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).
In line with international best practices, the journal integrates key components of digital research infrastructure, including DOIs (digital object identifiers), ORCID iDs (researcher identifiers), ROR IDs (research organisation identifiers), and CCLs (Creative Commons Licences), ensuring transparency, traceability, and global interoperability.
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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
In vivo estimation of body composition in cattle with tritium and urea dilution. II. Accuracy of prediction equations of the che
Linear regression equations with tritium or urea space, live mass and carcass mass (where applicable) as independent variables, and the chemical components of the carcasses of bull were established. Similar equations were calculated for the chemical components of the non-carcass…
In vivo estimation of body composition in cattle with tritium and urea dilution. III. Accuracy of prediction equations for muscl
Linear regression equations with tritium or urea space and live mass as independent variables and muscle, bone and dissectable fat in bull carcasses were calculated. The accuracy of these equations was compared to othe15 similar to these, but where the…
Mieliemeelbyvoeding aan jong osse op somerveld en verskillende wintervoedingspeile
Maize meal supplementation to young steers on summer veld and different planes of nutrition during winter: The influence of 2 planes of nutrition during winter as well as maize supplementation at different stages of growth of summer veld. On the…
Mass density of oat hay and lucerne hay as a feed evaluation characteristic
In the course of studies designed for evaluation of locally produce forages, significant differences (P ≤0,05) in voluntary intakes of lucerne hay and oat hay by sheep, were found. These differences could be partly explained by differences observed in protein…
Supplementing sheep with protein and phosphorus on native pasture of the central Orange Free State. 1. Diet composition, digesti
The influence of supplementary protein and phosphorus to Dorper and Merino wethers on native pasture was investigated over a period of one year. The supplements were provided by 2 different methods namely as a lick or at a constant daily…
Sodium hydroxide treated wheat straw for sheep
Voluntary feed intake, digestibility and rumen flow- and fermentation dynamics were studies using sheep. NaOH treated (5 % w/w) wheat straw, washed and. unwashed as well as untreated straw were compared. Results indicated that washing the straw had little effect…
Predicting voluntary intake on medium quality roughages
A first order model for predicting voluntary intake was applied to sheep fed roughages differing in quality. Important variables identified in this study were the rumen capacity of the animals, the first order rate constant for fermentation of the diet,…
The utilisation of Cenchrus and Panicum pastures or lucerne hay for slaughter lamb production – an economic survey
A trial was carried out at the Vaalharts Agricultural Research Station in which Dorper ewes were run on either Cenchrus ciliaris or Panicum maximum pastures or fed lucerne hay. Three lamb crops were obtained over a 2-year period. Lambs were…
The estimation of preweaning energy intake from litter mass in rats
An estimate of the total energy intake of litters until weaning, including both energy obtained in-utero and that derived post-natally from milk consumed, is often required in experiments on growth efficiency. Frequently it is, however, impossible to measure this energy directly…
The early post partum reconception of angora goat ewes (Research note)
Keywords: Post partum reconception. Angora
Globale produksiestrategie vir tekstielvesels
Keywords: Textile fibres, production strategy
Strategie vir die bemarking en bevordering van sybokhaar
Keywords: Strategy, mohair, marketing, promotion
Strategie vir melkproduksie in Suid- en Oos-Transvaal en Noord- en Oos- Vrystaat
Keywords: Strategy, milkproduction, Transvaal, Orange Free State
Factors affecting profit in dairying: conclusions from Natal study group results
Keywords: Dairying, profit factors
’n Strategie vir melkproduksie in die winterreenstreek van Suid-Afrika
Keywords: Milk production, strategy, winter rainfall area
Pasture improvement possibilities in effective animal production systems
Keywords: Possibilities, pasture improvement, animal production
Pastures in animal production systems veld and pastures in animal production systems in the Western Cape and South West Africa /
Keywords: Veld. pastures, animal production systems
