OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of cutting schedule and inoculation on chemical composition, ensiling characteristics and digestive utilisation of alfalfa silages	37
Epichloë fungal endophyte strains and their Lolium hosts affect resistance to Listronotus bonariensis (Coleoptera: Curc	23
The value of a herbicide resistance testing service for the agricultural sector in New Zealand	18
Inclusion of Lotus tenuis in beef cattle systems in the Argentinian flooding pampa as an enteric methane mitigation strategy	17
Efficacy of an off-line constructed wetland for mitigating nitrogen loss from a pastoral catchment	13
The intrauterine effects of a maternal winter diet of either kale or fodder beet on measures of calf stature and bone morphology at birth	11
Solid supplementation and energy sources for grazing beef cattle: digestion and metabolism	11
Influences affecting adoption of management to mitigate impacts of intensive winter grazing of forage crops	10
Pasture yield responses and nitrogen leaching losses from rolling downland grazed by sheep in the South Island of New Zealand	9
Mineral salt and urea in finishing bulls on tropical pasture: performance, carcass traits, and meat fatty acid composition	9
Effect of rice bran and microorganism as additives in pearl millet silage	9
A computer algorithm for scoring cow teats based on udder images	9
Effects of mixed plantings of field pea in conjunction with spring triticale harvested at different growth stages on total nitrogen and exogenous amino acids concentrations in green fodder	9
Estimation of genetic parameters for production, composition and processability of milk from dairy sheep in a New Zealand flock	9
Pasture productivity in New Zealand 1990–2020: trends, expectations, and key factors	8
Effectiveness of cottonseed cake fibre included in the diet of Nellore steers finished in confinement	7
Development of a heat load index for grazing dairy cattle	7
Feeding cows with agroecologically diets: intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation and N-utilisation	6
Soil-borne fungal diseases in Aotearoa New Zealand pastures: a significant research blind spot	6
Comparative assessment of the winter grain crops’ feeding value by the content of arabinoxylans	6
Tolerance of plantain ( Plantago lanceolata ) to translocated herbicides wiped on flower stems	6
A review of the effectiveness of sediment traps for New Zealand agriculture	6
Prevalence and incidence rate of clinical lameness in three New Zealand dairy goat farms	6
Effect of feeding time and time of harvest of fresh pasture on urinary and faecal nitrogen excretion patterns in sheep	6
The potential for phosphorus loss to groundwater from soils irrigated with dairy factory wastewater	5

Preparation of ruminal fluid and serum samples from beef cattle for nuclear magnetic resonance based–metabolomics	5
Recessive and dominant inheritance patterns associated with synonymous differences in wool fibre curvature and medullation	5
Enhancing the quality of haylage from tropical grasses with xylanase enzyme	5
Are native shrubs a sustainable alternative to radiata pine on steep slopes? Insights using bioeconomic model for hill country farms in New Zealand	5
Implications of sampling bias and population behaviour in the study of parasitoid-based biocontrol of Listronotus bonariensis in New Zealand’s exotic pasture ecosystems	5
Udder and teat morphology traits associated with milk production and somatic cell score in dairy sheep from a New Zealand flock	5
Fermentative dynamics and nutritional characteristics of mixed corn silages with and without cobs associated with butterfly pea hay	4
Genetic parameters, repeatability, and multiple-trait selection in Paspalum notatum Flügge genotypes	4
Forage and livestock production in response to the inclusion of legumes in integrated crop-livestock systems	4
Individualised feeding of concentrate supplement according to milk yield did not increase milk production in pasture-grazed cows near peak lactation	4
Feed efficiency improves sperm quality and viability of fertilisation in Dorper sheep	4
Chemical composition, mineral profile, carbohydrate fractionation, dry matter digestibility and in vitro gas production of Furcraea foetida	4
Development of a multiplex PCR system for efficient pathogen detection in alfalfa plants	4
Growth performance, nutrient intake, ingestive behaviour and carcase characteristics of fattening lambs grazing alfalfa and fed partial mixed rations differing in the energy source	4
Herbicide-resistant weeds in New Zealand’s agricultural sectors: identification, mechanisms of resistance and management	4
Impact of energy-mineral supplementation on the performance of young bulls from varied genetic groups during the pasture growth phase and in subsequent feedlot evaluation	4
A review of research on the molybdenum requirements of New Zealand pastures	4
Buffel grass pre-dried as a modulator of the fermentation, nutritional and aerobic stability profile of cactus pear silage	3
Hereford heifers with lower blood urea nitrogen breeding values excrete urine with lower nitrogen concentration	3
Target-site and non-target site resistance mechanisms are associated with iodosulfuron resistance in Lolium perenne L.	3
Cottonseed cake as nutritional additive for sorghum silages	3
Reductionist science in agriculture and horticulture	3
Relationships between dietary factors and nitrogen partitioning to milk and urine in temperate grazing dairy cattle	3
Tissue flow and agronomic performance of intercropped tropical-climate grasses grown in the semi-arid region	3
Variation in foliar inorganic phosphorus concentrations in perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.)	3
Evaluating flotation and sieving for removing Nassella neesiana seeds from gravel harvested from infested riverbeds in New Zealand	3
Nodule occupancy of effective rhizobia vary between historical and modern cultivars of white clover	3
Life after racing: descriptors of rehomed thoroughbred racehorses in New Zealand	3
Changes to soil profile carbon and nutrient distribution following pasture renewal with full inversion tillage	2
Effects of condensed tannins in Lespedeza bicolor leaves on in vitro rumen fermentation and methane emissions	2
Effects of corn silage intercropped with Marandu grass and pigeon pea on ruminal kinetics and methane production in lambs	2
Light interception, yield, spring regrowth and quality of Chloris gayana under different defoliation regimes	2
Phenotypic and genetic parameters for blood urea nitrogen concentration and its genetic relationships with growth traits in Hereford cattle	2
Cardinal temperatures and morphogenetic characters of two forage Patagonian grasses. First step for sustainable grazing management	2
Improved prediction using genomic relationships for farmed red deer in New Zealand	2
Development of a heat load index and risk map for grazing sheep	2
Correction	2
Earthworms for inclusion as an indicator of soil biological health in New Zealand pastures	2
Production and nutritional value of forage from Rhodes grass genotypes in the semiarid region of Brazil	2
A horizon scan for temperate pastoral weed science–a New Zealand perspective	2
Genetic variation in surface temperature measured using infra-red thermography and genetic associations with production traits in grazing dairy cattle	2
Assessing the potential of invertebrate natural enemies of insect pests inhabiting Miscanthus x giganteus shelterbelts in pasture	2
Elephant grass silage with increasing levels of babassu pie: fermentation parameters and nutritional value	2
Ethanol and organic acid production related to the microbial population in sugarcane silages with admixed crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst) bran	2
Evaluating pasture forage plant breeding achievements: a review	2
Supporting the growth of the dairy sheep industry in New Zealand–industry update and review of a programme linking industry and science	2
A review of pasture mixes and management strategies to reduce the impact of facial eczema in New Zealand	2
Measuring phosphorus losses in drainage from arable and vegetable production systems in New Zealand	2
Applying equine RSU and seasonal livestock correction to wider equine stud farm types	2
Comparing herbicide resistance in New Zealand and Australia	2

Impacts of growing and utilising genetically modified crops and forages – a New Zealand perspective	2
Effects of yard weaning and human contact compared to paddock weaning on the liveweight gain and stress reactivity of beef cattle	2
Whole-plant sesame silage in substitution of whole-plant corn silage in diets of feedlot lambs	2
Effect of contrasting water-soluble carbohydrate to crude protein ratio’s in perennial ryegrass on nitrogen metabolism in lambs	1
The effect of prepartum synthetic zeolite supplementation on the eating, lying and activity behaviours of grazing dairy cows	1
Nitrogen leaching from dairy farms on volcanic soils under high rainfall and effects of mitigation with gibberellic acid targeted to urine patches using Spikey® technology	1
Mangere to mainstream – the story of a perennial ryegrass ecotype, a determined farmer, and a progressive seed company	1
Farm systems research at Ruakura – a 60-year legacy underpinning profitable and sustainable pasture-based dairy systems	1
Protein and carbohydrate fractionation of Urochloa spp . and Megathyrsus maximus forages after intercroppin	1
Simulating the number of spot-samples required to estimate the methane to carbon dioxide ratio in lambs and its relationship with methane yield	1
Effect of new strains of Lentilactobacillus buchneri as inoculants in sorghum silage on the fermentative profile, aerobic stability, and voluntary intake in lambs	1
Agronomic performance and soil chemical composition when using poultry litter as organic fertilizer in Mombasa Guinea grass production	1
Relationship between calving behaviour on the performance of different beef cow genotypes and their calves	1
Correction	1
Grazing strategies for reducing contaminant losses in surface runoff from winter forage crop fields located in hill country and grazed by sheep	1
In vitro evaluation of natural plant additives as substitutes for sodium lasalocid on the rumen short-chain fatty acid profile	1
Influence of different feeding systems during gestation on the pre- and postpartum performance of primiparous cows at 22–24 months of age and their calves	1
Biocontrol of St John’s wort ( Hypericum perforatum ) provides huge ongoing benefits to New Zealand agriculture	1
Blood indices of sheep fed with ensiled signal grass ( Brachiaria decumbens )	1
Nitrous oxide responses to long-term phosphorus application on pasture soil	1
Effect of a post-lambing nitrogen fertiliser addition on the performance of an intensive lowland sheep breeding operation	1
Animal factors affecting the cheese-making properties and the heat coagulation time of milk from dairy sheep in a New Zealand flock	1
Field evaluation of a commercial variable-rate irrigation decision support system – a study for maize and sweet corn	1
Effect of breed and stage of lactation on the solid fat content of milk from cows milked once a day or twice a day	1
An examination of the ability of plantain ( Plantago lanceolata L.) to mitigate nitrogen leaching from pasture systems	1
Genetic susceptibility to Theileria orientalis (Ikeda) in Angus- and Hereford-sired yearling cattle born to dairy cattle on an endemically infected farm in New Zealand	1
Effects of tree species and planting density on the total yield of an agroforestry system in the Brazilian Cerrado	1
Cottonseed cake and Weissella cibaria as additives for sugarcane silage	1
Correction	1
The effect of Azotobacter chroococcum on the resistance of red clover to Colletotrichum destructivum	1
The effect of including agro-industrial by-products on the fermentation pattern of grass silage and the performance of sheep: a meta-analysis	1
Identifying emerging weeds as targets for biocontrol in New Zealand: what can we learn from the Survey of Rural Decision Makers?	1
Replacing soybean meal with extruded urea in rearing steer supplements on supplement intake, weight gain, muscle development and economic performance	1
A snapshot of research in animal production in New Zealand	1
Correction	1
Estimated genetic parameters for mature cow live weights during lactation in a multi-breed dairy cattle population	1
Lactation curves for milk, fat and protein in dairy cows under regenerative versus conventional farming practices	1
Qualitative evaluation of total mixed ration silage containing forage cactus and guinea grass as a nutritional alternative for feedlot-finished sheep	1
An assessment of resistance of two plantain ( Plantago lanceolata ) cultivars to phenoxy herbicides	1
Evaluation of high-resolution melting and RT-qPCR probe assays for high-throughput detection of target-site mutations conferring glyphosate resistance in Lolium perenne	1
Pyroxsulam resistance in ripgut brome ( Bromus diandrus ) in New Zealand	1
Performance, carcase traits and bioeconomicity of sheep weaned at different ages and intensively finished on Massai grass pasture receiving concentrated supplementation	1
A response to ‘An examination of the ability of plantain ( Plantago lanceolata L.) to mitigate nitrogen leaching from pasture systems'	1
Storage time effects on whole-plant sorghum silage fermentation profile, aerobic stability and mycotoxin concentration	1
Effect of neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrate profile on digestive parameters of dairy goats	1
Different parasitoid species elicit varied Argentine stem weevil, Listronotus bonariensis avoidance responses	1
Methane inhibition in sheep fed Asparagopsis armata and Mootral™	1
Multispectral imaging allows a quick and non-destructive determination of the seed viability of Vicia sativa	1