OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Animal Frontiers is 6. 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
Protein demand: review of plant and animal proteins used in alternative protein product development and production	175
The Future of the Pig Industry After the Introduction of African Swine Fever into Asia	54
Utilization of by-products and food waste in livestock production systems: a Canadian perspective	47
The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value	38
Is “cultured meat” a viable alternative to slaughtering animals and a good comprise between animal welfare and human expectations?	34
Livestock sustainability research in Africa with a focus on the environment	30
Livestock provide more than food in smallholder production systems of developing countries	27
Meat Industry 4.0: A Distant Future?	24
A 2020 synopsis of the cell-cultured animal industry	24
Fetal programming in ruminant animals: understanding the skeletal muscle development to improve meat quality	23
The science behind the wool industry. The importance and value of wool production from sheep	22
Livestock across the world: diverse animal species with complex roles in human societies and ecosystem services	22
Intensification of camel farming and milk production with special emphasis on animal health, welfare, and the biotechnology of reproduction	22
Wildlife–livestock interactions in animal production systems: what are the biosecurity and health implications?	21
Red meat—an essential partner to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions	20
Origin of the domestic chicken from modern biological and zooarchaeological approaches	19
Fish domestication in aquaculture: 10 unanswered questions	19
Opportunities and Challenges in Animal Protein Industry Sustainability: The Battle Between Science and Consumer Perception	19
Ecosystem management using livestock: embracing diversity and respecting ecological principles	18
Artificial intelligence, sensors, robots, and transportation systems drive an innovative future for poultry broiler and breeder management	18
Why Is Production of Animal Source Foods Important for Economic Development in Africa and Asia?	18
Horse meat production in northern Spain: ecosystem services and sustainability in High Nature Value farmland	18
Beef supply chains and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States	18
The domestication of South American camelids: a review	17
Current state of enteric methane and the carbon footprint of beef and dairy cattle in the United States	17

“Cellular agriculture”: current gaps between facts and claims regarding “cell-based meat”	17
Smallholder poultry production in the context of increasing global food prices: roles in poverty reduction and food security	15
Consequence of epigenetic processes on animal health and productivity: is additional level of regulation of relevance?	14
Consequences of maternal heat stress at different stages of embryonic and fetal development on dairy cows’ progeny	14
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in Ghana	14
Why Does Animal-Based Food Loss and Waste Matter?	14
Achieving robotic meat cutting	12
Is the camel conquering the world?	11
Epigenetic inheritance of acquired traits through DNA methylation	11
The impact of COVID-19 on Old World Camelids and their potential role to combat a human pandemic	10
The origins of the domesticate brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and its pathways to domestication	10
Artificial intelligence-driven automation is how we achieve the next level of efficiency in meat processing	10
Of pigs and men: the best-laid plans for prevention and control of swine fevers	10
Moving online: roadmap and long-term forecast	10
Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption—magnitude, certainty, and contextuality of risk?	10
Sheep and wheat domestication in southwest Asia: a meta-trajectory of intensification and loss	9
Mineral status in camel milk: a critical review	9
Chromatin role in early programming of embryos	9
Smallholder dairy farming contributes to household resilience, food, and nutrition security besides income in rural households	9
Beginning of pig management in Neolithic China: comparison of domestication processes between northern and southern regions	9
Changes in New Zealand red meat production over the past 30 yr	9
Affordability of meat for global consumers and the need to sustain investment capacity for livestock farmers	9
Slowing pig growth during COVID-19, models for use in future market fluctuations	9
Opportunities for precision livestock management in the face of climate change: a focus on extensive systems	9
Osteoarthritis: a common disease that should be avoided in the athletic horse’s life	9
How agricultural rendering supports sustainability and assists livestock’s ability to contribute more than just food	9
Sustainability of ruminant livestock production in Ireland	9
Beyond the genome: a perspective on the use of DNA methylation profiles as a tool for the livestock industry	8
Impact of COVID-19 on animal production in the Czech Republic	8
Effects of sperm DNA methylation on domesticated animal performance and perspectives on cross-species epigenetics in animal breeding	8
Is meat eating morally defensible? Contemporary ethical considerations	8
Lessons in automation of meat processing	8
Taking the steps toward sustainable livestock: our multidisciplinary global farm platform journey	8
Impact of COVID-19 on the Australian pork industry	7
Review of genetic diversity in Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)	7
Sustainability implications of rising global pork demand	7
How two concurrent pandemics put a spoke in the wheel of intensive pig production	7
COVID-19 pandemic—how and why animal production suffers?	7
The societal role of meat—what the science says	7
We need to rethink production technology for meat-packers—the old cutting table is being revived	7
Automation in the fish industry	7
The edible insect sector in Canada and the United States	7
Camel biodiversity—and how to conserve it	7
Examining the extent of environmental contributions toward DNA methylation and phenotypic variation	7
Climate change adaptation for livestock production in southern Australia: transdisciplinary approaches for integrated solutions	7
Animal transport as regulated in Europe: a work in progress as viewed by an NGO	7
The epigenome of male germ cells and the programming of phenotypes in cattle	7
Can dairy help solve the malnutrition crisis in developing countries? An economic analysis	7
Waterscapes domestication: an alternative approach for interactions among humans, animals, and aquatic environments in Amazonia across time	6
Nutritional values and health benefits of dromedary camel meat	6

Farm animal genetic resources and the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Goat lactation research as a gateway for the development of the dairy goat industry	6
Epigenetic changes in poultry due to reprogramming of the gut microbiota	6
Post-weaning diarrhea and use of feedstuffs in pigs	6
How and why animal welfare concerns evolve in developing countries	6
Animal domestication: from distant past to current development and issues	6
Management and domestication of cattle (Bos taurus) in Neolithic Southwest Asia	6