Animal Reproduction (ISSN 1984-3143, online and 1806-9614, print) is an open access peer-reviewed journal published by the Colégio Brasileiro de Reprodução Animal - CBRA (Brazilian College of Animal Reproduction). The journal is published quarterly featuring English articles with research on the basic, applied and biotechnological aspects of animal reproductive biology. The abbreviated name to be used in citations that require that style is Anim. Reprod. Animal Reproduction (AR) publishes original scientific papers and invited literature reviews, in the form of Basic Research, Biotechnology, Applied Research and Review Articles, with the goal of contributing to a better understanding of phenomena related to animal reproduction.The scope of the journal applies to students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of veterinary, biology and animal science, also being of interest to practitioners of human medicine. Animal Reproduction Journal is the official organ of the Brazilian College of Animal Reproduction in Brasil.