Please be sure to read the Instructions for Authors on the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (AJAS) website ( http://www.ajas.info) and to use the following checklist to ensure that all necessary actions have been completed and that all required items have been included before manuscript submission.

1. â–¡ Read and check all specifications described in AJAS Instructions for Authors

2. â–¡ Title page with full contact addresses of all authors

3. â–¡ AJAS Author Statement Forms

4. â–¡ Recommended reviewer list

5. â–¡ Documentation of English editing service, if any

AJAS Author Statement Forms

AJAS Submission No. ______________________

Title of Manuscript __________________________________________________________________________
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Corresponding Author Name /Email ___________________________________________________________

In order to publish your paper in the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences (AJAS), authors must read and sign the statements on 1. Authorship Responsibility; 2. Authorship Contributions; 3. Role of the Funding Source; 4. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest; and 5. Copyright Transfer Agreement.

1. Authorship Responsibility

• All authors have seen and approved the content of the submitted manuscript.
• The paper presents original work not previously published in similar form and not currently under consideration by another Journal.
• If the paper contains material (data or information in any other form) that is the intellectual property and copyright of any person(s) other than the Author(s), then permission of the copyright owner(s) to publish that material has been obtained, and is clearly identified and acknowledged in the text of the paper.
• Corresponding author (or one of coauthors) will be responsible for the publication fee (see AJAS page charge policy)
• The authors followed ethics guidelines.
• See the Authorship Policy in Instructions for Authors

2. Authorship Contributions
Please indicate the specific contributions made by each author (list the authors’ initials, e.g., JKH).

• Conception and design of study: _________________________________________________________
• Acquisition of data: ____________________________________________________________________
• Analysis and/or interpretation of data: _____________________________________________________
• Drafting the manuscript: ________________________________________________________________
• Critical revision: ______________________________________________________________________

3. Role of the Funding Source
Please disclose any funding sources and their role, if any, in the writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit it for publication. The information provided here must match the role of the funding source statement in the manuscript.
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4. Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
Please check A or B.

â–¡ A. We/I do not have and have not had a financial interest or other relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest or other financial benefit.

â–¡ B. We/I now have or have had a financial interest or other relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest or other financial benefit. Pease list the manufacturers and/or service providers with whom you have a financial relationship, and describe the condition of your relationship. Please be specific.
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5. Copyright Transfer Agreement
In the occasion of the final acceptance of this manuscript, the authors of the article hereby agree that the Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies holds the copyright on all materials and the right to publish, transmit, sell and distribute them in the journal or other media.