Selected Veterinary Medicine Websites
- Animal Health AustraliaThe national coordinator of government and industry partnerships and collaborations to strengthen and evolve animal health and biosecurity in Australia.
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (US)The US agency responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, regulating genetically engineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
- Concultant (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine)A diagnostic support system for veterinarians used to suggest possible diagnoses or causes for clinical signs and symptoms and to provide a brief synopsis of the diagnosis/cause including:
1. a general description
2. species affected
3. the signs/symptoms associated with it
4. a list of recent literature references - Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment - Animal Health (AUS)Facilitates the development of national policies and strategies and the provision of scientific advice to minimise the potential impacts of diseases on Australia’s animal health.
- DEFRA - Animal Diseases (UK)A collection of UK guides to notifiable diseases in animals.
- FDA - Animal and Veterinary (US)The US agency responsible for assuring that animal drugs and medicated feeds are safe and effective and that food from treated animals is safe to eat.
- Martindale's: The "Virtual" Veterinary CenterA wide list - the main focus is on veterinary reference materials, but there is a lot of useful animal and agricultural information.
- Medline Plus: Animal Diseases and Your HealthAuthoritative information on zoonotic diseases and effects of animals on human health.
- MSD Veterinary Manual (MVM)Provides veterinarians and other animal health professionals with concise and authoritative information on diseases and management of food-producing, companion, laboratory, and exotic animals.
- OIE: World Organisation for Animal HealthThe intergovernmental organisation responsible for improving animal health worldwide.
- OVAM: Online Veterinary Anatomy MuseumA collection of anatomy resources organised into categories according to the species, system and region covered.
- PrimateLitA bibliographic database for primatology.
- VIN: Veterinary Information NetworkVeterinary students can join VIN to gain access to the information and resources on this site.
Government Publications
The Australian Government Documents Collection includes works published by Commonwealth and State Government departments, statutory authorities and parliamentary bodies.
Murdoch University Library receives on deposit all materials published by the Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO), and all Australian Bureau of Statistics publications related to Australia as a whole and Western Australia.
Look here for Government Publications from Australia.
Australian public policy and practice resources can also be identified via APO (Analysis & Policy Observatory), a not-for-profit, open access knowledge and evidence base.
Images
The following websites provide images which may, with acknowledgement of your source, be used for educational purposes:
Statistics
Australian
- AusStats - Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Monthly Statistical Bulletin (Parliamentary Library, Australia)
International
- OECD iLibrary
- Statistical yearbook (UNESCO) 1974-1999