Academic Journal
Q1Journal of Animal Science
About Journal of Animal Science
Journal of Animal Science is a scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press. SCImago 2025 places it in Q1 with an SJR of 0.872 and an H-index of 196.
Its listed coverage is 1946-1951, 1953, 1958-1959, 1961-2026 and its research categories include Animal Science and Zoology (Q1); Food Science (Q1); Genetics (Q2); Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q2). The 2025 dataset reports 425 documents and 4218 citations across the latest three-year reporting window.
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Aims & Scope
The journal publishes research related to Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock, Meat and Animal Product Quality.
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Effects of increasing dietary trypsin inhibitor levels on growth performance, diarrhea incidence, gut inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, morphology, barrier integrity, and hindgut fermentation of nursery pigs
Chan Ho Kwon, Eva S Safaie, Ji Hye Lee, Jannell A Torres et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag290Early signs of lameness in dairy cows revealed by milking and behavioural data using generalized additive mixed models
Sara Mondini, Chris Major Ncho, Giulia Gislon, Anna Sandrucci et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag289Effects of daytime versus nighttime feeding on nutrient digestion, blood biochemical parameters, gastrointestinal microbiota, and metabolites in sheep
Han Li, Lu Jiang, Bingshan Liu, Sihan Yang et al.
2026-09-08 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag288Evaluation of energy and nutrient digestibility of DDGS, soybean meal, and rapeseed meal in multiparous sows during the gestation, lactation, and post-weaning period
Jiaqi Yang, Zixi Wei, Yuyang Fan, Jiantao Li et al.
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag286Human milk-derived Limosilactobacillus reuteri improved growth performance of weaned pigs by modulating systemic immune responses and enhancing intestinal health
Hyunjin Kyoung, Sewon Ha, Kyeong Il Park, Jinmu Ahn et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag276Dietary Supplementation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum IDCC 3501 Modulated Immune Responses and Intestinal Health of Weaned Pigs
Kyeong Il Park, Hyunjin Kyoung, Jinmu Ahn, Yonggu Kang et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag284The Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids on Androstenone Metabolism in Porcine Hepatocytes
Austin Lawson, Christine Bone, Melissa Parent, E James Squires et al.
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag285Local IGF-1 and Akt/mTOR signaling in skeletal muscle of lubabegron-supplemented finishing steers
Donghun Kang, Byungkyoo Park, Erika P Eckhardt, Anna M Munger et al.
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag281C8 Medium chain triglycerides benefit energy metabolism and modulate inflammatory lipids in cats with chronic kidney disease
Brielle N Gordon, Kiran S Panickar, Regina L Hollar, Selena K Tavener et al.
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag193Effect of high dietary lysine on growth performance and body composition in weaned pigs following a period with dietary protein restriction: A preliminary study
R Ruggeri, M Girard, P Silacci, G Bee et al.
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag279Drinking water intake in feedlot cattle: A meta-analysis
Ian J Lean, Helen M Golder
2026-09-01 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag263Effects of barley endosperm amylose and β-glucan content and hull processing on nutrient digestibility and growth performance in weaned pigs
Lingjun Zhu, Li Fang Wang, Rex W Newkirk, Aaron D Beattie et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag275Dietary nucleotide-rich yeast extract regulates growth performance, microbiota composition and inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide challenge in weanling pigs
Abiola S Lawal, Paul Oladele, Timothy A Johnson, Olayiwola Adeola et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag271Characterization of serum follicle stimulating hormone, growth hormone, leptin, luteinizing hormone, and prolactin in female polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) via multiplex immunoassay
Jessye Wojtusik, Emily E Virgin, Erin Curry
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag273Benzoic acid decreases biological value of nitrogen without affecting nitrogen retention in nursery pigs fed crude protein-limited diets
Paulo H A de Azevedo, Alex C Outlaw, Jonas McAbee, Andrea Ponce et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag278Apparent total tract nutrient digestibility of frozen raw, freeze-dried raw, mildly cooked, and retorted dog foods and their effects on fecal characteristics, metabolites, and microbiota of healthy adult dogs
Elizabeth L Geary, Tsai-Ling Wang, Christina L Vogel, Patricia M Oba et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag283Effects of dietary fiber sources on nitrogen metabolism and fecal microbiota in growing–finishing pigs
Jixiang Ma, Ran Xu, Runhan Ye, Kaifeng Lian et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag277Substitution of Dried Distillers’ Grains with Canola Meal in Cattle Finishing Diets Affects Amino Acid Intake but Does Not Affect Post-Ruminal Amino Acid Flow and Digestibility
Santana Hanson, Kendahl Andresen, Jenna VanHolland, Ean Wetzel et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag282The indigestible core of forage fiber: estimation from long-term in vitro kinetics and prediction from lignin content
R S Gomes, R M S Santos, J G Oliveira, C S Eduardo Júnior et al.
2026-08-31 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag280Placental changes with assisted reproductive technologies: Insights from the transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of multiple species
Stacia C Hickey, Neha Mishra, Molly S Kornfield, Lisa A Vrooman et al.
2026-08-28 · DOI: 10.1093/jas/skag274Reviews
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