Compilations

Online Veterinary Anatomy Museum (OVAM) by numerous contributors. Main site is (CC BY-NC-ND). but contributions are individually licensed.

Online Veterinary Anatomy Museum (OVAM) was established to promote free sharing of peer reviewed content. It became apparent that there was a real enthusiasm from project partners to collaborate and new partners also requested to join. As a result, the museum now hosts digital assets from over 15 institutions including all the UK veterinary school and vet schools in the rest of Europe, India and Australasia

Images

3D Skeletons and Skulls  by Dr.  Tobias Schwarz (CC BY).

A collection of 3D CT scans of a variety of wild and domestic animal skeletons and skulls.

Presentations / Slides

Animal Learning Theory Lecture by Dr. Ralph Thompson (CC BY)

Presentation slides for a lecture on basic learning theory for teaching Animal Behaviour created by Dr Ralph R.J. Thompson from the Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education at The University of Edinburgh. It’s intended as a basis for lectures, to which images/graphics can be added and the lecture adapted for the purposes needed. The use of a coloured background to aid accessibility may benefit some students. Reflective/class questions are shown in light blue. Addition of other reflective or class response questions to check understanding and promote engagement is recommended.

Searches

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Supplementary Materials

Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory by Erin Burton (CC BY-NC).
This book is aimed to guide the pre-clinical veterinary student through basic patient-side diagnostic testing procedures that accompany the in-person laboratory course.

Textbooks

Anatomy and Physiology of Animals  by Ruth Lawson (CC BY-NC-SA).

This book describes the structure of the animal body and the way in which it works. Animals encountered in normal veterinary practice are used as examples where possible.

Animals & Ethics 101: Thinking Critically about Animal Rights  by Nathan Nobis (CC BY-SA).

This textbook helps readers identify and evaluate the arguments for and against various uses of animals.

Atlas of Renal Lesions in Proteinuric Dogs by Rachel Cianciolo;  Cathy Brown, Charles Mohr, Mary Nabity, Jaco Van der Lugt,  Shannon McLeland,  Luca Aresu,  Silvia Benali, et al. (CC BY-NC-ND).

The goal of this Renal Pathology Atlas is to provide teaching material to veterinary pathologists and nephropathologists. The atlas demonstrates the breadth of lesions that can occur within a cohort of dogs presenting with the clinical sign of protein loss in the urine. Kidney samples were examined with multiple modalities including: histopathology, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. Integration of these comprehensive evaluations with the clinical history can help veterinary pathologists and nephrologists to better understand the etiology and prognosis of renal lesions in proteinuric dogs.

A Guide to the Principles of Animal Nutrition  by Gita Cherian (CC BY-NC).

In this introductory text, six fundamental nutrients, their structure, digestion, and metabolism are covered. A brief introduction to bioenergetics, feed additives, nutrient analysis, digestive organs and processes in monogastric and ruminant animals, and methods for assessing nutrient utilization are also included. [Published in 2020 by Oregon State University.]

Clinical Medicine 1: Small Animal Clinical Skills Textbook   by Shauna Blois, Shari Raheb, Luis Gaitero, Adronie Verbrugghe, Alice Defarges, Sarah Abood (all rights reserved open textbook).

This laboratory manual is for use in the VETM 3430 (Clinical Medicine 1) small animal section. You will be working in groups during these laboratory exercises. At least one group member should have access to the notes during the lab, and electronic copies will be easiest as videos are sometimes used within the notes to show specific skills. [Published in 2023 by University of Guelph.]

Clinical Medicine 1 Lab Manual: Large Animal by Ali Versluis (all rights reserved open textbook).

This module focuses on safe and humane handling of both small (dog/cat) and large (cow/horse) animals, plus gives you some information on handling of birds. This module directly follows the content you have just learned in Health Management I regarding animal behavior and handling.

Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory by Erin Burton and Anna Lalande (CC BY-NC-SA).

This book is aimed to guide the pre-clinical veterinary student through basic patient-side diagnostic testing procedures that accompany the in-person laboratory course.

A Guide to the Principles of Animal Nutrition by Gita Cherian (CC BY-NC).

In this introductory text, six fundamental nutrients, their structure, digestion, and metabolism are covered. A brief introduction to bioenergetics, feed additives, nutrient analysis, digestive organs and processes in monogastric and ruminant animals, and methods for assessing nutrient utilization are also included.

Integrating Veterinary Medicine with Shelter Systems by Julie Levy; Cynda Crawford; and Brenda Griffin (CC BY-NC-ND).

Shelter Medicine is an emerging field of veterinary specialization supported by rapidly increasing career opportunities. This book uses a case-based approach to explore the critical role played by the entire shelter team to protect the health and welfare of sheltered dogs and cats and how medical care, behavior programs, and operations all come together under the umbrella of Shelter Medicine. [Published in 2023 by University of Florida.]

IntechOpen Book Series: Veterinary Medicine and Science by Jaco Bakker, Manuel Gonzalez Ronquillo and Rosa Maria Lino Neto Pereira (CC BY-NC-ND).

This book series collection from IntechOpen on scientific topics in veterinary medicine and science has some open access publications on equine science, reproduction, farm animals, genetics, and more that may be relevant for courses in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Judging and Evaluating Dairy Cattle  by Drew Conroy (CC BY-NC-SA).

These materials have been put together to help students and youth to learn the basics of judging and evaluating dairy cattle using various methods. There are numerous 4-H, Cooperative Extension and Breed Association booklets freely available, referred to in the document. However, this resource differs as it is intentionally full of visual examples and videos. The objective is to provide educators with additional resources to help beginning cattle judges understand visual evaluation and comparative judging techniques, as well as breed standards, linear scoring, oral reasons and the basics of fitting and showmanship.

Large Animal Surgery – Supplemental Notes by Erin Malone, DVM, PhD (CC BY-NC).

This textbook includes basic principles of large animal surgery and anesthesia, how to apply those principles to cases and situations, and discover ways of finding answers when you don’t remember the information, are presented with cases that aren’t “textbook” and/or things don’t go as planned.

The Lymphatic System of the Dog  by Hermann Baum (CC BY-NC-SA).

An English translation of a 1918 work by German veterinary anatomist Dr. Hermann Baum, The Lymphatic System of the Dog details a comprehensive investigation of the anatomy and drainage patterns of the canine lymphatic system. Despite being written over 100 years ago, much of Dr. Baum’s exhaustive work has not been repeated and is still relevant today. [Published in 2023 by University of Saskatchewan.]

Shelter Animal Physical Health  by Cynda Crawford (CC BY-NC-ND).

This book uses a variety of interactive components, including videos, recorded presentations, hyperlinked content, flip cards, interactive multimedia, and practice quizzes to explore the physical health of shelter animals.

Swine Diseases by Perle Zhitnitskiy, DVM, MSpVM (CC BY-NC).

This textbook was written as a support for the course CVM 6969: Large Animal Medicine III at the University of Minnesota. Its structure follows the organization of the course sessions and may be confusing for an external audience.

Topics in Aquatic Animal Health by David E. Starling,  Megan Shermer; Colin Condreay, and Maggie Crane (CC BY-SA).

This book covers introductory topics in the discussion of aquatic animal health and medicine. The present topics cover the areas involved or of concern to evaluating the health status of aquatic animals. The focus of this first volume is fin fish common in ponds and aquariums. [Published in 2026 by Iowa State University Digital Press.]

Vet Med: Applied GI Physiology- Supplemental Notes by Erin Malone DVM PhD (CC BY-NC).

This book is an attempt to connect the principles of veterinary physiology to the clinical presentation of disorders, particularly diagnostic tests and test interpretation.

Veterinary Epidemiology: Principles and Methods  by Wayne S. Martin, Alan H. Meek, Preben Willeberg (CC BY-NC-ND).

The purpose of this textbook is to provide an introductory, yet comprehensive, source of information on epidemiology for veterinary students, researchers, and practitioners. There has not been a textbook that presents analytic epidemiology as a science, basic to veterinary medicine’s efforts in health management (herd health) as well as in clinical medicine.

Veterinary Histology  by Ryan Jennings and Christopher Premanandan (CC-BY-NC).

This open textbook focuses on conveying the basic material required for understanding the microscopic anatomy to better understand the disease processes that they will learn later in the curriculum.  Included is a basic overview of veterinary histology of commonly reviewed organ systems, with the goal of illustrating important concepts of cells, tissues, and organs in a manner that we hope is not only accessible to first-year veterinary students, but serves as a reference for clinical medicine and pathology. [Published in 2023 by Ohio State University.]

Veterinary Preventive Medicine  by Margaret Root Kustritz (CC-BY-NC).

This textbook covers preventive approaches in veterinary medicine.

VETM 4540: Medical Procedures by Shauna Blois, Anthony Abrams-Ogg, Alice Defarges (all rights reserved open textbook).

The goal of the laboratory session is to introduce the student to basic and common diagnostic procedures that can be performed in a general clinical practice. Procedures in this lab can all be performed on a canine or feline cadaver in most situations. Pair up with a group that has a different species of cadaver than your group to help facilitate procedures that are easier on cat versus dog. Case descriptions are given prior to each procedure to give some clinical context. Notes will include whether a certain procedure is easier in the cat vs. dog cadaver. The notes contain videos of the procedures, and it is helpful to have electronic access to the notes during the lab.

Well-being Handbook  by Erin Malone (CC BY-NC).

This book is a resource for veterinary students.

Videos

Small Animal Handling Videos by Brian Mather and teaching staff at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary  Studies (CC BY-NC-ND).

A series of videos demonstrating the best ways to handle small animals.

The Normal Canine Video Series  by Dr. Michael Nappier, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (CC BY).

This series of four videos are intended for first-year students of veterinary medicine and include four canine exams: head and neck canine exam, thoracic canine exam, abdominal canine exam, urogenital rectal canine exam.

Veterinary Preventive Medicine by Margaret Root Kustritz

This textbook covers preventive approaches in veterinary medicine.

Licence: CC BY-NC

What is IBD in Pets?  by Dr. Silke Salavati (CC BY).

In this video, Dr. Silke Salavati, who is a senior lecturer and specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine (Dipl. ECVIM-CA) at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary School at the University of Edinburgh, and has been working on gut problems in dogs and cats for nearly 2 decades, gives a brief explanation of the common gut problem called “Inflammatory Bowel Disease” (IBD) in dogs and cats.

Websites

Cells and Smears: Veterinary Clinical Pathology Digital Database   by Cathy Wagg, Angelica Galezowski, Nicole Fernandez,  Helene Philibert, Ben Elwood, Moira Kerr, Sherry Myers (CC BY-NC-SA).

This website is intended as an easily accessible online database of cell pathology images to complement textbooks and lecture material for veterinary clinical pathology students. To facilitate visual identification of cells by new learners, images are captioned with key features marked and brief descriptions of cell morphology are provided. This database can be continually expanded and improved based on feedback from students

Online Veterinary Anatomy Museum by Online Veterinary Anatomy Museum (CC BY-NC-ND).

An online veterinary anatomy exhibits within one collection.

Media Attributions

• • Canada Map Icon by Icons8 (CC BY-ND).
  • BC Map by Adamwashere (CC BY-NC-SA).
  • Sask map by Wikimedia Commons (public domain).