
Use of wheat dilution to improve digestive function in broilers: application in low protein diets	10
Bone characteristics, pre-caecal phytate degradation, mineral digestibility and tissue expression were marginally affected by zinc level and source in phytase-supplemented diets in 21-day-old broiler	10
Residue of Erycibe obtusifolia Benth as bedding materials improves welfare and microorganisms of chickens	9
Biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and genotyping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meats	9
Effect of partial replacement of soybean meal with gamma-irradiated black soldier fly larvae or crushed grasshopper on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and organoleptic characteristics	9
Evaluation of the potential growth and body composition of the Cobb 700 genotype	9
Stimbiotic and wheat bran inclusion in maize or wheat-based diets for broiler chickens; effects on jejunal histomorphology, digesta oligosaccharides and caecal short-chain fatty-acids profiles	9
Marination with aronia, grape and hawthorn vinegars affects the technological, textural, microstructural and sensory properties of spent chicken meat	9
Evaluation of calcium and non-phytate phosphorus deficient diets: effects on growth performance, carcase yield, tibia characteristics and jejunum histomorphology at 42 days of age in broilers	9
Developmental potential of cryopreserved gonadal germ cells from 7-day-old chick embryos recovered using the PBS(-) method	8
miR-199-3p suppresses cellular migration and viability and promotes progesterone production in goose ovarian follicles before selection through regulating ITGB8 and other ECM-related genes	8
Two novel InDels within the promoter of SIRT1 are associated with growth traits in chickens	8
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Effects of emulsifier, betaine and l-carnitine on growth performance, immune response, gut morphology and nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens exposed to cyclic hea	8
Chicken liver morphology as affected by feed withdrawal time and dietary aflatoxins	8

Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Salmonella spp. isolates in healthy poultry	8
Effects of calcium pidolate on performance, carcass traits, bone biomechanical properties and mineralisation and jejunum histomorphology in broilers	8
Fibre-based feed supplements – fermentation and moisture characteristics, edibility and particle size influence cage-reared laying hens’ preference based on feed consumption and time at the feeder	8
Metagenomic reconstructions of caecal microbiome in Landes, Roman and Zhedong White geese	8
Effects of dietary calcium and microbial phytase on the bioavailability of two sources of zinc in broilers	8
Adenovirus type D and type E infection in broiler chickens: the effect on CD4 and CD8 T cell response, cytokines expression and their immunopathology	7
Dynamic transcriptome profiling reveals essential roles of the receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) family in feather development of duck	7
Effect of goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3 on LPS-induced inflammatory injury in goose liver	7
miR-181a-5p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	7
Comprehensive analysis of changes in expression of lncRNA, microRNA and mRNA in liver tissues of chickens with high or low abdominal fat deposition	7
Transcriptome profiling reveals morphogenesis-related candidate genes and pathways in the chick embryonic small intestine	7
The potential post-hatching growth of domestic birds is sufficiently described by the Gompertz function	7
The Gordon Memorial Lecture: Steering the gut microbiome for improved health and welfare in broilers	7
Temporal variation characteristics of microbial aerosols in the goose house environment	7
Catalase, superoxide dismutase and butylated hydroxytoluene benefit mid-term storage of red-legged partridge sperm ( Alectoris rufa )	6
Evaluating the genetic components of growth in ostriches with multi-trait and random regression models	6
An approach for goose egg recognition for robot picking based on deep learning	6
Biomarker discovery and authentication of cold-slaughtered chicken through classical analytical procedures and mass spectrometry based proteomic approaches	6
Aronia melanocarpa pomace enhances egg production and quality in late-laying hens via modulating gut microbiota and lipid metabolism	6
N-acetyl-L-cysteine improves the performance of chronic cyclic heat-stressed finisher broilers but has no effect on tissue glutathione levels	6
Efficacy of maize differing in particle size in low-density protein diets fed to broilers from day 1 to 21 of age	6
Food safety control in poultry industry: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from raw chicken and the potential use of <	6
Egg laying performance and egg quality with Paracoccus carotinifaciens supplementation containing high astaxanthin levels	6
Controlling microbial population in poultry industry using acidic and slightly acidic electrolysed water as a potential non-thermal food sanitizer	6
Enhancing diet specification to maximise feed efficiency and production characteristics of the Redbro slow growing broiler chicken	6
The apparent metabolisable energy and ileal amino digestibility of black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) pre-pupae meal for broiler chickens	5
Gga-let-7a-3p inhibits the proliferation and differentiation of chicken intramuscular preadipocytes	5
Genetic parameter estimation for traits related to the immune system against sheep red blood cells in Japanese quail	5
Dietary cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation interact to modulate reproductive performance, egg quality, serum antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology and tibia quality of	5
Investigation on adaptations of broiler chickens to high dietary free amino acid levels in nitrogen utilisation and plasma amino acid concentrations	5
Air-classified faba bean protein fraction as a substitute to soybean meal in pelleted and extruded broiler diets	5
Feed emulsifier improves the performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicken fed diets without antibiotic growth promoter	5
Performance of broiler chicken on dietary supplementation of protected organic acids blend	5
Investigation of a potential electrogenic transport-system for myo-inositol in the small intestine of laying hens	5
Dietary high-protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles can fully replace soybean meal in diets for meat quails without affecting growth performance	5
Transcriptome profiling of morphogenetic differences between contour and flight feathers in duck	5
Pigment concentrations in eggshell and their related gene expressions in uterus of Changshun blue eggshell chickens	5
Avian sperm-borne RNAs: optimisation of a new isolation protocol	5
FEDM: a convolutional neural network based fertilised egg detection model	5
Genome-wide methylation and transcriptome differential analysis of skeletal muscle in broilers with valgus-varus deformity	5
The use of golden mussel meal of different particle sizes to feed broiler chickens aged 1–42 days	5
Lack of reproducibility compromises conclusions on the effects of three Bacillus species on Salmonella enterica Enteritidis colonisation i	4
A comparison of immersion-based and spray-based crate washing systems on the impact of Campylobacter spp. reduction	4
Integrated analysis of mRNA and microRNA expression pattern reveals differential transcriptome signatures in RIPK2 over-expressing chicken	4
miR-30a-3p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	4
Single and multiple oral amoxicillin treatment in geese: a pharmacokinetic evaluation	4
Genome-wide association study for reproduction-related traits in Chinese domestic goose	4
Factors affecting cryopreservation-associated damages in sperm motility of cockerels (Gallus gallus domesticus)	4
The effect of fermented rapeseed meal on production performance, egg quality and hatchability in broiler breeders after peak production	4
The response of turkeys to dietary balanced protein during two periods of growth	4

How are they really doing? Animal welfare on organic laying hen farms in terms of health and behaviour	4
Genetic parameter estimation and genetic evaluation of important economic traits in white and yellow broilers	4
The relationship of MITF gene expression and promoter methylation with plumage colour in quail	4
Association between antimicrobial resistance and biofilm forming ability of Salmonella enterica serotypes from commercial broiler farms in Brazil	4
PHGDH promotes the proliferation and differentiation of primary chicken myoblasts	4
Effects of testis testosterone deficiency on gene expression in the adrenal gland and skeletal muscle of ducks	4
Editorial	4
Tissue oxidative stress and expression of chicken UCP and ANT mRNA in laying hens exposed to acute cold stress	4
Construction of miRNA-mRNA network in the differentiation of chicken preadipocytes	4
Influence of particle size and inclusion level of oat hulls on retention and passage in the anterior digestive tract of broilers	4
Statement of Retraction: Effects of emulsifier, betaine and L-carnitine on growth performance, immune response, gut morphology and nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens exposed to cyclic heat str	4
Propolis extract reduces heterocyclic aromatic amine formation in chicken thigh meat	4
Oxidative stress mediated immunosuppression caused by ammonia gas via antioxidant/oxidant imbalance in broilers	4
Dynamic changes in protein concentrations of keratins in crop milk and related gene expression in pigeon crops during different incubation and chick rearing stages	4
Integument, mortality, and skeletal strength in extended production cycles for laying hens – effects of genotype and dietary zinc source	4
Transcriptome analysis of granulosa cell layer of hierarchical follicles during the egg-laying interval in pigeons	4
Practices and issues of moulting programs for laying hens: a review	4
Effect of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation with different dietary available phosphorus levels for broilers	4
Epidermal growth factor receptors and their ligands are expressed in the spleen of the Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) during the post-hatch period	4
Expression of genes related to ileal barrier function in heritage and modern broiler chickens	4
Assessment of crop usage in ad libitum fed birds and short-term phytase efficiency as affected by acid addition	4