OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Canadian Journal of Animal Science is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effect of sod-seeding bloat-free legumes on pasture productivity, steer performance, and production economics	37
Apparent and standardized digestibility in broilers fed flaxseed meal with multi-carbohydrase and phytase at 35 days of age	29
Effects of space allowance on behaviour during lairage, stress physiology, skin lesion scores, and meat quality of market pigs transported in an actively ventilated vehicle in the winter	26
Supplemental effect of coated refined fish oil on the performance of finishing pigs fed diets containing soybean meal as a partial alternative to barley or wheat feed ingredient	26
Effect of replacing barley silage with calcium oxide-treated barley straw on rumen fermentation, rumen microbiota, nutrient digestibility, and growth performance of finishing beef cattle	12
Effect of chemostat turnover rate and select antibiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of porcine gastrointestinal tract bacteria	11
Efficacy of yeast and garlic extract mixture on growth performance, tract digestibility, excreta microbiota, gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality in broiler	10
Effects of dietary emulsifier and lipid source on broiler meat quality, lipids, and serum antioxidant status	9
Effect of dietary inclusion ofAchyranthes japonicaextract on growth performance, fecal microbiota, fecal gas emission, nutrient digestibility, and meat-carcass grade quality traits in finishing	8
Evaluation of biochar products at two inclusion levels on ruminal in vitro methane production and fermentation parameters in a Timothy hay-based diet	8
Pre-slaughter road transportation times: meat quality and sensory properties of Nellore bull meat	8
Effects of Red Osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) inclusion with grass hay on in vitro dry matter disappearance, gas production, and fermentation characteristics	8
Digestive and absorptive capacity and digesta microbiota throughout the gastrointestinal tract of nursery pigs from parents with divergent estimated breeding value for feed conversion ratio	8
Ammonium phosphate is a potential nitrogen supplement in nitrogen-limiting diets for growing pigs	7
Probiotic complex supplementation to growing pig’s diet enhances daily growth and reduces fecal gas emission	7
Feeding graded levels of camelina expeller meal up to 20% of dietary dry matter decreases feed intake and milk production but enhances concentration in milk fat of n-3 fatty acids in dairy cows	6
Effect of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate on lactation performance in dairy cows	6
Porcine in vitro digestion and solubilization of non-starch polysaccharides in corn and wheat supplemented with xylanase and feruloyl esterase	6
Characterization of heifer rearing costs and their association with farm factors of Québec Holstein dairy farms	6
Association of postabsorptive glucose and acetate metabolism with feed intake, growth, and efficiency in finishing beef heifers	6
Mandated restrictions on the use of medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken production in Canada: implications, emerging challenges, and opportunities for bolstering gastrointestinal functi	6
Effects of feeding blend-pelleted co-products on nutrient intake, digestibility, and production performance of high producing dairy cows	5
Evaluation of dietary-coated omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on reproduction performance, growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and blood profiles in lactating sows and suckling piglets	5
Use of cinnamon and Bacillus subtilis probiotics in the diet of broiler chickens	5
Supplementation of microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the performance, haemato-biochemical profile and intestinal microbiota composition of broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp.	5

Effect of mixtures of legume species on ruminal fermentation, methane, and microbial nitrogen production in batch and continuous culture (RUSITEC) systems	5
Silybum marianum seed extract as a potential phytogenic feed additive for improving growth performance and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	5
The effect of epidermal growth factor on performance and oxidative stress in piglets challenged with enterotoxigenicEscherichia coliK88	5
Investigating feather corticosterone and fault bars along the length of domestic male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) feathers	5
Response of growth performance, blood hematology, organ indexes, and myofiber traits to increasing dietary methionine levels in Jilin White goose	5
Performance of near-infrared spectroscopy in pork shoulder as a predictor for pork belly softness	5
Impact of combined xylanase and β-glucanase enzymes on digesta transit time, short-chain fatty acids, and caecal thermal profile of broilers fed corn–soy-based diets	4
Influence of Ca²⁺ on mitochondrial apoptosis activation and yak meat tenderization during postmortem aging	4
Evaluation of the use of commercial-type and synthetic diets to test a nucleotide-rich yeast-derived product as a growth promotor for first feeding rainbow trout fry raised at 10 or 16 °C	4
Note of appreciation/Note de reconnaissance	4
Characterization of the exosomes in the allantoic fluid of the chicken embryo	4
Effects of sugarcane extract on growth and diarrhea of growing piglets	4
The importance of B vitamins in enhanced precision nutrition of dairy cows: the case of folates and vitamin B₁₂	4
The effect of temperature and humidity index on egg-laying and hatching parameters in Japanese quail	4
Physiochemical characterization and energy contents of novel corn ethanol co-product streams, with and without inclusion of a multi-carbohydrase enzyme blend, for growing pigs	4
The effects of corncob and xylanase supplementation on performance, ileal digestibility, intestinal morphology, gastrointestinal pH, and serum biochemical traits in the broiler chickens	4
Genomic regions underlying variation in wattles, horns, and supernumerary teats phenotypes in Egyptian goats	4
Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle	4
Genome-wide association studies for growth and feed efficiency traits in American mink	4
The effects of grinding and pelleting on nutrient composition of Canadian pulses	4
Impact of multicarbohydrase and phytase on apparent and standardized digestibility, energy, and nutrient balance in broilers fed sunflower meal	4
Note of appreciation	4
Proceedings of the 2021 Meeting of the Animal Science Modelling Group	3
The effects of raw and steam-pressure toasted faba bean seeds on the production performance in high-lactating dairy cows	3
Effects of feeding graded levels of camelina expeller meal up to 10% of dietary dry matter on production and milk fatty acid profiles in dairy cows	3
The effects of extrusion on nutrient content of Canadian pulses with a focus on protein and amino acids	3
Estimation of digestible zinc and copper in pigs: a meta-analysis approach	3
Prediction of ileal digestible phosphorus in broiler chicken diets supplemented with exogenous phytase	3
Effects of space allowance on behaviour during lairage, stress physiology, skin lesion scores, and meat quality of market-weight pigs transported in an actively ventilated vehicle in the summer	3
Trends in the risk of heat stress to Canadian dairy cattle in a changing climate	3
A review of foot-related lameness in feedlot cattle	3
Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses provide insights into the key genes involved in muscle growth in the large Diqing Tibetan pig	3
The impacts of a fibrolytic enzyme additive on digestibility and performance in the grower and early finisher period, and supplementalSaccharomyces cerevisiaeon performance and rumen health in	3
The effect of a sugarcane polyphenol extract on intake, apparent total tract digestibility, rumen fermentation, pH, methane emissions, and rumen microbiome of beef heifers fed a high forage diet	3
Atmospheric ammonia causes histopathological lesions, cell cycle blockage, and apoptosis of spleen in chickens	3
An evaluation of the effects of dietary mixed-species direct-fed microbial (probiotic) on growth performance, gas emissions, meat quality, nutrient digestibility, and fecal score in finishing pigs	3
Effects of pre-farrow feeding time on the farrowing time and duration in sows and litter outcomes	3
Effect of displaced abomasum on milk production, reproductive performance, and culling of Holstein dairy cattle in Iran	3
Impact of dietary zinc and copper levels on ileal and total apparent nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	2
Performance and ruminal fermentation of second-trimester pregnant beef cows fed short-season high-moisture corn stover or barley greenfeed during winter in western Canada	2
Reflections on a chromic oxide paper 44 years later: most cited paper in 99-year history of the Canadian Journal of Animal Science	2
Effects of biochar source, level of inclusion, and particle size on in vitro dry matter disappearance, total gas, and methane production and ruminal fermentation parameters in a barley silage-based di	2
Accounting for dominance genetic variation in carcass quality traits of Canadian crossbred beef cattle	2
Bark charcoal powder containing wood vinegar liquid can shorten the time to shipping of broilers raised in tropical areas by activating performance and intestinal function	2
Effect of dietary organic acids supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut morphology in weaned pigs	2
Correction: Use of two novel trailer types for transportation of pigs to slaughter. II. Effects on trailer microclimate, pig behaviour, physiological response, and meat quality under Canadian winter c	2
Are muscle fiber types different between normal and dark-cutting beef?	2
Thermal processing induced changes on molecular structure spectral profile of carbohydrates and ruminal degradation and intestinal digestion characteristics of oat grains (Avena sativa) in dair	2
Evaluation of plasma biotin, folate, and vitamin B₁₂ concentrations of Holstein dairy cows fed adequate or high concentrations of dietary vitamin D₃, vitamin E, calcium, and sele	2
Effect of whole seaweed and seaweed extract on rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and methane emissions of beef heifers fed a high forage diet.	2

Does the climate influence the variance of residual in litter traits of Taiwan Landrace sows?	2
Inclusion of probiotic (Lactobacillus plantarum) in high- and low-nutrient-density diets reveals a positive result on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, gas emission, and blood pro	2
Effect of a microencapsulated complex of biofactors and antioxidants on the growth performance, plasma biochemistry, intestinal health, and immune and antioxidant status of broiler chickens challenged	2
Age-related effects of high-frequency LED lighting in laying hens. Part 1: blood physiological variables	2
Effects of feeding two different blends of essential oils to finishing steers on growth performance, carcass characteristics, meat quality, meat composition, and shelf life	2
Impact of yeast hydrolysate (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) supplementation on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, noxious gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality	2
Long-term steam conditioning is needed to maximize the nutritional value of expander-processed soybean expellers	2
Analysis of VRTN, NR6A1 and LTBP2 gene polymorphisms in Lijiang pigs and their association with the number of thoracic vertebrae	2
Minor stall modifications and outdoor access can help improve dairy cow welfare in tie-stalls	2
Dietary Bacillus subtilis- and Clostridium butyricum-based probiotics supplement improves growth and meat quality, and alters microbiota in the excreta of broiler chickens	2
Effects of functional amino acid blend dietary supplementation with different feeding regimens on growth performance and protein utilization in weaned pigs	2
Nutrient digestibility and availability of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), poultry by-product meal, and poultry viscera in female mink (Neogale vison) diets: insights on the nitrogen-to-pr	2
Effects of dietary Pleurotus geesteranus stem supplementation on growth performance, anti-inflammation activity, intestinal function, and meat quality in pigs	2
Simulation of loading and unloading through ramps of different configuration: effects on the ease of handling and physiological response of pigs of two slaughter weights	2
Amiata donkey body conformation, udder characteristics, and their relationship with milk yield and quality	1
Greenhouse gas emissions and economic performance of Canadian cow-calf farms	1
Testing the ability of contact mats to identify problematic stall configurations	1
Impact of adding water to a barley-based finishing feedlot diet on feed sorting behaviour and ruminal fermentation for growing beef steers	1
Quantification of biogenic amines and adaptation of an index as a quality indicator of rendered pig meals	1
Comparative impact of conventional and alternative gut health management programs on plasma and tibia attributes in broiler chickens raised in commercial and research settings	1
Grease trap waste (griddle grease) as a feed ingredient for finishing lambs: growth performance, dietary energetics, and carcass characteristics	1
Effects of homo- and hetero-fermentative lactic acid bacteria on the quality and aerobic stability of corn silage	1
Growth performance and heamatobiochemical parameters of broilers fed diets containing Artemisia afra essential oil	1
The effects of different spacing allowances in the pullet phase on the eggshell and bone quality of hens in the laying phase	1
The Use of Infrared Thermography in the Assessment of Stress, Health and Metabolism in Domestic Animals	1
Short-season high-moisture shelled corn, snaplage, or corn silage as a partial replacement for dry-rolled barley grain or barley silage in western Canadian beef cattle finishing diets	1
Comparison and estimation of different linear and nonlinear lactation curve submodels in random regression analyses on dairy cattle	1
Evaluation of cool-season perennial forage varieties as monocultures and legume–grass binary mixtures under intensive grazing	1
The effect of feeding flaxseed as a source of omega-3 fatty acids to broiler and layer breeders during rearing and lay on body weight, reproductive performance, and hatchability performance indices	1
Nutrient digestibility in broiler chickens fed diets containing high levels of soybean oil is affected by the source of fiber	1
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3′ UTR of follistatin-like 4 and scavenger receptor class B member 1 are associated with Dazu black goat litter size	1
Effects of maternal undernutrition during late pregnancy on mitochondrial function of perirenal fat in fetal sheep	1
Effet du type de stabulation sur le bien-être des vaches laitières en Algérie	1
Modelling environmental impacts associated with the removal of productivity-enhancing technologies from Canadian feedlots: a case study	1
Trans-10 shifted ruminal biohydrogenation and its implications for ruminant milk and meat fat content and quality	1
Characterization of First Cut Alfalfa and Grass Silage Management Practices on Canadian Dairy Farms	1
The early story of growth hormone-releasing factor in rats, swine, and cattle	1
Evaluation of unprotected and rumen-protected L-carnitine in vitro and in vivo	1
Effect of dietary nitrogen content and ammonium phosphate inclusion on lysine requirement for nitrogen retention in growing pigs	1
Postembryonic developmental changes in ovarian histology and associated 17β-oestradiol and progesterone profiles in guinea hens (Numida meleagris)	1
Effect of processing method and severity for hybrid fall rye on dry matter intake, ruminal fermentation, and apparent total tract nutrient digestibility in ruminally cannulated beef heifers	1
Farm size distribution in the Canadian livestock sector	1
Determination of standardized ileal digestibility of crude protein and amino acids and digestible indispensable amino acid score of faba beans, lentils, and yellow peas fed to growing pigs	1
Polysaccharide from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by maintaining the intestinal barrier integrity via MLC/Notch signaling	1
Standardized ileal digestible amino acid contents in flaxseed and flaxseed meals fed to growing–finishing pigs	1
Effect of mixed live yeast and lactic acid bacteria on in vitro fermentation with varying media pH using a high-grain or high-forage diet	1
Impacts of hybrid rye and fiber level in the diet of pregnant and early lactation sows on the reproductive performance and fecal microbiota of sows and their piglets	1
Effects of dietary phytase with or without multi-carbohydrase supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and bone traits in nursery pigs	1
Enzyme complex addition in barley or rye broiler diets with two energy levels fed from 1 to 21 days	1
Bias and accuracy of body weight trait evaluations of an F2 chicken using single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP)	1
Production performance and oxidative stability of milk enriched with n-3 fatty acids in Holstein cows fed flaxseed meal	1
Assessing the methane mitigation potential of Canadian red seaweeds using in vitro batch culture	1
Feeding gilts and sows to maximize mammary development and lactation performance	1
Evaluation of standardized mixture of synbiotic-glyconutrients supplemented in lambs finished during summer season in tropical environment: growth performance, dietary energetics, and carcass characte	1
Comparative responses of Lohmann Select Leghorn-lite and Shaver Heritage White Leghorn hens when fed diets containing fine and coarse oat hulls	1
Supplying standardized ileal digestible lysine via soybean meal below estimated requirements for late gestating gilts does not negatively affect mammary development	1
Changes in the fatty acid composition of steer subcutaneous fat, including biohydrogenation products, are minimal when finished on combinations of corn and barley grains and silages	1
The relationship between udder skin surface temperature and milk production and composition in dairy cattle (Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758)	1
Study of persistency of lactation and survival of Iranian Holstein dairy cattle using random regression model	1
Radiated temperature of weaned piglets and the response to in-feed antibiotics with correction for ambient conditions	1
Identification of potential candidate genes associated with milk protein differences in Holstein cows: a meta-analysis integrating GWAS and RNA-Seq transcriptome	1
Animal and farm factors affecting the fatty acid profile and amyloid a concentration of milk on Quebec dairy farms	1
Effect of pine-based biochars with differing physiochemical properties on methane production, ruminal fermentation, and rumen microbiota in an artificial rumen (RUSITEC) fed barley silage	1
Comparison of Two Internal Markers and Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Predicting Nutrient Digestibility in Beef Cattle Offered Diets Varying in Forage Quantity and Quality	1
Eimeria infection-related intestinal dynamics and microbiome, growth performance, and nutrient utilization in broiler chickens fed diets supplemented with multienzyme	1
An assessment of the environmental sustainability of beef production in Canada	1
Effects of dietary fiber on fecal microbiota of grower–finisher pig offspring from parents with divergent estimated breeding value for feed conversion ratio	1
Effect of refrigeration on the collagen and texture characteristics of yak meat	1