Animal Science - general resources

Web gateways	Electronic journals	Universities & research
Databases	Organisations	Statistics

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Web gateways

Animal Health Australia
NetVet Veterinary Resources Home Page
Veterinary Information Portal (VIP) (University of Sydney)
Veterinary resources An Intute gateway to resources in animal health (University of Nottingham, UK)
WWW Virtual Library: veterinary medicine
Yahoo links to Science: Agriculture: Animal Science

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Databases

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

AANRO:Australian Agriculture and Natural Resources Online Database
Incorporates Australian Bibliography of Agriculture (ABOA), Australian Rural Research in Progress (ARRIP) and Streamline.
A knowledge base of bibliographic and research information designed as a national decision support system and single access point for knowledge on Australian agriculture and natural resource management (ANR).
The AANRO knowledge base contains about 200,000 detailed descriptions of research projects and publications on Australian agriculture and natural resources.
Access: Freely available to all

Agricola
Includes over 3 million article citations to material acquired by the U.S. National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions. Subjects include all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
Access: Freely available to all
Time span: 1970+
Updated:  Daily

Agriculture & Natural Resources
Includes Australian agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, food production and technology and science, natural resources, animal husbandry and health, and related topics. Archival databases only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Databases included are:
ANR Index 2000-2007
ANR Index Archive 1975-2007
ANR Research (Formerly ARRIP - Current and recently completed research) 2000-2007
ANR Research Archive (Formerly CARRP - Completed research projects) 1984-2007

AHB: Australian heritage bibliography
Formerly HERA, this bibliographic database indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on Australia’s natural and cultural environment. Source documents include journal articles, unpublished reports, books, videos and conference proceedings from many different sources around Australia. Emphasis is placed on reports written or commissioned by government and non-government heritage agencies throughout the country.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1987+

ANR-Index
An Australian government initiative produced by Infoscan. A bibliographic database with informative abstracts and links to full text for agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only..
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span: 2000-2007

ANR-Index Archive
(formerly ABOA and Streamline), produced by Infoscan, is a bibliographic database of older publications on agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span 1975-2007

ANR-Research
(formerly known as ARRIP), an Australian government initiative produced by Infoscan. A research in progress database that describes current and recently completed research projects across the agriculture and natural resources areas including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span: 1975-2007

ANR-Research Archive
(formerly known as CARRP), an Australian government initiative produced by Infoscan.  A research in progress database that contains completed research projects from the ANR-Research database) across the agriculture and natural resources areas including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia's environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span 1984-2007

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (on Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Part 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (ASFA1)
Extensive coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms. All aspects of marine, freshwater,
and brackish water organisms and environments are examined. Fisheries receive particular attention, with comprehensive
sections on fishing methods, statistics, aquaculture, food technology,  productivity, conservation, and marketing.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to Adelaide University staff and students, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: Biological Sciences and Living Resources 1971+
Updated: Monthly

AUSPORT
A collection of Australian databases, mostly bibliographic, including indexes to journals, books, newspaper articles,
reports, theses and manuscripts, conference proceedings and audio-visual material. Subjects covered include law,
criminology, education, architecture, sport (incl. horse sports), leisure, recreation, psychology, economics and health issues
relating particularly to Australia
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1989+

Australian Agriculture and Natural Resources Online Database (AANRO)
Incorporates Australian Bibliography of Agriculture ABOA, Australian Rural Research in Progress (ARRIP) and Streamline.
A knowledge base of bibliographic and research information designed as a national decision support system and single access point for knowledge on Australian agriculture and natural resource management (ANR).
The AANRO knowledge base contains about 200,000 detailed descriptions of research projects and publications on Australian agriculture and natural resources.
Access: Freely available to all

Australian heritage bibliography (AHB)
Formerly HERA, this bibliographic database indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on Australia’s natural and cultural environment, including native flora and fauna. Source documents include journal articles, unpublished reports, books, videos and conference proceedings from many different sources around Australia. Emphasis is placed on reports written or commissioned by government and non-government heritage agencies throughout the country.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1987+

Biosis Previews
Indexes articles from life sciences journals and items from conferences, meetings and symposia from 1980 onwards.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restricts access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use.
Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1980+
Updated: Weekly

CAB Abstracts
Index with abstracts to over 11,000 journals as well as books, conferences, reports, theses etc.  Subjects covered include
animal sciences, veterinary sciences, dairy science and technology, agricultural biotechnology.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use.
Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1910+
Updated: Monthly

Current Contents Connect
Current Contents Connect is a service by ISI (the Institute for Scientific Information) which provides access to the tables of contents and bibliographic data of current issues of more than 8,000 science, social sciences, arts and humanities leading scholarly journals. It has a useful email alert facility which allows weekly update search results to be emailed to you automatically.
Time span: Last 4 years
Updated: Daily

ELIXIR: Electronic Library eXchange for Information Resources see VPI&E Catalogue

ENDANGER: Threatened Species in Australia (on Heritage & Environment)
Indexes articles on Australia's threatened flora and fauna and related topics.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1960+
Updated: Annual

Google Scholar
A free service for searching scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
Access: Freely available to all.

Heritage & Environment
Ten Australian databases, mostly bibliographic, including indexes to journals, books, newspaper articles, reports, theses and manuscripts, conference proceedings and audio-visual material. Some relevant databases included are:

All electronic journals are listed in the Library Catalogue

A listing of journals in the subject area Animal Sciences, is available from our University of Adelaide Library E-Journals A-Z web page