Official journal of the American Dairy Science Association®

The Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) is an open access journal. Authors who publish in JDS make their work immediately, permanently, and freely accessible worldwide. JDS authors pay an article publishing charge (APC), have a choice of license options, and retain copyright to their published work.

The APC for JDS is USD 3,500. Members of the American Dairy Science Association receive a discounted price of USD 1,600. Learn more about becoming an ADSA member and receiving a discounted APC. Still have questions? Read the FAQ page for further information.

An official journal of the American Dairy Science Association®, Journal of Dairy Science® (JDS) is the leading peer-reviewed general dairy research journal in the world. JDS publishes original research, invited review articles, and other scholarly work that relates to the production and processing of milk or milk products intended for human consumption. The journal is broadly divided into dairy foods and dairy production sections. JDS readers represent education, industry, and government agencies in more than 70 countries with interests in biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health, quality assurance, and sanitation.

A Journal Impact Factor of 3.5 places JDS 9th out of 62 journals in the Agriculture, Dairy, and Animal Science category, which ranks JDS in the first quartile. The journal also has a five-year Impact Factor of 4.2, indicating that articles in JDS continue to be cited well beyond the immediate two-year period following publication. In the Food Science and Technology category, JDS is ranked 56th out of 142 journals, which is in the second quartile.

On January 1, 2024, the American Dairy Science Association launched the ADSA Loyalty Program, a program designed to reward member contributors to ADSA's ecosystem of journals, JDS and JDSC with the opportunity to publish original articles at no charge or at a reduced charge. Points are earned by either contributing papers as a corresponding author or reviewing articles for JDS or JDSC. Corresponding authors and reviewers with a current ADSA membership and a valid ORCID are eligible. For more information on the ADSA Loyalty Program, see adsa.org/Publications/Journal-Rewards or contact loyalty@adsa.org with any questions about the program.

Full-Length Research Papers
Our Industry Today
Hot Topics
Short Communications.
Technical Notes
Invited Reviews
Letters to the Editor.
Biographical Sketches

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Matthew C. Lucy
University of Missouri
DAIRY FOODS
Bioactivity and Human Health Microbiology and Safety Resources and Environment
Senior Editor
John McKillip
Ball State University
Section Editors
Michael Miller
University of Illinois
Olivia McAuliffe
Teagasc
Chemistry and Materials Science Processing and Engineering Sensory Analysis
Senior Editor
Federico Harte
Penn State University
Section Editors
Jayendra (Jay) Amamcharla
Kansas State University
Scott A. Rankin
University of Wisconsin–Madison
ANIMAL NUTRITION
Senior Editor
Paul Kononoff
University of Nebraska
Section Editors
Jeffrey L. Firkins
The Ohio State University
Masahito Oba
University of Alberta
Zhongtang Yu
Ohio State University
Alex Bach
IRTA
GENETICS AND GENOMICS
Senior Editor
Christian Maltecca
North Carolina State University
Section Editors
Andrés Legarra
INRA
Nicolo Macciotta
University of Sassari
HEALTH, BEHAVIOR AND WELL-BEING
Senior Editor
Tanya Gressley
University of Delaware
Section Editors
Jon Huxley
Massey University
Stephen LeBlanc
University of Guelph
Pamela Ruegg
Michigan State University
Dan Weary
University of British Columbia
FARM SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND ECONOMICS
Senior Editor
Albert De Vries
University of Florida
Section Editor
Robin White
Virginia Tech
PHYSIOLOGY
Senior Editor
Stephen Butler
Teagasc, Ireland
Section Editors
Gerd Bobe
Oregon State University
Laura Hernandez
University of Wisconsin
INVITED REVIEWS
Editor
Kerst Stelwagen
SciLactis Ltd.
JOURNAL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
A. Lock
Michigan State University
D. M. Barbano
Cornell University
P. Cardoso
University of Illinois
T. Schoenfuss
University of Minnesota
M. C. Lucy
University of Missouri
S. Pollock (ex officio)
FASS Inc.
L. Adam (ex officio)
FASS Inc.
EDITORIAL BOARD
S. Alcaine
S. Anand
S. Andrew
K. Aryana
C. Baes
H. Barkema
J. Barlow
D. Berry
J. M. Bewley
R. C. Bicahlo
D. Bickhart
M Bionaz
R. Brandsma
A. Brito
C. Burke
T. Byrne
V. Cabrera
M. Calus
R. Cerri
A. Cruz
S. Davis
T. DeVries
S. Drake
P. Erickson
A. Faciola
P. M. Fricke
K. Galvao
J. Giordano
O. Gonzalez-Recio
R. Govindasamy-Lucey
B. Gredler
J. Gross
T. Hackmann
K. Harvatine
A. J. Heinrichs
A. Hristov
R. Jimenez-Flores
M. Johnson
D. Kelton
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
V. Krömker
C. Kuhn
R. Laven
I. Lean
E. Lewis
X. Li
A. Lock
S. Mann
J. McArt
S. McDougall
B. M. Mehta
S. Meier
E. Miller-Cusho
R. Mor
R. Narasimmon
T. Nennich
D. Nydam
C. Oberg
G. Opsomer
T. Overton
M. Rhoads
C. Risco
L. Shalloo
A. Sipka
L. Tauer
S. Tsuruta
M. E. Van Amburgh
T. Vasiljevic
M. de Veth
R. Wadhwani
E. Wall
J. Wang
R. Ward
L. Ward
M. Wattiaux
P. Weimer
N. Widmar
M. Wiedmann
Q. Zebeli
FASS PUBLICATIONS STAFF
journals@assochq.org
Susan Pollock, Managing Editor
Louise Adam, Lead Technical Editor
Mandy Eastin-Allen
Sharon Fick
Christine Horger
Ron Keller
Lisa Krohn
Theresa Lawrence
Shauna Miller, Editorial Assistant