Chalmer Davee Library - Research Guides

This publication is designed to help you find materials in the library on the topic of equine science.

If you have any problems locating the resources or using them, please go to the Research Help Desk for assistance.

BOOKS

Use the Voyager Online Catalog to locate books in the library. You may search with general subject terms such as:

Or you may choose to conduct precise keyword searches that combine more than one subject. For example, you may conduct an advanced keyword search such as horses AND nutrition.

Reference Materials

Can be used to locate information on topics related to equine science.

The Horse Encyclopedia
REF SF278 .H47 1998

The Encyclopedia of the Horse
REF SF285 .E345 1994

International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds
REF SF291 .H37 1995

Horse’s Health from A to Z
REF SF955 .R67 1989

Online Databases

Here is a link to the SuperSearch Custom Search Animal Science page. You will find the following databases & more searchable from there. Use the Simple or Advanced search box to enter your question, check the boxes for the resources you want to search & click GO. If you need help selecting or searching the databases, please see a Reference Librarian or try our SuperSearch Tutorial.

Agricola
This database provides extensive indexing of agriculture related journals; it also provides access to conference proceedings, books, pamphlets, federal and state documents, and extension publications.

Biosis (Biological Abstracts)
Provides citations and informative abstracts to articles from the world’s literature in biological and related sciences. Includes references to major veterinary medicine journals, but does not include references to trade journals.

Medline
Contains citations to journal articles from approximately 4,000 medical, biomedical, veterinary, and other health sciences periodicals.

Science Citation Index ISI Web of Knowledge
Part of the Web of Science, this database indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 disciplines. In addition to providing general searches such as author and topic, it provides citation searching for articles that cite an author or a specific article.

Academic Search Premier
Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full-text of articles from 8,200 magazines and journals in all subject areas.

Paper Journals

Below is a partial list of PAPER journals and trade publications that may be of interest. They are available in the library journal stacks. NOTE: They are NOT indexed in any online databases.

Interlibrary Loan

In addition to our catalog and online databases, there are various options for obtaining materials (books, journal articles, videos, DVDs, etc.) from other libraries. Please see our Interlibrary Loan page for further information.

Government Documents

Government Documents are materials that are printed under the authority of governmental agencies. Our library receives a portion of these publications. The Documents collection contains booklets, reports, and books dealing with equine science. Current documents that the library receives can be identified in the Voyager Online Catalog. NOTE: The “simple search” screen allows you to limit your search to government documents.

Web Resources

Search the following web sites for high quality information.

Careers in the Horse Industry

Breeds of Horses

Cybersteed
This site has a large number of equine sites covering areas such as breeds, nutrition, publications and veterinary links.

Equine Reproduction
Equine reproduction topics covered in this site include artificial insemination (A.I.); managing the mare for breeding (including hormonal manipulation and the use of other drugs such as Oxytocin); and some articles relative to foals and foaling.

Genetics -- UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Laboratory

TheHorse.com
News and in-depth, veterinary-approved articles on equine health care.

NetVet: Horses

Organizations

Wisconsin Arabian Horse Association

Wisconsin Harness Horse Association

Wisconsin Quarter Horse Association

Wisconsin Walking Horse Association

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