The Italian Journal of Animal Science is an international peer-reviewed open access journal publishing original research, reviews and short communications. 

The journal serves as essential reading for animal scientists, technicians and all those who research animal production. 

The journal encourages submissions of international relevance on the following subjects: 

• Animal derived food quality and safety 
• Animal genetics and breeding 
• Aquaculture, poultry, companion and wild game animals 
• Livestock systems, management and environment 
• Non-ruminant or ruminant nutrition and feeding 
• Production physiology and functional biology of farmed, companions and wild game animals. 
• Animal behavior 
• Animal welfare 
• In vitro studies that have an application to farmed livestock 

Manuscripts must address topics based on research at molecular, cellular, organ, whole animal and production system levels. Manuscripts discussing milk or meat analysis and compositions must show a direct link to either livestock production system, product quality, animal feeding/nutrition, animal genetics or breeding. Manuscripts describing laboratory animal models will be considered where the study highlights a potential benefit to farmed livestock. 

Submissions discussing epidemiology, parasitology, infective diseases, food-borne diseases do not fit with the aims and scope of the journal. 

Meeting reviews, book reviews and conference supplements are also published, as well as news and guidelines from the Animal Science and Production Association (ASPA). We welcome submissions from ASPA members and non-members alike. 

Peer Review Statement 

The publication of manuscripts is subject to the approval of referees and in agreement with the Editorial Advisory Board’s opinions. All peer review is single blind and submission should is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Referees will be selected from among qualified scientists in the international scientific community.

Editor-in-Chief  
Marcello Mele, University of Pisa (Italy) 
Email: marcello.mele@unipi.it

Associate Editors
Umberto Bernabucci, University of Tuscia, Viterbo (Italy) 
Email: bernab@unitus.it 
Subject area: Production physiology and biology
Alessio Cecchinato, University of Padova (Italy) 
Email: alessio.cecchinato@unipd.it 
Subject area: Animal genetics and breeding
Federica Cheli, University of Milano (Italy) 
Email: federica.cheli@unimi.it 
Subject area: Ruminants nutrition and feeding
 
Oreste Franci, University of Firenze (Italy) 
Email: oreste.franci@unifi.it 
Subject area: Livestock systems, management and environment
Jean-François Hocquette, INRA (France) 
Email: jean-francois.hocquette@inra.fr 
Subject area: Animal food quality and safety
Antonino Nizza, University of Napoli (Italy) 
Email: nizza@unina.it 
Subject area: Non-ruminants nutrition and feeding
Giuliana Parisi, University of Firenze (Italy)  
Email: giuliana.parisi@unifi.it 
Subject area: Aquaculture, poultry, companion and wildlife

Section Editors
Alessandro Agazzi, University of Milano (Italy) 
Email: alessandro.agazzi@unimi.it
Susana Alves, Technical University of Lisboa (Portugal) 
Email: susanaalves@fmv.ulisboa.pt
Luca M. Battaglini, University of Torino (Italy) 
Email: luca.battaglini@unito.it
Ali-Reza Bayat, Natural Resources Institute (Finland) 
Email: alireza.bayat@luke.fi 
Francesca Bertolini, Technical University of Denmark (Denmark) 
Email: franb@aqua.dtu.dk 
Massimo Bionaz, Oregon State University (USA) 
Email: massimo.bionaz@oregonstate.edu 

Alessio Bonaldo, University of Bologna (Italy) 
Email: alessio.bonaldo@unibo.it 
Fulvia Bovera, University of Napoli (Italy) 
Email: bovera@unina.it
Salvator Calvet Sanz, Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) 
Email: salcalsa@upvnet.upv.es 
Alessio Cecchinato, University of Padova (Italy) 
Email: alessio.cecchinato@unipd.it
Beniamino T. Cenci Goga, University of Perugia (Italy) 
Email: beniamino.cencigoga@unipg.it
Stefania Chessa, University of Torino (Italy) 
Email: stefania.chessa@unito.it  
Alessandro Dal Bosco, University of Perugia (Italy) 
Email: alessandro.dalbosco@unipg.it 
Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, University of Córdoba (Spain) 
Email: juanviagr218@gmail.com
Flaviana Gottardo, University of Padova (Italy) 
Email:  flaviana.gottardo@unipd.it 
Andrea Minuti, “Sacro Cuore” Catholic University, Piacenza (Italy) 
Email: andrea.minuti@unicatt.it 
Anna Nudda, University of Sassari (Italy) 
Email: anudda@uniss.it
Johan Osorio, South Dakota State University (USA) 
Email: johan.osorio@sdstate.edu 
Manuela Renna, University of Torino (Italy) 
Email: manuela.renna@unito.it
Evangelia Sossidou, Veterinary Research Institute, Thessaloniki (Greece) 
Email: sossidou.arig@nagref.gr
Giuseppe Stradaioli, University of Udine (Italy) 
Email: giuseppe.stradaioli@uniud.it
Paolo Trevisi, University of Bologna (Italy) 
Email: paolo.trevisi@unibo.it
Eleni Tsiplakou, Agricultural University of Athens (Greece) 
Email: eltsiplakou@aua.gr
Hai-Jun Zhang, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing (China) 
Email: fowlfeed@163.com