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Description of CAB Abstracts

CAB Abstracts is a bibliographic database compiled by CAB International. It covers the significant research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health and the management and conservation of natural resources.

Subjects Covered

CAB Abstracts serials and database coverage

  • Agricultural and Environmental Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Animal Production
  • Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
  • Biotechnology
  • Crop Protection
  • Dairy Science and Technology
  • Forestry, Forest Products and Agroforestry
  • Human Nutrition
  • Leisure, Recreation and Tourism
  • Medical and Veterinary Parasitology
  • Natural Resources and Environmental Issues
  • Plant Breeding, Crop Production and Horticulture
  • Soil Science, Land/Water Management and Fertilizer Technology
  • Rural Development
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Miscellaneous subjects
Crop production accounts for about 30% of the records on the database followed by veterinary sciences and human health at 24%, the animal sciences at 13% and crop protection also at 13%. The other areas make up the remaining 20%.
Types/Numbers Of Publications Covered The database includes abstracts for over 95% of the 150,000 records that are culled each year from over 10,000 serial titles, books, monographs, technical reports, proceedings, patents, bibliographies, translated journals and published theses.
Years of Coverage/Update The database covers the period 1973 to the present date, and is updated weekly.
Searchable Fields
  • Abstract (ab)
  • Accession Number (an)
  • Author (au)
  • Broad Terms (bt)
  • CABICODES (cc)
  • CAS Registry Numbers (rn)
  • Corporate Author (ca)
  • Country of Publication (cp)
  • Document Title (do)
  • Editor (ed)
  • Geographic Location (gl)
  • Identifiers (id)
  • Institution (in)
  • ISBN (ib)
  • ISSN (is)
  • Journal Name (jn)
  • Language (lg)
  • Meeting (mt)
  • Notes (nt)
  • Order Number (on)
  • Organism Descriptors (od)
  • Original Title (ot)
  • Parallel Journal Name (pj)
  • Publication Type (pt)
  • Publisher (pu)
  • Source (so)
  • Subject Headings (sh)
  • Summary Language (sl)
  • Title (ti)
  • Update Code (up)
  • Year of Publication (yr)

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