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Managing editor: Steffen Maak

Chief editors: Antke-Elsabe Freifrau von Tiele-Winckler, Franziska Koch, Steffen Maak, Manfred Mielenz, Christian Nawroth, Henry Reyer & Joachim Weitzel

eISSN: 2363-9822

Archives Animal Breeding is an open-access journal publishing original research papers and reviews by international researchers on scientific progress in farm-animal biology.

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06 Oct 2026

Genome-wide association study of gestation length in German Holsteins

Maximilian Zölch, Valentin P. Haas, Christin Schmidtmann, Hatem Alkhoder, Jens Tetens, and Jörn Bennewitz

Arch. Anim. Breed., 69, 563–568, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-563-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-563-2026, 2026

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06 Oct 2026

Unveiling potential genetic markers: associations of IGF1R eon 13 and Intronic polymorphisms with growth traits in yak

Xinyue Liu, Yincang Han, Yonggang Sun, Fajie Gou, Jianyu Chen, Weiqiang Jiang, and Qingye Zhao

Arch. Anim. Breed., 69, 553–561, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-553-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-553-2026, 2026

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02 Oct 2026

Genetic and non-genetic factors influencing milk composition and cow metabolism

Jindřich Čítek, Eva Samková, Michaela Brzáková, Oto Hanuš, Libor Večerek, Eva Jozová, Lucie Hasoňová, Eva Baldíková, Sulaiman Mohammed Iliyasu, and Michael Rost

Arch. Anim. Breed., 69, 541–552, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-541-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-541-2026, 2026

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30 Sep 2026

Can kefir supplementation influence the growth performance and serum biochemistry of artificially reared squabs of three pigeon breeds?

Hande Işıl Akbağ, Atakan Şensoy, Hakan Erdem, Soner Yiğit, Cemil Tölü, and Türker Savaş

Arch. Anim. Breed., 69, 529–539, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-529-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-529-2026, 2026

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17 Sep 2026

Metabolic, adipokine (irisin, spexin, visfatin), and ER stress (GRP78) responses in multiparous Brown Swiss cows: a multivariate approach across physiological stages and body condition scores

Gökşad Cemil Kotan, Şeyma Aydemir, and Bülent Bayraktar

Arch. Anim. Breed., 69, 517–528, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-517-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-69-517-2026, 2026

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30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

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