About the Animal Science Database

Keeping pace with the science

As with any quest for research information, it’s about sourcing the information that’s important to you. With the Animal Science Database you will have the perfect tool to identify and explore the information most relevant to your research.

The Animal Science Database gives rapid access to animal production and veterinary science information. The site hosts information that maps and mirrors the latest research developments in the key areas – giving the content a real research currency.

Searching the literature

Subscribers to the Animal Science Database will be in the unique position of being able to search the literature of their science through CABI’s abstracting and indexing database:

• Search the global information literature – with records gathered from over 125 countries
• Up-front, rapid and easy access to over 1.5 million research abstracts from the last 10 years
• Tap into 40,000 newly added records every year
• Use an intuitive and flexible search-and-retrieval interface – with the option to link directly to full text articles
• Database guidance documents for effective tips to searching the database (database guide, abstracts guide, and serials cited guide)
• Ease of exploring the full depths of the content through broad subject areas – with the option of further subject breakdowns

Reviewing the science

• Subscribers will be able to access specially commissioned reviews in the veterinary science field.
• Reviews cover a key topic or an overview of a specific development – keeping you in touch with the science that matters most to you
• All review authors and topics are carefully selected by our distinguished editorial advisory board
• Searching of reviews made easy with options to select reviews by date (year of publication) or by subject area (reviews tagged to specific subjects)
• PDF’s of the full review text, along with print friendly pages give users a workable viewing format

The detail and the big picture

• With In Brief and In Depth articles, the Animal Science Database, focuses in on the events that shape your research and the developments that drive the future of your science.
• An eclectic collation of article types including news, correspondence, spotlights on specific subjects, and conference proceedings
• All articles are written by authoritative sources and are tagged to broad subject areas for ease of retrieval
• Article archive facility gives users a way to get to grips with the research background
• Many articles are fully referenced, with direct linkage through to the abstracts database – giving a smooth passage to further research exploration
• All articles receive a brief background summary and can be selected by date or subject
• Key words supplied by editors help users to locate and link directly through to relevant abstracts on the database

In touch with the science

• A regularly updated calendar lists conferences and events from around the world
• Categorised links section puts you in touch with relevant web content in your field Site search tool allows both entire and exclusive site searches
  

Covering your field

• The Animal Science Database has information on all aspects of animal science. It covers all economically important farmed animals (including fish) as well as equines, companion animals, wild animals and zoo animals, all aspects of animal science and veterinary medicine, including both infectious diseases of domestic and wild animals, research on breeding, genetics, nutrition and husbandry, dairy technology, management and biotechnology of economically valuable animals, and of laboratory species relevant to agriculture.

Free Trial

Librarians and information offices can request 30-day free trials for their institutions.

Recommend the Animal Science Database to your Librarian or Information Staff

If you think the Animal Science Database might be useful to your organisation, why not recommend it to your librarian or information specialist?

We value your feedback

For any further information or help with any aspect of the site, please contact our helpdesk at support@cabi.org.

To contribute a review or news for the site, or would if you would like to link to the site, please contact the Editor.

Subscribe today

To subscribe to the Animal Science Database online, please fill in your details on our secure online ordering system. For more information e-mail sales@cabi.org.