OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Animals is 53. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The 2020 Five Domains Model: Including Human–Animal Interactions in Assessments of Animal Welfare	337
Impact of Heat Stress on Poultry Health and Performances, and Potential Mitigation Strategies	151
Probiotics (Direct-Fed Microbials) in Poultry Nutrition and Their Effects on Nutrient Utilization, Growth and Laying Performance, and Gut Health: A Systematic Review	129
The Concerns, Difficulties, and Stressors of Caring for Pets during COVID-19: Results from a Large Survey of U.S. Pet Owners	116
Key Genes Regulating Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth in Farm Animals	110
Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor Larvae) as an Alternative Protein Source for Monogastric Animal: A Review	110
Escherichia coli as Commensal and Pathogenic Bacteria among Food-Producing Animals: Health Implications of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Production	106
Nutrition and Metabolism of Minerals in Fish	105
Epidemiology and Classification of Mastitis	104
A Review of Antimicrobial Resistance in Poultry Farming within Low-Resource Settings	104
Behavioral Diversity as a Potential Indicator of Positive Animal Welfare	92
Bacteriocins from Lactic Acid Bacteria. A Powerful Alternative as Antimicrobials, Probiotics, and Immunomodulators in Veterinary Medicine	92
An Updated Review of Toxicity Effect of the Rare Earth Elements (REEs) on Aquatic Organisms	91
The Use of Bacteriophages in the Poultry Industry	89
An Update on Zoonotic Cryptosporidium Species and Genotypes in Humans	88
Resilience of Small Ruminants to Climate Change and Increased Environmental Temperature: A Review	87
Impacts of Supplementing Broiler Diets with Biological Curcumin, Zinc Nanoparticles and Bacillus licheniformis on Growth, Carcass Traits, Blood Indices, Meat Quality and Cecal Microbial Load	86
Towards Zero Zinc Oxide: Feeding Strategies to Manage Post-Weaning Diarrhea in Piglets	84
Seaweed and Seaweed Bioactives for Mitigation of Enteric Methane: Challenges and Opportunities	83
Toxic Effects on Bioaccumulation, Hematological Parameters, Oxidative Stress, Immune Responses and Tissue Structure in Fish Exposed to Ammonia Nitrogen: A Review	78
SARS-CoV-2 in Danish Mink Farms: Course of the Epidemic and a Descriptive Analysis of the Outbreaks in 2020	77
Are We Approaching Peak Meat Consumption? Analysis of Meat Consumption from 2000 to 2019 in 35 Countries and Its Relationship to Gross Domestic Product	77
Precision Agriculture for Crop and Livestock Farming—Brief Review	77
Replacement of Fish Meal by Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal: Effects on Growth, Haematology, and Skin Mucus Immunity of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus	76
Physiological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Thermoregulation in Mammals	74

The Gene Regulatory Roles of Herbal Extracts on the Growth, Immune System, and Reproduction of Fish	71
Black Soldier Fly Full-Fat Larvae Meal as an Alternative to Fish Meal and Fish Oil in Siberian Sturgeon Nutrition: The Effects on Physical Properties of the Feed, Animal Growth Performance, and Feed A	69
Clinical Applications and Factors Involved in Validating Thermal Windows Used in Infrared Thermography in Cattle and River Buffalo to Assess Health and Productivity	65
A Review on Mitigating Fear and Aggression in Dogs and Cats in a Veterinary Setting	65
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Extract Enhances Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Growth Performance, Serum and Mucus Innate Immune Responses and Resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila Challenge	64
Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Cattle under the Influence of Heat Stress: Consequences and Opportunities	64
Dietary Polyphenol Supplementation in Food Producing Animals: Effects on the Quality of Derived Products	64
Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Pollution Using Acanthocephalans Parasite in Ecosystem: An Updated Overview	63
Nutrition and Digestive Physiology of the Broiler Chick: State of the Art and Outlook	63
“More Attention than Usual”: A Thematic Analysis of Dog Ownership Experiences in the UK during the First COVID-19 Lockdown	62
Animal Welfare Management in a Digital World	61
Relationship between Vitamin B12 and Cobalt Metabolism in Domestic Ruminant: An Update	60
Role of Dietary Fiber in Poultry Nutrition	59
Animal Welfare Implications of Digital Tools for Monitoring and Management of Cattle and Sheep on Pasture	58
First Description of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Two Feral American Mink (Neovison vison) Caught in the Wild	58
The Importance of Dietary Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress, Meat and Milk Production, and Their Preservative Aspects in Farm Animals: Antioxidant Action, Animal Health, and Product Quality—Invited Rev	57
Nanominerals: Fabrication Methods, Benefits and Hazards, and Their Applications in Ruminants with Special Reference to Selenium and Zinc Nanoparticles	57
Integrity of the Intestinal Barrier: The Involvement of Epithelial Cells and Microbiota—A Mutual Relationship	57
Impact of the First COVID-19 Lockdown on Management of Pet Dogs in the UK	57
Phytogenic Feed Additives in Poultry: Achievements, Prospective and Challenges	57
Review: Application and Prospective Discussion of Machine Learning for the Management of Dairy Farms	56
Methane Emissions from Ruminants in Australia: Mitigation Potential and Applicability of Mitigation Strategies	56
Intensification of Penaeid Shrimp Culture: An Applied Review of Advances in Production Systems, Nutrition and Breeding	56
Overview of the Use of Probiotics in Poultry Production	56
Social License and Animal Welfare: Developments from the Past Decade in Australia	55
Antioxidant Activity of Milk and Dairy Products	55
Keeping Dairy Cows for Longer: A Critical Literature Review on Dairy Cow Longevity in High Milk-Producing Countries	54
Mass Production of the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (L.), (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Reared on Three Manure Types	53