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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Vergelyking van twee metodes vir die bepaling van vitamien A
A comparison of two methods for the determination of vitamin a with special reference to the effects of storage time, storage temperature and light on the vitamin a content of plasma The destructive-irradiation technique and the Carr-Price method for the…
Time of ovulation in the Karakul ewe following synchronization of oestrus
The influence of medroxyprogesterone acetate impregnated intravaginal sponges and pregnant mare serum (PMSG) on the length of oestrus, the length of the interval from sponge withdrawal to the beginning of oestrus, the length of the interval from the beginning of…
Die gebruik van koggelramme om die aanvang van die teelseisoen by karakoelooie te vervroeg
One hundred Karakul ewes were divided according to age in two groups of 50 ewes each. Group 1 were stimulated by teaser rams, while Group 2 served as the controls. The body masses of the ewes in both groups were…
The effect of castration and plane of nutrition on growth and carcass composition of male rats
Forty rats were used to examine the effect of plane of nutrition on the growth response of rate to castration. Rats were offered 8, 12, 16 or 20 g/rat/day of a commercial small animal feed. Castration depressed feed consumption, growth…
The effect of orchidectomy and administration of testosterone propionate or nandrolone phenylpropionate to orchidectomised rats
Thirty·two rats were used to compare the effects of administration of 0,7 mg/d testosterone or nandrolone phenylpropionate with the effects of presence of functional testes on growth and body composition of rats fed 20 g/rat/d of a commercial ration or…
The effect of intramuscular implantation of testosterone on growth and carcass characteristics of Zebu steers
Sixteen animals were used to examine intramuscular implantation of 200 mg testosterone to steers which were fed in pens on one of two planes of nutrition. During the fifty-six days after first implantation body mass gains were 0.88 and 0.78…
Self feeding dairy cows: Free choice intakes of concentrates and hay ground through different sized screens
Twelve Friesland cows, in a Latin Square experimental design with 4 blocks and 42-day treatment periods, were subjected from the end of the second month of lactation, to 3 dietary treatments viz. a conventional system of roughage fed according to…
Chicken litter in fattening rations for cattle and sheep
Weaner calves were group-fed and weaner lambs were individually fed on control standard fattening rations (Treatment 1) and compared with rations containing 20% chicken litter (Treatment 2) and 40% chicken litter (Treatment 3). With weaner calves the difference between treatments…
Radioimmunological evaluation of rabbit anti-sera to ovine luteinizing hormone
Antisera obtained from five rabbits, immunized against ovine luteinizing hormone (LH) were tested for their ability to combine with 125I-labelled ovine LH. Thirty five days after immunization commenced only one rabbit produced an antiserum which on dilution (1:20 000) could…
The effect of plane of nutrition on reproductive efficiency of the indigenous sow
Three groups of 20 indigenous female pigs were reared from weaning on one of three planes of nutrition, estimated to provide 100% (high plane, 75% (medium plane) and 50% (low plane) of the nutrient requirements for growth and reproduction. Six…
Die beperking van multi-ovulasies in Karakoelooie na die gebruik van dragtige merrie serum gonadotrofien (DMSG).
Limitationof multi-ovulations in Karakul ewes after the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotrofien(PMSG) One hundred and eight mature Karakul ewes were randomly divided into 9 equal groups. Intravaginal sponges impregnated with 60 mg medroxy-actate progesterone (MAP, Upjohn) were inserted in…
Effect on the fertility of “barren” or early post-partum Karakul ewes of oestrus synchronization and various levels of PMSG with
Seventy eight "barren" (ewes which were not pregnant prior to treatment) or early post-partum Karakul ewes were used. The interval from progestagen sponge withdrawal to oestrus was shorter within than outside of the breeding season and in both seasons increasing…
Korrelasie tussen die gemiddelde daaglikse toename van kalwers en die herbesetting van hulle moers as hulpmiddel by die ondersoe
The correlation between the average daily gain of calves and the reconception of their dams as a screening test when investigating problems with fertility in beef herds. A regression line (y = 32,025 + 140,223 x) between the average daily…
