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*Animal Sciences

This research guide covers resources about animal nutrition, animal growth, animal reproduction, animal breeding, animal genetics, livestock, beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, pigs, poultry, sheep, swine, horses.

Find Books at OSU

Use 1Search from the library's home page to search for books in the Valley Library, OSU branch libraries, and Summit Libraries.

Animal and Rangeland Science materials generally fall into the "Q" and  "S" call number range and are located on the 1st floor of The Valley Library.

Limit to items in the OSU Libraries (Library Catalog)

Choose the At OSU Libraries only scope to search all of the OSU Libraries collections. This includes Guin, Vet Med, and OSU Cascades. This option is available after you enter your initial search terms.

How do I find ebooks?

To search for an ebook, type in the title of the ebook

Click on the Online Access link to access the content.

If you are in the full record, click on View Full Text in the View It section.

How do I find ebooks

How do I get a book from another library?

You can request a book from another library if the OSU Libraries' copy is out or if we don't own a copy.

If the availability of the items says Request this Item, that means we either do not own the item or it is currently checked out.

Click on Request this item

  • If the book is available in Summit (our Washington-Oregon-Idaho consortium), you will see a Place Summit request link in the Get It section. Click on the link and select a pick-up location.
  • If the book is not available in Summit, you will see a link to place an Interlibrary Loan request. Click on the link to place the request in your Interlibrary Loan account.
  • Sometimes you may see a Get it link instead, click on the link to request the resource.

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Agricultural and Environmental Science
S411 .T76 2003

Dictionary of Agriculture from Abaca to Zoonosis
A practical, easy-to-use guide to thousands of terms associated with agriculture.
S411 .L55 1995
Also available online

Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.)
SF21 .M3851 2002
Lists standard and exotic breeds of farm livestock.

Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science
S411 .E713 1994
Compilation of short articles by noted agricultural scientist covering all areas of agriculture, including animal science.

Handbooks

Nutrient Requirements of Domestic Animals
Series of reports published approximately every 10 years by the National Research Council on the nutrient requirements of farm animals. You may be able to access online versions by going to the National Academies Press website.

Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle (7th edition, 2000)
Online Access

(each chapter is available as a separate PDF, use the "other chapters" link to see the full chapters list)

Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (7th edition, 2001)
Online Access

Nutrient Requirements of Horses (6th revised edition, 2007)
Online Access

Nutrient Requirements of Poultry (9th revised edition)
Online Access

Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants (sheep, goats, cervids, camelids)
Online Access

Nutrient Requirements of Swine (11th revised edition, 2012)
Online Access

Dissertations

OSU theses on Animal & Rangeland Sciences can be found online via ScholarsArchive

To learn more about finding theses or dissertations, check out this dissertation guide.