The South African Journal of Animal Science is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. The journal publishes reports of research dealing with the production of farmed animal species (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, poultry and ostriches), as well as pertinent aspects of research on companion animals and aquatic and wildlife species. All submitted articles are subjected to a single-blind peer review process that is managed by a section editor under the supervision of the editor-in-chief. Copyright of a published article resides with the authors. Such articles will be published as open access content and be covered by the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 South African Licence. Users may copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the work, but must recognise the authors and the South African Journal of Animal Science.
Originally supported by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), the South African Journal of Animal Science moved online in the early 2000s using a custom-built manuscript submission and editorial management system. In August 2025, the journal transitioned to the Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal Systems (PKP OJS), hosted by Khulisa Journals at the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf).
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Clarivate Journal Impact Factor (2025): 0.8 (Q4 of subject category)
Scimago (SJR) (2025): 0.231 (Q3)
Scopus CiteScore (2025): 1.4
Die invloed van nat- teenoor droëvoeding en proteïenpeil op die verandering in chemiese samestelling van die groeiende vark
Two diets containing respectively 14 and 16 percent crude protein were fed either wet or dry to 80 Landrace x Large White cross bred barrows. Live mass gain, carcass growth, deposition rates of the different chemical carcass components and carcass…
Vitamin A-D-E injection of pregnant beef cows on rested winter grazing (Research note)
The importance of sufficient vitamin A in the diet of cattle has been adequately substantiated (Rosenberger, 1970; Bauernfeind & Marusich, 1971; Thompson 1975; Lotthammer, 1978). It has been claimed that under semi-arid conditions (winter range) where no green pasture is…
The allometric-autoregressive model in genetic studies: Different physiological phases in the rat
The application of an allometric-autoregressive model for the quantification of growth and efficiency of feed utilization for purposes of selection for efficiency is discussed. To maturity rat growth and efficiency can be divided into 3 growth phases by this model…
’n Seleksiestelsel vir Angorabokke
The effect of different production traits on the income of Angora goat farming was investigated. From the few estimates available in the literature, it was concluded that the heritability of production traits of the Angora is of the order of…
The synchronization of oestrus in sheep: 6. Evaluation of synchronisation and AI techniques (Research note)
The control of oestrus and ovulation in sheep has been researched for more than 3 decades and still continues. Both in South Africa and abroad, much research has been done on the use of intravaginal progestagen sponges alone (Robinson, 1967;…
A simple technique for continuous intravenous infusion of adult sheep
Keywords: Technique, infusion, sheep
Animal growth in the context of time series and linear optimal control systems
It is shown that a singular second moment matrix with rank one may induce properties of a control system in a first order autoregressive time series. A growth law is associated with the non-unity root of the recursive system, so…
The allometric–autoregressive model in genetic studies: Heritabilities and correlations in the rat
The allometric-autoregressive quantification of growth and efficiency divides rat growth into 3 different physiological phases. Significant differences between families for some of these parameters existed. Consequently, heritabilities and, phenotypic and genetic correlations of the different parameters were estimated. Significant heritabilities…
Groeitoets met kuikens vir die lisiengehalte van vis-, grondboonoliekoek- en sonneblomoliekoekmeel
Heat damaged fish meal was used to demonstrate the ability of a published bioassay method to discern availability differences resulting from heat treatment. The importance of standardising the test diets was shown and available lysine content of fish meal and…
Die invloed van energiepeil en askorbiensuur op produksie en beenvorming by braaikuikens
A 2 by 4 factorial experiment was performed to investigate the influence of ascorbic acid and various dietary energy concentrations on bone development. Two groups of 12 broiler chickens were allocated to one of each of the following dietary treatments:…
Die invloed van bytsodabehandelde ruvoer op die waterinname van melkbokke
An investigation was conducted into the effects of sodium hydroxide treated maize straw on the water intake of milch goats when fed alone or in a complete mixed diet. Dry matter intake was more closely related to water intake than…
Mineral status and profiles (blood, bone and milk) of the grazing ruminant with special reference to calcium, phosphorus and mag
Keywords: Mineral profiles, grazing ruminant
