Journals we like:
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice
Journal of Dairy Science
University sites:
University of Wisconsin Food Animal Production Medicine: Info on lameness, mastitis, transition management, calf diseases, nutrition
Cornell Consultant: Online diagnostic support system which is regularly updated with references
Penn State has lots of dairy nutrition resources including great images of calf rumens
Dairy sites
Western Dairy Management Conference: Online proceedings from the Western Dairy Management Conference (U.S.)
Calf Notes: information on calf health and management
Other cattle veterinarian special interest groups:
Australian Cattle Veterinarians
American Association of Bovine Practitioners
World Association for Buiatrics
Government and Industry bodies:
The Grains2Milk Cool Cows website has heat stress forecasts across Australia over the summer months
Countdown Downunder
The APVMA's PUBCRIS Chemical Registration Information System is a source for all registered products that are used in cattle
The National Mastitis Council has the latest information on mastitis research and management
For information and resources for managing people on dairy farms look at the People in Dairy
Upcoming conferences:
American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Albuquerque 19-21 August 2010
26th World Buiatrics Congress, Santiago, Chile, 14-18 November 2010
State and Territory Departments of Primary Industries
Victoria New South Wales Queensland Northern Territory Tasmania South Australia Western Australia
Doing some research?
Use Babel fish to translate that Portuguese paper!
Try out Melbourne University Library's Supersearch
Favourites (not specifically veterinary related, these are sites that are on our favourites tool bar - check them out!)
Feel the need to catch some waves? Check out Swellnet
Look at Victorian fire danger ratings and incident summaries on the CFA website
And in a big plug for the Google search engine, look at maps, search for images and create and share your work online