EDITORIAL Open Access A new start: Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology re-launches with BioMed Central

journal is supported by the Chinese Association of Ani-mal Science and Veterinary Medicine, a well-respected and established society. Animal science and animal pro-duction have been developing rapidly in China over the past 20 years. China has become the largest meat and egg producer in the world. A group of scientists and researchers have emerged in this fast growing area, pro-ducing high-quality research results. JASB was first designed to introduce achievements in animal science and technology from China to the international commu-nity. After publishing several articles, we started to receive excellent submissions from international authors, which made us realize that it was time to move to a truly international platform and make the excellent content visible to readers all over the world. The journal provides a premier platform for your work to reach both Chinese and international audiences. In line with BioMed Central (part of Springer Science+Business Media), the leading Open Access publisher worldwide, the journal is now in an excellent position to make important contributions t