Animal Behavior Sites - an extensive directory of animal behavior web sites.
Animal Care - provides leadership in establishing acceptable standards of humane animal care and treatment and monitors and achieves compliance through inspections, education and cooperative efforts.
Animal Health - provides links to APHIS animal health activities as well as to other pages dealing with this subject.
Animal Welfare Act - requires the minimum standards of care and treatment be provided for most warm-blooded animals bred for commercial sale, used in research, transported commercially, or exhibited to the public.
Animal Welfare Information Center - provides information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing.
Breeds of Livestock - provides a list and background information on breeds of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, horses, and other animal species.
Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock - a research group affiliated with the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.
Elanco Animal Health - one of the oldest divisions of Eli Lilley and Company that exclusively serves animal health markets.
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - a computer-based decision support system designed to provide livestock producers, extension specialists, and veterinarians with practical information on how to avoid drug, pesticide, and environmental contaminant residue problems.
Livestock Improvement Online - Web library specializing in livestock performance and genetic improvement.
Livestock Marketing Information Center - provides economic projections to the livestock industry.
Research Institute on Livestock Pricing - provides and conducts research and educational information on pricing and market structure issues in livestock markets.
AGENCIES
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - USDA agency that provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants, improving agricultural productivity and competitiveness, and contributing to the national economy and the public health.
Center for Veterinary Medicine - FDA agency that regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs given to animals.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) - facilitates the marketing of livestock, poultry, meat, cereals, oilseeds, and related agricultural products and promotes fair and competitive trading practices for the overall benefit of consumers and American agriculture.
Texas Animal Health Commission - mission to protect and enhance the health of Texas animal populations by preventing, controlling and/or eliminating diseases and monitoring and promoting animal health and productivity.
ASSOCIATIONS
American Association of Bovine Practitioners - an international association of veterinarians organized to enhance the professional lives of its members through relevant continuing education.
American Feed Industry Association - represents the animal feed, animal health and pet food industries.
American Horse Council - national trade association of the equine industry.
American Junior Hereford Association
American Junior Shorthorn Association
American Meat Institute - national trade association representing packers and processors of 70% of the nation's beef, pork, lamb, veal and turkey products and their suppliers.
American Meat Science Association - provides credible, science-based information to the industry and facilitates a greater understanding of muscle foods and association animal products.
American Sheep Industry Association - represents the U.S. lamb and wool growers in all legislative, marketing and promotion issues.
American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) - professional organization for animal scientists designed to help members provide effective leadership through research, extension, teaching and service for the livestock and meat industries.
American Veterinary Medical Association - the national trade association representing the interests of veterinarians.
Animal Agriculture Alliance - non-profit foundation to educate consumers about U.S. animal agriculture and its contribution to the public quality of life.
Animal Health Institute - represents companies that make medicines for pet and farm animals.
Association of American Feed Control Officials - basic goal to provide a mechanism for developing and implementing uniform and equitable laws, regulations, standards and enforcement policies for regulating the manufacture, distribution and sale of animal funds.
Ayrshire Breeders Association - founded as a non-profit membership organization by an act of the Vermont legislature in 1878.
Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) - formed by the ADSA, ASAS, and the PSA. It seeks to support the common interest and collective good while preserving the identity and providing economical growth to the member societies.
Fur Commission U.S.A. - represents over 600 mink and fox families on over 400 farms in 31 states.
International Junior Brangus Breeders Association
Livestock Marketing Association - provides its members the industry information insurance and legislative/regulatory services which they need to remain viable business.
National Association for Biomedical Research - the only national, non-profit organization dedicated solely to advocating sound public policy that recognizes the vital role of humane animal use in biomedical research, higher education and product safety testing.
National Bison Association - a non-profit association which promotes the preservation, production and marketing of bison, with over 2400 members in all 50 states and 16 foreign countries.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association - the marketing organization and trade association for America's one million cattle farmers and ranchers.
National Chicken Council - the poultry industry's national trade association.
National Institute for Animal Agriculture - mission to be the forum for building consenses and advancing solutions for animal agriculture and to provide continuing education and communication linkages to animal agriculture professionals.
National Meat Association - a non-profit trade association for meat packers and processors, as well as equipment manufacturers and suppliers who provide services to the meat industry.
National Pork Producers Council - the place for pork lovers, pork producers, and anyone who wants to learn more about pigs and pork.
National Renderers Association - an American trade association that promotes the interests of its members who are in the business of rendering transforming waster from the meat industry into useable products for animal feeds and technical use.
National Turkey Federation - the advocate of all segments of the turkey industry.
New Zealand Meat Producers Board - provides livestock producers in New Zealand with information that can improve their productivity and ensure a sustainable future for the land.
Poultry Science Association - a professional organization consisting of approximately 3,500 educators, scientists, extension specialists, administrators, and producers who provide a forum for the exchange and dissemination of scientific advancements as pertaining to or benefiting poultry and poultry products.
United Egg Producers - the national cooperative whose membership produces approximately 80% of the nation's eggs.
U.S. Animal Health Association - a national non-profit organization with approximately 1,400 members who work with state and federal animal health officials, veterinarians, livestock producers, national livestock and poultry organizations, research scientists, the extension service and seven foreign countries to control livestock diseases in the United States.
U.S. Poultry and Egg Association - represents its members in all aspects of poultry and eggs on both a national and international level.
UNIVERSITY ANIMAL SCIENCE
NC State University Department of Poultry Science
Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science
Purdue Animal Sciences - serves the state of Indiana and the world in teaching, research and extension regarding the efficient production of food animals.
Texas A&M Extension Animal Science - teaches and/or demonstrates a wide range of research-based technologies throughout the state and nation.
