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The internet as an information source
William E. Jones, DVM, PhD Editor/Publisher Ann Slatten Jones, BA Associate Editor Monica Hempel, BA Assistant Editor Diana Voegele, Office Manager Paula Slatten, Circulation/Advertising
Advisory Board Joerg A. Auer, DVM J.M. Bowen, BVet Med, FRCVS Wolfgang Jöchle, DVM, Dr. med. vet. Thomas Lane, DVM Pierre Lekeux, DVM, PhD John Madigan, DVM, DipACVIM Scott Palmer, VMD Gary D. Potter, PhD Sarah L. Ralston, VMD, PhD, DipACVN Norman Rantanen, DVM, MS, DipACVR Marc Ratzlaff, DVM, PhD Rueben Rose, DVSc, PhD, FRCVS Peter Timoney, MVB, MS, PhD
Editorial office: 909-678-1889 Advertising office: 909-678-1889; FAX 909-678-1885
Copyright © 2001 by William E. Jones. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or copied either wholly or in part without permission of the publisher. Subscriptions: P.O. Box 1209, Wildomar, CA 92595; phone (909) 678-1889. U.S. individual subscription rate $155; Canada and Mexico $160; overseas $185; libraries $210, $220 and $240 respectively. Members of some organizations receive a discounted subscription ($99 US; $105 Canada & Mexico; $125 overseas): AAEP; AVMA; IAEP; ENPS; WEVA. On-line subscription $25 (no mailed hard copy). Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (ISSN No. 0737-0806) is published monthly (12 times a year) by William E. Jones, 20225 Grand Ave., Wildomar, CA 92595. Periodical postage paid at Wildomar, CA 92595. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 1209, Wildomar, CA 92595.
Original work published in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science is peer-reviewed by two or more referees familiar with the content of the paper. Referees' comments are incorporated into a revised manuscript and reviewed for a second time before publication. Authors are encouraged to obtain a complete copy of "Author's Guidelines" on-line, where each issue is also published: www.j-evs.com
THE INTERNET AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE The printing of brochures surely must be on the decline with the expanding use of the Internet by most businesses to explain their services and describe their products. Most of our advertisers in this journal use the Internet to enhance their message to customers and clients. We help in this endeavor by listing their website in the advertiser’s index. If you have any questions about the products or services advertised in this journal, your answers may be found in their websites. Pharmacia Animal Health has enhanced its website with new product information and the ability to personalize content to fit each user's needs. Veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners are able to search the site for information by animal species, and now can tailor and receive information by customizing the home page with PharmacieAH.com's new personalization features. If you have a computer and kids at home, you undoubtedly have been impressed, as have I, at the ease at which they turn to the Internet for information about all sorts of things that interest them. Most families know how to find the location of various stores, theaters, etc. from a map on the computer. Professionals are even beginning to use the Internet as a source of quick and late-breaking news and information. The article in this issue on the Kentucky abortion problem was researched principally on the Internet. The Bloodhorse Magazine and the American Association of Equine Practitioners have websites with daily updates on the abortion situation. Some of the Kentucky professionals became concerned that horse breeders were getting all of their information from the Internet, and that they were assuming the information was correct, regardless of the source. As a result, the Gluck Equine Research Center, at the University of Kentucky, agreed to be a clearinghouse for late-breaking information coming from practitioners in the field. In this way, a reliable source of information was established. However, the Internet is the conduit for the information. The trend will undoubtedly continue. The Internet is destined to play an ever-increasing role in our lives. William E. Jones, DVM, PhD
Printed by Layton Printing, 357 E. Arrow Highway, #203, San Dimas, CA 91773. Phn: 909-592-4419.
Volume 21, Number 5, 2001
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Advisory Board Joerg A. Auer, DVM J.M. Bowen, BVet Med, FRCVS Wolfgang Jöchle, DVM, Dr. med. vet. Thomas Lane, DVM Pierre Lekeux, DVM, PhD John Madigan, DVM, DipACVIM Scott Palmer, VMD Gary D. Potter, PhD Sarah L. Ralston, VMD, PhD, DipACVN Norman Rantanen, DVM, MS, DipACVR Marc Ratzlaff, DVM, PhD Rueben Rose, DVSc, PhD, FRCVS Peter Timoney, MVB, MS, PhD
Editorial office: 909-678-1889 Advertising office: 909-678-1889; FAX 909-678-1885
Copyright © 2001 by William E. Jones. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reprinted or copied either wholly or in part without permission of the publisher. Subscriptions: P.O. Box 1209, Wildomar, CA 92595; phone (909) 678-1889. U.S. individual subscription rate $155; Canada and Mexico $160; overseas $185; libraries $210, $220 and $240 respectively. Members of some organizations receive a discounted subscription ($99 US; $105 Canada & Mexico; $125 overseas): AAEP; AVMA; IAEP; ENPS; WEVA. On-line subscription $25 (no mailed hard copy). Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (ISSN No. 0737-0806) is published monthly (12 times a year) by William E. Jones, 20225 Grand Ave., Wildomar, CA 92595. Periodical postage paid at Wildomar, CA 92595. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 1209, Wildomar, CA 92595.
Original work published in the Journal of Equine Veterinary Science is peer-reviewed by two or more referees familiar with the content of the paper. Referees' comments are incorporated into a revised manuscript and reviewed for a second time before publication. Authors are encouraged to obtain a complete copy of "Author's Guidelines" on-line, where each issue is also published: www.j-evs.com
THE INTERNET AS AN INFORMATION SOURCE The printing of brochures surely must be on the decline with the expanding use of the Internet by most businesses to explain their services and describe their products. Most of our advertisers in this journal use the Internet to enhance their message to customers and clients. We help in this endeavor by listing their website in the advertiser’s index. If you have any questions about the products or services advertised in this journal, your answers may be found in their websites. Pharmacia Animal Health has enhanced its website with new product information and the ability to personalize content to fit each user's needs. Veterinarians, livestock producers and pet owners are able to search the site for information by animal species, and now can tailor and receive information by customizing the home page with PharmacieAH.com's new personalization features. If you have a computer and kids at home, you undoubtedly have been impressed, as have I, at the ease at which they turn to the Internet for information about all sorts of things that interest them. Most families know how to find the location of various stores, theaters, etc. from a map on the computer. Professionals are even beginning to use the Internet as a source of quick and late-breaking news and information. The article in this issue on the Kentucky abortion problem was researched principally on the Internet. The Bloodhorse Magazine and the American Association of Equine Practitioners have websites with daily updates on the abortion situation. Some of the Kentucky professionals became concerned that horse breeders were getting all of their information from the Internet, and that they were assuming the information was correct, regardless of the source. As a result, the Gluck Equine Research Center, at the University of Kentucky, agreed to be a clearinghouse for late-breaking information coming from practitioners in the field. In this way, a reliable source of information was established. However, the Internet is the conduit for the information. The trend will undoubtedly continue. The Internet is destined to play an ever-increasing role in our lives. William E. Jones, DVM, PhD
Printed by Layton Printing, 357 E. Arrow Highway, #203, San Dimas, CA 91773. Phn: 909-592-4419.
Volume 21, Number 5, 2001
207