This animal care page contains links to animal nutrition and animal health resources. Government sites have been selected preferentially to ensure reliable and objective non-commercial information. If you are looking for animal care supplies, please refer to our Supplies page.
General Veterinary Health
Cattle
Goats
Sheep
Horses
Pigs
Poultry
Rabbits
Dogs
Cats
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USDA – Animals and Livestock – Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine
“This page provides links to resources on all aspects of animal health including animal diseases and disorders, veterinary biologics, animal health inspection, and veterinary practice.”
The Merck Veterinary Manual
“The Merck Veterinary Manual is the single most comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information. It is brought to you as a service of Merck & Co., Inc., providing quality medical information on a not-for-profit basis for more than 100 years.”
BANR – Animal Nutrition Program
“Since the early 1900s, the National Academies National Research Council has led continuous improvements in our understanding of the scientific basis for feeding of animals. For many years, this work was overseen by the Committee on Animal Nutrition. Currently, the responsibility for continuing this tradition rests with the Animal Nutrition Program of BANR.
“The primary focus of the Animal Nutrition Program is The Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals series, which covers approximately 30 species of economically important farm animals, laboratory species, wildlife, and companion animals. Reports in this series are used as a standard worldwide by government agencies for research and regulatory purposes, by universities for teaching and research, by extension personnel, by food and feed industries, and by veterinarians, livestock producers, and pet owners.”
Nutrition
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle: Seventh Revised Edition: Update 2000 (2000)
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle: Seventh Revised Edition, 2001 (2001)
General
USDA – Animals and Livestock – Beef Cattle and Meat
Nutrition
Health
USDA – Animal Health – Animal Diseases – Scrapie Disease Information
General
USDA – Animals and Livestock – Sheep and Goats
Nutrition
Health
USDA – Animal Health – Animal Diseases – Scrapie Disease Information
General
USDA – Animals and Livestock – Sheep and Goats
American Sheep Industry Association
Nutrition
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Horses: Sixth Revised Edition (2007)
Health
AAEP – Vaccination Guidelines from the American Association of Equine Practitioners
Equisearch – Deworming and Parasite Control
AAEP – Internal Parasites: Strategies for Effective Parasite Control
Grooming
Equisearch – Horse Care – Health – Grooming
General
USDA – Animals and Livestock – Horses
Nutrition
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Swine: 10th Revised Edition (1998)
General
USDA – Animals and Livestock – Swine and Pork
Nutrition
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Poultry: Ninth Revised Edition, 1994 (1994)
Breeds
Oklahoma State University – Department of Animal Science – Poultry Breeds
General
USDA – Animals and Livestock – Poultry and Eggs
General
USDA – Companion Animals – Pet Species – Small Mammals
Nutrition
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
General
USDA – Companion Animals – Pet Species – Dogs
Nutrition
NAP – BANR – Nutrient Requirements of Dogs and Cats (2006)
General
USDA – Companion Animals – Pet Species – Cats
USDA – United States Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) develops and implements policies on farming, agriculture and food.
NAP – The National Academies Press
The National Academies Press (NAP) publishes authoritative reports issued by The National Academies. Publications address key issues in science, engineering, social sciences, medicine and health. Topics range from space science to animal nutrition to medical ethics.
BANR – Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
The Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (BANR) is the major program unit of the National Research Council responsible for organizing and overseeing studies on agriculture, forestry, fisheries, wildlife, and the use of land, water, and other natural resources.
AAEP – American Association of Equine Practitioners
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, represents an educated group of men and women who cover a broad range of equine disciplines, breeds and associations. Over 10,000 veterinarians and veterinary students in 57 countries are members of the AAEP.