Livestock Science

Papers
(The H4-Index of Livestock Science is 19. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
The effect of social hierarchy on short-term group-housed sow gestation and reproductive performance97
Effect of sex and birth weight on the performance, microbiome, immune response and colostrum intake of piglets41
Editorial Board34
Identification of genomic regions associated with reproductive longevity in the Rubia Gallega beef cattle breed using a censored threshold model32
Nutritional protocols that alter ruminal fermentation and nutrient disappearance to increase marbling precursors in Nellore cattle30
Precision feeding in gestating sows: a retrospective analysis of lysine intake and pregnancy outcomes29
Stylosanthes silage as an alternative to reduce the protein concentrate in diets for finishing beef cattle27
Preslaughter stress and beef quality in relation to slaughter transport of cattle25
Microencapsulated sodium butyrate on the intestinal integrity of broilers challenged with Eimeria spp.25
Semen quality parameters including metabolites, sperm production traits and fertility in young Norwegian Red AI bulls25
Milking performance and plant specialized metabolites in the milk of goats fed silage from willow (Salix acmophylla) irrigated with saline water24
Effect of age and dietary crude protein level on nitrogen excretion in dairy heifers23
Doses of orange (Citrus sinensis) essential oil for Nellore steers fed with a forage-based diet23
Intraperitoneal injection of β-glucan during the suckling period improved the intestinal health of newly weaned rabbits by enhancing immune responses22
The effect of rumen-protected lysine and methionine on milk yield, milk components, and body weight in grazing Holstein cows during spring calving season in the southern hemisphere21
Scaling factor assessment in single-step GBLUP evaluations for small genotyped populations: A case study on Iranian Holstein cattle21
Effect of yeast extracted β-glucans on the immune response and reproductive performance of gilts in the adaptation, gestation, and lactation periods20
The effect of supplementary feed on live weight and meat quality of grazing yaks on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau20
Investigating cattle responses to acoustic signals to extend the functions of virtual fencing collars20
Performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality of goat kids supplemented with inulin19
A rapid laboratory method for estimating the standardised precaecal digestible amino acids in pig feeds19
Editorial Board19
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