Resources for Community Veterinarians

Books Online

International Vet. Information Service

http://www.ivis.org/

Merck Veterinary Manual Online

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp

PubMed Bookshelf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books

Continuing Education

Meetings Conferences & Courses

http://www.ivis.org/calendar/calendar.asp

Class Notes - WA State U

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/academic/acad.asp#Class%20Notes

Computer Aided Learning - U of PA

http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/

UC Davis CE Calendar

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/CE/CE_list.html

Veterinary Education Online

http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/veo/

Diagnostic/Decision Support

Consultant - Cornell University

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp

Cow Culling Decision Support System

http://ag.arizona.edu/AREC/cull/culling.html

Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank

http://www.farad.org/

Drugs

Green Book (FDA)

http://www.fda.gov/cvm/greenbook/greenbook.html

Veterinary Drug Database (IVIS)

http://www.ivis.org/

Newsletters and Journals

DVM News Online

http://www.dvmnewsmagazine.com/dvm/

Emerging Infectious Diseases

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/

FDA Veterinarian

http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/fdavet/fdavettoc.html

Free Medical Journals

http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/

PubMed Central

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

Veterinary Practice News

http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/

Pet Owner Information

PetEducation

http://peteducation.com/

PetPlace

http://www.petplace.com/

Pet Loss Support Hotline

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/petloss/index.htm

Veterinary Partner

http://veterinarypartner.com/

Peer-Reviewed Journal Databases

Though the databases below are all FREE to search, refer to Ordering Articles and Books for information on how to obtain copies of articles or how to borrow a book from UC Davis.

Agricola

http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/

Has references to agriculture in general. Covers about 45 veterinary journals. No abstracts.

Consultant

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/consultant/consult.asp

A diagnostic aid. Very good for, a brief description of a disease, followed by a list of current references that will include links to web resources and Medline.

Ingenta

http://www.ingenta.com/

Searches over 130 veterinary journals

International Vet. Information Service

http://www.ivis.org/

Includes state-of the-art reviews, some textbooks, proceedings, continuing education, and a meeting calendar. New materials added approximately weekly.

PubMed

http://www.pubmed.gov/

Includes references and abstracts to over 80 veterinary journals. Updated daily.

Veterinary Journals

http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/vetjr.html

Covers over 175 veterinary journals. Updated daily.

Veterinary Conference Proceedings

http://www.medvet.umontreal.ca/biblio/gopher/bases/table/default.htm

Has tables of contents for many conferences. Dates back to early 90's. No abstracts.

UCD Vet School Publications, Videos and Software

To order brochures, posters, and other publications from the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, go to their Souvenir Catalog.

To order videos, software and vascular access models from the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine go to their Instructional Product Catalog.

Veterinary Advice

Small Animals

Call the Small Animal Clinic at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) at 530-752-1393.

Large Animals

Call the Large Animal Clinic at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) at 530-752-0290.

VMTH Email

Go to the VMTH web page. Click on UserFeedback Form in the blue bar on the left. On the next screen, type your message on the form and submit it.

Referring a Case

There is information about private practitioner referrals on the VMTH website.

Veterinary Genetics & Breeding

(For large or small animals) call the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) at 530-752-2211.

VGL Email

Go to the VGL web page. Click on the "email" link at the top of the page (in red letters after the words "Customer Service..."). On the next screen, fill out the email form and submit it.

Articles and Book Chapters

Non-UCD health care providers may order articles and book chapters from the UCD Carlson Health Sciences Library. Registration is required. The basic charge is $11.00 each. Items are usually sent electronicallywithin 3-4 days. There are additional charges for FAX or RUSH.

For more information, call, email or go to the following:

• Telephone: 530-752-6379
• Email: hslill@ucdavis.edu
• Web: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/access/circ/ill/licensedproviders.php

Books

Use the Harvest Library Catalog to find books that the UC Davis libraries own. To borrow a book you must have a library card; or you can ask your public library to borrow the book on your behalf.

The UC Davis libraries offer various categories of library cards to unaffiliated users. For more information about library cards, contact the HSL Circulation Desk at 530-752-8041 or hslcirc@ucdavis.edu.

To purchase a book, order online from the UC Davis Bookstore, or call them at 530-752-2944.

Ordering Instructions

We would prefer that you set up a Loansome Doc account with the National Library of Medicine for ordering. Please see the full instructions for the Document Delivery Service.