The South African Journal of Animal Science is a peer-reviewed journal for publication of original scientific research articles and reviews in the field of animal science. The journal is published both electronically and in paper format. The scope of the journal includes reports of research dealing with farm livestock species (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry), as well as pertinent aspects of research on aquatic and wildlife species. The main disciplines covered are nutrition, genetics and physiology. Papers dealing with sociological aspects of well-defined livestock production systems are also invited, providing they are scientific by nature and have been carried out in a systematic way.

《南非動物科學雜志》是一本同行評議的雜志，發表動物科學領域的原創科研論文和評論。該雜志以電子和紙質兩種形式出版。該雜志的范圍包括關于家畜(牛、綿羊、山羊、豬和家禽)的研究報告，以及關于水生和野生動物物種的相關方面的研究。主要學科包括營養學、遺傳學和生理學。此外，還請發表關于明確界定的畜牧生產系統的社會學方面的論文，只要這些論文具有科學性質，并且以系統的方式進行。