Aims and Scope
Animal Science Journal (a continuation of Animal Science and Technology) is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Animal Science (JSAS) and publishes Original Research Articles (full papers and rapid communications) in English in all fields of animal and poultry science: genetics and breeding, genetic engineering, reproduction, embryo manipulation, nutrition, feeds and feeding, physiology, anatomy, environment and behavior, animal products (milk, meat, eggs and their by-products) and their processing, and livestock economics. Animal Science Journal will invite Review Articles in consultations with Editors. Submission to the Journal is open to those who are interested in animal science.

Editorial Board
President
Naomi KASHIWAZAKI Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan

Vice President
Takeyuki OZAWA Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan
Masahiro SATOH Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Editor-in-Chief
Kazuhiro KIKUCHI National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan

Executive Editor
Ikuyo NAKAJIMA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan

Editorial Board

Breeding and genetics
Seiji IEIRI University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Keiichi INOUE National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima, Japan
Kenji OYAMA Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Takeshi SHIMOGIRI Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
Hideaki TAKAHASHI National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Hisato TAKEDA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Yukio TANIGUCHI Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Hideyuki MANNEN Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Satoshi MIKAWA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Takahisa YAMADA Niigata University, Niigata, Japan

Reproduction/Embryo manipulation
Natsumi ENDO Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Japan
Koji KIMURA Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Masashi TAKAHASHI Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Hiroshi HARAYAMA Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Hiroaki FUNAHASHI Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Christopher GRUPEN The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
Heriberto RODRIGUEZ-MARTINEZ Linkoping University, Linkoping, Sweden

Nutrition/Feeds/Feeding (Ruminants)
Naoto ISHIKAWA Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan
Toshiyoshi ICHINOHE Shimane University, Matsue, Japan
Koichiro UEDA Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Osamu ENISHI National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Taketo OBITSU Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Mitsuru KAMIYA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Nasushiobara, Japan
Shiro KUSHIBIKI National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Hajime KUMAGAI Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Masaaki HANADA Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
Agung PURNOMOADI Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia
Theera RUKKWAMSUK Kasetsart University, Nakhon-Pathom, Thailand
Peiqiang YU University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Nutrition/Feeds/Feeding (non-Ruminants)
Masaya KATSUMATA Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
Kiyoshi TAJIMA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Takamitsu TSUKAHARA Kyoto Institute of Nutrition and Pathology, Kyoto, Japan
Kazuki NAKASHIMA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Masayuki FUNABA Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Kazuhisa HONDA Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Andre CHWALIBOG The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C., Denmark
Rajesh JHA University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
In-Ho KIM Dankook University, Cheonan, Choognam, Korea

Physiology/Anatomy
Naoki ISOBE Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Tetsuya KOHSAKA Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
Hiroaki SANO Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
Toshie SUGIYAMA Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Yukinori YOSHIMURA Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Woo-Kyun KIM University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Guido MACCHIARELLI University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Michael T. ROSE Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK

Milk, eggs, meat and by-products, and their processing
Keizo ARIHARA Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan
Haruki KITAZAWA Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Ryuichi TATSUMI Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Masaru NOMURA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Jyunichi WAKAMATSU Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Jose M. LORENZO Procesos y Envasado de Alimentos, Fundación Centro Tecnolóxico da Carne, Spain

Environment/Behavior
Masato AOYAMA Utsunomiya University, Utsunomiya, Japan
Mitsuhiro FURUSE Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Takashi BUNGO Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
Eberhard von BORELL Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany

Hygiene (microorganisms, manure, and wastewater)
Makoto MITSUMORI National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Neslihan AKDENIZ University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign,Urbana, IL, USA
Alejandro GRINBERG Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Livestock economics
Takeyuki OZAWA Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan
Seiichi KOIZUMI Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan

Others
Kiyoshi KIMURA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, NARO, Tsukuba, Japan
Keitaro YAMANOUCHI The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Nicolas LOPEZ-VILLALOBOS Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand