OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Inclusion of Lotus tenuis in beef cattle systems in the Argentinian flooding pampa as an enteric methane mitigation strategy	27
The intrauterine effects of a maternal winter diet of either kale or fodder beet on measures of calf stature and bone morphology at birth	13
Epichloë fungal endophyte strains and their Lolium hosts affect resistance to Listronotus bonariensis (Coleoptera: Curc	13
Effects of cutting schedule and inoculation on chemical composition, ensiling characteristics and digestive utilisation of alfalfa silages	11
Influences affecting adoption of management to mitigate impacts of intensive winter grazing of forage crops	10
Efficacy of an off-line constructed wetland for mitigating nitrogen loss from a pastoral catchment	10
Solid supplementation and energy sources for grazing beef cattle: digestion and metabolism	9
Mineral salt and urea in finishing bulls on tropical pasture: performance, carcass traits, and meat fatty acid composition	9
The value of a herbicide resistance testing service for the agricultural sector in New Zealand	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	8
Pasture yield responses and nitrogen leaching losses from rolling downland grazed by sheep in the South Island of New Zealand	8
Pasture productivity in New Zealand 1990–2020: trends, expectations, and key factors	7
Development of a heat load index for grazing dairy cattle	7
Effect of rice bran and microorganism as additives in pearl millet silage	7
A computer algorithm for scoring cow teats based on udder images	7
Estimation of genetic parameters for production, composition and processability of milk from dairy sheep in a New Zealand flock	7
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
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
Are native shrubs a sustainable alternative to radiata pine on steep slopes? Insights using bioeconomic model for hill country farms in New Zealand	6
Effectiveness of cottonseed cake fibre included in the diet of Nellore steers finished in confinement	6
A review of the effectiveness of sediment traps for New Zealand agriculture	5
Tolerance of plantain ( Plantago lanceolata ) to translocated herbicides wiped on flower stems	5
Comparative assessment of the winter grain crops’ feeding value by the content of arabinoxylans	5

Quantifying contaminant losses to water from pastoral landuses in New Zealand I. Development of a spatial framework for assessing losses at a farm scale	5
Preparation of ruminal fluid and serum samples from beef cattle for nuclear magnetic resonance based–metabolomics	5
Udder and teat morphology traits associated with milk production and somatic cell score in dairy sheep from a New Zealand flock	5
Enhancing the quality of haylage from tropical grasses with xylanase enzyme	4
Implications of sampling bias and population behaviour in the study of parasitoid-based biocontrol of Listronotus bonariensis in New Zealand’s exotic pasture ecosystems	4
Individualised feeding of concentrate supplement according to milk yield did not increase milk production in pasture-grazed cows near peak lactation	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
Chemical composition, mineral profile, carbohydrate fractionation, dry matter digestibility and in vitro gas production of Furcraea foetida	4
Fermentative dynamics and nutritional characteristics of mixed corn silages with and without cobs associated with butterfly pea hay	4
The potential for phosphorus loss to groundwater from soils irrigated with dairy factory wastewater	4
Recessive and dominant inheritance patterns associated with synonymous differences in wool fibre curvature and medullation	4
A review of research on the molybdenum requirements of New Zealand pastures	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
Herbicide-resistant weeds in New Zealand’s agricultural sectors: identification, mechanisms of resistance and management	3
Relationships between dietary factors and nitrogen partitioning to milk and urine in temperate grazing dairy cattle	3
Variation in foliar inorganic phosphorus concentrations in perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.)	3
Cottonseed cake as nutritional additive for sorghum silages	3
Hereford heifers with lower blood urea nitrogen breeding values excrete urine with lower nitrogen concentration	3
Reductionist science in agriculture and horticulture	3
Evaluating flotation and sieving for removing Nassella neesiana seeds from gravel harvested from infested riverbeds in New Zealand	3
Development of a multiplex PCR system for efficient pathogen detection in alfalfa plants	3
Glyphosate and paraquat resistance in putative resistant plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) populations collected in 21 localities	3
Forage and livestock production in response to the inclusion of legumes in integrated crop-livestock systems	3
Feed efficiency improves sperm quality and viability of fertilisation in Dorper sheep	3
Buffel grass pre-dried as a modulator of the fermentation, nutritional and aerobic stability profile of cactus pear silage	3
Nodule occupancy of effective rhizobia vary between historical and modern cultivars of white clover	3
Target-site and non-target site resistance mechanisms are associated with iodosulfuron resistance in Lolium perenne L.	3
Tissue flow and agronomic performance of intercropped tropical-climate grasses grown in the semi-arid region	3
Cardinal temperatures and morphogenetic characters of two forage Patagonian grasses. First step for sustainable grazing management	2
Comparing herbicide resistance in New Zealand and Australia	2
Phenotypic and genetic parameters for blood urea nitrogen concentration and its genetic relationships with growth traits in Hereford cattle	2
Development of a heat load index and risk map for grazing sheep	2
Changes to soil profile carbon and nutrient distribution following pasture renewal with full inversion tillage	2
Ethanol and organic acid production related to the microbial population in sugarcane silages with admixed crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst) bran	2
Assessing the potential of invertebrate natural enemies of insect pests inhabiting Miscanthus x giganteus shelterbelts in pasture	2
Effects of yard weaning and human contact compared to paddock weaning on the liveweight gain and stress reactivity of beef cattle	2
Impacts of growing and utilising genetically modified crops and forages – a New Zealand perspective	2
Applying equine RSU and seasonal livestock correction to wider equine stud farm types	2
Production and nutritional value of forage from Rhodes grass genotypes in the semiarid region of Brazil	2
A review of pasture mixes and management strategies to reduce the impact of facial eczema in New Zealand	2
Elevating soil pH does not reduce N₂O emissions from urine deposited onto pastoral soils	2
Forage production, morphological, and chemical composition of diploid and tetraploid cultivars of Italian ryegrass in hydromorphic soils	2
Agronomic features and evaluation of forage sorghum silage as a function of nitrogen fertilisation in humid and mesothermal climate	2
Life after racing: descriptors of rehomed thoroughbred racehorses in New Zealand	2
Light interception, yield, spring regrowth and quality of Chloris gayana under different defoliation regimes	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
Improved prediction using genomic relationships for farmed red deer in New Zealand	2