FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Dear SAJAS contributors,
Welcome to spring (for those in the Southern Hemisphere)!
General reminders and journal updates:
- Please remember to carefully read the instructions to authors before submitting your manuscript, and to contact me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
- Please ensure that all co-authors are added as contributors when submitting a manuscript, and request ORCiD verification at this time. Only verified ORCiDs can be included in the metadata for published articles.
Articles published in the August 2026 issue:
Short communication: Genetic predisposition to wet carcass syndrome in sheep – evidence from a SNP-based heritability analysis
– B. Bhika Kooverjee, P. Soma, M.A. van der Nest, M.D. MacNeil, & F.W.C. Neser
Effects of Azomite and zilpaterol supplementation in finishing hairy lambs: dietary energy utilisation and carcass traits
– E. Ponce-Barraza, C.A. Vizcarra-Chávez, A. Estrada-Angulo, B.I. Castro-Pérez, J.L. Ramos-Méndez, D.A. Mendoza-Cortez, Y.J. Arteaga-Wences, L.G. Escobedo-Gallegos, A. Plascencia, & J.D. Urías-Estrada
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