OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animal is 35. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	259
Diurnal variation of milk fatty acids in early-lactation Holstein cows with and without hyperketonemia	195
Production costs, economic viability, and risks associated with compost bedded pack, freestall, and drylot systems in dairy farms	186
Probing the effects of dietary selenised glucose on the selenium concentration, quality, and antioxidant activity of eggs and production performances of laying hens	174
Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study	120
Resolving and functional analysis of RNA editing sites in sheep ovaries and associations with litter size	97
From the biochemical pieces to the nutritional puzzle: using meta-reactions in teaching and research	97
Short communication: Prevalence of deleterious variants causing recessive disorders in Italian Chianina, Marchigiana and Romagnola cattle	72
Whole-genome resequencing reveals genetic structure and introgression in Pudong White pigs	68
Animal board invited review: A biocultural perspective of animal farming systems in Europe	66
Estimation of the genetic parameters of sheep growth traits based on machine vision acquisition	66
Longitudinal pattern of growth performance and feeding behaviour in pigs fed varying dietary crude protein levels and categorised by final feed efficiency	66
Early addition of enzyme-treated soybean in the diet improves amino acid absorption and protein digestibility by promoting digestive enzyme activity in broilers	60
Association between the prion protein genotype and animal performance traits in a large multibreed sheep population	59
Animal board invited review: Dietary transition from animal to plant-derived foods: Are there risks to health?	58
Review: How the efficiency of utilization of essential amino acids can be applied in dairy cow nutrition	55
Effectiveness of virtual fencing in a mountain environment and its impact on heifer behavior and welfare	54
Predicting feed efficiency of Angus steers using the gastrointestinal microbiome	51
Effects of group size on agonistic interactions in dairy cows: a descriptive study	50
Effect of postweaning feed intake on performance, intestinal morphology, and the probability of diarrhoea in piglets	49
Editorial: Animal welfare from a transdisciplinary perspective	47
Short communication: Temporal profiles of colostrum and milk haptoglobin and substance P in early lactation multiparous Holstein cows	46
Effects of lactic acid bacteria-fermented formula milk supplementation on colonic microbiota and mucosal transcriptome profile of weaned piglets	46
Review: Environmental enrichment builds functional capacity and improves resilience as an aspect of positive welfare in production animals	46
Review: Environment of the ovulatory follicle: modifications and use of biotechnologies to enhance oocyte competence and increase fertility in cattle	44

Using dynamic modelling to enhance the assessment of the beef water footprint	43
Review: Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming − a novel One Health perspective	43
Thiamine modulates intestinal morphological structure and microbiota under subacute ruminal acidosis induced by a high-concentrate diet in Saanen goats	40
Editorial Board	38
Telling tails: A closer look into the hanging tail posture of pigs in relation to their emotional state expressed during a novelty test in isolation	37
Glucose injection into the yolk influences intermediary metabolism in adult Nile tilapia fed with high levels of carbohydrates	36
Effects of medium-chain fatty acid supplementation on performance and rumen fermentation of lactating Holstein dairy cows	36
Selective breeding as a mitigation tool for methane emissions from dairy cattle	36
Animal board invited review: Quantification of resilience in farm animals	35
Review: Towards an integrated concept of animal welfare	35