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Most cited papers in Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology

What are the most cited papers in Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology?

The most cited paper in Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology is "Methods for Dietary Fiber, Neutral Detergent Fiber, and Nonstarch Polysaccharides in Relation to Animal Nutrition" (Peter J. Van Soest, James B. Robertson, B.A. Lewis, 1991), with 28,661 citations. Next come "A TWO‐STAGE TECHNIQUE FOR THE IN VITRO DIGESTION OF FORAGE CROPS" (6,625) and "A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: II. Carbohydrate and protein availability" (3,596).

Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 715 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Methods for Dietary Fiber, Neutral Detergent Fiber, and Nonstarch Polysaccharides in Relation to Animal Nutrition Peter J. Van Soest, James B. Robertson, B.A. Lewis · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Oct 1991 28,661
2 A TWO‐STAGE TECHNIQUE FOR THE IN VITRO DIGESTION OF FORAGE CROPS J. M. A. Tilley, R. A. Terry · Grass and Forage Science Jun 1963 6,625
3 A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: II. Carbohydrate and protein availability C.J. Sniffen, John D. O’Connor, Peter J. Van Soest et al. · Journal of Animal Science Nov 1992 3,596
4 A Body Condition Scoring Chart for Holstein Dairy Cows A.J. Edmonson, I.J. Lean, Leon D. Weaver et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 1989 2,961
5 Energy contributions of volatile fatty acids from the gastrointestinal tract in various species E. N. Bergman · Physiological Reviews Apr 1990 2,770
6 Methane emissions from cattle Kristen Johnson, Donald E. Johnson · Journal of Animal Science Aug 1995 2,745
7 Standardization of procedures for nitrogen fractionation of ruminant feeds Giuseppe Licitra, Torres Hernández, Peter J. Van Soest · Animal Feed Science and Technology Open access Mar 1996 2,663
8 Use of Detergents in the Analysis of Fibrous Feeds. II. A Rapid Method for the Determination of Fiber and Lignin P J Vax Soest · Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL Oct 1963 2,563
9 Automated Simultaneous Determination of Ammonia and Total Amino Acids in Ruminal Fluid and In Vitro Media Glen A. Broderick, Jinhe Kang · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 1980 2,557
10 The use of phospholipid fatty acid analysis to estimate bacterial and fungal biomass in soil A. Frosteg�rd, Erland B��th · Biology and Fertility of Soils Apr 1996 2,524
11 Fatty acid patterns of phospholipids and lipopolysaccharides in the characterisation of microbial communities in soil: a review Laszlo Zelles · Biology and Fertility of Soils 5 May 1999 2,056
12 The estimation of the digestibility and metabolizable energy content of ruminant feedingstuffs from the gas production when they are incubated with rumen liquor in vitro K. H. Menke, L. Raab, A. Salewski et al. · The Journal of Agricultural Science Open access Aug 1979 1,940
13 Volatile Fatty Acid Analyses of Blood and Rumen Fluid by Gas Chromatography Erica Erwin, Gino J. Marco, E. M. Emery · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Sep 1961 1,904
14 Biology of Dairy Cows During the Transition Period: the Final Frontier? J.K. Drackley · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Nov 1999 1,859
15 A simple gas production method using a pressure transducer to determine the fermentation kinetics of ruminant feeds Michael K. Theodorou, Barbara A. Williams, M.S. Dhanoa et al. · Animal Feed Science and Technology Open access Aug 1994 1,839
16 Evolutionary steps of ecophysiological adaptation and diversification of ruminants: a comparative view of their digestive system Reinold R. Hofmann · Oecologia 1989 1,812
17 Effect of ammonia concentration on rumen microbial protein production in vitro Larry D. Satter, Leonard L. Slyter · British Journal Of Nutrition Open access Sep 1974 1,801
18 Rumen microbial community composition varies with diet and host, but a core microbiome is found across a wide geographical range Gemma Henderson et al. · Scientific Reports Open access147 authors 9 Oct 2015 1,785
19 Evaluation of Acid-Insoluble Ash as a Natural Marker in Ruminant Digestibility Studies J. Van Keulen, Bruce A. Young · Journal of Animal Science Feb 1977 1,780
20 Effects of Diet on Short-Term Regulation of Feed Intake by Lactating Dairy Cattle Michael S. Allen · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Jul 2000 1,556
21 Carbohydrate and lignin contents of plant materials used in animal feeding Knud Erik Bach Knudsen · Animal Feed Science and Technology Aug 1997 1,546
22 Creating a System for Meeting the Fiber Requirements of Dairy Cows D.R. Mertens · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Jul 1997 1,460
23 Shifts in the structure of soil microbial communities in limed forests as revealed by phospholipid fatty acid analysis Åsa Frostegård, Erland Bååth, A. Tunlio · Soil Biology and Biochemistry Jun 1993 1,456
24 Antibiotic growth promoters in agriculture: history and mode of action J.J. Dibner, J.D. Richards · Poultry Science Open access Apr 2005 1,449
25 Intake of saturated and trans unsaturated fatty acids and risk of all cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies Russell J. de Souza, Andrew Mente, Adriana Maroleanu et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 11 Aug 2015 1,448
26 Investigation of chromium, cerium and cobalt as markers in digesta. Rate of passage studies Peter C. Uden, Pablo E. Colucci, Peter J. Van Soest · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Jul 1980 1,418
27 Methane production by ruminants: its contribution to global warming Angela R. Moss, Jean-Pierre Jouany, John R. Newbold · Annales de Zootechnie Open access May 2000 1,415
28 Chapter IV A Roll Tube Method for Cultivation of Strict Anaerobes R. E. Hungate · Methods in microbiology Book chapter 1969 1,345
29 Cold Acclimation and Freezing Stress Tolerance: Role of Protein Metabolism Charles L. Guy · Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology Jun 1990 1,339
30 Synchronization of ovulation in dairy cows using PGF2α and GnRH J.R. Pursley, M.O. Mee, Milo Charles Wiltbank · Theriogenology Nov 1995 1,328
31 Silage review: Interpretation of chemical, microbial, and organoleptic components of silages L. Kung, Randy D. Shaver, Richard J. Grant et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 20 Apr 2018 1,319
32 Nitrogen Metabolism in the Rumen Alex P. Bach, S. Calsamiglia, M.D. Stern · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Apr 2005 1,311
33 A net carbohydrate and protein system for evaluating cattle diets: I. Ruminal fermentation James B. Russell, John D. O’Connor, D. G. Fox et al. · Journal of Animal Science Nov 1992 1,301
34 Gravimetric determination of tannins and their correlations with chemical and protein precipitation methods Harinder P. S. Makkar, Michael Blümmel, Norbert K. Borowy et al. · Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 1993 1,222
35 Lipid Metabolism in the Rumen T.C. Jenkins · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Dec 1993 1,202
36 Nutritional management for enteric methane abatement: a review Karen Ann Beauchemin, Michael Kreuzer, F.P. O’Mara et al. · Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 2008 1,170
37 N UTRITIONAL R EGULATION OF M ILK F AT S YNTHESIS Dale Elton Bauman, J. Mikko Griinari · Annual Review of Nutrition Review 3 Mar 2003 1,167
38 Effects and fate of tannins in ruminant animals, adaptation to tannins, and strategies to overcome detrimental effects of feeding tannin-rich feeds Harinder P. S. Makkar · Small Ruminant Research 30 Jun 2003 1,162
39 Physiological Changes at Parturition and Their Relationship to Metabolic Disorders Jesse Paul Goff, R.L. Horst · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Jul 1997 1,156
40 Hot-water extractable carbon in soils: a sensitive measurement for determining impacts of fertilisation, grazing and cultivation Anwar Ghani, Moira M. Dexter, K.W. Perrott · Soil Biology and Biochemistry 9 Jun 2003 1,102
41 Determinants of Soil Microbial Communities: Effects of Agricultural Management, Season, and Soil Type on Phospholipid Fatty Acid Profiles Déborah Bossio, Kate M. Scow, Nirmala Gunapala et al. · Microbial Ecology Jul 1998 1,087
42 Silage review: Recent advances and future uses of silage additives Richard E. Muck, Elisabet Nadeau, Tim Angus McAllister et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 20 Apr 2018 1,053
43 The effect of condensed tannins on the nutrition and health of ruminants fed fresh temperate forages: a review Byeng Ryel Min, T. N. Barry, Graeme T. Attwood et al. · Animal Feed Science and Technology Apr 2003 1,044
44 Subacute ruminal acidosis in dairy cows: The physiological causes, incidence and consequences J. C. B. Plaizier, Denis O. Krause, G.N. Gozho et al. · The Veterinary Journal 11 Mar 2008 1,023
45 Invited Review: Essential Oils as Modifiers of Rumen Microbial Fermentation S. Calsamiglia, Marta Busquet, P. W. Cardozo et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 21 May 2007 1,017
46 Exploring the bovine rumen bacterial community from birth to adulthood Elie Jami, Adi Israel, Assaf Kotser et al. · The ISME Journal Open access 21 Feb 2013 1,008
47 Invited review: Enteric methane in dairy cattle production: Quantifying the opportunities and impact of reducing emissions Joanne R. Knapp, G.L. Laur, Peter A. Vadas et al. · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 18 Apr 2014 1,008
48 Factors That Alter Rumen Microbial Ecology James B. Russell, Jennifer L. Rychlik · Science 11 May 2001 981
49 SPECIAL TOPICS — Mitigation of methane and nitrous oxide emissions from animal operations: I. A review of enteric methane mitigation options1 Alexander Nikolov Hristov, Joonpyo Oh, Jeffrey Lynn Firkins et al. · Journal of Animal Science Open access 17 Sep 2013 979
50 Impact of changes in organic nutrient metabolism on feeding the transition dairy cow. R.R. Grummer · Journal of Animal Science 1995 967

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