Useful Links

CHARITIES AND FUNDING

Assisi Animal Charities Foundation
Formed in 1993, the Assisi Animal Charities Foundation is a consortium of charities that work in a variety of ways to improve animal welfare.
http://www.assisi.org.uk

LTSN-01
Funding sources
http://www.ltsn-01.ac.uk/resources/fundops

GENETICS

Canine Inherited Diseases Database
List of inherited diseases on a Canadian website
www.upei.ca/%7ecidd/intro.htm

Catvet.homestead.com
Selected inherited diseases of the cat
www.catvet.homestead.com/inherited_diseases_2004.pdf

Geneservice
http://www.geneservice.co.uk/

Genome Database (Johns Hopkins University)
http://gdbwww.gdb.org/gdb

Japan Animal Genome Database
http://ws4.niai.affrc.go.jp/

University of Cambridge
Canine Inherited Diseases Database Searchable list of inherited canine diseases http://server.vet.cam.ac.uk/index.html

Veterinary Genetics
Laboratory University of California research and services
http://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/

VetGen
commercial veterinary genetic disease research and detection services http://www.vetgen.com/

Wiley publishers
Useful site for genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, free content, more links http://www.wiley.co.uk/genomics

JOURNALS: some free full text; some to abstract level only

American Society of Microbiology
including Infection and Immunity, Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Journal of Virology and others
http://www.journals.asm.org

British Medical Journal
http://www.bmj.com

EMBO Journal
http://www.emboj.org

Emerging Infectious Diseases
peer-reviewed online journal tracking disease trends
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/index.htm

Epidemiology and Infection
http://www.journals.cambridge.org

Equine Veterinary Journal Ltd
publishers of Equine Veterinary Journal and Equine Veterinary Education for veterinary surgeons, practitioners, students, research organisations and educational establishments; and this site also has a useful Bookshop .
http://www.evj.co.uk

Government Veterinary Journal
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/gvj/default.htm

Healthy Animals quarterly USDA
online animal health research newsletter
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/ha

Journal of applied Physiology
http://www.jap.org

Journal of Biological Chemistry
http://www.jbc.org/

Journal of General Virology
http://vir.sgmjournals.org

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry
http://www.jhc.org

Journal of Pathology
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journalfinder.html

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
(Japanese Society of Veterinary Science)
http://jvms.jstage.jst.go.jp/en/

Journal of Virology
http://jvi.asm.org

Lancet
http://www.thelancet.com

Nature
http://www.nature.com/

Neurovet
peer-reviewed online journal on neurological disorders in animals
http://www.neurovet.org/

New England Journal of Medicine
http://content.nejm.org/

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
http://www.pnas.org

Science
http://www.sciencemag.org/

Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/

LIBRARIES AND LITERATURE SEARCHING

Agricola
free book and journal search in agriculture and related areas
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/ag98.html

British Library Public Catalogue
useful for checking book references and finding books on a specific subject http://catalogue.bl.uk

Cambridge University Medical Library, Addenbrookes Hospital
http://www.medschl.cam.ac.uk/library/library.html

Directory of Open Access Journals
Over a thousand full text, quality controlled scientific journals
http://www.doaj.org

FreeBooks4Doctors
Excellent collection of free online books
http://www.freebooks4doctors.com

Free Medical Journals Online
direct links to all free medical journals online by title or subject, definitely worth a look, not very veterinary yet but growing
http://www.freemedicaljournals.com

Hannover Veterinary School Library
includes conference proceedings and Hannover dissertations
http://elib.tiho-hannover.de/virtlib/index-e.html

Intute: Health and Life Sciences: Veterinary
searchable access to selected veterinary sites (used to be VetGate)
http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/veterinary

National Health Service
Links to evidence resources such as the Cochrane library
http://www.library.nhs.uk

Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria 5th edition, 2005
http://www.wava-amav.org

Pubmed/Medline
free literature searching of world-wide medical and most veterinary journals
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

PubMed CENTRAL
Section of PubMed scanning back issues of some major journals for free Open Access
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

Veterinary Journals
contents of many veterinary journals and conference proceedings
http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/vetjr.html

Vetseek
New site provides information about veterinary online dissertations and theses
http://www.vetseek.info

MEDICAL

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
http://www.acvim.org/index.htm

Antibody Resource Page
Find your antibodies here!
http://www.antibodyresource.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
USA site of health topics, mainly human but some animal
http://www.cdc.gov

Coalition for Medical Progress
www.medicalprogress.org

DNA Information
a vast source of DNA information, companies, products and services
http://www.alldnainfo.com

INTUTE: Health and Life Sciences
searchable access to selected sites including medical, veterinary and agricultural
http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences

National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/

The "Bad Bug Book" FDA site
for microbiologists about foodborne pathogens and toxins
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/intro.html

World Health Organisation
http://www.who.ch/

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OPEN ACCESS (free full-text journals and books)

Biomed Central Veterinary Research
A new free open access online veterinary journal
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcvetres

Directory of Open Access Journals
http://www.doaj.org
Over a thousand full text, quality controlled scientific journals

FreeBooks4Doctors
http://www.freebooks4doctors.com
excellent collection of free online books

Free Medical Journals Online
http://freemedicaljournals.com
direct links to all free medical journals online by title or subject, definitely worth a look, not very veterinary yet but growing

PubMed CENTRAL
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
Section of PubMed scanning back issues of some major journals for free Open Access

USEFUL AND GENERAL

British Horseracing Board
Offical website for racing, owning, breeding, sponsorship and events
http://www.britishhorseracing.com

Cat-a-holics
This site has been set up as a source of information and fun for people who like cats http://cataholics.org.uk

Companies House
useful companies information with addresses but not telephone numbers
http://www.companies-house.gov.uk

Dog Friendly Britain
The only dog-friendly site you'll ever need.
http://www.dogfriendlybritain.co.uk

Euro Bichons
Euro Bichons (www.eurobichons.com) is the international website designed to support anyone who owns, breeds or is simply interested in the Bichon breeds of dog.

Once a visitor to the site has registered as a member, they can access several different areas covering such topics as advice on care and breeding and information on puppy sales. There is also a lively message board.

Members of Euro Bichons have the opportunity to participate in fundraising for the long term welfare of the Bichon breeds. This is carried out through the Trinity K9 Puppy Health Foundation set up and managed by Mrs Karen Clark-Stapleton. One of the projects currently being supported is the appeal for new equipment by the Ophthalmology Department of the Animal Health Trust. This equipment that will be used to continue their very successful work in the removal of canine cataracts, an affliction from which, sadly, the Bichons breeds are known to suffer.

Give us a home
Site to assist with rehoming pets across the UK.
http://www.giveusahome.co.uk

Horseracing-hq
Good site for horseracing links
http://www.horseracing-hq.com

Hyperthyroid Cat
This site has been designed to help answer questions that you may have about hyperthyroidism and how it is treated.
http://www.hyperthyroidcat.co.uk/

Our Dogs Show news, show dates, classifieds, directory of breeders, and more
http://www.OurDogs.co.uk

Pet Food Manufacturers' Association
Information about the pet food industry, pet nutrition and pet population statistics
www.pfma.org.uk

Racing People
Racing portal for Racehorses & Point-to-Point Horses plus Trainers
http://www.racingpeople.com

Saferpets
Useful pet health and safety site
http://www.saferpets.co.uk

SPANA
Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad
http://www.spana.org

The Kennel Club
http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk

The-Racehorse.com
Racing and bloodstock news, results, pedigrees and features
www.the-racehorse.com

VetUlike
http://www.vetulike.com

VETERINARY

American Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.avma.org

Animal Health /Emerging Animal Diseases (AHEAD)
Federation of American Scientists site for animal and zoonotic diseases
http://www.fas.org/ahead/

Animal Health Information Specialists (UK & Ireland) (AHIS)
for librarians and information professionals working in animal health
http://www.ahis.org

Animal Welfare Information Center
Part of the USDA National Agricultural Library site
http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=3&tax_level=1&info_center=3

Association for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (AVEPM)
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/avepm

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
http://www.aavmc.org/

Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists (UK)
http://www.aveta.org.uk/

British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA)
http://www.bsava.com

Canine Cushing's Syndrome
for owners of dogs with Cushing's Syndrome
http://www.canine-cushings.co.uk

Canine Epilepsy Network
http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/

Deafness in Dogs and Cats
http://www.lsu.edu/deafness/deaf.htm

Dechra
A series of notes to help you understand some of the main procedures and treatments that your horse might undergo during a visit to the vet.
http://www.equinepainmatters.com/downloads/

DEFRA UK
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (replaced MAFF June 2001)
http://www.defra.gov.uk

EquiFluNet
Global Surveillance Network For Equine Influenza
http://www.equiflunet.org.uk

Equine Reproduction
commercial Canadian site with useful papers, information and links
http://www.equine-reproduction.com

Equine Veterinary Information Network
veterinary information for horse owners and veterinary surgeons
http://www.equinevetnet.com

Feline Advisory Bureau
Information for cat owners
http://www.fabcats.org

Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Inc
http://www.jockeyclub.com

Institute for Animal Health
http://www.iah.bbsrc.ac.uk/index.html

IVIS (International Veterinary Information Service)
free access to electronic books and reviews; has a new CPD list
http://www.ivis.org/

Merck Veterinary Manual
http://www.merckvetmanual.com

National Animal Disease Center (NADC)
US Department of Agriculture animal disease centre in Ames, Iowa
http://www.nadc.ars.usda.gov/

NetVet
http://netvet.wustl.edu

NOAH
Compendium of Data Sheets for Animal Medicine
www.noahcompendium.co.uk/compendium/overview

Office International des Epizooties (OIE)
includes some OIE publications in full text plus press releases and news
http://www.oie.int

Pet Allergy Association
http://www.petallergy.free-online.co.uk

Pet Health Council
Includes Healthcare Professional Library of papers for which you can register
www.pethealthcouncil.co.uk

RIRDC (Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation)
University of Sydney equine research and development programme
http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/rirdc

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
http://www.rcvs.org.uk

Vetconsulting
online new veterinary portal leading to institutions and veterinarians
http://www.vetconsultingonline.com

Veterinary Cancer Registry Free
collation of over 8000 cancer cases in dogs and cats
http://www.vetcancerregistry.com

Veterinary Laboratories Agency
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/vla/

Veterinary Surveillance in UK
DEFRA website including A-Z index and information on numbers of UK animals as well as diseases
http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/vetsurveillance/index.htm

Vetsonline
VetCPD courses and meetings, directory of organisations, web-site reviews, and much more
http://www.vetsonline.com

VetScape
extensive internet links, search tools and databases fro the veterinary profession via Glasgow Veterinary School
http://www.vetscape.co.uk

World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID)
Interface Access to all data in OIE's World Animal Health Information Database (WAHIS)
http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=home

World Undergraduate Equine Research Database UK
site listing theses of some colleges since 1995
http://www.wuerd.org/

VETERINARY SCHOOLS

University of Bristol
http://www.vetschool.bris.ac.uk/

University of Cambridge
http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/

University of Edinburgh
http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/

University of Glasgow
http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/

University of Liverpool
http://www.pcweb.liv.ac.uk/vets/

University of London/Royal Veterinary College
http://www.rvc.ac.uk

University of Nottingham
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet