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Department of Agriculture and Northern Ireland's Department of
Agriculture and Rural Development Lead Field of Veterinary Medicine and Animal
Health

PHILADELPHIA, and LONDON, The U.S.

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added information , software tools and applications to more than 20 million
users in the fields of law, tax, accounting , financial services, higher
education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment ,
scientific research and healthcare.

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Ranked by Total Citations
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Research Organisation (Australia) 7. For these additional rankings,
please contact Rodney Yancey at 215-386-6362 or rodney.yancey@thomson.

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S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention 8.08
9 Moredun Research Institute (Scotland) 7.

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" "Tracking these institutions in terms of total
citations and citation impact paints a realistic picture of the most
influential institutions - the thought leaders - in a given field.24
8 U.10 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information
solutions to business and professional customers.
That is one reason the PETCO Foundation's annual "Spring A Pet" fundraiser
provides funding to support animal welfare organizations and their efforts to
spay, neuter and find homes for thousands of these animals each year.

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institutions had the strongest presence of any country in these
rankings. "The funding we receive supports spaying, neutering, and veterinary
care to prepare our cats for adoption," said April Brown, Whisker City Founder
and Volunteer Director.PETCO.

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Last year's campaign raised over $1.

The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more
than $28 million since its inception in 1999.

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Most Highly Cited Veterinary/Animal Institutions
(Ordered by number of citations )

Rank Institution # Citations (1994-2004)
1 U.com), with 2004 revenues of
$8.scientific. SAN DIEGO, Spring sees an influx of
homeless companion animals at our nation's animal shelters. PETCO operates more
than 790 neighborhood stores in 49 states and the District of Columbia, as
well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at
http: //www.

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Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of
Northern Ireland (DARDNI) "lead the pack" in research on veterinary medicine
and animal health , according to new rankings published in "Science Watch," the
Thomson Scientific bimonthly newsletter .
"Citations are an acknowledgement of intellectual debt - a direct
demonstration of influence in a given subject area," said Christopher King,
editor of "Science Watch. UC-Davis also boasted the highest output of papers
for all the institutions ranked in this survey - approximately 2,500 papers
during the 11-year period. Department of Agriculture 15,541
2 University of California, Davis 13,662
3 Ohio State University 7,521
4 University of Utrecht (Netherlands) 7,386
5 Colorado State University 6 ,738
6 Cornell University 6,614
7 University of Wisconsin 6,147
8 University of Minnesota 6,105
9 University of Guelph (Canada) 6,015
10 University of Georgia 5,939

Ranked by Citation Impact
In the impact ranking, the DARDNI made the most of the 272 papers it
published during the 11-year period, earning an average of more than 10
citations per paper.

Thomson Scientific information solutions can be found at
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services for professional end users in corporate and legal markets.com.com.

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paper. For more information on "Spring A Pet" and
the PETCO Foundation or to locate a store near you, visit http://www.

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In fact, according to Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People magazine ,
over eight million animals will flood animal shelters this year and
50 percent, roughly four million, will come during May, June, July and August
as a result of thousands of litters born in the spring.
This year's national campaign, now underway, is expected to raise
$2. "Past funding has also supported our Whiskers on
Wheels mobile adoption center that drives to local PETCO stores and showcases
the pets we have available in our shelters," said Brown.com .PETCO. More than 3,500 non-profit
grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation receive
Foundation support .

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With operational headquarters in Stamford,
Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,000 employees and provides services in
approximately 130 countries.

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Thomson Scientific is a business of
The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; Toronto).
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lists the top 25 highly cited authors, as well as the top veterinary
medicine/animal health research journals. Donations can also
be made online at http://www.
PETCO encourages customers to consider adoption before the purchase of any
companion animal - - even if it's one of the birds, reptiles, or small animals
currently offered in PETCO stores.

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The USDA leads the field in "total citations," the number of times an
institution was cited in other published scientific works. To survey
this field, Thomson extracted more than 140,000 papers published from 1994 to
2004 from 150 Thomson Scientific-indexed journals categorized under the
headings of veterinary sciences, veterinary medicine and animal health,"
explained King., while U. The USDA published approximately 1,900 papers
during the same period.2 million for animal welfare organizations in PETCO communities across the
country. Through the PETCO Foundation, PETCO endeavors to be a
community leader in promoting the welfare of companion animals and celebrating
the human-animal bond.

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U . The Corporation's common shares are listed on the
New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; Toronto).com.
"With 'Spring A Pet,' we are trying to assist orphaned animals and find
lifelong , loving homes by supporting the heroic animal welfare rescues that
make it their mission to save their lives," said Paul Jolly, PETCO Foundation
Vice President and Director.

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The USDA is the only institution
to rank in the top 10 for both total citations and citation impact.


NOTE: For information on subscribing to "Science Watch," contact Rodney
Yancey at 215-386-6362 or by email at Rodney.8 million to benefit grassroots animal
welfare groups, like Whisker City, a division of Blue Sky Charities in
Seattle.

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institutions, the USDA (15,541 total citations) and University of
California-Davis (13,662) each boasted a much higher citation total than the
other high-ranking institutions, including third-ranked Ohio State University
(7,521 total citations). Institut Pasteur , a French institution, ranked second in
impact with 9.31
2 Institut Pasteur (France) 9.

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S. institutions ranked in the top 10, boasted 8.thomson. Through Sunday, April 16, customers will have the opportunity to
purchase special "Spring A Pet" donation cards in denominations of $1, $5, $10
and $20, or round-up their purchase.

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PETCO Foundation 's 'Spring A Pet ' National Pet Adoption Days Save Lives

In conjunction with "Spring A Pet ," all PETCO stores around the nation are
expected to participate in "National Pet Adoption Days, " April 8 and 9.
"We're pleased to offer our customers and all pet loving people an opportunity
to help their local animal welfare adoption groups by making donations or
adopting a new companion animal into their family," said Paul Jolly.

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In contrast, the
DARDNI leads the world in "citation impact ," the average number of times each
paper produced by the institution was cited. institutions account for three of the 10 with the highest
impact.) 8. Donors of $20 or more will receive a
"Making a Difference" picture frame while supplies last.

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Eight of the 10 most highly cited institutions are based in the
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Highest Impact Veterinary/Animal Institutions
(Ordered by average number of citations per paper)
Rank Institution Impact (1994-2004)

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Development of Northern Ireland 10.41

The May/June issue of "Science Watch" offers an extended list of total
citations and citation impact spanning the leading 25 institutions.
PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of
pet-related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels
of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training
them to become counselors to our pet-loving customers.

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3 University of Maryland 8.thomson.com and include, ISI Web of Knowledge(SM) -
facilitating discovery by offering seamless navigation to high-quality,
multidisciplinary journal (Web of Science(R)), patent (Derwent World Patents
Index(R)), and Web content, evaluation tools, and bibliographic management
products (EndNote(R)); Thomson Pharma(SM) - an integrated information solution
for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets; Delphion(R) - providing
access to full-text patent documents from the world 's leading patent
authorities; Techstreet - offering a wide variety of engineering codes and
standards; BIOSIS Previews(R) - the world's most comprehensive reference
database for life science research; and Information Holdings Inc. Helping
those groups find homes is PETCO's National Pet Adoption Days .

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