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
The effect of heterosexual contact on libido and mating dexterity in Karakul rams
Karakul ram lambs were divided into three groups after weaning and treated as follows: Group A: Total isolation; Group B: Contact with ewes until 9 months and then isolated; Group C: Isolated from ewes until 9 months and then allowed…
The occurrence of post partum anoestrus in Bonsmara cows on supplemented sourveld grazing
Directly after calving 62 Bonsmara cows were divided into one of the following groups: Group A served as a control and calves were allowed to remain with the cows and weaned at 7 months. In groups B, C and D…
Some factors affecting fertility in dry cows in southern Africa
The incidence of oestrus, ovulation. fertilisation and embryonic mortality were investigated in a series of experiments. In the first experiment, the occurrence of oestrus and ovulation in Africanders and Hereford cows were compared. It was found that Africanders showed oestrus…
Vleisproduksie met die Jerseymoer as basis. 1. Die produksiepotensiaal van Jerseykoeie onder ekstensiewe toestande
Beef production with the Jersey dam as basis. 1. The production potential of jersey cows under extensive conditions During a five year period, an average of 87 Jersey cows and heifers were evaluated for the production of weaners under extensive…
Vleisproduksie met die Jerseymoer as basis. 2. Die produksiepotensiaal van verskillende kruisgeteelde Jerseynageslag
Beef production with the Jersey dam as basis: 2.The production potential of various crossbred Jersey progeny: Two hundred and twenty nine crossbred Jersey calves from Africander, Charolais and Hereford bulls were produced and evaluated as slaughter animals over a four…
Relatiewe ekonomiese belangrikheid en oorerflikheid van sekere eienskappe van bruin karakoelpelse
Relative economic importance and heritability of certain characteristics of brown Karakul pelts: The economic values of certain characteristics of brown Karakul pelts were compared. In addition these values were considered in relation to certain problems in the breeding of some…
