OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Canadian Journal of Animal Science is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
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	33
Effect of chemostat turnover rate and select antibiotics on Salmonella Typhimurium in the presence of porcine gastrointestinal tract bacteria	28
Apparent and standardized digestibility in broilers fed flaxseed meal with multi-carbohydrase and phytase at 35 days of age	15
The face of the Canadian riding lesson industry—common management practices and industry opinions	14
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	10
Evaluating the efficacy of red, brown, and green seaweeds in reducing in vitro methane production from cattle	9
Evaluation of biochar products at two inclusion levels on ruminal in vitro methane production and fermentation parameters in a Timothy hay-based diet	9
Randomized blind study of the antispasmodic effect of scopolamine and dipyrone on the gastrointestinal tract of healthy cattle	9
Effect of sod-seeding bloat-free legumes on pasture productivity, steer performance, and production economics	9
Probiotic complex supplementation to growing pig’s diet enhances daily growth and reduces fecal gas emission	8
Ammonium phosphate is a potential nitrogen supplement in nitrogen-limiting diets for growing pigs	8
Effects of Red Osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) inclusion with grass hay on in vitro dry matter disappearance, gas production, and fermentation characteristics	8
Effect of hydrogenated fat-embedded calcium gluconate on lactation performance in dairy cows	7
Mandated restrictions on the use of medically important antibiotics in broiler chicken production in Canada: implications, emerging challenges, and opportunities for bolstering gastrointestinal functi	7
Effects of dietary emulsifier and lipid source on broiler meat quality, lipids, and serum antioxidant status	7
Pre-slaughter road transportation times: meat quality and sensory properties of Nellore bull meat	7
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	7
Efficacy of yeast and garlic extract mixture on growth performance, tract digestibility, excreta microbiota, gas emission, blood profile, and meat quality in broiler	7
Characterization of heifer rearing costs and their association with farm factors of Québec Holstein dairy farms	6
Predicting the performance of beef cattle on diverse perennial forage mixtures using the CowBytes ration-balancing software program	6
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
Supplementation of microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the performance, haemato-biochemical profile and intestinal microbiota composition of broiler chickens challenged with Eimeria spp.	6
A 99-year journey on the development of Canadian forages for livestock production	6
Association of postabsorptive glucose and acetate metabolism with feed intake, growth, and efficiency in finishing beef heifers	6
Effect of mixtures of legume species on ruminal fermentation, methane, and microbial nitrogen production in batch and continuous culture (RUSITEC) systems	6

Manure storage practices in Canada: farm survey analysis with implications for GHG emissions	6
Porcine in vitro digestion and solubilization of non-starch polysaccharides in corn and wheat supplemented with xylanase and feruloyl esterase	6
Response of growth performance, blood hematology, organ indexes, and myofiber traits to increasing dietary methionine levels in Jilin White goose	5
Effects of sugarcane extract on growth and diarrhea of growing piglets	5
A scoping review on the impact of rotational grazing in beef cattle systems on greenhouse gas emissions, soil health, plant diversity, and plant productivity parameters	5
Note of appreciation	5
Investigating feather corticosterone and fault bars along the length of domestic male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) feathers	5
Use of cinnamon and Bacillus subtilis probiotics in the diet of broiler chickens	5
Influence of Ca²⁺ on mitochondrial apoptosis activation and yak meat tenderization during postmortem aging	5
Genome-wide association studies for growth and feed efficiency traits in American mink	5
Silybum marianum seed extract as a potential phytogenic feed additive for improving growth performance and nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	5
Using publicly available weather station data to investigate the effects of heat stress on milk production traits in Canadian Holstein cattle	5
The effect of temperature and humidity index on egg-laying and hatching parameters in Japanese quail	5
The effects of grinding and pelleting on nutrient composition of Canadian pulses	5
The importance of B vitamins in enhanced precision nutrition of dairy cows: the case of folates and vitamin B₁₂	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	4
Atmospheric ammonia causes histopathological lesions, cell cycle blockage, and apoptosis of spleen in chickens	4
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
Effects of pre-farrow feeding time on the farrowing time and duration in sows and litter outcomes	4
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	4
Trends in the risk of heat stress to Canadian dairy cattle in a changing climate	4
Development of a new composite SLICK beef cattle breed for improved tolerance to heat stress in temperate environments	4
Genomic regions underlying variation in wattles, horns, and supernumerary teats phenotypes in Egyptian goats	4
Note of appreciation/Note de reconnaissance	4
Impact of multicarbohydrase and phytase on apparent and standardized digestibility, energy, and nutrient balance in broilers fed sunflower meal	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
Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic analyses provide insights into the key genes involved in muscle growth in the large Diqing Tibetan pig	3
A review of foot-related lameness in feedlot cattle	3
The effects of raw and steam-pressure toasted faba bean seeds on the production performance in high-lactating dairy cows	3
Minor stall modifications and outdoor access can help improve dairy cow welfare in tie-stalls	3
Analysis of VRTN, NR6A1 and LTBP2 gene polymorphisms in Lijiang pigs and their association with the number of thoracic vertebrae	3
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	3
Effect of displaced abomasum on milk production, reproductive performance, and culling of Holstein dairy cattle in Iran	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
The effect of a sugarcane polyphenol extract on intake, apparent total tract digestibility, rumen fermentation, pH, methane emissions, and the rumen microbiome of beef heifers fed a high forage diet	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
Impact of dietary zinc and copper levels on ileal and total apparent nutrient digestibility in growing pigs	3
Estimation of digestible zinc and copper in pigs: a meta-analysis approach	3
The effects of extrusion on nutrient content of Canadian pulses with a focus on protein and amino acids	3
Prediction of ileal digestible phosphorus in broiler chicken diets supplemented with exogenous phytase	3
Proceedings of the 2021 Meeting of the Animal Science Modelling Group	3
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	3
Dietary β-1,3-glucan supplementation in broilers with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis: impact on growth performance, organ weight, meat quality, and intestinal health	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
Effect of dietary organic acids supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and gut morphology in weaned pigs	2
Comparison of canola meal versus soybean meal on growth performance and carcass quality of feedlot cattle	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
Effects of functional amino acid blend dietary supplementation with different feeding regimens on growth performance and protein utilization in weaned 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

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
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
Phenological variation in native mixedgrass chemical composition, in vitro fermentation, and methane production	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
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
Long-term steam conditioning is needed to maximize the nutritional value of expander-processed soybean expellers	2
Multienzyme preparation containing a blend of mannanase, xylanase, cellulase, pectinase, β-glucanase, amylase, protease, and phytase on the performance of laying hens fed corn–soybean meal diet	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
Lethal white foal syndrome: a review	2
Evaluation of emulsified-balanced oil in lactating sows	2
Performance, digestibility, carcass characteristics, and blood parameters of backgrounding and finishing beef steers fed diets containing corn silage or barley straw with or without calcium oxide	2
Are muscle fiber types different between normal and dark-cutting beef?	2
Influence of dietary protease supplementation to high and low protein diets on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood profiles, and gas emissions in finishing pigs	2