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., prof. Ing. Antonín Stratil, DrSc., Ing. Ludmila Zavadilová, CSc.
Executive Editor: Bc. Michaela Polcarová
The journal is published monthly

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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

Visualisation analysis of research frontiers, hotspots and trends in Fleckvieh breeding based on CiteSpace knowledge graphReview

Shang Gao, Lina Hou, Qingshan Gao, Haixing Liu

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(8):301-318 | DOI: 10.17221/32/2025-CJAS

This study investigates advancements and trends in Fleckvieh breeding research using the Web of Science Core Collection database to collate articles published since 1994. Through CiteSpace 6.4.R1, we conducted systematic analyses to visualise research trajectories, identify seminal domains, and delineate emerging patterns. Our methodology encompassed publication profiling, scientific collaboration network mapping, co-citation analysis, and keyword co-occurrence/clustering techniques. The findings reveal that the current research frontiers focus on: Genomic applications in genetic selection, Reproductive efficiency optimisation, Environmental...

The effect of artificial reduction of the somatic cell count, as a violation of authenticity, on milk quality indicatorsOriginal Paper

Oto Hanuš, Hana Nejeschlebová, Veronika Legarová, Lucie Kejdová-Rysová, Jan Říha Jr., Eva Samková, Gavin Thompson, Irena Němečková, Marcela Klimešová, Jaroslav Kopecký, Radoslava Jedelská

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(8):319-334 | DOI: 10.17221/90/2025-CJAS

The somatic cell count (SCC) in raw milk is an important indicator of health and hygienic quality. Artificial reduction of the SCC (ARSCC) in milk, for the apparent improvement of milk quality for commercial reasons, is an undesirable phenomenon and a violation of authenticity both in the factual sense and legislatively. Analytical methods need to be developed to identify ARSCC as well as to assess the effects that ARSCC may have on milk. The aim of the work was to quantify the effects of ARSCC on cow’s milk as a food raw material. The results presented are some of the first on the given problem. Raw bulk tank cow milk was sampled in two experiments,...

Study on the expression patterns and biological functions of oar-miR-214_3p in the ovary and uterus of Liangshan Black SheepOriginal Paper

Weihua Chang, Fengjiao Qiu, Shanchuan Liu, Guochao Ni, Ying Zhao, Yi Zhang, Guangwen Yan, Juanhong Wang

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(8):335-344 | DOI: 10.17221/36/2025-CJAS

This study elucidates the expression dynamics and biological functions of oar-miR-214_3p in ovarian and uterine tissues of Liangshan Black Sheep across distinct stages of the oestrous cycle, providing novel insights into its regulatory mechanisms governing ovine reproductive physiology. The study employed RT-qPCR, northern blotting, FISH, dual-luciferase reporter assays, and ELISA to analyse the expression and biological functions of oar-miR-214_3p in the ovary and uterus of Liangshan Black Sheep across different stages of the oestrous cycle (proestrus, oestrus, metoestrus, and dioestrus phases). RT-qPCR and northern blotting revealed...

Effect of dietary hop extracts and humic substances on the growth performance, carcass yield, blood biochemistry parameters, and meat quality of rabbitsOriginal Paper

Zuzana Lacková, František Zigo, Zuzana Farkašová, Jakub Ješík, Jana Záhumenská, Silvia Ondrašovičová, Andrej Récky, Henrieta Arpášová

Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2025, 70(8):345-356 | DOI: 10.17221/82/2025-CJAS

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of hop extract in the form of xanthohumol (XA) and humic substances (HS) supplementation in the rabbit diet on growth performance, carcass traits, blood biochemical parameters, and the qualitative and sensory properties of rabbit meat. Experimental material consisted of 60 Big Light Silver × Chinchilla Giant crossbred rabbits, randomly assigned to three dietary groups. Experimental groups, XA and HS, were fed pellets enriched with 1.0% XA or 1.0% HS, respectively, for 63 days during the fattening period. Control group (C), consisting of rabbits that received a basal diet without supplements. In the XA...