Some Links for Introductory Animal Science

Google is one of the best search engines
http://www.google.com

Search for:
     "foot and mouth disease"
     "BSE"

Looking for people, phone numbers, addresses
http://www.infospace.com
http://www.anywho.com
     Try "reverse lookup" if you know only a phone number

Alabama Cooperative Extension System
http://www.aces.edu

Alabama Cattlemen's Association
http://www.bamabeef.org

National Cattlemen's Beef Association
http://www.beef.org

American National Cattlewomen
http://www.ancw.org

Alabama Farmers Federation
http://www.alfafarmers.org

Alabama Farmers Cooperative
http://www.alafarm.com

Cattle-Fax
http://www.cattle-fax.com
    Lots of market information and agricultural statistics

Cowboy Clipart
http://www.cowboyclipart.net

American Quarter Horse Association
http://www.aqha.com

National Pork Producers Council
http://www.nppc.org

American Sheep Industry Association
http://www.sheepusa.org

U. S. Poultry & Egg Association
http://www.poultryegg.org

Dr. Temple Grandin's Web Page
http://www.grandin.com
    Information on Livestock Behavior, Design of Facilities and Humane Slaughter.

Purebred Cattle Breeders Directory
http://www.ranchguide.com

The Cattle Pages
http://www.cattlepages.com
    The Cattle Pages is a network of sites that is primarily directed toward small to medium-sized businesses in the cattle industry including ranch owners, marketing managers, entrepreneurs. It includes a directory of breeders, breed associations, classifieds, links to equipment and supplies, hay buying and selling, services, and a FAQ section.

Selected University Sites

Virtual Livestock Library
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/library
    This site is the livestock section of the livestock library maintained by Oklahoma State University. It provides a variety of livestock information ranging from academic information to fairs and expositions and much more. The "academic info" button has links to professional organizations and every Cooperative Extension site in the U.S.

Oklahoma State Department of Animal Science links page
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/internet/Links.html
    This site provides links to a majority of the academic agriculture institutions in the United States and Canada. It has links directly to each college of agriculture and to the specific animal science department, poultry science department, and food science department.

Oklahoma State Breeds of Livestock
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/index.htm
    Descriptions and pictures of most breeds of livestock in the world.

Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery
http://www.noble.org/imagegallery

Cornell Poisonous Plants
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants
    This is a growing reference that includes plant images, pictures of affected animals and presentations concerning the botany, chemistry, toxicology, diagnosis and prevention of poisoning of animals by plants and other natural flora (fungi, etc.).

NetVet
http://netvet.wustl.edu

National 4-H Council
http://www.fourhcouncil.edu

FFA
http://www.ffa.org

Government Sites

National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov
    The National Agricultural Library is one of four National Libraries in the United States. NAL is a major international source for agriculture and related information.

Agricultural Marketing Service
http://www.ams.usda.gov

Market Reports for Alabama
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/mncs/ls_montg.htm

National Agriculture Statistics Service
http://www.usda.gov/nass

Industry News

AgriClick
http://industryclick.com
    AgriClick Insider brings you the week's top news from AgriClick, your one-stop agribusiness community. AgriClick combines the experience and insight of 10 leading industry publications and their web sites: Apply, BEEF, Delta Farm Press, Hay & Forage Grower, Farm Industry News, National Hog Farmer, Southeast Farm Press, Southwest Farm Press, Soybean Digest and Western Farm Press.

Agriculture Network Information Center
http://www.agnic.org
    AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.

Agriculture Online
http://www.agriculture.com/index.html
    This site provides news and market information related to agriculture and is sponsored by Meredith Corporation which publishes a number of magazine titles that include Progressive Farming®, Better Homes and Gardens®, Ladies Home Journal®, Midwest Living®, Country Home®

Meat, Nutrition, Food Safety, and Health

Auburn University Meat Science
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/~ckerth
    Dr. Chris Kerth's web site has the faculty, courses taught, research, and extension activities of the meat science group. The "Links" page has links to many professional sites, trade organizations, government agencies, popular press, and meat companies.

American Meat Institute
http://www.meatami.com
    News, issues, and links concerned with the meat industry.

Food Safety
http://www.foodsafety.gov
    U.S. Government gateway to food safety issues.

American Dietetics Association
http://www.eatright.com
    A reliable link to nutrition and health

Mayo Clinic Consumer Health
http://www.mayohealth.org
    Contains a wealth of consumer health information

Health Finder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
    A guide to reliable health information

Kelly Blue Book
http://www.kbb.com
    Used car blue book values and new car pricing