Slovak Journal of Animal Science

Slovak Journal of Animal Science (ISSN 1337-9984) is an international scientific journal that publishes original papers, review article, short communications, chronicles and report of participation in important international conferences on animal science, in English language. Topic of the journal are problems of animal production, mainly in the sphere of genetics, breeding, nutrition and feeding, physiological process of digestion, conservation and treatment of feeds, biotechnology, reproduction, ethology, technology and ecologization of breeding, biology and breeding technology in farm animals, quality of meat, milk, wool, economy of breeding and production of animals. There are published also articles from the sphere of biochemistry, genetics, embryology, applied mathematical statistics as well as economy of animal production. There can be published also articles from the sphere of veterinary medicine concerning the themes of the journal.

This journal is comprised in: AGRIS/FAO database (the full texts, too); CAB Abstracts; Knovel.

Slovak Journal of Animal Science is published under the authorization and direction

of the Animal Production Research Centre (APRC) Nitra, Slovak Republic
Editorial office, orders, subscription and distribution:

Animal Production Research Centre Nitra, Hlohovecká 2,

951 41 Lužianky, Slovak Republic
Phone: ++421 37 6546 316
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ISSN 1337-9984 printed version
ISSN 1338-0095 on line version
The articles may be reproduced or transmitted only with the prior permission of the editors, keeping the copyright.

Editional board:
Editor-in-chief: Ladislav Hetényi

Members:
Daniel Bíro, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovakia;
Jan Brouček, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Jozef Bulla, Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovakia;
Ondrej Debrecéni,Slovak Agricultural University, Nitra, Slovakia;
László Fésüs, Research Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Hungary;
Roland Grossmann, Institute of Animal Science Mariensee, Mariensee, Germany;
Peter Chrenek, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Jozef Laurinčík, Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra, Slovakia;
Adam Kolataj, University of Health Education Lodz, Poland;
Juraj Koppel, Institute of Animal Physiology SAS, Košice, Slovakia;
Štefan Mihina, Slovak Agricultural Research Centre, Nitra, Slovakia;
Shoukhart M. Mitalipov, Oregon Health & Science University, Beaverton, U. S. A.;
Jaana Peippo, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Jokioinen, Finland;
Dana Peškovičová, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Juraj Pivko, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Josef Přibyl, Research Institute for Animal Production, Praha, Czech Republic;
Ján Rafay, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Jean-Paul Renard, National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA), Jouy-en-Josas, France;
Alexander Sirotkin, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Peter Šútovský, University of Missouri – Columbia, Columbia, U. S. A.;
Vladimír Tančin, SARC - Research Institute for Animal Production, Nitra, Slovakia;
Manuel Tena-Sempere, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain;
Pavel Uhrín, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
Miroslav Valent, West Virginia University, Morgantown, U. S. A.