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Article Databases
Citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition …
Clinical Resources
An online, point-of-care veterinary clinical reference source, currently covering dogs, cats, rabbits and horses …
Information on the health problems affecting animals, addressing the range of diseases, disorders, management issues …
Diagnostic support system for veterinary medicine created by and maintained at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine …
Biological Resources
Indexes literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians; covering all aspects of wildlife and wildlife management …
Database of animal biology, comprehensive coverage of zoology …
WAHIS Interface provides access to all data held within OIE’s new World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) …
Generic Animal Drug and Patent Restoration Act requires that a list of all animal drug products approved for safety and effectiveness be made available to the public …
OMIA is a database of genes, inherited disorders and traits in more than 135 animal species …
Covers environmental science topics and agricultural research including agricultural economics, animal and veterinary sciences …
A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas …
Medical Resources
Nursing, biomedical, allied health and consumer health literature …
Current database of systematic reviews of medical research …
Global infectious disease knowledge management tool …
Brings together two international databases: Public Health and Tropical Medicine (PHTM) and the human health and diseases information extracted from CAB Abstracts …
Consolidates interdisciplinary bioethics material …
Interdisciplinary Resources
Broadly interdisciplinary, offers journal content across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences …
Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature, across many disciplines and sources …
Citations and abstracts for every title in Dissertation Abstracts; since 1997, provides full-text access …
International; electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations …
Resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world …
Provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge …
Theses and dissertations in the Library and Archives of Canada …
Finding Journals
Below is a very incomplete list of the veterinary electronic journals accessible at UC Davis. Use article databases such as CAB or PubMed, or Browzine or the ‘Library Catalog’ tab in Library Search to find and access the myriad print and online journals available. Links to full-text should work if you are on the UC Davis Network or logged onto the VPN.
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Library Catalog Journals A-Z
Browzine Journals : Biomedical and Health Sciences; Veterinary Medicine
New Books & Catalog Search Suggestions
New Veterinary Books
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Veterinary surgery : small animal Johnston, Spencer A.; Tobias, Karen M., editors 2018 |
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Blackwell’s five-minute veterinary consult clinical companion. Small animal emergency and critical care Mazzaferro, Elisa M., editor. 2018 |
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Practical lambing and lamb care Sargison, Neil; Eales, F. A. 2018 |
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Interpretation of equine laboratory diagnostics Pusterla, Nicola; Higgins, Jill, editors 2018 |
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Manual of clinical procedures in the horse Costa, Lais R.; Paradis, Mary Rose, editors 2018 |
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Canine internal medicine : what’s your diagnosis? Wray, Jonathan David 2018 |
These are a few of the electronic books that the UC Davis Library has on veterinary-related topics. Use the ‘Library Catalog’ tab in Library Search to find and access the myriad print and electronic books available. Links to full-text should work if you are on the UC Davis Network or logged onto the VPN.
Contact us with any problems or questions.
Veterinary Medicine eBook Collections
- VetMed on ScienceDirect
- VetMed on Wiley Online Library Books with open locks are accessible.
- VETnetBASE
- VIN Library (Veterinary Information Network) Free registration for students.
- IVIS Library (International Veterinary Information Service) Free registration.
Learning Modules
The tutorial introduces the concepts of Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine (EBVM), and aims to give you a foundation from which you can start to apply EBVM to your own veterinary work. After a general introduction to the principles of EBVM, each chapter explains one of the five main principles of the methodology. These chapters include detailed examples, opportunities for you to reflect on what you’ve learned, and quizzes for you to check your understanding.
A set of open-source teaching modules on antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine. These open-source teaching modules are designed for integration into existing veterinary school courses regarding Pharmacology, Microbiology, Public Health, and Species-specific medicine. Other interested visitors to the site include researchers, microbiologists, epidemiologists and animal scientists. Contributors include Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A virtual module on bovine necropsy, this module provides a step-by-step video demonstrating the bovine field necropsy, diagnostic sample collection, packaging, and shipping procedures. The visual reference contains images and text descriptions of normal tissues and gross pathologic lesions. Versatile search parameters support both diagnostic and educational uses. This is a free resource designed for vet students and vets. Registration is required.
VET400 through VET441 Guides
Readings (including books, chapters, articles, websites, and tutorials) for each veterinary medicine block.
- VET400: Professional and Clinical Skills
- VET401: Basic Foundations
- VET402: Heme / Lymph / Coag
- VET403: Musculoskeletal
- VET404: Neuroscience/Senses/Behavior
- VET405: Gastrointestinal/Metabolism
- VET406: Nutrition/Toxicology
- VET408: Cardio/Respiratory
- VET409: Renal/Urinary
- VET410: Endocrine/Reproduction
- VET411: Skin
- VET412: Oncology
- VET413: Immunology/Infectious Disease
- VET414: Population Health
- VET415: Clinical Foundations
- VET417: Professional and Clinical Skills -- Y2
- VET430: Core Stream
- VET431: Anesthesia and Surgical Stream
- VET432A: Comparative Stream I
- VET432C: Comparative Stream III
- VET433A: Small Animal Stream I
- VET433B: Small Animal Stream II
- VET433C: Small Animal Stream III
- VET434A: Large Animal Stream I
- VET434B: Large Animal Stream II
- VET435A: Large Animal Stream -- Equine
- VET435B: Large Animal Stream -- Livestock
- VET435C: Large Animal Stream -- Zoological
- VET436: Companion Small Mammals
- VET437: Avian/Reptile
- VET438: Poultry Medicine
- VET441: Clinical Pathology
Residency Specialty Reading Lists
These guides are based on the recommended reading lists for the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Recognized Specialty Veterinary Organizations (RSVOs) examinations. The information is intended to help UCD’s veterinary residents readily locate the UC Davis Library copies of these materials.