Change in Licence Policy for CAAS Journals

We would like to inform you that the journals published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) will change their licence policy. All articles submitted to CAAS journals from 2026 will be published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0) allows broad reuse, distribution, and adaptation of published articles, provided that appropriate credit to the original authors is given.

Articles submitted by 2025 are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license.


Impact Factor (WoS):

2024: 1.3

Q3 – Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science

5-Year Impact Factor: 1.3

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Czech Journal of Animal Science

  • ISSN 1212-1819 (Print)
  • ISSN 1805-9309 (On-line)

An international open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences and financed by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.

  • Published since 1955 (by 1997 under the title Živočišná výroba)
  • The journal is administered by an international Editorial Board
  • Editor-in-Chief: prof. Ing. Eva Tůmová, CSc.
  • Co-editors: Ing. Filip Jančík, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Milan Marounek, DrSc., prof. Ing. Tomáš Policar, Ph.D., prof. Ing. Luděk Stádník, Ph.D., Ing. Ludmila Zavadilová, CSc.
  • Executive Editor: Bc. Michaela Polcarová
  • Technical Editor: Ing. Helena Smolová, Ph.D.
  • The journal is published monthly

Journal leaflet  Czech Journal of Animal Science - Call for Papers

Aims & Scope

The journal is focused on the farm animal management.

The journal publishes original scientific articles and critical reviews covering all areas of genetics and breeding, physiology, reproduction, nutrition and feeds, technology, ethology and economics of cattle, pig, sheep, goat, poultry, fish, bees, and other farm animal management. Papers are published in English.


Current issue

Endogenous inhibitory compounds in bovine milk, their significance and methods of detection

Marcela Klimesova, Ludmila Krizova, Hana Nejeschlebova, Oto Hanus, Lenka Vorlova

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(12):499-517 | DOI: 10.17221/146/2025-CJAS  

Raw cow’s milk is one of the most strictly controlled commodities in the food industry. Besides basic hygienic and nutritional parameters, the presence of inhibitory and contaminant substances plays a critical role in technological quality and safety. While the vast majority of inhibitory residues are represented by antibiotics originating from mastitis prevention and therapy, milk also contains a broad spectrum of naturally occurring native antimicrobial compounds. These include immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, lysozyme, lactoperoxidase, phosphatases, lipases, and proteases acting as integral elements of the innate immune system within the...

Effect of extruded flaxseed supplementation during the indoor fattening of yearling bulls on beef carcass, meat composition, and fatty acid profileOriginal Paper

Emir Mujić, Javier Mateo, Mahsa Dehnavi, Halil Omanović, Aida Džaferović, Munevera Begić, Selma Čorbo

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(12):518-527 | DOI: 10.17221/5/2025-CJAS  

This study investigates the impact of supplementing extruded flaxseed to the diet of yearling bulls during the indoor fattening on beef carcass quality, meat composition, and fatty acid profile. Twenty male crossbred calves (Holstein × Simmental) were divided into two groups: control group and flaxseed-supplemented group, each with 10 calves. The control group received a conventional diet, while the flaxseed group was fed the same diet enriched with 5% extruded flaxseed on a dry-matter basis. The study revealed no significant differences in growth performance, carcass weight, or yield between the two groups. However, the flaxseed-supplemented...

Impact of puerperal disorders on early culling and milk production in Slovak Spotted dairy cowsOriginal Paper

Karolína Pálešová, Jozef Bujko, Nina Moravčíková, Hana Vostrá-Vydrová, Adrián Halvoník, Luboš Vostrý, Radovan Kasarda

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(12):528-537 | DOI: 10.17221/122/2025-CJAS  

Puerperal diseases are major postpartum complications in dairy cattle and may compromise both survival and production performance. This study evaluated how specific puerperal diseases influence early culling risk and standardised 305-day milk traits in Slovak Spotted cows. A total of 792 animals were clinically assessed during early postpartum and classified as healthy or affected by ketosis, metritis, retained foetal membranes, parturient paresis, or by comorbid diseases, defined as the concurrent occurrence of two or more disorders. Logistic regression models indicated that ketosis was associated with the highest odds of culling compared with...

Lactoferrin – The protective component of goat colostrum and milkOriginal Paper

Pavlína Navrátilová, Klára Bartáková, Jan Pospíšil, Lenka Vorlová, Tomáš Kopec, Oto Hanuš, Hana Nejeschlebová, Eva Samková, Josef Kučera, Radoslava Jedelská

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(12):538-553 | DOI: 10.17221/123/2025-CJAS  

Lactoferrin (LF) is an important bioactive component of colostrum, is critical for the development of immunity in the newborns, and it is an important component of the mammary gland defence system. LF is also an important biomolecule in terms of promoting and restoring the human health. The aim of our study was to monitor the dynamics of changes in lactoferrin concentration in goat milk at varying stages of lactation and its correlation with selected components and physicochemical parameters. Colostrum (n = 24) and milk (n = 120) samples were obtained from 12 goats by hand milking. Lactoferrin was determined using reversed-phase...