Animal science

Liaison Librarian

Emily MacKenzie 514-398-4400 ext. 7577 Macdonald Campus Library

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eBook Databases
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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Animal Science SF61 E43 2005 REF
Black's veterinary dictionary Available online
Encyclopedia of dairy sciences Available online
Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia Available online
Mason's world dictionary of livestock breeds, types, and varieties SF105 M34 2002 REF
The encyclopedia of historic and endangered livestock and poultry breeds SF105.275 U6 D65 2001 REF

Key Texts

Animal nutrition science / Dryden, Gordon McL. SF95 D79 2008
Animal science and industry / Cunningham, Merle. SF61 A3 2005
Scientific farm animal production: An introduction to animal science / Field, Thomas G. SF61 T39 2012
Understanding animal breeding / Bourdon, Richard M. SF105 B67 2000

Searching the Library Catalogue

For more resources in Animal Science, consult the library catalogue using either a basic keyword search or advanced keyword search. For search tips, consult the Catalogue Help page.

You can also search the library catalogue by subject. The following is a list of example subject headings used in the catalogue:

You can also browse the catalogue or the shelves at the following call numbers:

QL 799-799.5: Animal morphology
QL 801-950.9: Animal anatomy
QP 501-801: Animal biochemistry
SF 1-1100: Animal culture, including:
       SF 94.5-99: Animal nutrition and feeding
       SF 105-113: Breeding
       SF 140 B54: Animal biotechnology
       SF 191-275: Cattle, including:
              SF 221-275: Dairying and dairy products
       SF 391-397.83: Swine
       SF 481-507: Poultry
       SF 600-1100: Veterinary Medicine, including:
              SF 951-997.5: Animal diseases

eBook Databases

Ebooks are also listed in the Library Catalogue and can be easily located using the eBooks sub-catalogue.

CRCnetBASE: Allows access to full text to handbooks, references, and monographs published by CRC Press. Can search content or browse the Agriculture and Life Science categories.
ScienceDirect: Provides detailed and exhaustive coverage of chapters of books in the agricultural, biological and environmental sciences. McGill subscriptions are indicated by a bright green square box.
SpringerLink Books: Provides online access to chapters from over 15,500 book titles. Extensive coverage of Animal Science and related topics under the Biomedical and Life Sciences subject category. Includes journal articles as well, but can limit to books in the Advanced Search. McGill subscriptions are indicated by a bright green square box.

Article Databases

Agricola: 1970 to present. Indexes more than 2,000 serial titles as well as books, pamphlets, conference proceedings, research reports, government documents, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual content, and microforms pertaining to all aspects of agriculture.
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus: 1983 to present. Provides access to the core literature of biology and agriculture, including animal science.
BIOSIS Previews: 1969 to the present. Encompasses the entire field of life sciences and provides comprehensive coverage of the world's published biological and biomedical research, including traditional areas of biology, such as botany, zoology and microbiology, as well as experimental, clinical and veterinary medicine, biotechnology, environmental studies, and agriculture.
CAB Abstracts: 1973 to the present. A bibliographic database compiled by CAB INTERNATIONAL. It covers the significant research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health, and the management and conservation of natural resources.
PubMed: 1950 to present. PubMed provides access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database covering medicine, including veterinary medicine, and the life sciences.
Zoological Record: 1978 to present. Records cover every aspect of zoology, including biochemistry, behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, etc. Access is provided by author, taxon name, subject, geographical or paleontological terms.