Tuesday, September 13, 2005

New e-journals @ UMass Libraries

Attention, Veterinary and Animal Science types: The following new electronic journals, now available to the UMass community via the library catalog and/or e-journal locator, may interest you:

BMC veterinary research, 2005-
Canadian journal of veterinary research, 2002-
Canadian veterinary journal, 2002-
Frontiers in zoology, 2004-
Reproductive biology and endocrinology, 2003-

Thursday, September 08, 2005

New open-access veterinary journal

A new open-access journal, BMC Veterinary Research, has been announced by BioMed Central. From their June 1 press release:

BioMed Central today announces the launch of BMC Veterinary Research, the first international Open Access journal to cover all areas of veterinary science and medicine. BMC Veterinary Research will provide unrestricted access to this multi-disciplinary field where readership is currently restricted by the high subscription prices of specialist journals. The journal is now accepting submissions at http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcvetres.

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud

New Scientist Breaking News - 95% of thoroughbreds linked to one superstud: "Virtually all 500,000 of the world’s thoroughbred racehorses are descended from 28 ancestors, born in the 18th and 19th centuries, according to a new genetic study. And up to 95% of male thoroughbreds can be traced back to just one stallion."