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CAB Abstracts -: http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=ucd&databases=CABI
Electronic Journals in the Sciences (UC Davis): http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/ejournals/
PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tool=cdl&holding=ucdlib; Journal article database indexing medical literature via National Library of Medicine
Resources for Community Veterinarians: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/vetmed/community-vets.php

What's New

VetMed Resource -: http://www.vetmedresource.com/; From CABI, this resource brings together the veterinary section of the CAB Abstracts Database, the Animal Health and Production Compendium and other veterinary content produced by CABI.

Avian Influenza Resources

Avian Influenza in the United States: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/ai_us/ai_us.html; From the Animal and Plant Inspection Service, USDA
Avian Influenza: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/; From the CDC

Pet Food Recalls

Pet Food Recall (AVMA): http://www.avma.org/aa/petfoodrecall/products.asp
Search for Pet Food Recalls (FDA): http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/petfoodrecall/
Pet Food Recall (FDC): http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/petfood.html
Pet Food Recall Resource Center (ASPCA): http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=recall

West Nile Virus Resources

West Nile Virus in Horses (updates for California): http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ceh/wnv_info.html; From UC Davis's School of Veterinary Medicine
West Nile Virus Could Be a Threat to Some Wildlife: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/whatsnew/article.cfm?id=1367; From UC Davis's School of Veterinary Medicine
West Nile Virus: http://www.westnile.ca.gov/; From California Department of Human Services, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California, and California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance System

Alerting Services for Journal Articles in PubMed

BioMail: http://biomail.sourceforge.net/biomail/; Searches PubMed weekly and sends links to new documents via e-mail
MyNCBI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/login.fcgi?call=so.SignOn..Login; Save PubMed searches and results and automatically update and e-mail search results from your saved searches.
PubCrawler: http://www.pubcrawler.ie/; An update alerting service for PubMed and Genbank. Run your searches and receive daily results
PubMed Central: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/; National Institutes of Health's repository for peer-reviewed primary research reports in the life sciences

Databases and Indexes

Agricola -: http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=ucd&databases=CABI
BIOSIS -: http://uclibs.org/PID/10348; Citations from journals, books, conference proceedings and technical reports in life sciences and biology
CAB Abstracts -: http://webspirs.silverplatter.com:8000/ucd?sp.form.firstp=srchmain:htm&sp.dbid.p=s(CI)
CONSULTANT: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp; A diagnostic support system for veterinary medicine
EquineResearch.net: http://www.equineresearch.net/; A database of currently funded equine research projects established by the American Association of Equine Practitioners Foundation, the American Quarter Horse Foundation, Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation and Morris Animal Foundation
FDA Approved Animal Drug Products Online Database System: http://dil.vetmed.vt.edu
NLM Gateway: http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd; Searches multiple retrieval systems of National Library of Medicine, including citations to journal articles, meeting abstracts, books and consumer information from MedlinePlus
NORINA: Audiovisual Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Teaching: http://oslovet.veths.no/NORINA/
OMIA: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals: http://omia.angis.org.au/; A database of genes, inherited disorders, and traits in more than 135 animal species (other than human and mouse)authored by Dr. Frank Nicholas of the University of Sydney.
PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?tool=cdl&holding=ucdlib&otool=cdlotool; Journal article database indexing medical literature via National Library of Medicine
Raptor Information System: http://ris.wr.usgs.gov/
Scirus: http://www.scirus.com; Science-specific search engine
TOXNET: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/; Several full-text and abstract databases on toxicology from the National Library of Medicine
Veterinary Conference Proceedings: http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/gopher/bases/default.htm; Database of the tables of contents of over 500 veterinary conference proceedings
Veterinary Journals: http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/vetjr.html; Database of tables of contents (and some abstracts) for over 160 veterinary journals
VetMed Resource -: http://www.vetmedresource.com; From CABI, this resource brings together the veterinary section of the CAB Abstracts Database, the Animal Health and Production Compendium and other veterinary content produced by CABI.
Web of Science: http://uclibs.org/PID/12610; Article and citation searching in all subjects
WILDPro - the Wildlife Information Network: http://institution.wildlifeinformation.org/; Provides information on the health and management of captive and free-ranging wild animals. Use the browser Internet Explorer to access WILDPro.

Electronic and Print Texts

Electronic Texts: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/etext/
IVIS (International Veterinary Information Service): http://www.ivis.org/library.asp
National Academies Press: http://www.nap.edu/; Click on "Browse Categories" and then click on "Agriculture". Full text is available for books listed, including Nutrient Requirements in Swine, Nutrient Requirements of Laboratory Animals, etc.
WILDPro- the Wildlife Information Network: http://institution.wildlifeinformation.org/; Provides information on the health and management of captive and free-ranging wild animals. Use the browser Internet Explorer to access WILDPro.

Electronic Journals

BioMed Central — List of Open-Access Electronic Journals: http://www.biomedcentral.com/browse/journals/
BioOne — List of Open-Access Electronic Journals: http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-journals-list
Ejournals: http://nnlm.gov/libinfo/ejournals/; Sponsored by the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, this site presents a treasure chest of information about electronic journals
Electronic Journals at UC Davis: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/ejournals/
PloS Biology: http://www.plosbiology.org/plosonline/?request=index-html; Peer-reviewed, open-access electronic journal
Public Library of Science (PloS): http://www.plos.org/
PubMed Central: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/; National Institutes of Health's repository for peer-reviewed primary research reports in the life sciences
SciELO: http://www.scielo.cl/; A selected collection of Brazilian scientific journals
Veterinary Journals: http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/vetjr.html; Database of tables of contents (and some abstracts) for over 160 veterinary journals

PDAs

PDAs for Health Care Providers: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/ref/housecalls.php#PDA
UC Davis VetPDA: http://vetpda.ucdavis.edu/

Reference Resources

Abbreviations.com: Veterinary Medicine: http://www.abbreviations.com/acronyms/VET
Animal Health and Production Compendium -: http://www.cabicompendium.org/ahpc/aclogin.asp?start.asp
Animal Use and Care: http://ehs.ucdavis.edu/animal/; UC Davis Environmental Health & Safety
BrainInfo: http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/menumain.html
Combined Chemical Dictionary -: http://uclibs.org/PID/20834
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics -: http://uclibs.org/PID/20833
FARAD (Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank): http://www.farad.org/
Enzyme Nomenclature: http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/
FreeTranslation.com: http://www.freetranslation.com/; Free language translation
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX3406799999&q=ucdavis
Instructions for Authors in the Health Sciences: http://www.mco.edu/lib/instr/libinsta.html; Links to hundreds of journal web sites
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: http://www.redlist.org; By the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
Journal Abbreviations: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/jnabbrev.htm; Compiled by the Veterinary Medicine Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
List of Journals Indexed for MEDLINE: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68116; From the National Library of Medicine
List of Serials Indexed for Online Users: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS68116; From the National Library of Medicine, provides bibliographic information for all journals ever indexed over time for MEDLINE, including journals that ceased publication, changed titles or were deselected
Martindale's "Virtual" Veterinary Center: http://www.martindalecenter.com/Vet.html
Material Safety Data Sheets: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html; List of searchable MSDS sites
Medi-Lexicon: http://www.pharma-lexicon.com/; Pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations explained
NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node: http://wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/index.jsp; From the National Biological Information Infrastructure, a collaborative, interactive Web-based monitoring and reporting system to provide state and federal resource managers, animal disease specialists, veterinary diagnostic laboratories, physicians, public health workers, educators, and the general public with access to data on wildlife diseases, mortality events, and other critical related information
Nomenclature of Phosphorus-Containing Compounds of Biochemical Importance: http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/misc/phospho.html
Plants Toxic to Animals: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/toxic.htm; By Mitzuko Williams, Head, Veterinary Medicine Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Reference Values for Laboratory Animals: http://www.ahc.umn.edu/rar/refvalues.html
Science and Technology Sources on the Internet: Animal Testing Alternatives: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/00-summer/internet.html
Veterinary Abbreviations: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/abbreviations.htm; From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veterinary Medicine Library
Veterinary Medical and Related Libraries: An International Directory: http://www.vmls.mlanet.org/vlindex.htm; Directory of and information about veterinary libraries worldwide
VetMed Resource -: http://www.vetmedresource.com; From CABI, this resource brings together the veterinary section of the CAB Abstracts Database, the Animal Health and Production Compendium and other veterinary content produced by CABI.

Societies/Organizations

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine: http://www.acvim.org/
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: http://www.aspca.org
American Veterinary Medical Association: http://www.avma.org/
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/
Animal Welfare Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/; Provides information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing
California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System: http://cahfs.ucdavis.edu/
California National Primate Research Center: http://www.cnprc.ucdavis.edu/
California Veterinary Medical Board: http://www.vmb.ca.gov/
CONVINCE: http://www.convince.org/; Consortium of North American Veterinary Interactive New Concept Education
The Foundation for Biomedical Research: http://www.fbresearch.org
The Humane Society of the United States: http://www.hsus.org/
IACUC.org (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees): http://www.iacuc.org/
The Jackson Laboratory: http://www.jax.org/; Genetics research laboratory
The National Academies: http://national-academies.org; Includes news and description of projects by the Institute of Medicine
National Agricultural Library: http://www.nal.usda.gov/
National Center for Biotechnology Information: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
National Center for Research Resources: http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/; Information about grants and other research resources
National Center for Research Resources — Comparative Medicine: http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/comparative_med.asp
National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy: http://www.petpopulation.org
National Institute for Animal Agriculture: http://www.animalagriculture.org
National Library of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Office International des Epizooties (The World Organisation for Animal Health): http://www.oie.int/
UC Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis: http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu/agcenter/
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/
University of California Center for Animal Alternatives: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/Animal_Alternatives/main.htm
US FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/default.html
Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety: http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu/agcenter/; Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine, UC Davis
Winn Feline Foundation: http://winnfelinehealth.org/

Tutorials and Continuing Medical Education

Case Studies in Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine: http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/cardio/cases/; Presented by Mark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
IVIS (International Veterinary Information Service) Continuing Education: http://www.ivis.org/continuing_education/toc.asp
Online Clinical Calculators: http://www.medstudents.com.br/calculat/index2.htm; Calculate body surface area, cardiac output, oxygen consumption, etc.
Virtual Vet: Bovine Necropsy Module: http://w3.vet.cornell.edu/virtualvet/; From the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University and sponsored by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the United States Department of Agriculture, this is a free resource designed for use by veterinary students and veterinarians. Registration is required.

Veterinary Images

Case Studies in Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine: http://www.vmth.ucdavis.edu/cardio/cases/; Presented by Mark D. Kittleson, DVM, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
HealthMap: http://www.healthmap.org/; A freely available Web site from the Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston, and the Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, this resource was created by Clark Freifeld and John Brownstein, Ph.D. This site provides a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. The site integrates outbreak data ranging from news sources to curated personal accounts to validated official alerts. The data are aggregated by disease and displayed by location on a world map.
The Mouse Brain Library: http://www.mbl.org/; Supported as part of the Informatics Center for Mouse Neurogenetics, a Human Brain Project/Neuroinformatics program funded jointly by the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Science Foundation (P20-MH 62009)
Parasites and Parasitological Resources: http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/home.html

Web Sites

AltWeb: Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web: http://altweb.jhsph.edu/
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals? Animal Poison Control Center: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=apcc; Consultation fee
AVMA Collections: http://www.avma.org/avmacollections/default.asp; From the American Veterinary Medical Association, these are single-topic compilations of articles from AVMA's scientific journals.
Electronic Zoo: http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm
EpiVetNet: http://epiweb.massey.ac.nz/; Veterinary epidemiology
Foot and Mouth Disease: http://www.defra.gov.uk/footandmouth/
Free Animal Health Resources Web Sites: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/library/freeresources.htm
IVIS (International Veterinary Information Service): http://www.ivis.org/home.asp
Metin Kormaz's Parasitology Resources: http://bornova.ege.edu.tr/~mkorkmaz/linkmk3.htm
Model Organisms for Biomedical Research: http://www.nih.gov/science/models/; Produced by the National Institutes of Health
NetVet Veterinary Resources: http://netvet.wustl.edu/vet.htm; The major site for veterinary information on the Web
ProMED-mail: http://www.promedmail.org/pls/promed/f?p=2400:1000; E-mail list that relays emerging infectious disease reports from around the world
Veterinary Education and Information Network: Links: Recommended Resources for Veterinary and Animal Science: http://www.library.usyd.edu.au/VEIN/links/index.html; From the University of Sydney, Australia
Veterinary Internship and Matching Program: http://www.virmp.org/virmp/; From the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
VetGate: http://vetgate.ac.uk/; A gateway to evaluated Internet resources in animal health that is part of the BIOME service
VIN (Veterinary Information Network): http://www.vin.com; A comprehensive veterinary information source available by subscription
Virtual Library of Veterinary Medicine and General Parasitology: http://elib.tiho-hannover.de/virtlib/index-e.html; From the Bibliothek der Tierärtlichen Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Veterinary Medicine: http://netvet.wustl.edu/vetmed.htm

Web Sites — Conferences

IVIS (International Veterinary Information Service) Proceedings: http://www.ivis.org/proceedings/toc3_proceedings.asp
Veterinary Conference Proceedings: http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/gopher/bases/default.htm; Database of the tables of contents of over 500 veterinary conference proceedings