Animal Sciences

This is a general guide for researchers interested in the field of Animal Sciences, and for students enrolled in courses related to this area. You'll find suggestions for locating books, articles, topical overviews, research tools, and factual information. If further assistance is needed, please contact the subject librarian for Animal Sciences to arrange an appointment: Alison Bobal, ph 737-7274, alison.bobal@oregonstate.edu.


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	Finding Books in Online Catalogs		Other Useful Internet Sites

	Finding Articles in Journals

Reference Sources
Dictionaries & encyclopedias
Literature guides
Retrospective literature guides
Identifying agricultural journals
Handbooks

Finding Books in Online Catalogs

The OSU Libraries Catalog is a listing of materials owned by OSU Libraries. It can be used to find books related to animal science. The catalog uses the Library of Congress authorized subject headings. In addition to headings such as Animal breeding, Animal feeding, Animal genetics, Animal nutrition, headings are used for domestic species, e.g., Cattle, Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Sheep, etc. More information can be found by consulting the list of authorized headings which is available in The Valley Library.

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Finding Articles in Journals

Basic searching // Comprehensive searching // Current awareness services // Government publications

Basic searching

Academic Search Premier (1975 - present).
Indexes about 4500 publications including general interest magazines, scientific journals and some newspapers. Article summaries are included and many articles are full-text. Useful for finding information on current issues in the news media.

Comprehensive searching

AGRICOLA (1970 - present)
This database indexes the agricultural research of the United States as well as some international agricultural research. Contains citations to journal articles (many with abstracts), government publications, technical reports, and conference proceedings. Some articles not in English.

CAB Abstracts (1973 - present)
Covers all areas of worldwide agricultural literature, much in foreign languages. Contains citations to journal articles, government publications, monographs, and conference proceedings, most with abstracts. Subject headings are listed in the CAB Thesaurus which is accessible in the database. CAB Abstracts is also published in several subject specific sections which are listed below.

Animal Breeding Abstracts - see CAB Abstracts
SF1 .A6 (Paper format 1933-1991)
Indexes international literature on animal breeding. Includes livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals, laboratory animal, other animals, and fish.

Dairy Science Abstracts - see CAB Abstracts
SF221 .D19 (Paper format 1939-1991)
Indexes international literature on dairy husbandry and milk production, including nutrition, microbiology.

Poultry Abstracts - see CAB Abstracts
SF481 .P305 (Paper format 1975-1991)
Indexes international literature in poultry science. Covers all aspects of poultry husbandry and medicine.

Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding - see CAB Abstracts
REF QP141 .N8 Ser.B (Paper format 1977-1991)
Continues Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews (REF QP 141 .N8, 1931-1976). Includes international literature on livestock feeding and feed technology, feed composition, and diet in the etiology of disease.

Index Veterinarius - see CAB Abstracts
Z6674 .I5 (Paper format 1933-1991)
Indexes international veterinary literature. Many citations are entered under one subject heading only. Items listed in Index Veterinarius for which there is a corresponding abstract in the Veterinary Bulletin are marked with the abstract number from the latter.

Veterinary Bulletin - see CAB Abstracts
SF601 V35 (Paper format 1931-1991)
Indexes worldwide veterinary and related literature. Veterinary Bulletin is more selective than Index Veterinarius and lists slightly more than one-third of the same items.

Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS (1991 - present)
The world's major indexing service for biological information in research journals. Contains information on all aspects of biology, including biochemistry, endocrinology, genetics, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology. Due to the way this index is designed, subject terms should be searched in article titles and abstract fields and not limited to the descriptor fields.
Print Version: Valley Compact Shelves (1927-1990), Storage (1991-1997) QH1 .B5.

Biological Abstracts: Reports, Reviews and Meetings (RRM)
Companion to Biological Abstracts, this index provides international coverage of biological information in conference proceedings, new books, review journals, and many other kinds of publications. Indexed by subject, author, systematic names, concepts, and article title words.
Print Version: Valley Compact Shelves (1980-1990), Storage (1991-2000) QH1 .B502

BIOSIS search guide
Comprehensive guide to searching BIOSIS.
Valley Reference Z699.5 .B53 B561

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) (1907 - present)
Provides electronic searching of Chemical Abstracts (CA), the CAS Registry File, MEDLINE, and CAS React. As the primary abstracting service for chemical information, Chemical Abstracts provides international coverage of: journals, books, symposia, meetings and patents. SciFinder is only available to OSU users. It is available on computers in the Valley Library Information Commons. Searching from other computers requires installation of software. More information about installation is available at http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/research/databases/scifind.htm

MEDLINE (1950s - present)
Database produced by the National Library of Medicine. Comprehensive indexing of clinical medicine, but also includes basic research in biochemistry, endocrinology, genetics, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology.

Science Citation Index -- Available via the web (1996 - present)
The Valley Library CD Network (1985-1995)
Print: Valley Reference Z7401 .S35 1955-1991
Indexes approximately 5,000 journals from various scientific disciplines. Represents core Life science journals defined as those most often cited in research articles. Searchable by author, article title word, journal name, cited author, and cited journal name.

Dissertation Abstracts
This provides access to the complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions.
Indexing of dissertations: 1861-
Abstracting of dissertations: 1980-
Abstracting of theses: 1988-

Current Awareness Services

These services are designed to cover the gap between today and when articles are listed in the indexing and abstracting services described above. However, access may be only via article title words or scanning title pages, and there are usually no abstracts.

ingenta
ingenta is a database of recent articles from many thousands of journals. ingenta Research Alerts is an automated alerting service that delivers the tables-of-contents of journals via e-mail.

Government Publications in Agriculture

AGRICOLA
See earlier : Comprehensive Searching.

GPO Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Lists many documents published by the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Valley Library has a large number of federal documents in the collection. Some are shelved in Government Documents. Others have been cataloged with Library of Congress call numbers and are located on various floors of the library. Search the library catalog to find the location of a document.

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Reference Sources

Dictionaries & encyclopedias // Literature guides // Retrospective literature guides // Identifying agricultural journals // Handbooks

Dictionaries & encyclopedias

CAB Thesaurus
REF Z699.5 .A5 .C31
List of subject terms used to index records in CAB Abstracts, and also, increasingly, for AGRICOLA. Useful for defining terms for searching. Accessible online through CAB Abstracts.
Dictionary of Agricultural and Environmental Science
REF S411 .T76 2003
Dictionary of Agriculture from Abaca to Zoonosis
A practical, easy-to-use guide to thousands of terms associated with agriculture.
REF S411 .L55 1995
Also available online
World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.)
REF SF21 .M3851 2002
Lists standard and exotic breeds of farm livestock.
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science
REF S411 .E713 1994
Compilation of short articles by noted agricultural scientist covering all areas of agriculture, including animal science.

Literature guides

Literature of Animal Science and Health
REF SF22.5 .L58 1993
Comprehensive bibliography of the literature of animal science. Includes listing of the major research journals and has a chapter on the history of the field.

Retrospective literature guides

Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library, 1862-1965
REF Z881 .W24
Book catalog of the NAL book and report collection. Arranged by author, subject, and title. 73 vols.
National Agricultural Library Catalog
REF Z881 .W25 (1966-1984)
Updates Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library.
Bibliography of Agriculture
REF Z5073 .U53 (1942-1970)
Index of international agricultural literature, including particularly the United States. Continued by AGRICOLA from 1970 - present.

Identifying agricultural journals

List of Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA
Paper Format: REF Z699.5 .A5 L571 1996
Journals indexed in AGRICOLA are listed alphabetically by title and by abbreviated title. Very useful for identifying complete titles from abbreviations in the database citations.
CAB International Serials Checklist
REF Z692 .S5 C181
Listing of journals indexed in CAB Abstracts
International Union List of Agricultural Serials
REF S493 .I61 1990
Compilation of international agricultural serials, many indexed in AGRICOLA and CAB Abstracts.

Handbooks

Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals
Series of reports published approximately every 10 years by the National Research Council (NRC) on the nutrient requirements of farm animals. You may be able to access online versions by going to the National Academies Press website at http://www.nap.edu and typing the title into the Find box.
- Beef Cattle (7th edition, 2000)
  REF SF203 .N88 2000
  Accompanying CD labeled as 8th rev. ed.
- Dairy Cattle (7th edition, 2001)
  REF SF203 .N831 2001
- Horses (5th revised edition, 1989)
  REF SF285.5 .N81 1989
- Sheep (6th revised edition, 1985)
  REF SF376 .N85 1985
- Goats
  REF SF384.3 .N871 1981
- Swine (10th revised edition, 1998)
  REF SF396.5 .N87 1998
- Poultry (9th revised edition)
  REF SF494 .N871 1994