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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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…
Some nutritional aspects of haemonchosis in experimentally infested lambs
Trials were conducted to study the effect of experimental haemonchosis on dry matter intake, live mass gain, dry matter digestibility and .nitrogen retention in sheep. Six and 9 month old lambs were infested with a pure strain of infective larvae…
Die invloed van verskillende peile energie en proteïen in die rantsoen op dragtige Karakoelooie en die pelse van hul pasgebore
The influence of different levels of energy and protein in the ration on pregnant karakul ewes and the pelts of their new born lambs Four groups of Karakul ewes were fed on the following four rations during pregnancy: High energy/high…
