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: 1.4SCImago Journal Rank (SCOPUS):
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
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 effect of maturation and aging on the quality of mammalian oocytesReview
Andrea Nesvadbova, Jiri Bezdicek, Alexander Makarevich, Ludek Stadnik
Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(9):397-405 | DOI: 10.17221/77/2026-CJAS 
The aim of this review was to summarise current knowledge regarding the effects of maturation, activation and aging on oocyte quality. Two main forms of aging were distinguished: (i) postovulatory aging, which occurs after ovulation due to a prolonged period before fertilisation and (ii) age-related aging, which is associated with a gradual decline in ovarian reserve and oocyte quality. Proper embryo development strongly depends on oocyte quality, which is most often assessed according to morphology. Numerous observations have demonstrated the influence of oocyte maturation, during which controlled cytoplasmic and nuclear modifications...
Effects of fresh olive cake inclusion in ensiledtotal mixed rations on in vitro rumen fermentation kinetics and methane productionOriginal Paper
Murat Er, Kanber Kara, Eren Kuter, Hulusi Akçay, Sena Yılmaz Öztaş
Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(9):406-416 | DOI: 10.17221/48/2026-CJAS
This study evaluated the effects of replacing maize silage with increasing levels of olive cake (OC) in ensiled total mixed rations (ETMR) on microbial quality, in vitro rumen fermentation kinetics, methane production, and estimated energy parameters. Three experimental diets were formulated to contain 0% (Control), 10% (OC10), and 20% (OC20) olive cake on a dry matter basis and were ensiled for 60 days. On day 60, ETMRs were opened, microbial composition was assessed, and in vitro ruminal fermentation was conducted for 24 h using the gas production technique. No significant differences were observed among treatments in bacterial...
Associations of TERB2 and LRP6 polymorphisms with cashmere, growth, lactation and reproductive traits in Liaoning Cashmere goatsOriginal Paper
Qiying Zhan, Ran Duan, Qingyu Yuan, Yanqin Meng, Shuaitong Li, Hao Lin, Weihang Hong, Hua Ma, Lingchao Kong, Wangshu Li, Haoran Wang, Xiaochen Kou, Dakun Lyu, Yunlong Guo, Jiamei Liang, Zeying Wang
Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(9):417-427 | DOI: 10.17221/167/2025-CJAS
This study evaluated associations of TERB2 and LRP6 polymorphisms with economically important traits in 1 181 Liaoning Cashmere goats (Capra hircus). Two exonic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), G841C in TERB2 and C98161A in LRP6, were identified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and bidirectional sequencing. Genotype–trait associations for cashmere production, body size, lactation, reproductive, slaughter, and meat-quality traits were analysed separately by sex where appropriate, with Benjamini–Hochberg false discovery rate correction applied to overall genotype effects. The G841C locus showed...
Associations of SLC45A2 variation and MC1R/cAMP-related molecular characteristics with the “cloudy feather” phenotype in Qiangshan Cloud chickensOriginal Paper
Ronghong Li, Min Xiao, Yuzhen Zhou, Xilamu Yi, Sang Mu
Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2026, 71(9):428-442 | DOI: 10.17221/9/2026-CJAS
Qiangshan Cloud chicken is a local chicken breed unique to Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province, characterised by its distinctive “cloudy feather” phenotype, where black feathers form the base with attached cloud-like white feathers. This study aimed to evaluate genetic associations with this phenotype and to explore whether MC1R expression, cAMP concentration, melanogenesis-related transcript patterns, and qualitative histology were consistent with a multi-gene working model. The research was conducted in two phases. Phase I involved 220 adult chickens (110 Qiangshan Cloud chickens and 110 Fengwei chickens) for SLC45A2...