B. Ask

936 citations

23 papers · 728 · 1 hit paper · h-index 11

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Small Animals top 1%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Animal health and immunology
Animal Science and Zoology top 5%
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Papers in

Genetics 18
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock 18
Small Animals 8
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies 6
- Animal health and immunology 2

Co-authors: Jan J. van der Poel (3 shared papers)K.A. Uitdehaag (2 shared papers)Paul Koene (3 shared papers)Henk Bovenhuis (3 shared papers)T.B. Rodenburg (3 shared papers)Peer Berg (3 shared papers)J.A.M. van Arendonk (3 shared papers)Simon P. Turner (4 shared papers)
Journals: Genetics Selection Evolution (9 papers)Poultry Science (5 papers)Journal of Animal Science (1 paper)Avian Pathology (1 paper)Animal Welfare (1 paper)
Partner nations: Denmark Netherlands United Kingdom

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B. Ask

22 papers receiving 699 citations

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The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors 2013 · 244 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2013 Animal Welfare

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1	The welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig I: biological factors Animal Welfare ·Kenny Rutherford, Emma Baxter, Richard B. D’Eath, Simon P. Turner, Gareth Arnott, R. Roehe, B. Ask, Peter Sandøe Hit paper breakdown →	2013	244
2	Heritability of feather pecking and open-field response of laying hens at two different ages Poultry Science ·T.B. Rodenburg, AJ Buitenhuis, B. Ask, K.A. Uitdehaag, Paul Koene, Jan J. van der Poel, Henk Bovenhuis	2003	104
3	Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations Between Feather Pecking and Open-Field Response in Laying Hens at Two Different Ages Behavior Genetics ·T.B. Rodenburg, Bart Buitenhuis, B. Ask, K.A. Uitdehaag, Paul Koene, Jan J. van der Poel, J.A.M. van Arendonk, Henk Bovenhuis	2004	97
4	Genetic parameters for oocyte number and embryo production within a bovine ovum pick-up–in vitro production embryo-production program Theriogenology ·J.S. Merton, B. Ask, D.C. Onkundi, Erik Mullaart, Ben Colenbrander, Mirjam Nielen	2009	60
5	Genetic variation of contact dermatitis in broilers Poultry Science ·B. Ask	2010	40
6	Most of the long-term genetic gain from optimum-contribution selection can be realised with restrictions imposed during optimisation Genetics Selection Evolution ·Mark A. Henryon, Tage Ostersen, B. Ask, Anders Christian Sørensen, Peer Berg	2015	28
7	Genetic variation among broiler genotypes in susceptibility to colibacillosis Poultry Science ·B. Ask, E.H. van der Waaij, Arjan Stegeman, J.A.M. van Arendonk	2006	25
8	Genetic parameters of the piglet mortality traits stillborn, weak at birth, starvation, crushing, and miscellaneous in crossbred pigs1 Journal of Animal Science ·B. Ask, Bjarne Nielsen +1 other	2013	21
9	Defining susceptibility of broiler chicks to colibacillosis Avian Pathology ·B. Ask, E.H. van der Waaij, J. H. H. van Eck, J.A.M. van Arendonk, Arjan Stegeman	2006	20
10	Social genetic effects for growth in pigs differ between boars and gilts Genetics Selection Evolution ·Hanne Marie Nielsen, B. Ask +1 other	2018	18
11	Statistical model and testing designs to increase response to selection with constrained inbreeding in genomic breeding programs for pigs affected by social genetic effects Genetics Selection Evolution ·Thinh Tuan Chu, Mark A. Henryon, Just Jensen, B. Ask, Ole Fredslund Christensen	2021	13
12	Genetic determination of mortality rate in Danish dairy cows: A multivariate competing risk analysis based on the number of survived lactations Journal of Dairy Science ·Rafael Pimentel Maia, B. Ask, Per Madsen, J. Pedersen, Rodrigo Labouriau	2014	11
13	The ethical and welfare implications of large litter size in the domestic pig:challenges and solutions Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) ·Kenny Rutherford, Emma Baxter, B. Ask, Peer Berg, Richard B. D’Eath, Susan Jarvis, Karsten Klint Jensen, Alistair B Lawrence	2011	9
14	Models with indirect genetic effects depending on group sizes: a simulation study assessing the precision of the estimates of the dilution parameter Genetics Selection Evolution ·Marzieh Heidaritabar, Piter Bijma, Luc Janss, Chiara Bortoluzzi, Hanne Marie Nielsen, Per Madsen, B. Ask, Ole Fredslund Christensen	2019	6
15	The predictive ability of indirect genetic models is reduced when culled animals are omitted from the data Genetics Selection Evolution ·B. Ask, Ole Fredslund Christensen, Marzieh Heidaritabar, Per Madsen, Hanne Marie Nielsen	2020	6
16	Modeling Immunocompetence Development and Immunoresponsiveness to Challenge in Chicks Poultry Science ·B. Ask, E.H. van der Waaij, Elizabeth Janet Glass, S.C. Bishop	2007	5
17	Prediction of genetic merit for growth rate in pigs using animal models with indirect genetic effects and genomic information Genetics Selection Evolution ·Bjarke Grove Poulsen, B. Ask, Hanne Marie Nielsen, Tage Ostersen, Ole Fredslund Christensen	2020	4
18	Genetic parameters and genomic prediction for feed intake recorded at the group and individual level in different production systems for growing pigs Genetics Selection Evolution ·Hongding Gao, Guosheng Su, Just Jensen, Per Madsen, Ole Fredslund Christensen, B. Ask, Bjarke Grove Poulsen, Tage Ostersen	2021	4
19	Selection for social genetic effects in purebreds increases growth in crossbreds Genetics Selection Evolution ·B. Ask, Lizette Vestergaard Pedersen, Ole Fredslund Christensen, Hanne Marie Nielsen, Simon P. Turner, Bjarne Nielsen	2021	4
20	Feather pecking behaviour and stress response in laying hens : a QTL-analysis Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Bart Buitenhuis, T.B. Rodenburg, Yvonne M. van Hierden, B. Ask, Maria Z. Siwek, Sandra J B Cornelissen, M.G.B. Nieuwland, S. Mechiel Korte	2002	3

About B. Ask

B. Ask is a scholar working on Genetics, Small Animals, Endocrinology, Animal Science and Zoology and Agronomy and Crop Science, having authored 23 papers that have together received 728 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (18 papers), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (6 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (3 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (2 papers), Animal health and immunology (2 papers) and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Small Animals (354 citations), Animal Science and Zoology (117 citations), Genetics (270 citations), Agronomy and Crop Science (102 citations) and Endocrinology (26 citations). B. Ask has collaborated with scholars based in Denmark, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Jan J. van der Poel, K.A. Uitdehaag, Paul Koene, Henk Bovenhuis, T.B. Rodenburg, Peer Berg, J.A.M. van Arendonk, Simon P. Turner, S.A. Edwards and Peter Sandøe. Their work appears in journals such as Genetics Selection Evolution, Poultry Science, Journal of Animal Science, Avian Pathology and Animal Welfare.

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