Animal Production Science

Papers
(The median citation count of Animal Production 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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Sheep performance and forage quality in grass-legume pastures with different canopy heights36
Post-weaning performance of Nellore calves subject to different weaning methods26
Utilising locally based energy supplements in leucaena and corn stover diets to increase the average daily gain of male Bali cattle and the income of smallholder farmers23
A conceptual framework for modelling the role of livestock systems in sustainable diets and a sustainable planet21
Milk yield and pasture nutrient availability associated with milking order in commercial dairy herds19
Regional differences in beef cattle trade and movements associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia19
Cassava wastewater can be safely used in the diet of feedlot lambs17
Additivity and associative effects of metabolisable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility in broiler diets combining sorghum with different protein sources17
Response of broilers to dietary balanced protein. 2. Determining the optimum economic level of protein15
Genetic parameters of blood urea nitrogen and milk urea nitrogen concentration in dairy cattle managed in pasture-based production systems of New Zealand and Australia13
Optimal sheep stocking rates for broad-acre farm businesses in Western Australia: a review13
Immediate prepartum supplementation accelerates progesterone decline, boosting passive immunity transfer in tropically adapted beef cattle13
Commercial equine production in New Zealand 4: welfare implications of the New Zealand production systems12
An investigation of pathways for rebuilding Australia’s sheep flock12
Effects of different rearing systems on growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality and serum biochemical parameters in Gaoyou ducks12
The effect of ammoniated maize stover inclusion in diets on growth performance, physiological characteristics and meat quality in lambs12
A review of some aspects of goat meat quality: future research recommendations12
Early end of embryonic diapause and overall reproductive activity in roe deer populations from Bavaria11
Advances in prebiotics for poultry: role of the caeca and oligosaccharides11
Effects of the organic selenium sources with/without probiotics on broiler chicken growth, meat quality and meat selenium content11
Sheep producers report docking tails shorter than recommended, knowledge–practice gap, and inconsistent length descriptions: an Australian survey10
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Balancing future food security and greenhouse-gas emissions from animal-sourced protein foods in Southeast Asia10
Body temperature, heart rate, and locomotor activity measured by bio-loggers before and after a progestogen+eCG treatment for artificial insemination in sheep: effect of pregnancy10
Milk composition and health status of quarters adjacent to an on-farm protocol-treated clinical-mastitis gland10
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Haemato-biochemical responses, worm burdens and Haemonchus contortus ultrastructural changes in lambs fed diets containing graded inclusion levels of sericea lespedeza9
Physicochemical, volatile compounds, oxidative and sensory profiles of the Longissimus muscle of six South African sheep breeds9
Geographic distribution of a missense mutation in the KRT38 gene in Chinese indigenous cattle breeds9
Effects of ambient temperature and humidity on body temperature and activity of heifers, and a novel idea of heat stress monitoring9
Risk management in pig farming: a reality or conjecture? A systematic review9
The economic optimum mob size at lambing for triplet-bearing Maternal and Merino ewes across southern Australia9
Dentition can predict maturity in young Merino sheep9
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 5. Factors influencing risk of non-pregnancy9
Detection of heat-shock protein 70 in cow’s milk using ELISA9
Genetic relationships among yearling fertility, body composition and weight traits in tropically adapted composite cattle8
The relationship between milk oestradiol concentrations and oestrus activity in lactating Holstein–Friesian cows8
Preparation process optimisation, structural characterisation and stability analysis of sika deer blood–selenium chelate8
Meat acceptability of crossbred bulls fed a high-grain feedlot diet with antimicrobials and a blend of organic trace minerals and yeast8
Use of fat-coated or heat-treated soybean meal for partial replacement of solvent-extracted soybean meal in the diets of early lactation dairy cows8
Technical and economic analysis, and benchmarking associated with dairy farms in Minas Geraiz, Brazil8
Diversity and population structure of indigenous chicken in Congo, using MHC-linked microsatellite LEI02587
Metagenomic comparison of the microbial load colonizing lucerne hay and gum astralagus (Astragalus glycyphyllos) in ruminants7
SNP associations and genetic-parameter estimation for nose and hoof pigmentation in Corriedale sheep7
Determinants of women small ruminant farmers’ perceptions of climate change impact in Northern Benin7
Genetic parameters, genetic trends and selection response for gestation length and traits used as selection criteria in Angus breed in Brazil7
Breed and diet influence the ruminal bacterial community of sheep7
Evaluating the performance and profitability of varied combinations of brewery by-products for fattening pigs7
The Modular Breeding Program Simulator (MoBPS) allows efficient simulation of complex breeding programs7
Xylanase and phytase supplementation of Moringa oleifera diets: effects on the performance, egg quality and blood profile of laying hens7
Lipid microspheres containing urea for slow release of non-protein N in ruminant diets7
Reaction-norm analysis of neonatal lamb mortality suggests heritability varies with cold-stress: an example in the Elsenburg Merino selection lines7
Folate metabolism and application of folic acid in ruminant production7
Phenotypic causal networks between boar taint compounds measured in biopsies and carcasses7
Exploring the impact of replacement rates on carbon footprint in south-east Australian dairy herds7
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Effects of water-quality management mitigations on greenhouse-gas emissions from deer farms7
Variability in practices for drinking water vaccination of meat chickens against infectious laryngotracheitis7
Optimisation of branched-chain amino acid requirements for 15–21-day-old broiler chickens by using the Taguchi method7
Physiological and behavioural responses of sheep grazing in a tropical silvopastoral system6
Factors affecting length of productive life of Brazilian Holstein cows assessed using survival analysis6
Sensor-based detection of parturition in beef cattle grazing in an extensive landscape: a case study using a commercial GNSS collar6
Cattle welfare aspects of production systems in the tropics6
The effects of Alnus viridis encroachment in mountain pastures on the growth performance, carcass and meat quality of Dexter cattle and Engadine sheep6
Effects of germination on the energy value of cereal grains for livestock6
Selection for growth rate at pasture in Angus cattle results in heavier cattle that eat more in the feedlot6
A semi-extensive management system reduces plasma testosterone concentrations, sexual behaviour and sperm production in male goats from subtropical latitudes6
Genetic parameters for milk yield, casein percentage, subclinical mastitis incidence and sexual precocity using Bayesian linear and threshold models6
Carcass traits and meat lipid profile of cull cows fed palm kernel cake6
Aquaculture nutrition in Australia: challenges and trends6
Animal husbandry and animal production activities in village institutes, an important educational institution for social and economic development in Türkiye6
Strain differences in effects of dietary supplementation with6
Development, implementation and evaluation of a hub and spoke multi-institutional national model to tertiary education in sheep and wool science6
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 6. Risk factors associated with reproductive losses between confirmed pregnancy and weaning6
Can a return to small ruminants increase profitability and drought resilience in the semiarid rangelands of northern Australia?5
Dual-purpose cropping: the opportunity for a step change in production in the temperate region of Australia5
Partial replacement of maize with cassava root–moringa leaf and vegetable oil concentrates in broiler finisher diets5
Management tools for genetic diversity in an isolated population of the honeybee (5
Metabolic costs related to protein turnover, fat turnover, and rate of gain determine the energetically optimal size of growing sheep5
Strengthening the role of innovation brokers in the livestock advisory services system of Pakistan5
Optimisation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and metal-chelating properties of bioactive peptides from blood wastes by enzymatic hydrolysis5
Effects of residual feed intake on the growth performance, carcass traits, meat quality, and serum biochemical parameters of Cherry Valley ducks5
Indicators of functional integrity in production animals5
GPS-derived foraging behaviour of red deer and liveweight gain of red deer and wapiti crossbred sire lines on contrasting winter forage types5
Feeding extruded linseed or soybean and hay free-choice to Rubia Gallega young heifers does not substantially alter health-enhancing fatty acids in meat5
Benchmarking smallholder goat enterprises and practices in central Lao PDR and farmer response to a research and development program5
Dietary leucine deficiency alters performance, body composition, intestine microbiota, and immune response of female Cobb broilers5
Nutritional strategies to support performance of commercial Pekin ducks exposed to a high-temperature thermal challenge over 29–41 days of age5
Frequencies of β-casein variants and their influence on genetic merit for production traits in Holstein cows5
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Role of plant bioactive compounds in improving ruminant resilience to heat stress challenge5
Comparison of microbial diversity in rumen and small intestine of Xinong Saanen dairy goats using 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing5
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Selection strategies for beef cow size and condition5
Corrigendum to: Feeding behaviour of beef cattle in intensive finishing on pasture and supplemented with different additives5
Lessons for animal nutrition and production science from the Australian Academy of Science Decadal Plan for the Science of Nutrition5
Effect of a probiotic (5
Growth, body composition and body wrinkle are favourably correlated with reproductive performance in 2-8-year-old Merino sheep5
Livestock guardian dog protection of free-range poultry from the red fox5
Utilization of oocytes from closely related domestic species for interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer in gaur embryo production5
Strategies to minimise the impact of climate change and weather variability on the welfare of dairy cattle in New Zealand and Australia5
A review of extended lactation in dairy cows managed in high-input and pasture-based farming systems5
Mechanical analysis of bovid horns and cervid antlers: a possible ultimate cause for antler casting5
Optimum inclusion rate of barley in diets of meat chickens: an incremental and practical program5
The effect of high monacolin K red yeast rice supplement on performance, egg quality, egg yolk cholesterol, plasma lipids and enzyme profile of laying hens5
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Effects of methionine as free amino acid and dipeptide on productive efficiency and meat quality of broilers under acute and chronic heat stress5
Physical treatment and protease or probiotic supplementation and feather meal digestibility by broilers5
Revisiting tropical pasture intake: what has changed in 50 years?5
Thermal response in Boer goats differing in coat colour5
Anti-inflammatory effects of hard antler button extract on inflammation in vitro and prostatitis in vivo in mice5
Fermented bed flooring systems enhance profitability in smallholder native pig production4
Dietary supplementation with tryptophan increases the plasma concentrations of tryptophan, kynurenine, and melatonin in Yili mares4
The genetic and phenotypic associations between lamb survival outcomes and other traits recorded at lambing4
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Multi-residue analysis of eight veterinary drugs in buffalo milk using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry†4
Oxidative stability of milk and expression of oxidative stress response, lipogenic-related, and IGF-1 genes in early-lactation cows supplemented with peanut and sunflower oils4
The effects of feeding nitrate on the development of methaemoglobinaemia in sedentary4
Proximity sensors provide an accurate alternative for measuring maternal pedigree of lambs in Australian sheep flocks under commercial conditions4
Calcium and magnesium supplementation of ewes grazing pasture did not improve lamb survival4
Increasing the proportion of Leucaena leucocephala in hay-fed beef steers reduces methane yield4
An industry survey on litter management and re-use practices of Australian meat chicken growers4
Effect of animal and diet parameters on methane emissions for pasture-fed cattle4
Nutrient intake, body weight changes, digestibility and nitrogen utilisation of West African dwarf goats fed Pleurotus tuber-regium treated cassava root sievate based diets4
Determination of ewe behaviour around lambing time and prediction of parturition 7 days prior to lambing by tri-axial accelerometer sensors in an extensive farming system4
Effects of melatonin implants on reproductive performance in sheep: a systematic review and meta-analysis4
Layer hen welfare4
Condition for reuse and sharing4
The influence of genetic and environmental factors on performance of Brahman heifers grazing pastures in northern Australia4
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Phosphorus supplementation improves the growth and reproductive performance of female Brahman cattle grazing phosphorus-deficient pastures in the Victoria River District, Northern Territory, Australia4
Comparison of two software programs for fitting one- and two-compartment age-dependent non-linear digestion models for ruminants: empirical data4
Climate-smart approaches for enhancing livestock productivity, human nutrition, and livelihoods in low- and middle-income countries4
Organic side streams (bioproducts) as substrate for black soldier fly (4
Production and performance of commercial beef breeding females in northern Australia. 4. Factors influencing the occurrence of lactating cows becoming pregnant within 4 months of calving4
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Early-life cold stress and broiler breeder age: effects on metabolism and performance in broiler chicks4
Lemongrass essential oil reduces Mombasa grass silage gas losses, fibre content and pH after aerobic exposure4
Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia: people and circumstances shaping this symposium’s successful first 50 years4
Selection for yearling growth rate in Angus cattle results in bigger cows that eat more4
Growth rate of male Bali cattle (Bos javanicus) fed leucaena and rice straw diets with increasing levels of cassava4
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production4
Genetic parameters of breech strike, neck wrinkles, dags and breech cover over the lifetime of crutched Merino ewes in a Mediterranean environment4
Frequency of narasin intake affects ruminal metabolism and growth of lambs4
A perspective on animal welfare of grazing ruminants and its relationship with sustainability4
Shelter and shade for grazing sheep: implications for animal welfare and production and for landscape health4
Nutritional characteristics estimated by faecal protein in cattle fed with heterogeneous natural grassland4
The Sustainability Index: a new tool to breed for reduced greenhouse-gas emissions intensity in Australian dairy cattle4
Importance of circadian rhythms in dairy nutrition3
Cow age, resilience and productivity of cow–calf systems3
Use of 15N abundance in tail hair to predict feed efficiency and response to a urea supplement in young cattle fed a tropical grass forage3
Breeding objectives and economic value of important traits of Abergelle goats kept under a smallholder production system in Tigray, Ethiopia3
Duration and sex-dependent effect of betaine supplementation on growth performance and carcass backfat of finisher pigs3
Dietary microbial 6-phytase concentration effects broiler growth, short-chain fatty acid profile, and intestinal histomorphology3
Greenhouse-gas abatement on Australian dairy farms: what are the options?3
Insights into the pathogenesis of catastrophic spontaneous humeral fractures in first-lactation dairy cows3
A review of factors affecting the welfare of dairy calves in pasture-based production systems3
Birthweight of female Holstein dairy cows is associated with subsequent lactation performance3
Platforms to accelerate biomanufacturing of enzyme and probiotic animal feed supplements: discovery considerations and manufacturing implications3
Success rate, genetic improvement and economic analysis of artificial insemination delivery models for smallholder pig production systems3
Meat production traits of Angora goats. 2. Meat quality characteristics and fatty acid composition of meat from intact and castrated kids3
Reproductive performance of northern Australia beef herds. 7. Risk factors affecting mortality rates of pregnant cows3
Interactions of diet and circadian rhythm to achieve precision nutrition of poultry3
Effects of micronised bamboo powder on growth performance, intestinal development, caecal chyme microflora and metabolic pathway of broilers aged 24–45 days3
A comparison of meat composition, tenderness and the fatty acid profile of three muscles from Holstein-Friesian bulls from production system resulting in final ages of either <16 or 19 months3
Growth and reproductive performance of broiler breeders reared to puberty under the open-sided housing in a tropical environment3
Replacing bacitracin zinc antibiotic with symbiotic additive in pullet diet3
A novel 22-bp InDel in the intron 1 of the IGF1 gene is associated with slaughtering performance of Chinese Jiaji duck3
Trends in the environmental impacts of the Australian pork industry3
Effects of feeding fodder beet or kale in winter to dams and their heifer offspring on the heifer growth and production3
The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production3
Effects of montmorillonite on the growth performance, immunity, intestinal morphology and caecal microflora of broilers3
A simplified approach for producing Tier 2 enteric-methane emission factors based on East African smallholder farm data3
Associations of digestibility with phenotypic and genetic variation in methane production in Angus cattle3
Environmental impacts of the Australian poultry industry. 1. Chicken meat production3
The role of black soldier fly larval protein and fat in companion-animal nutrition: challenges and opportunities from an industry perspective3
Improving accuracy and stability of genetic predictions for dairy cow survival3
Dietary energy level and β2-adrenergic agonist supplementation on growth performance, dietary energy, carcass traits, and visceral mass of hairy lambs3
Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon mitigation methods in probiotic-fed broiler production3
Influence of genotype on carcass composition, metric traits of the digestive system and leg bones of laying hens after the egg-production season3
Meta-analysis of prevalence and associated risk factors for lameness in dairy cattle across tropical Asian nations3
Meta-analysis of garlic in small ruminant nutrition: dry matter intake, rumen fermentability, nutrient digestibility, and blood biochemical indices3
Genetic parameters for milk production and body-conformation traits in Dairy Gir cattle3
Human resource management practices on Irish dairy farms: an exploratory study3
How much soil do cattle ingest? A review3
Abstracts from the Proceedings of the 34th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences3
Energy intake and nutritional balance of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in special Bavarian landscapes in southern Germany3
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Effect of various chemical processing on nutritional value of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) residues determined via in vitro, in situ, and X-ray powder diffraction techniques3
Induction of hypocalcaemia and evaluation of reticuloruminal motility using a three-axis accelerometer3
Dual-purpose crops: the potential to increase cattle liveweight gains in winter across southern Australia3
Effects of maternal dietary selenium sources on growth performance, meat quality, antioxidant status and the immune response of broiler progeny3
Semen quality, testosterone values, and testicular and accessory gland parameters in rams receiving sustained stimulation with low doses of buserelin3
Competence to thrive: resilience as an indicator of positive health and positive welfare in animals3
The role of animal welfare in improving the future of farming2
The effects of parasitism on ewes for prime lamb production in western Victoria2
On the value of adding commercial data into the reference population of the Angus SteerSELECT genomic tool2
Regional heat stress maps for grazing dairy cows in New Zealand under climate change2
Effects of supplementation with different concentrations of L-citrulline on the plasma amino acid concentration, reproductive hormone concentrations, antioxidant capacity, and reproductive performance2
Average daily gain in lambs grazing mixed annual forage species compared with single species and relationship to feed on offer2
Productive and reproductive consequences of crossbreeding Dohne Merino with Corriedale in Uruguayan sheep production systems2
Can measurements of foraging behaviour predict variation in weight gains of free-ranging cattle?2
Parameters influencing the maturation of bovine oocyte: a review2
Incubation temperature affects growth and efficacy of white-rot fungi to improve the nutritive value of rice straw2
Validation of body condition score based on subcutaneous fat thickness measurements in primiparous Gyr cows2
Nutrients digestibility, microbial protein synthesis and rumen and blood parameters in sheep feeding grape pomace treated with Neurospora sitophila2
Dermatophilosis (lumpy wool) in sheep: a review of pathogenesis, aetiology, resistance and vaccines2
Energy sources in diets for lambs in confinement2
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A method for implementing methane breeding values in Australian dairy cattle2
Response of broilers to dietary balanced protein. 1. Feed intake and growth2
Investigation of methods for inclusion of systematic environmental effects in weaning and post-weaning weights for meat sheep in large-scale genetic evaluation2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Legume grain-based supplements in dairy sheep diet: effects on milk yield, composition and fatty acid profile2
Enhancing gut health and performance of grower-finisher pigs: assessing the efficacy of the mixture of microencapsulated essential oils and saponins2
Shade effect on behaviour, physiology, performance, and carcass weight of heat-stressed feedlot steers in humid subtropical area2
Effect of early gut microbiota intervention using pre-designed poultry microbiota substitute on broiler health and performance2
Biological additives improved qualities,2
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Production and performance of commercial beef breeding females in northern Australia. 4. Factors influencing the occurrence of lactating cows becoming pregnant withi2
Possible relationships between the physical conditions of cattle and the occurrence of structural modifications of their coat hair2
Impact of feeding volumes on performance and bone characteristics of Embrapa 051 laying hens housed in a cage-free system2
Vitamin K: history, metabolism, and nutrition in the horse2
Mobilisation and replenishment of phosphorus reserves in Bos indicus cows. 2. Mature lactating cows fed diets deficient or adequate in phosphorus2
Relationship between carcase traits of Bos taurus genotypes and ultrasound measurements across six stages of growth from weaning through to long-feedlot finishing2
The use of Hereford sires over mature Angus dams can add value to Angus cattle herds2
Estimating potential farm economic benefits of advanced microbiological diagnostics in veterinary medicine2
Animal and plant-sourced nutrition: complementary not competitive2
Corrigendum to: Analysing the effects of feeding black soldier fly on broiler growth performance: a meta-analysis2
Construction of the miRNA–mRNA regulatory networks for both the cartilage formation and remodel zones in the antler tip in sika deer (2
Mating weight and condition score are both good predictors of lambing potential for young Merino and Border Leicester Merino ewes across different environments and years in Australia2
Motivations for Swiss veal farmers to adopt calf health management strategies that enable reduction in antibiotic use2
Effects of physical form and wheat straw level in the diet on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, rumen papillae morphometry, and carcass characteristics in Lohi lambs2
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Perspectives on progression of transboundary disease, one health and ecosystem health management in the Greater Mekong Subregion and beyond2
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Multienzyme complex in rations containing whole rice bran for newly weaned piglets2
Effects of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the vitrification of bovine metaphase II oocytes2
Comparison of equations to predict the metabolisable energy content as applied to the vertical strata and plant parts of forage sorghum (2
Genomic analysis of purebred and crossbred Angus cattle demonstrates opportunity for multi-breed evaluation2
Cold stress changes the composition and function of microbiota in the content and mucosa of the ileum and colon in piglets2
Utilising Gliricidia sepium leaf meal as a protein substitute in cassava-based supplements to increase average daily gain of Ongole bulls and income of smallholder farmers2
Microbiome engineering to combat antimicrobial resistance and upsurge productivity of food animals: a systematic review2
Efficacy of dietary quercetin supplementation with high-energy diet model in broilers: implications on zootechnical parameters, serum biochemistry, antioxidant status, patho-morphology and gene expres2
Extended Abstracts of Short Presentations at Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition – Australia 20212
Liveweight gain and metabolisable energy requirements of young entire male Australian Rangeland goats in response to supplementation2
Disease as a constraint on goat production in Lao PDR and trade to neighbouring countries: a review2
Genetic evaluation of lactation persistency in the Gyr breed by using a two-trait random regression model2
Grazing beef cows identified as efficient using a nutrition model partition more energy to lactation2
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Carcass characteristics, colour and eating quality of beef from late maturing suckler bulls finished at pasture with or without concentrate supplementation or indoors on a high concentrate ration2
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