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ANSC 485

Class Activities

Evaluating Sources

Evaluate the following and determine whether each would be an appropriate source for your assignment. Why or why not?

Next, in groups, you will evaluate a variety of resources (provided) and determine whether each would be an appropriate source for your assignemnt, and explain your reasoning. See the list of sources, and submit your responses  (1 per group) on this Google Form.

Citing Sources

The style you are required to use for assignment is from the Journal of Animal Science:  https://academic.oup.com/jas/pages/general_instructions

After the class discussion, choose one of the appropriate resources from earlier in the class and cite that source. Submit your answer on this Google Form.

Books

Achieving Sustainable Production of Poultry Meat, Volume 1: Safety, Quality and Sustainability
Author: 
Ricke, Stephen
Call Number: 
online
Achieving Sustainable Production of Poultry Meat, Volume 2: Breeding and Nutrition
Author: 
Applegate, Todd
Call Number: 
online
Achieving Sustainable Production of Poultry Meat, Volume 3: Health and Welfare
Author: 
Applegate, Todd.
Call Number: 
online
Poultry Quality Evaluation: Quality Attributes and Consumer Values
Author: 
Petracci, M. & Berri, C. (Eds.)
Call Number: 
online
isbn: 
978-0-08-100763-1

Achieving Sustainable Production of Eggs, Volume 1: Safety and Quality
Author: 
Roberts, Juliet R.
Call Number: 
online
Achieving Sustainable Production of Eggs, Volume 2: Animal Welfare and Sustainability
Author: 
Roberts, Juliet R.
Call Number: 
online

Find Articles

Databases to Try

Scopus (Elsevier)

Scopus is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 22,000 titles from over 5,000 publishers, of which 20,000 are peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical, and social sciences. 

Web of Science: Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics)

Current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900. Content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings.

PubMed

Contains over 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

CAB Abstracts (CAB Direct)

Covers the significant research and development literature in the applied life sciences, including agriculture, forestry, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the environment. Coverage dates back to 1913.

Other Resources

Government Agencies / Websites to Try

 

Poultry Industry Association

Last updated: 2/14/2019