Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses all aspects of animal science and biotechnology. That includes domestic animal production, animal genetics and breeding, animal reproduction and physiology, animal nutrition and biochemistry, feed processing technology and bioevaluation, animal biotechnology, and meat science.

Editor-in-Chief

Defa Li, China Agricultural University

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Research

Effects of dietary vitamin E on muscle vitamin E and fatty acid content in Aohan fine-wool sheep

Liu K, Ge S, Luo H, Yue D and Yan L Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:21 (19 June 2013)
Research

Forage and breed effects on behavior and temperament of pregnant beef heifers

Mays AR, Looper ML, Williamson BC, Coffey KP, Coblentz WK, Aiken GE and Rosenkrans CF Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:20 (28 May 2013)
Review

The biological stress of early weaned piglets

Campbell JM, Crenshaw JD and Polo J Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:19 (30 April 2013)
Research

Use of a post-production fractionation process improves the nutritional value of wheat distillers grains with solubles for young broiler chicks

Thacker P, Deep A and Beltranena E Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:18 (22 April 2013)
Research

The effects of dietary fiber level on nutrient digestibility in growing pigs

Zhang W, Li D, Liu L, Zang J, Duan Q, Yang W and Zhang L Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:17 (15 April 2013)
Review

Potential role of N-carbamoyl glutamate in biosynthesis of arginine and its significance in production of ruminant animals

Chacher B, Liu H, Wang D and Liu J Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:16 (10 April 2013)
Research

Absolute copy number differences of Y chromosomal genes between crossbred (Bos taurus × Bos indicus) and Indicine bulls

Mukherjee A, Dass G, G JM, Gohain M, Brahma B, Datta TK and De S Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:15 (4 April 2013)
Research

Effects of exogenous enzymes and dietary energy on performance and digestive physiology of broilers

Zou J, Zheng P, Zhang K, Ding X and Bai S Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:14 (4 April 2013)
Research

Phosphorylation of histone H3 on Ser10 by auto-phosphorylated PAK1 is not essential for chromatin condensation and meiotic progression in porcine oocytes

Wang B, Ma W, Xu X, Wang C, Zhu Y, An N, An L, Wu Z et al. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:13 (22 March 2013)
Research

Efficient production of chimeric mice from embryonic stem cells injected into 4- to 8-cell and blastocyst embryos

Hu M, Wei H, Zhang J, Bai Y, Gao F, Li L and Zhang S Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:12 (21 March 2013)
Reviewer acknowledgement

Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers

Li D Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:4 (19 March 2013)
Review

Strategies to improve fiber utilization in swine

Kerr BJ and Shurson GC Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:11 (15 March 2013)
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The biological stress of early weaned piglets

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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2013, 4:19

Editor's profile

Defa Li

Defa Li Defa Li received his Ph.D. from Kansas State University, USA. His research covers a wide range of topics within the field of animal nutrition and feed evaluation, and in particular he works on a dynamic database of swine feed bioavailability, on anti-nutritional factors in soybean, and on nutritional regulation of pork quality.

He is currently a professor of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Evaluation of Feed, Dean of the College of Animal Science and Technology at China Agricultural University, Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, and Director of the Research Committee of Chinese nutritional value of feed and animal husbandry standards.

Defa Li also has rich experience serving as an editor or editorial board member of various journals across the field, such as Archives of Animal Nutrition and the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Science where he is an Associate Editor.

To browse articles published in the journal prior to 2012, please visit http://www.jastsci.org/.