''Animal Science'' was a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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covering research in
animal science
Animal science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of humankind". It can also be described as the production and management of farm animals. Historically, the degree was called animal husbandry and the ...
,
animal biology
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, and
animal production
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, published by
Cambridge University Press
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. It was the main journal of the
British Society of Animal Science
British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) is a learned society in the field of animal science, established in 1944 as the British Society of Animal Production.
Mike Steele is the Chief Executive, and the President is Sinclair Mayne.[Animal
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''.
History
In 1959 the society established the journal as ''Animal Production''. It was published in three issues per year in 1961, and four issues per year in 1971. In 1995, the journal was renamed ''Animal Science''.
In 2000, the
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
Tony Lawrence retired, with Hilary Davies taking over.
The British Society for Animal Science
, EEAP News. According to the ''Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2005 impact factor
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of 1.071, ranking it 19th out of 44 journals in the category "Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science".
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