Animals

Animal Health Service - The Netherlands
The 'Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren' or GD helps Dutch cattle, dairy, beef, sheep, goat, pig and poultry farmers to attain the highest possible health and quality levels
http://www.animalhealthservice.nl/

Animal Production Systems Group
Explores sustainable development options for high and low external input animal production systems on a worldwide scale.
http://www.zod.wau.nl/aps

Breeds of Livestock : Oklahoma State University
Encyclopedia of individual breeds of cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine, and other species.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/

EnterFarm
Online link to the livestock news, content, research, webboard communities and website directory.
http://www.enterfarm.com

European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence for Animal Health and Food Safety
EADGENE aims to provide the basic knowledge necessary for the development of new or improved therapeutics and vaccines, improved diagnostics and the breeding of farm animals for disease resistance.
http://www.eadgene.info

Federation of Animal Science Societies
US society promoting animal agriculture. Details of the society, member directory, newsletters and meetings.
http://www.fass.org/

Grazing Systems and Alternative Livestock Breeds
Livestock production alternatives provide farmers with a wide variety of options, from raising unusual animals to utilizing pasture-based systems or developing value-added animal products.
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=1&tax_subject=295

Journal of Animal Science
official journal of the American Publication lists results of new research in genetics, growth and physiology, nutrition, and production. Includes access to archived issues.
http://jas.fass.org/

Livestock Production and Management
Dr Vivek M. Patil provides information and instruction for animal scientists and budding veterinarians covering all aspects of animal husbandry with pictorial decriptions, slideshows and video links.
http://sites.google.com/site/viveklpm/

Microlivestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future
Describes little-known small animals and microbreeds of common livestock animals that may be economically useful. Targeted at developing countries.
http://www.nap.edu/books/030904295X/html/

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture
Describes its work in serving and promoting the livestock industry in the United States. Includes downloadable technical papers, event and educational information.
http://www.animalagriculture.org

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
Articles on animal husbandry and pasture. Abstracts of articles available online.
http://www.rsnz.govt.nz/publish/nzjar/

New Zealand Society of Animal Production
Includes details of the society, lists of articles, details of conference proceedings, newsletters, how to join.
http://nzsap.org.nz

Polish National Research Institute of Animal Production
Research interests include genetic improvement, nutrition, and development of biotechnical methods for growth, development and production of animals and product quality.
http://www.izoo.krakow.pl/english/index.htm

South African Society for Animal Science
Association of scientists who practice and report on animal agriculture.
http://www.sasas.co.za/

Studswap.com
Free service allowing farmers, ranchers and others to buy, sell or swap cattle, sheep, horses, pigs or other animals, including dogs and cats.
http://studswap.com

Welfarequality
This EU funded project aims to accommodate societal concerns and market demands, to develop reliable on-farm monitoring systems, product information systems, and practical species-specific strategies to improve animal welfare.
http://www.welfarequality.net/