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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/
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
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
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
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
