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Veterinary Science library subject guide - Aratohu kaupapa mō te hauora kararehe

Learn where to start your research in veterinary science.

Article databases

Article databases Search these databases for the articles you need in your study or research.

Multidisciplinary citation database, with 100% coverage of Medline titles. Includes articles in press, and web sources.

International full text collection covering all aspects of animal healthcare.

Agriculture & applied life sciences.

Entire field of life sciences.

The free, public access to Medline. To limit your results to veterinary material, add veterinary[sb] to your search.

Primary database for chemistry and biochemistry; also valuable for applied sciences, including agriculture, pharmacology, engineering, and environmental topics. Search for chemical data, properties, structures, reactions, literature, citations, patents, and more.  

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Full-text database covering New Zealand and Australian veterinary and animal science, and veterinary continuing education publications.

Google search engine for scholarly articles and books. Includes citation linking, and full-text searching of many publications.

Diagnostic support system, with literature references. Search by possible diagnosis or clinical signs, and limit by species. Provided by Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine.

New Zealand science collections and databases from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

Terms and conditions for library online resources

Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.

Background information

Background information


Peer-reviewed articles across the life sciences. A particularly good source for information on basic concepts in biology.

11th ed. 2016

A free is also available.

ScienceDirect

Select from Library's subscribed ScienceDirect reference titles, including:

  • 2010
  • 2nd ed., 2009


Worldwide collaborative project, to develop a peer-reviewed, on-line veterinary knowledge database, and learning resources for undergraduates. Free registration enables access to content.

2010
An introduction to behaviour and welfare in domestic, exotic, companion, and zoo animals.


Courseware websites and other teaching resources, on carnivore (primarily dog and cat) anatomy, developmental anatomy (embryology) and veterinary neuroanatomy. Provided by University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine.

Veterinary drugs

Veterinary drugs

The ACVM Group is responsible for regulatory control of agricultural compounds, on behalf of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority, under the .

Lists veterinary pharmaceuticals in New Zealand. Also available .

Regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs for animals.

Methods and protocols


Provides full text access to Nature Methods and Springer Protocols, connecting researchers with the most relevant and important protocols and methods to support their research projects.

Books and ebooks

Books and ebooks Find books and ebooks.

Find Library books, journals, DVDs, online resources & other material.

Concepts and definitions

Concepts and definitions

Includes:

22nd ed. 2015 A core resource for general veterinary terms.

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