Veterinary Sources or Equine Health Information

NOTE: The Piedra Foundation provides the following links as a service and takes no responsibility for or guarantees the accuracy of any claims made by the sites you may visit

AAEP	American Association of Equine Practitioners
Agricola	Good data base for health issues. It's free and a part of the USDA site. Has very good veterinary information and utilizes sophisticated boolaean search operators.
American Veterinary Medical Association	(AVMA) Large and useful up to date site
Animal Poison Control Center	Located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the National Animal Poison Control Center (NAPPC) is a non-profit service of the University of Illinois. It is the first animal-oriented poison center in the United States.
Consultant	Brought to you by Cornell U. Searching in consultant is built around selecting a species and combining the species with a diagnosis key word or by entering one or more keywords together with a species to arrive at a possible diagnosis. Search results include a description of diseases or problems and a list of recently published articles on the topic. Consultant also provides links to other Web resources.
Developmental Orthopedic Diseases (DOD)	Brought to you by the U. of Nebraska, it describes and discusses management techniques to prevent orthopedic disease in horses.
EPM	Latest information from Ohio State
EPM	This page is produced and maintained by Clara K. Fenger, DVM, PhD, DACVIM as a service to my fellow horsepeople and scientists.
Equine Airway Disease	Research brought to you by Michigan State University.
EquineResearch.net	Research sponsored by Jockey Club-Greyson Foundation, AQHA, Morris Animal Foundation and AAEP. All four organizations raise private funds to be directed toward the best and most relevant research projects aimed at enhancing the safety, health, and soundness of horses of various breeds.
Grayson-Jockey Club	A research foundation that issues $500,000 in grants each year. Results of these research projects are accessible to all horsemen.
Horsemen's Advisor	Articles on horses diseases and equine treatments for equestrians and veterinarians.
IAEP	International Association of Equine Practitioners & equine professionals.
International Veterinary Information Service	A free searchable database with references to a wide range of animal diseases
Internet Grateful Med	Offers both Old Medline (pre 1966) and Pre Medline (articles that have not yet been fully indexed or added to the Medline database. Also offers a User's Guide which provides basic information for the novice user.
Lameness	A program designed to make you think through the process required to diagnose a lame horse.
Laminitis Info Online	A great site full of useful and educational information.
McPhair Dressage Chair	The McPhail Chair at Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine was established by a donation from Mary Anne and Walter McPhail.  Their intent was to create a center for research into all aspects of the relationship between veterinary medicine and dressage performance, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment of lameness problems.
Medline database	Previously fee based, now FREE, medical database
Net Vet	Links to other veterinary resources.
Rood and Riddle	World renown equine hospital Rood and Riddle of Lexington Kentucky
Sport Horse Medicine	A group committed to providing educational materials and veterinary services for owners, trainers, farriers, and veterinarians working with athletic horses.
Sport Horse Radiology	Discussions on pre-purchase exams and other radiology related issues.
Vet Med Resources	Sampler of Electronic Information Resources for Veterinary Practitioners
vetconsultingonline.com	A veterinary web site portal to find the best professional webs. Sites have been created by Vets and for the pet owner to be able to find interesting help and resources.
Uncover database	Tables of contents from journals covering many areas of veterinary and animal interests.
World Equine Health Net	The equine practitioner’s one-stop information headquarters. WEHN offers its members the most relevant and current equine veterinary information available through a variety of resources.
World Wide Web Virtual Library	The WWW Virtual Library Veterinary Medicine is a selected collection of veterinary medical Internet resources
Virtual Veterinary Center	Long list of resources in four catetories: Dictionaries & Glossaries, Literature and Patient Searches, Online Journals, and Veterinary Schools.
British Equine Veterinary Assoc.	Anyone can read its newsletter online. Best of Care category contains an excellent summary of equine health care.
Sport Horse Medicine	Archived answers to owners questions and you can post your own. Good material in the Vet Category.
Morris Animal Foundation	Horse News link. Articles related to studies of 1999 & 2000.

Universities and Colleges

Equine Humane / Rescue Organizations

Publications

Breed References

Comprehensive Horse Site Indexes

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Non-Equine Sites That May Actually Be Useful