OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia-Brazilian 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Canopy structure and forage mass of mixed pastures of Marandu palisadegrass and the legume Macrotyloma axillare managed under rotational stocking	18
Sheep spermatogenesis is affected by the nutritional levels of cocoa meal, a byproduct of cocoa butter manufacturing rich in theobromine and caffeine	8
Depicting latent variables considering different pig genetics and nutritional plans in crossbred pigs	7
Nutritional evaluation of chia (Salvia hispanica) seeds and oil in broiler diets	7
Deoxynivalenol concentrations in feed ingredients and swine diets measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography	6
Mycotoxin concentration in salt-treated wet brewers’ grains and effects of their substitution for soybean meal and corn silage	6
Requirement of digestible methionine + cystine for growing Japanese quail and its subsequent effects on laying phase	6
Growth performance of bullfrog tadpoles (Aquarana catesbeiana) subjected to different diets and feeding management practices	6
Evaluation of nutritional and ruminal degradability potential of sandbox (Hura crepitans L.) seeds in stabled Blackbelly sheep	5
Comparison of reproductive performance, live weight, survivability, and fleece characteristics of indoor-raised Central Anatolian Merino and Malya sheep	5
Substitution of corn grain with white oat grain in non-forage diets for feedlot beef cattle	4
Relationships between follicle and corpus luteum size and vascularization with ovulation, progesterone production, and pregnancy in Nellore beef cattle	4
Effects of adding a prebiotic product based of beta-glucans, glucomannans, and mannan-oligosaccharides on performance and health of weanling pigs	4
Prebiotic composed of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) cell wall improves performance in broiler diets	4
Addition of capsaicin in the diet of turkeys: Effects on growth performance and antioxidant and oxidant status in serum and in meat	4
Economic viability analysis of mechanization in broiler chicken harvesting	4
Economic performance of high-energy diets and supplementation with chromium propionate or calcium salts of palm oil in ewes’ production	4
Less feed does not mean lower growth: The impact of feeding frequency on fishes reared in BFT enriched with sodium chloride	4
Cottonseed peptides produced by dual degradation improved growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and health status of growing-finishing pigs	3
Feed technologies and efficiency in cow-calf systems	3
Effect of palm kernel cake inclusion on intake, digestibility, nitrogen balance, feeding behavior, and weight gain of feedlot heifers	3
Influence of nutritional management prior to adaptation to a feedlot diet on ruminal microbiota of Nellore cattle	3
Effects of the Chinese herbal medicine prescription Suanzaoren decoction on stress response of horses in transportation	3
Root exudation of oxalic acid in Lotus corniculatus in response to aluminum toxicity	3
Phenotypic characteristics of male lambs of woolen sheep breeds and their relationship with liquidity and price offered at auctions in Uruguaiana - Rio Grande do Sul	3

Effects of microencapsulated carvacrol and cinnamaldehyde on feed digestibility, intestinal mucosa, and biochemical and antioxidant parameters in broilers	3
Txnip inhibits porcine adipocyte differentiation through PPARγ and impairs the induction of glucose via ChREBP	3
Three ages at weaning in beef calves: Implications on performance and development	3
Spatial variability of the occurrence of lesions on cattle carcasses in association with pre-slaughter factors in the forest–savannah transition zone	3
Use of exogenous enzymes to improve nutrient digestibility and performance of broilers fed different protein sources	3
Price determinants of beef bulls sold in livestock auctions	2
Performance, feeding behavior, and fecal characteristics of Nellore bulls fed snaplage in finishing diets	2
Modeling complex systems in animal science: A pedagogical framework for new researchers	2
Corn and sorghum ground or rehydrated and ensiled in feedlot cattle diets	2
Housing conditions during the last month of gestation affect hoof health after calving in dairy heifers	2
Chitosan combined with technical cashew nut shell liquid improves in vitro ruminal parameters and gas production kinetics	2
Genetic evaluation of oocyte and embryo production in dairy Gir cattle using repeatability and random regression models	2
Sensory analysis and physicochemical characterization of Boursin cheese from milk of goats fed increasing levels of cassava chips	2
Effects of embryo thermal manipulation on thermotolerance of broiler chicks between 28-40 days of rearing	2
Productive and morphological responses of Megathyrsus maximus hybrids subjected to water deficit and waterlogging	2
Energy values and metabolizability of lipid sources of plant and animal origin in the diet of Japanese quail	2
Effect of phytase and protease combination on performance, metabolizable energy, and amino acid digestibility of broilers fed nutrient-restricted diets	2
Effects of amylin on egg quality traits of hens during the early laying period	2
Effect of supplementation strategies for ewes during gestation	2
Characterizing differences in the time to onset of puberty and reproductive performance between East Friesian and Corriedale ewe lambs	2
Oxidative damage and exocrine dysfunction of ovine fetal pancreas are induced by maternal nutritional restriction	2
Short-term protein-energy supplementation at weaning or in the transition of dry-rainy season on performance of Nellore calves kept on Mombaça or Marandu grasses	2
Modelling the impact of sow replacement rate on farm performance	2
Apparent digestibility of protein and essential aminoacids from commonly used feed ingredients in Brazil for juvenile shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei	2