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.
As of August 2025, the South African Journal of Animal Science makes use of the Crossref 10.17159 DOI prefix. View the journal metadata health and the Crossref DOI Conflict Report here.
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Reconception in grade and pedigree Africander cows of different sizes – postpartum factors influencing reconception
The influence of postpartum mass, body mass gain from calving to the end of the bulling season and month of calving was studied in 1 975 grade and 440 pedigree Africander cows that were classified into six size categories according…
Resultate verkry met KI by Afrikaner-en Jerseykoeie onder ekstensiewe toestande in Noord.Kaapland
Results obtained with AI in Africander and Jersey cows under extensive conditions in the   Northern Cape AI was practised in a herd of approximately 270Africander and 75 Jersey cattle over a five year period at Vaalharts Research Station. During the…
The absorption and distribution of 1-14c-glycerol and-D-53H-glucose from the reproductive tracts of female mice
Mice were given an intrauterine injection of a carrier solution containing 2 μCi of 1-l4C-glycerol and 10 μCi of D-53 glucose. The mice were killed from zero to five hours after isotope injection and the reproductive tracts and livers were…
Development of a radioimmunoassay to measure luteinizing hormone in bovine blood
A radioimmunoassay using tubes coated with antibody was developed to measure luteinizing hormone (LH) in bovine blood. Antisera to bovine LH (NIH-LH-B7) were raised in rabbits. Non-specificity of pooled antisera was removed from the antisera by adsorption. The reliability of…
Verskillende verhoudings van kuilvoer en kragvoer vir die afronding van vleisbeeste
Different silage and concentrate rations for fattening beef cattle Eighteen month old Africander steers were fed four basic rations viz. (l) silage ad lib., (2) silage ad lib. + maize meal at l% of live mass, (3) 5 kg silage+…
