OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of British Poultry Science is 3. 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
Nutritional impacts of dietary selenium and iodine and their interaction on growth performance, antioxidant capacity and bone quality in Longyan ducklings	21
Genome-wide association analysis of neck ring traits in NongHua ma male ducks	16
Impact of heat stress on the post-hatch growth, morphometrics, and allometry of the chicken ( Gallus gallus )	16
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	15
Impact of extended lairage periods on physio-metabolic status and meat quality in commercial broilers	14
Genome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome analyses reveal important epigenetic genes associated with valgus-varus deformity in broilers	13
Different energy and protein levels for growth performance, serum biochemistry and intestinal development of squabs ( Columba livia ) under artificial feeding conditions	12
Arginine requirement of breeding pigeons during incubation and lactation in the 2 + 4 lactation pattern	11
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	11
Effects of overfeeding on liver lipid metabolism in mule ducks based on transcriptomics and metabolomics	11
Inhibition ofSalmonalla entericaby a novel strain ofBacillus subtilisisolated from the faeces of healthy chickens	10
Characterization of circRNA expression profiles associated with non-Mendelian inheritance in feather growth of chickens	10
Research progress of tannins and poultry intestinal health	10
Supplemental phosphorus can be completely replaced with microbial phytase in White Leghorn layer diets	10
Use of wheat dilution to improve digestive function in broilers: application in low protein diets	10
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	10
Chicken liver morphology as affected by feed withdrawal time and dietary aflatoxins	9
Digestibility and nutritional parameters of maize ethanol coproducts and xylanase for broiler diets	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
Evaluation of the potential growth and body composition of the Cobb 700 genotype	9
Biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and genotyping of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from retail chicken meats	9
Metagenomic reconstructions of caecal microbiome in Landes, Roman and Zhedong White geese	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
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
Changes in carcase composition, gastrointestinal morphometry and leg bone dimensions in different goose genotypes after a four-year reproductive period	8

Detailed molecular investigation of Marek’s disease virus circulating in organised poultry farms in India revealed emergence of highly virulent MDV causing varied tissue tropism	8
Marination with aronia, grape and hawthorn vinegars affects the technological, textural, microstructural and sensory properties of spent chicken meat	8
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	8
Residue of Erycibe obtusifolia Benth as bedding materials improves welfare and microorganisms of 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	7
Effects of calcium pidolate on performance, carcass traits, bone biomechanical properties and mineralisation and jejunum histomorphology in broilers	7
The Gordon Memorial Lecture: Steering the gut microbiome for improved health and welfare in broilers	7
Effect of goose-derived adiponectin peptide gADP3 on LPS-induced inflammatory injury in goose liver	7
Two novel InDels within the promoter of SIRT1 are associated with growth traits in chickens	7
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
Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of Salmonella spp. isolates in healthy poultry	7
Effects of dietary calcium and microbial phytase on the bioavailability of two sources of zinc in broilers	7
miR-181a-5p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	7
The potential post-hatching growth of domestic birds is sufficiently described by the Gompertz function	7
Temporal variation characteristics of microbial aerosols in the goose house environment	6
Polygonatum sibiricum polysaccharides combat fatty liver haemorrhage syndrome in hens via regulation of lipid metabolism, oxidative stress and inflamm	6
Comprehensive analysis of changes in expression of lncRNA, microRNA and mRNA in liver tissues of chickens with high or low abdominal fat deposition	6
Controlling microbial population in poultry industry using acidic and slightly acidic electrolysed water as a potential non-thermal food sanitizer	6
Catalase, superoxide dismutase and butylated hydroxytoluene benefit mid-term storage of red-legged partridge sperm ( Alectoris rufa )	6
An approach for goose egg recognition for robot picking based on deep learning	6
N-acetyl-L-cysteine improves the performance of chronic cyclic heat-stressed finisher broilers but has no effect on tissue glutathione levels	6
Histopathological effects of azithromycin on broilers: immune system alterations and apoptotic changes	6
Egg laying performance and egg quality with Paracoccus carotinifaciens supplementation containing high astaxanthin levels	6
Evaluating the genetic components of growth in ostriches with multi-trait and random regression models	6
Food safety control in poultry industry: prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli isolated from raw chicken and the potential use of <	6
Aronia melanocarpa pomace enhances egg production and quality in late-laying hens via modulating gut microbiota and lipid metabolism	6
Feed emulsifier improves the performance and nutrient digestibility in broiler chicken fed diets without antibiotic growth promoter	5
Avian sperm-borne RNAs: optimisation of a new isolation protocol	5
Genetic parameter estimation for traits related to the immune system against sheep red blood cells in Japanese quail	5
Performance of broiler chicken on dietary supplementation of protected organic acids blend	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
Enhancing diet specification to maximise feed efficiency and production characteristics of the Redbro slow growing broiler chicken	5
FEDM: a convolutional neural network based fertilised egg detection model	5
Gga-let-7a-3p inhibits the proliferation and differentiation of chicken intramuscular preadipocytes	5
Dietary cholecalciferol and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation interact to modulate reproductive performance, egg quality, serum antioxidant capacity, intestinal morphology and tibia quality of	5
Biomarker discovery and authentication of cold-slaughtered chicken through classical analytical procedures and mass spectrometry based proteomic approaches	5
Efficacy of maize differing in particle size in low-density protein diets fed to broilers from day 1 to 21 of age	5
Expression of genes related to ileal barrier function in heritage and modern broiler chickens	4
Investigation on adaptations of broiler chickens to high dietary free amino acid levels in nitrogen utilisation and plasma amino acid concentrations	4
Genome-wide methylation and transcriptome differential analysis of skeletal muscle in broilers with valgus-varus deformity	4
Comparative liver transcriptomics of Kadaknath and Aseel chickens reveals molecular basis of their unique nutritional and metabolic traits	4
Genetic parameter estimation and genetic evaluation of important economic traits in white and yellow broilers	4
Construction of miRNA-mRNA network in the differentiation of chicken preadipocytes	4
Tissue oxidative stress and expression of chicken UCP and ANT mRNA in laying hens exposed to acute cold stress	4
miR-30a-3p can inhibit the proliferation and promote the differentiation of chicken primary myoblasts	4
How are they really doing? Animal welfare on organic laying hen farms in terms of health and behaviour	4
Propolis extract reduces heterocyclic aromatic amine formation in chicken thigh meat	4
The apparent metabolisable energy and ileal amino digestibility of black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens ) pre-pupae meal for broiler chickens	4
The use of golden mussel meal of different particle sizes to feed broiler chickens aged 1–42 days	4

Influence of particle size and inclusion level of oat hulls on retention and passage in the anterior digestive tract of broilers	4
Association between antimicrobial resistance and biofilm forming ability of Salmonella enterica serotypes from commercial broiler farms in Brazil	4
The current research status of non-destructive testing technologies for egg quality: internal freshness – a review	4
A comparison of immersion-based and spray-based crate washing systems on the impact of Campylobacter spp. reduction	4
Changes of chicken liver-enriched antimicrobial peptide 2 across feeding states and body weight and its regulatory role in feed intake	4
Effect of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol supplementation with different dietary available phosphorus levels for 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
Transcriptome profiling of morphogenetic differences between contour and flight feathers in duck	4
Assessment of crop usage in ad libitum fed birds and short-term phytase efficiency as affected by acid addition	4
Lack of reproducibility compromises conclusions on the effects of three Bacillus species on Salmonella enterica	4
The relationship of MITF gene expression and promoter methylation with plumage colour in quail	4
Resveratrol enhances duck cathelicidin expression in heterophilic granulocytes via MAPK–EGR1 signalling pathway	4
The effect of fermented rapeseed meal on production performance, egg quality and hatchability in broiler breeders after peak production	4
Single and multiple oral amoxicillin treatment in geese: a pharmacokinetic evaluation	4
PHGDH promotes the proliferation and differentiation of primary chicken myoblasts	3
Antiviral effect of palmatine against infectious bronchitis virus through regulation of NF-κB/IRF7/JAK-STAT signalling pathway and apoptosis	3
New primers for sex identification in the Chukar partridges ( Alectoris chukar )	3
Mass spectrometry-based metabolic profiling for identification of biomarkers related to footpad dermatitis in ducks	3
Effect of increasing dose level of a novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant on phytate degradation in broilers fed diets containing varied phytate levels	3
The fatty acid profile in the yolk and yolk sac from incubated goose eggs depends on the breeder age and laying period	3
Identification of key candidate genes for wing length-related traits by whole-genome resequencing in 772 geese	3
Indirubin prevents structural damage to chicken lungs and trachea caused by Mycoplasma gallisepticum infection through attenuating oxidative stress and apoptosis	3
Factors affecting cryopreservation-associated damages in sperm motility of cockerels (Gallus gallus domesticus)	3
The response of turkeys to dietary balanced protein during two periods of growth	3
Investigating possible impact, and interaction, of phytase supplementation during pre-experimental and experimental phases on assay of true phosphorus pre-caecal digestibility and total tract retentio	3
Dynamic changes in protein concentrations of keratins in crop milk and related gene expression in pigeon crops during different incubation and chick rearing stages	3
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli alters complement gene expression in chicken erythrocytes	3
Genome-wide scanning for selection signatures in two autochthonous Anatolian chicken breeds	3
Effect of dietary supplementation of organic and inorganic Se on performance and antioxidant response in commercial broiler chickens	3
Short- and long-term sex-dependent effects of a nutritional supplement after hatching on growth, metabolism and gut microbiota in broiler chickens	3
Examining the relationship between different naturally-occurring maxillary beak shapes and their ability to cause damage in commercial laying hens	3
Potential of accelerometer tags for monitoring of Japanese quail ( Coturnix japonica ) reproductive behaviour	3
Integrated analysis of mRNA and microRNA expression pattern reveals differential transcriptome signatures in RIPK2 over-expressing chicken	3
Nutritional and technological potential of chicken feathers for the food industry	3
Genome-wide association study for reproduction-related traits in Chinese domestic goose	3
Feed particle size and live-attenuated coccidiosis vaccination interact to improve productive performance rather than significant effects on gastrointestinal tract development and meat quality in broi	3
Practices and issues of moulting programs for laying hens: a review	3
Holo-analysis of the effects of xylo-oligosaccharides on broiler chicken performance	3
Development of an in vivo radiographic method with potential for use in improving bone quality and the welfare of laying hens through genetic selection	3
PLGA nanoparticle with Amomum longiligulare polysaccharide 1 increased the immunogenicity of infectious bursal disease virus VP2 protein	3
Effects of in ovo injection of 25(OH)D ₃ in combination with Marek’s disease vaccine on hatchability, performance and bone health of b	3
Identification of potential candidate genes for the Huoyan trait in developing Wulong goose embryos by transcriptomic analysis	3
Effects of cottonseed meal bioactive peptides on growth performance, ileal digestibility, serum amino acid and immune responses of broiler chickens	3
Editorial	3
Oxidative stress mediated immunosuppression caused by ammonia gas via antioxidant/oxidant imbalance in broilers	3
Effects of testis testosterone deficiency on gene expression in the adrenal gland and skeletal muscle of ducks	3
Transcriptome analysis of granulosa cell layer of hierarchical follicles during the egg-laying interval in pigeons	3
Epidermal growth factor receptors and their ligands are expressed in the spleen of the Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) during the post-hatch period	3