Features and Benefits
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breeds, pathogens, diseases and disorders covered
- Coverage of several hundred topics in food-animal production
(cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry), including husbandry,
housing, handling, identification, transport, behaviour, nutrition,
genetics, reproduction, techniques, welfare, slaughter, meat, milk,
eggs, products, legislation
- Comprehensive, illustrated datasheets on over 300 diseases, each
covering epidemiology, geographic and host range, economic impact,
pathology, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, zoonoses, food
safety issues
- Illustrated, breed datasheets on over 200 livestock and poultry
breeds providing worldwide coverage, each covering status, husbandry,
geographic range, health, nutrition, performance, products, economics,
genetics, reproduction. Additional data about livestock and poultry
breeds in different countries is provided by the incorporation of
information of information from DAD-IS, populating over 1000 further
livestock breed datasheets with information.
- Feed information detailing feed composition and nutrition
requirements
- International veterinary products database, including medicines,
feed additives, vaccines and pesticides: a unique compilation of six databases
representing five continents
- Geographic Information System to display global and regional maps
from underlying geographic databases, especially useful in
international trade and quarantine
- Over 2000 images allowing easy identification and useful for
teaching, extension, public awareness, and many other purposes
- Diagnostic aids for diseases and identification keys for livestock
pests
- Bibliographic database with over 85,000 records (many with
abstracts), all soft-linked from citations within the text
- Background information on 20,000 diseases and breeds, providing a
complete archive
Other features of the Compendium
- Electronic notepads, for keeping or sharing in-context personal
notes at any point in the Compendium. Notepads can be personal (for
local use) or corporate (for sharing across a network), creating
institutional memory. Notepad content is automatically soft-linked to
the rest of the Compendium or to external resources including Web
sites
- Internet connectivity for easy access to relevant information
- Softlinks from all words to relevant information
- Data from OIE, FAO, World Bank and USDA-FAS
- Information on diagnostic techniques, integrated animal husbandry
management, the economic impact and implications of production losses,
and major trends in livestock systems
- Interactive glossary, with more than 70,000 definitions
- Intelligent taxonomic framework
- Context-sensitive Help facility
- Common names in different languages
The Animal
Health and Production Compendium has much to offer many different users
- Illustrated knowledge base on the diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology
and control of livestock diseases
- Unique amalgamation of six different veterinary products databases
from around the world
- Extensive reference materials on subjects relating to animal
production not covered in standard veterinary texts
- Integration of the Compendium by a method called ‘soft linking’,
saving time gathering different types of information from different
sources - for example, a drug mentioned in a datasheet can be
referenced in the drugs database on the click of a mouse.
Who uses the AHPC?
- Source of illustrated teaching materials and a ready reference for
lecturers and students
- Bespoke teaching aids such as slide shows, and interactive helminth
and arthropod keys
- Report-producing facilities for researchers
- Wide ranging coverage including all areas of livestock production
and health
- Over 85,000 references from the CAB Abstracts database are included
in the AHPC.
Who uses the AHPC?
- Guidance and information on disease prevention and control
- Extensive coverage of livestock and poultry nutrient requirements
and feed composition
- Electronic library containing original texts and extracts from 27
books published by CABI covering animal breeding and genetics,
reproductive management, housing, husbandry, routine procedures, dairy
technology, transport of animals, identification, monitoring and
recording, and grazing and environmental management.
Who uses the AHPC?
- Comprehensive subject-related information source
- Statistical information supplied by the FAO and World Bank gives
measures of the relative importance of different livestock and poultry
species in over 200 countries
- Unique veterinary products database combining six catalogues of
licensed veterinary products from Australia, Brazil, South Africa, UK
and USA into a fully searchable single resource - fully integrated
with the rest of the Compendium.
Who uses the AHPC?
- Assistance in informed decision making
- Disease distribution data, diagnostic and trade standards published
by The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
- Policy-related reports from OIE, FAO and ILRI
- Special coverage of the economic impact of livestock diseases (VEERU,
Reading University, UK)
- Livestock trade and demographic statistics supplied by FAO and the
World Bank
- ‘Reports’ function allowing production of instant summaries from
datasheets for use in briefings.
Who uses the AHPC?
- Wide-ranging materials that can be extracted, altered and used as
briefing documents or teaching tools
- Electronic library containing indexed and searchable content
produced by the FAO and ILRI (International Livestock Research
Institute) to support agricultural development in poorer countries
- On CD the AHPC provides a well-packaged, comprehensive interactive
knowledge base that can be consulted without the requirement for
reliable Internet access
- Includes tools for use in developing countries such as ACIAR’s
Survey Toolbox for Livestock Diseases and the DFID (UK) -sponsored
DRASTIC (Dairy Rationing System for the Tropics)
- ‘Notepad’ facility in the Compendium allows the user to add
information to disease and breed datasheets that may be locally
specific; the Compendium is designed to grow with use.
Who uses the AHPC?
Other Uses
- Benchmark reference source on animal disease, production and food
- Extensive breed/disease identification
- Expert diagnostic aid for veterinarians
- Complete sources for preparing lectures, seminars, proposals and
extension literature
- Easy-to-use self-training tool
- In-depth reference guide for researchers
- Essential aid to animal health and production risk analysis
- Effective support for integrated components of university courses
- Market analysis and business development
- Marketing support tool
Who uses the AHPC?
Technical Requirements
- Internet: Netscape 4.x or Internet Explorer 4 (or later).
- CD-ROM (2005 Edition): IBM PC or compatible (Pentium 233) with Windows
9x/ME/NT/2000/XP and Internet Explorer 5 (or later). Minimum 128
MB RAM (64 MB is absolute minimum for dedicated use of AHPC alone),
250 MB
available on hard disk. Super VGA monitor (1024 x 768 resolution or
higher). 4-speed CD-ROM card.
Please note the 2002 edition CD-ROM is not supported on Windows XP.
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