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Article Databases
The largest collection of veterinary literature, this database is one of the most important databases to search veterinary literature.
Indexes a number of veterinary titles despite being primarily for human medicine, due to its sophisticated search features, it is a great place to build your searches.
A large interdisciplinary database like Web of Science Core Collection but carries more veterinary literature in the ‘‘Basic list of veterinary medical serials, third edition’’ than any other database.
Large multidisciplinary database that covers a large amount of veterinary journals, a combined search can also be conducted with Biosis and Zoological Record to reach more veterinary content.
BIOSIS carries many unique veterinary titles that may not be available in larger veterinary databases like CAB Abstracts and Scopus.
This can be searched together with Web of Science Core Collection and Zoological Record.
Carries many unique veterinary journals including veterinary nurse or technician titles.
This database can be combined with Web of Science Core Collection and BIOSIS.
Clinical Resources
Point of Care
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 …
Point of Care
Diagnostic support system for veterinary medicine created by and maintained at Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine …
Content produced by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) is available in this resource which includes manuals(books), special topics, proceedings, client handouts, podcasts, formularies and more. Many reserved readings are BSAVA Manuals and they are available here online.
Critically Appraised Topics (Secondary research or filtered interpretation of primary research like Randomized Control Trials) are regularly produced by this Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine product. Produced by the University of Nottingham’s Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
Registration Required but freely accessible to veterinary students.
Provides a number of tools:
- Veterinary Partner (good information resource for clients)
- Veterinary Associate (a point of care tool)
- Forum (veterinarian crowd-sourced answers in these expert moderated forums)
- Formulary
- Proceedings of a number of veterinary societies
Grey Literature - Unpublished data like conference proceedings and doctoral theses
Conference Proceedings
Incorporates a great deal of production animal conference proceedings like namely, the Annual Convention of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.
Conference Proceedings
International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS)
Freely available but requires registration
Contains a number of veterinary conference proceedings around the world as well as e-books.
Conference Proceedings
Registration Required but freely accessible to veterinary students.
Provides a number of tools:
- Veterinary Partner (good information resource for clients)
- Veterinary Associate (a point of care tool)
- Forum (veterinarian crowd-sourced answers in these expert moderated forums)
- Formulary
- Proceedings of a number of veterinary societies
Conference Proceedings
Contains proceedings of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association.
Conference Proceedings
contains a number of conference proceedings as well as the largest quantity of veterinary titles.
Theses and Conference Proceedings
LILACS (Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature) covers literature related to the health sciences and has been published in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean since 1982, and is published by WHO Regional Offices. It contains articles from about 670 of the most well-known journals in the medicine field, plus other documents such as: theses, books, conference proceedings, scientific reports and governmental publications.
Theses
Contains dissertations and theses since 1997.
Theses
International in scope, electronic analogues to paper-based theses and dissertations.
Theses
International in scope, open access resource to theses and dissertations.
Theses
Open access theses and dissertations on the ProQuest platform interface.
Broad Grey Literature
Google Scholar is a search engine that combs a wide variety of sites that contain proceedings, white papers, and theses from multiple disciplines.
Biological Resources
Indexes literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians; covering all aspects of wildlife and wildlife management …
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 …
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.
Contact us with any problems or questions.
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 Psychopharmacology SL Crowell-Davis, TR Murray, & LM de Souza Dantas 2019 |
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BSAVA Manual of Reptiles SJ Girling & P Raiti 2019 |
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Veterinary Reproduction and Obstetrics DE Noakes, TJ Parkinson, & GCW England 2019 |
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Medical and Veterinary Entomology GR Mullen & LA Durden 2019 |
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Ophthalmic Disease in Veterinary Medicine CL Martin, PJ Pickett, & BM Spiess 2019 |
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BSAVA Guide to Pain Management
I Self 2019 |
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
- BSAVA Library BSAVA Manuals
- 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.
Additional Guides
Tutorial Videos
Veterinary Tutorials
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Cab Abstracts PubMed Scopus Web of Science |
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UC Resources EBVM toolkit Database tips Selecting resources |