Welcome to Our New Editor-in-Chief, prof. Martina Lichovníková!

We are pleased to announce that Prof. Martina Lichovníková has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Czech Journal of Animal Science.

Prof. Lichovníková is a professor at the Department of Animal Breeding at Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic. Her scientific expertise covers poultry nutrition, animal welfare, and sustainable production systems. She teaches courses in poultry production systems and serves as a guarantor of the Ph.D. programme in Animal Production.

Her research and professional activities have included extensive collaboration with feed manufacturers and poultry producers, with a particular focus on the use of untreated soybeans, proteases, low-protein diets, fibre sources, and the digestibility of amino acids, phosphorus, and calcium in poultry. Her current research also addresses improving welfare in broiler production systems and the incubation of hatching eggs.

Prof. Lichovníková has authored and co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications, including articles published in internationally recognised journals such as British Poultry Science, Poultry Science, and Animal.

At the same time, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Prof. Ing. Eva Tůmová for her outstanding and long-standing service as Editor-in-Chief of the Czech Journal of Animal Science. We deeply appreciate her many years of dedicated work and leadership and thank her for her significant contribution to the Czech Journal of Animal Science and to the advancement of animal science.


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):

2025: 1.6

Q3 – Agriculture, Dairy and Animal Science

5-Year Impact Factor: 1.4

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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. Martina Lichovníková, Ph.D., MBA
  • 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

The mechanism of N-carbamylglutamate promoting arginine synthesis and its application in pig production: A reviewReview

Pei Mao, MengMeng Gao, Naizhi Hu, XiaoLi Zhang, ChengGang Yan, ChengSheng Song, WenFeng Ma

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(7):299-307 | DOI: 10.17221/87/2025-CJAS  

Arginine (Arg) is an essential amino acid that can improve the reproductive capacity, intestinal development, and growth performance of pigs. N-carbamylglutamate (NCG) and N-acetylglutamate (NAG) can activate carbamyl phosphate synthetase I and the Δ1 pyrrolin 5 carboxylate synthetase in mitochondria, promoting the synthesis of citrulline from glutamine and proline, citrulline is the main precursors for the synthesis of Arg, and subsequently increasing the endogenous synthesis of Arg to produce nitric oxide (NO) and polyamines. Compared with Arg, NCG has a longer half-life and does not inhibit the absorption of basic amino...

Rumen-protected gambir catechins encapsulated using CaO-PFAD: Their effects on rumen fermentation, nutrient digestibility, and methane production in vitroOriginal Paper

Roni Pazla, Asmuddin Natsir, Dewi Febrina, Mardiati Zain, Arief Arief, Antonius Antonius, Zaitul Ikhlas, Yolani Utami, Ezi Masdia Putri, Gusri Yanti, Yanuar Achadri, Sharli Asmairicen, Ida Andriani

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(7):308-318 | DOI: 10.17221/68/2026-CJAS  

The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of rumen-protected gambir catechins encapsulated using calcium oxide (CaO) and palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) on rumen fermentation profiles, microbial activity, nutrient digestibility, and methane production in vitro. A randomised block design was used, consisting of four treatments and five replicates. The treatments were assigned based on different levels of gambir catechin-CaO-PFAD encapsulate supplementation, namely 0% (A), 5% (B), 10% (C), and 15% (D) in the diet. The results indicated that the treatments significantly affected NH3 concentration, partial VFA profiles,...

Improved cryotolerance of bovine blastocysts by 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 supplementation during in vitro culture and post-thaw recoveryOriginal Paper

HakKyo Lee, Do-Hyun Kim, DaeJin Kwon

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(7):319-329 | DOI: 10.17221/61/2026-CJAS  

In vitro embryo production (IVP) is a valuable technique for advancing cattle breeding and reproductive biotechnology. Nevertheless, embryos produced in vitro often display reduced developmental competence and cryotolerance compared with their in vivo counterparts. Vitamin D is known to regulate many cellular functions, including growth and antioxidant defence. This study evaluated the impact of vitamin D supplementation during in vitro culture on bovine embryo development and post-thaw recovery. Oocytes were matured and fertilised in vitro and presumptive zygotes were cultured with 0 (control), 25, or 50 ng/ml...

The impact of folic acid on genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in the liver of broilers

Yuting Pang, Yujie Zhang, Yunheng Liu, Xiuling Li, Jinyi Xing

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(7):330-341 | DOI: 10.17221/102/2025-CJAS  

Folic acid (FA) plays an important role as a cofactor and coenzyme in animal growth and development, and in the regulation of gene expression and methylation. However, the epigenetic mechanism by which dietary FA supplementation regulates lipid metabolism in broilers remains largely unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of FA on genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in broiler liver and to identify differentially methylated genes (DMGs) and pathways associated with lipid metabolism. Reduced representation bisulphite sequencing (RRBS) was performed to analyse genome-wide DNA methylation profiles in liver tissues of broilers...