Academic Journal
Q2Small Ruminant Research
About Small Ruminant Research
Small Ruminant Research is a scholarly journal published by Elsevier B.V.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.432 and H-index of 106.
Coverage: 1988-2026. Research categories: Animal Science and Zoology (Q2); Food Animals (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock; Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology; Reproductive Physiology in Livestock; Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock; Meat and Animal Product Quality; Animal Nutrition and Physiology.
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2,300.00 USD; 2,150.00 EUR; 1,840.00 GBP; 285,270.00 JPY
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Recent Research Articles
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The impacts of maternal stress on placentome dynamics, uterine and umbilical arterial blood flow, and fetal birth weight in relation to vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide levels in advanced pregnant ewes
Ibrahim A. Emam, Abdulrhman K. Alhaider, Elshymaa A. Abdelnaby
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107870Integrated crop-livestock systems in semiarid regions improve sheep performance compared to traditional use of natural rangelands: Nutrient digestibility, biochemical parameters, microbial protein and carcass traits
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2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107872Orf virus infection in goats in Nigeria: A systematic review of available evidence, and disease burden
Innocent Okwose, Ovuoderoye Okpan, Abdulbariu Ogirima Uhuami, Aliyu Ibrahim Dabai et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107907Mechanical vaginal stimulation: Effects on estrous duration, follicular maturation, time of ovulation, and the luteinization process in ewes
Juan Pedro Bottino, Maria Jesús Frisch, Sol Lafourcade, Marcelo Ratto et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107863Comparison of subcutaneous and conjunctival Brucella melitensis Rev.1 vaccination in small ruminants: Serological response and post-challenge bacterial dissemination
Sabira Alpysbayeva, Bolat Yespembetov, Akbope Abdykalyk, Nazym Syrym et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107871Evaluation of reproductive performance, milk yield, milk physicochemical properties, and growth traits of hair goat crossbreds with Alpine and Saanen under high-altitude pasture-based conditions
Hakan Erduran
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107893Association of body surface temperature with environmental indices and rectal temperature in sub-tropical goats maintained in psychrometric chamber
Srashti Dixit, Rajneesh Sirohi, Brijesh Yadav, Mamta et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107890Supplementing the diet of Damani ewes with fermented olive pomace increases nutrient digestibility and milk yield, and improves their metabolic status
Ihtisham ul Haq, Muhammad Aqib, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Yong Liu et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107882Green propolis extract or salinomycin in the diet of lambs: Feed intake, ingestive behavior, serum biochemistry, performance, carcass traits, and meat quality
Natalia Ingrid Souto da Silva, Thiago Luís Alves Campos de Araújo, Salenilda Soares Firmino, Maria Mirna Gonçalves Oliveira et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107865Does licuri oil and gliricidia silage affect nutrient digestibility, water intake, and methane emission in sheep fed cactus and buffelgrass based diets?
Fabiana Castro Alves, Salete Alves de Moraes, Cleyton de Almeida Araújo, Maria Naiara Pereira da Silva et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107888Effects of dietary supplementation with hemp cake and hempseed (Cannabis sativa L.) on the quality parameters and oxidative-antioxidative status of epididymal sperm in rams
Magdalena Koziorowska-Gilun, Paulina Pogorzelska-Przybyłek, Przemysław Gilun, Anna Dziekońska et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107906Molecular epidemiology and resistance modulation of Streptococcus spp. in subclinical goat mastitis in Pakistan
Ashraf Ali, Muhammad Ijaz, Arslan Ahmed, Muhammad Umar Javed et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107885Photoperiodic stimulation advances reproductive competence in young bucks under seasonal breeding conditions
J.A. Delgadillo, N. López-Magaña, L.M. Tejada, D. López-Magaña et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107889Pelleted high-concentrate diets containing different fiber sources for finisher lambs of distinct genotypes
Veridiana Basoni Silva, Lucas Santiago Gomes Brasileiro, Hemilly Cristina Menezes de Sá, Gilberto de Lima Macedo Júnior et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107894A benchmark of machine learning methods for breeding value prediction in Murciano-Granadina goats
Jamshid Ehsaninia
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107874N-acetylcysteine in an ovine endotoxemia model: Oxidative and organ-injury biomarker profiling
Farshid Zare, Aliasghar Chalmeh, Mehrdad Pourjafar, Armin Amirian et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107886The effects of SIRT1 activation on oxidative stress in Maedi-Visna virus infection: The NRF2/HO-1 pathway and 8-OHdG findings
Mehmet Fatih Bozkurt, Emin Karakurt, İsmail Bolat, Nüvit Coşkun et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107873Effect of supplementation with mesquite piperidine alkaloid extract on the relative abundance of ruminal bacteria and archaea in finishing feedlot lambs
Virgínia Patrícia dos Santos Soares, Mara Lúcia Albuquerque Pereira, Márcio dos Santos Pedreira, Lucineia dos Santos Soares et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107883Dual role of antifreeze protein i in oocyte vitrification: Mitochondrial protection and cytoskeletal stability
Débora F.S. Pinho, Gabriela R. Leal, Thais A. Oliveira, Ribrio I.T.P. Batista et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107866Temporal trends and epidemiological determinants of bluetongue virus infection in sheep and goats in China, 2005–2025: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Lu An, Wei Wei, Yaxian Du, Guoshuai Li et al.
2026-11 · DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2026.107860Reviews
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