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The best of the Web Welcome to this guide to the best of the Web for animal health.

In these pages you will find a selectionof some of the most useful websites forstudents, lecturers and researchers.

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Online learning and teachingmaterials 1

Databases 3

Electronic journals and other full-text services 5

Pet care 6

Clinical and practitioner resources 8

Government organisations 10

Professional associations 11

Other organisations 12

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Online learning and teaching materials A wide selection of veterinary educational materials is freely available on theInternet. Here are a few examples of learning materials aimed at veterinarypractitioners and students:

Animation of Antimicrobial Resistancehttp://www.fda.gov/cvm/antiresistvideo.htmThe Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Center for Veterinary Medicine(CVM) released this nine-minute animation on antimicrobial resistance in August 2004.

CONSULTANThttp://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.aspCONSULTANT is a diagnostic support system for veterinary medicine developedby Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. CONSULTANT issupported by a database of approximately 500 clinical signs/symptoms, 7000diagnoses/causes, and 18,000 literature references.

Equine Castrationhttp://www.vet.uga.edu/LAM/teaching/mueller/castration/default.htmlAn interactive tutorial on equine castration produced by Dr. Eric Mueller, anassociate professor of surgery from the Department of Large Animal Medicine,College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia.


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Veterinary CAL Packages on the Webhttp://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/CAL/packages.htmlA collection of veterinary medicine CAL packages produced by the Departmentof Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge. Aimed at veterinarystudents, this collection covers a variety of veterinary topics.

Virtual Cat Dissectionhttp://bio.bd.psu.edu/cat/This educational resource on the dissection of a cat is created by PennsylvaniaState University. An extensive collection of labelled images of both internal andexternal anatomy is provided.

CALnet programmes for veterinary science studentshttp://137.222.110.150/calnet/Introvet/Introvet.htmA collection of over 70 web based tutorials covering mainly first and second yearBVSc anatomy, provided on the Web by the Comparative Morphology Centre,University of Bristol, and the Department of Veterinary Anatomy, UniversityCollege Dublin.

Large Animal Veterinary Roundshttp://www.idrounds.ca/cgi-bin/templates/framesets/veterinaryRoundsCa/fs_snell.cfmAimed at veterinarians, Large Animal Veterinary Rounds is derived from recentclinical rounds presented at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine,Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences. There are currently 55presentations and these focus on scientific and clinical developments in food,animal, and equine veterinary medicine.

Parasitology Teaching Resourceshttp://www.cvm.okstate.edu/~users/jcfox/htdocs/clinpara/clinpara.htmA collection of over 350 veterinary clinical parasitology images provided on theWeb by Professor J. Carl Fox, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma StateUniversity.

Veterinary Clinical Cardiologyhttp://www.vetgo.com/cardio/index.phpAn educational resource for veterinary students and practitioners providing arange of resources on veterinary cardiology. Features include case reports, adatabase of ECG’s, a drug formulary, downloadable heart sounds, andradiographs.


BioMed Image Archivehttp://www.brisbio.ac.uk/A collection of over 8000 medical, veterinary, and dental images. Aims to providelecturers, teachers, and researchers with access to downloadable images thatthey can use in lectures and seminars. The BioMed Image Archive is an Athens-controlled resource; please contact your local librarian about Institutional Athensauthentication.

World Health Organization: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)http://www.who.int/zoonoses/diseases/bse/en/This resource on BSE is collated and produced by the World Health Organization(WHO). This site provides access to fact sheets, surveillance documents, WHOconsultation documents, and disease outbreak news items.

BiologyBrowserhttp://www.biologybrowser.org/BiologyBrowser is an interactive portal designed for the life sciences community.Access to BiologyBrowser is free and it provides users with information throughinteractive discussion forums, quality-controlled Web links, science news, andother free resources. Developed by Thomson Scientific this resource providesthe facility to browse by organisms, subjects, and geography.

VetCancer Registryhttp://www.vetcancerregistry.com/The VetCancer Registry (VCR) disseminates epidemiologic data pertaining tocats and dogs with tumours diagnosed by histopathology. Any licensedveterinarian can submit a case via the Internet. Cases can be freely viewed andfiltered searching options are available. Each case presents basic information,diagnostic information, and initial and secondary treatment options. Informationis provided on the history and purpose of the VCR, registration, and casesubmission process.

DatabasesDatabases contain bibliographic, factual, or statistical information, which isusually accessed by searching for a specific term or selecting from a browseablemenu. Here is a selection of different types of databases:

PubMedhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi PubMed is a bibliographic database produced by the National Library ofMedicine. It currently provides access to over 16 million MEDLINE citations andauthor abstracts from over 4800 biomedical journals published in the UnitedStates and in 70 other countries.




ISI Web of Knowledgehttp://wok.mimas.ac.uk/A provider of bibliographic databases including the ISI Journal Citation Reports,which contain references and cited references taken from journals, which coverneuroscience, medicine, and veterinary medicine, as well as other databasesincluding the ISI Proceedings. An Athens username and password is required touse this resource.

CAB Abstracts Databasehttp://www.cabdirect.org/Bibliographic database of 5 million records compiled by CABI. Comprehensivecoverage of veterinary medicine, animal science, and agriculture and aspects ofhuman health. It is also available via OVID, EDINA, Dialogue, and throughwww.AnimalScience.com . Access requires a subscription. See www.CABI-Publishing.org for details of books, databases, and journals.

Image Data Basehttp://imagedb.vetmed.wsu.edu/A large searchable database of freely available high quality animal images provided by the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University.As the images are intended for use by animal health care professionals graphicimages are included, although an image filter allows these to be filtered out ifrequired.

NORINA: audiovisual alternatives to the use of animals in teachinghttp://oslovet.veths.no/fag.aspx?fag=57&mnu=databases_1 /A searchable database of alternatives to the use of animals in the teaching ofveterinary and biological sciences. Its 3,800 entries include computer programs,CD-ROMs, videos, slide series, and classroom charts. Published on the Web by the Laboratory Animal Unit at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.

Listing of Inherited Disorders in Animalshttp://www.vetsci.usyd.edu.au/lida/index.phpLIDA is a searchable factual database that contains data on the prevalence ofinherited disorders among Australian dogs. Provided and maintained by theFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, LIDA is aimed at breeders,vets, and potential puppy purchasers. It can be searched by breed groups and byorgan system. Result sets include information on the disease and alternativenames, a description of the disease, presenting signs, available treatments, andrelated disorders.



Electronic journals and other full-text servicesMany journals, textbooks, and other documents are available in full-text on theInternet. Some of these are freely available, while others require a paidsubscription. Examples of freely available full-text services and journals include:

International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)http://www.ivis.org/The International Veterinary Information Service provides free full-text access to a wide range of veterinary books and publications, and is searchable. Brief, freeregistration is required to access this website.

Merck Veterinary Manualhttp://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jspA searchable, full-text version of the ninth edition of the Merck VeterinaryManual, a reference source covering over 12,000 veterinary topics. Also includesa user guide, and a clinical reference and medical abbreviations guide.



The Veterinary Recordhttp://veterinaryrecord.bvapublications.com/The Veterinary Record is the British Veterinary Association’s official journal.Published weekly the journal contains news and peer-reviewed clinical researchpapers covering a wide range of veterinary topics. Abstracts from the currentissue of the journal are available online, and full-text access is available to printand online subscribers.

Veterinary Sciences Tomorrowhttp://www.vetscite.org/An independent refereed electronic journal published exclusively on the Web. Itpublishes free full-text reviews and opinion papers on veterinary sciences, animalhealth, and welfare. It also offers up-to-the-minute scientific news, and details offorthcoming conferences, meetings, and workshops.

Emerging infectious diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/A peer-reviewed free full-text online journal published by the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention (CDC). It covers topics on infectious disease emergence,prevention, and elimination.

BMC Veterinary Researchhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcvetres/BMC Veterinary Research is an open access, peer-reviewed journal published byBiomed Central Ltd. BMC Veterinary Research is an electronic-only journal (onlypublished online), and it publishes articles on all aspects of veterinary scienceand medicine. Full-text freely available.

Pet careMEDLINEplus: pets and pet healthhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/petsandpethealth.htmlA collection of resources, aimed at consumers, on the topic of pets and pethealth. A set of pre-formatted MEDLINE searches is also provided, covering pettherapy and zoonoses, providing free access to the MEDLINE database.Provided on the Web by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Find a Vethttp://www.rcvs.org.uk/FindAVetA free service provided by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, thissearchable database provides contact details for UK based veterinarians,veterinary practices, and veterinary nurses.



Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB)http://www.fabcats.org/FAB works to advance the care and veterinary treatment of cats. The websiteprovides access to over 60 information sheets, which cover a range of topicsassociated with feline health and welfare.

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA): care for petshttp://www.avma.org/care4pets/Advice from the AVMA for pet owners and veterinarians on animal health, buyingand selecting a pet, pet loss, grief counselling and animal safety. It includesinformation on choosing veterinary medicine as a career, and a description ofanimal diseases and illnesses.

Pet columnshttp://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/petcolumns/An archive of weekly animal health articles aimed at pet owners. Produced bythe College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois.

Feline health videoshttp://www.felinevideos.vet.cornell.edu/A collection of videos on feline health providing step-by-step instructions onhealth issues that are frequently encountered by cat owners. This collection ofsix videos is produced by the Cornell Feline Health Center.

Pet Health Councilhttp://www.pethealthcouncil.co.uk/The Pet Health Council aims to promote the health and welfare of pet animals inthe interests of both pets and people. A series of fact sheets providing adviceand guidance on keeping your pet and yourself healthy are available, as well asan online library for veterinary professionals, for which brief free registration is required.

Clinical and practitioner resourcesA range of resources providing current and authoritative guidance for the busyveterinary practitioner, these include:

OIE Disease Informationhttp://www.oie.int/eng/info/hebdo/a_info.htmA weekly compilation of official messages sent to the OIE Central Bureau toreport significant epidemiological events relating to animal diseases. It relatesinformation about disease outbreaks in animals all over the world. Articles arearchived for 18 months and data can be browsed by date, country, or disease.

Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE)http://www.fve.org/index.htmlThe FVE is an umbrella organisation of veterinary organisations from more than35 European countries, and they provide free access to FVE position papers,and relevant European Legislation (draft and final). Papers are available onissues related to animal health, animal identification, animal nutrition, animalwelfare, antibiotic resistance, BSE and other TSE, veterinary practice andeducation, food safety and public health, and veterinary medicinal products.

The International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Healthhttp://www.ipfsaph.org/En/default.jspThe International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health provides a singleaccess point for authorised official international and national information acrossthe sectors of food safety, animal, and plant health. The UN Food andAgricultural Organization (FAO) and other organisations responsible forinternational standards in the area of food safety have developed the site.





VetMed Resourcehttp://www.vetmedresource.org/ A new internet site from CABI covering all aspects of veterinary medicine isaimed at practitioners and others working in animal health. It brings together theveterinary file of the CAB Abstracts Database, with the Animal Health andProduction Compendium, and review articles and search aids. The abstractsdatabase also includes enhanced linkage to full-text of original articles. Availableby subscription.

OFFLU (OIE/FAO Network of Expertise on Avian Influenza)http://www.offlu.net/OFFLU (OIE/FAO Network of Expertise on Avian Influenza) is a joint network ofexpertise on avian influenza (bird flu) established in April 2005 by the OIE andthe FAO. OFFLU aims to exchange scientific data and biological materials(including virus strains) within the network, and to share such information withthe wider scientific community.

FAO Animal Health Disease Cardshttp://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/subjects/en/health/diseases-cards/default.htmlProvided on the Web by the Animal Production and Health Division of the FAO,this collection of ‘disease cards' are made available to the FAO by CABInternational. Each disease card provides a detailed and authoritative overviewof the cause, nature, and distribution of selected livestock diseases.

Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR)http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/livestock/strategy/genetic-res/uk-strategy/This website from Defra describes what actions are being taken by the UKgovernment to support the diversity of British livestock breeds in the interests ofeconomic and genetic sustainability. The UK and global strategy for preservinganimal genetic resources is outlined.



Veterinary Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)http://www.fda.gov/cvm/nsaids.htm

This information resource on veterinary Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

(NSAIDs) is collated and provided on the Web by the Center for Veterinary

Medicine (CVM) of the U.S. Food and Drug Information. This resource links to

package inserts and client information sheets for NSAIDs approved for oral use

in dogs, CVM updates, guidance documents, and adverse drug reporting

measures.

OIE Avian Influenzahttp://www.oie.int/eng/AVIAN_INFLUENZA/home.htm

This website produced by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

contains authoritative and up-to-date information on avian influenza (bird flu).

Government organisationsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/animindx.htm

The animal health and welfare pages supporting and outlining Defra’s work of

‘protecting and improving livestock and controlling and eradicating disease’.

Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA)http://www.vla.gov.uk

The VLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Environment, Food and

Rural Affairs (Defra). The VLA aims to safeguard public and animal health

through veterinary research and disease surveillance of farmed livestock and

wildlife.

Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)http://www.vmd.gov.uk

The VMD is an Executive Agency of Defra that aims to protect public health and

animal health, and promote animal welfare by ‘assuring the safety, quality and

efficacy of all aspect of veterinary medicines in the UK’.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

APHIS is a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that has

responsibility for protecting and promoting America’s animal and plant resources

from agricultural pests and diseases.



Professional associations Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)http://www.rcvs.org.uk/The RCVS is the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons in the UK.

British Veterinary Association (BVA)http://www.bva.co.ukThe BVA is the national representative body for the British veterinary professionand it currently has over 10,000 members.

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)http://www.avma.org/AVMA is the national representative body for the United States veterinaryprofession and it currently has over 74,000 members.

British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA)http://www.bvna.org.uk/BVNA is the national representative body for the British veterinary nursingprofession and it currently has over 4,000 members.

Research Defence Society (RDS)http://www.rds-online.org.uk/The Research Defence Society (RDS) is the UK organisation, which representsdoctors and scientists (including veterinarians) in the public debate about the useof animals in medical research and testing.



Other organisationsNational Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction ofAnimals in Researchhttp://www.nc3rs.org.uk/The National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animalsin Research (NC3Rs) is an independent UK organisation that provides a UKfocus for the promotion, development, and implementation of the 3Rs in animalresearch and testing.

National Office of Animal Health (NOAH)http://www.noah.co.uk/NOAH represents the UK animal medicine industry and aims to provide safe,effective, quality medicines for the treatment and welfare of all animals.

Animal Health Trust (AHT)http://www.aht.org.uk/The Animal Health Trust is a registered charity, which provides specialistveterinary clinical, diagnostic, and surgical services.

Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC)http://www.fawc.org.ukFAWC is an independent advisory body established by the UK Government.It aims to review the welfare of farm animals on agricultural land, at market, intransit, and at the place of slaughter.

PDSAhttp://www.pdsa.org.uk/The PDSA is the UK’s leading veterinary charity and this site provides detailedinformation on the free veterinary care provided by PDSA for owners who cannotafford private vet fees.

Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/AWIC provides authoritative information on improved animal care and use inresearch, teaching, and testing. AWIC is part of the US National AgriculturalLibrary (NAL).

The Higher Education Academy for Medicine, Dentistry and VeterinaryMedicinehttp://www.medicine.heacademy.ac.uk/The Higher Education Academy subject centre for Medicine, Dentistry andVeterinary Medicine promotes high quality learning and teaching in highereducation through the development and transfer of good practices in all subject disciplines.

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