OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of World Rabbit 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Mesobiliverdin IXα-enriched microalgal feed supplement promotes beneficial gut microbiota in rabbits	13
Dietary inclusion of fermented ginger straw effect on the growth performance, gastrointestinal tract development and caecal fermentation of fattening rabbits	10
Short communication: rabbit meat consumption trends in selected Maltese rural areas	9
Partial diallel cross for assessing genetic merit of local rabbit breed	8
Effect of crossbreeding on growth performance, gene expression and Gompertz modelling in meat rabbit under Egyptian environmental conditions	8
Use of dehydrated sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in rabbit feeding. 2 - Effects of a high dietary incorporation on performance and health of does and growing rabbits, under a sub-optimal breeding co	8
Abstracts of the 48th Symposium on Cuniculture, ASESCU	7
Seminal plasma triglycerides: a breed-independent biomarker of cold storage damage in extended rabbit semen	7
Pastured rabbit systems and organic certification: European union regulations and technical and economic performance in France	6
Pheromones and behaviour of rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus): a review	6
Alternative methods to animal experimentation in rabbit nutrition trials integrating the 3Rs principles	5
Growth performance of three paternal rabbit lines with different potential for growth rate and resilience	5
Effect of nanomoringa and nanocurcumin supplementation on reproductive performance and antioxidant status of rabbit bucks	5
Mange in farmed rabbits	5
Abstracts of the 49th Symposium on Cuniculture, ASESCU	4
Environmental and genetic factors affecting litter size components in rabbits	4
Evaluating animal models comprising additive genetic and maternal effects on growth traits in German Angora rabbit	4
Prenatal factors affecting the probability of survival between birth and weaning in rabbits	4
Effect of conjugated linoleic acid on embryo quality in New Zealand rabbits	4
Multi-Factor analysis of profitability drivers of local rabbit production in Zamboanga Peninsula Region, Mindanao , Philippines	4
Survey of the seasonal dependency of Eimeria oocysts and Passalurus ambiguus infections in industrial rabbit farms	3
Orally added black maca (Lepidium Meyenii Walp.) Nano-emulsion meliorates fresh semen quality, testosterone level and fertilising ability of chilled and cryopreserved rabbit buck spermatozoa	3
Effect of different chromium supplementations on hormonal profiles, growth performance and seminal characteristics in NZW rabbits at sexual puberty age	3
Comparative transcriptome and histomorphology analysis of skeletal muscle in Fujian white rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) at different growth stages	3
Non-cruelty eradication of european rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from a small mediterranean island (Isola delle Femmine, Italy)	3

Comparative studies on performance, seasonality, behaviour and fur fibre characteristics of five different breeds of rabbit in temperate agroclimatic conditions	2
Meta-analysis of association of polymorphisms in growth hormone encoding gene with growth performance traits of rabbits	2
Dietary inclusion of white lupine seeds and their byproducts in rabbits can contribute to EU agricultural sustainability: a review	2
Influence of alpha linolenic acid on the motility, viability, antioxidant activity and fertility of frozen-thawed New Zealand white rabbit buck semen	2
Preslaughter feed withdrawal time and its effect on rabbit blood measures, gastrointestinal tract parameters and Longissimus lumborum glycolytic potential	2
Acute induced colitis in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) by indomethacin and Escherichia coli O78, and protective effect of dill and fennel extracts	2
Development of smart packaging from rabbit skin gelatine incorporated with red beet (Beta vulgaris L.) extract: effects on physical and mechanical properties	2
Respiratory disorders of farmed rabbits: occurrence and risk factors	1
The FRZB gene regulates hair follicle development in rabbits via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway	1
DKK4 as a novel candidate marker for Zhexi Angora rabbit wool quality	1
Effect of group size and escape enrichment on reproductive performance of breeding does in part-time group housing	1
Genome wide association study of growth and feed efficiency traits in rabbits	1
Improvement of the quality of cured rabbit meat product (Chan Si Tu) using Staphylococcus xylosus as starter culture	1
Characterization of Saudi native rabbit breeds: utilization, development and productive performance – a review	1
Cryopreservation of rabbit semen: impacts of permeable and non-permeable mixture of cryoprotectant, male group individuality, freezing rate, semen package size and antioxidant bovine serum albumin on	1
Histological and histochemical evaluation of the small intestine and caecal appendix of rabbits fed triticale-based diets with added xylanase	1
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) urine as a biopesticide against lepidopterous pests of green cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)	1
Improving indigenous Vietnamese Black Rabbit frozen sperm quality: the role of glycine and sperm selection methods	1
Study on novel vaccines and adjuvants for rabbit infectious diseases	1
The effect of organic zinc on seminal quality and sperm production in rabbit bucks	1
Use of dehydrated sainfoin in rabbit feeding. Effects of a moderate dietary incorporation on performance and health of does and growing rabbits under an optimal farming environment	1
Enhancing the sustainability of rabbit production from the perspective of animal genetics	1
Nutritional evaluation of two composite linseed-based ingredients for growing rabbits	1
Niche partitioning and competition between different rabbit breeds using stable isotopes	1
Antimicrobials in a rabbit semen extender: effects on reproduction	1
Genotype-environment interactions in rabbit and pig breeding for new production systems	1
Mitochondrial D-loop sequences and haplotypes diversity in Egyptian rabbit breeds	1
Utilization of rabbit skin as edible film for environmentally friendly food packaging using glycerol as plasticizer	1
Changes of oxidant-antioxidant parameters in small intestines from rabbits infected with E. intestinalis and E. magna	1
Short communication. Constraints and development pathways of rabbit farming in the Southern Philippines: a socioeconomic perspective	1
Trends in rabbit insemination extenders for fresh and frozen semen. A review	1
Rabbit meat quality with an approach to its processing using spices or specific ingredients as antioxidants	1
Can copper amino acid chelates reduce the physiological strain of growing rabbits under summer conditions?	1
Adoption of rabbit farming as a sustainable livelihood strategy in the southern Philippines	1
Comparative evaluation of solvent extracts of Azanza garckeana fruit pulp on hormonal profiles, spermiogram and antioxidant activities in rabbit bucks	1
Estimation of grass biomass consumed by rabbits housed in movable paddocks	1
Pregnancy toxaemia/ketosis in female rabbits	1