自1957年出版以来，该季刊包含了动物农业和动物产品的所有方面的新研究，包括育种和遗传学;细胞和分子生物学;增长和发展;肉类科学;动物造型系统;生理和内分泌学;反刍动物营养;非反刍营养;以及福利、行为和管理。它还出版评论、给编辑的信、在加拿大动物科学学会年会上发表的技术论文摘要，偶尔也出版会议记录。
Published since 1957, this quarterly journal contains new research on all aspects of animal agriculture and animal products, including breeding and genetics; cellular and molecular biology; growth and development; meat science; modelling animal systems; physiology and endocrinology; ruminant nutrition; non-ruminant nutrition; and welfare, behaviour, and management. It also publishes reviews, letters to the editor, abstracts of technical papers presented at the annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Animal Science, and occasionally conference proceedings.