[Veterinary services on the Internet].

The world wide web (www) on the internet is already a rich source of veterinary informations and offers several world wide discussion fora for problems of veterinary practice. With this article, we provide practical tips for first-time users of the www and encourage exploration of this new information technology for continuing education. The Swiss Drug Compendium is now accessible on www and-in the near future-the exchange and interpretation of laboratory results and diagnostic images via internet seems feasible.