OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal is 34. 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
Editorial Board	243
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	180
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	173
Pedigree analysis in the Polish Red cattle population	162
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	110
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	94
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	87
Production costs, economic viability, and risks associated with compost bedded pack, freestall, and drylot systems in dairy farms	66
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	63
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	62
Resolving and functional analysis of RNA editing sites in sheep ovaries and associations with litter size	61
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	56
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	55
Review: SARS-CoV-2 infection in farmed minks – an overview of current knowledge on occurrence, disease and epidemiology	54
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	54
Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	53
Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	51
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	50
Predicting feed intake using modelling based on feeding behaviour in finishing beef steers	49
Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation on performance and rumen fermentation of lactating Holstein dairy cows	48
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	46
Glucose injection into the yolk influences intermediary metabolism in adult Nile tilapia fed with high levels of carbohydrates	45
Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe	45
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	44
Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	44

Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	44
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	42
Probing the effects of dietary selenised glucose on the selenium concentration, quality, and antioxidant activity of eggs and production performances of laying hens	42
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	40
Selective breeding as a mitigation tool for methane emissions from dairy cattle	40
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	37
Longitudinal pattern of growth performance and feeding behaviour in pigs fed varying dietary crude protein levels and categorised by final feed efficiency	36
Review: Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming - a novel One Health perspective	35
Interactive effects of vitamins A and K3 on laying performance, egg quality, tibia attributes and antioxidative status of aged Roman Pink laying hens	34
Associations between behaviour and health outcomes in conventional and slow-growing breeds of broiler chicken	34