History of Veterinary Medicine Flashcards
The relationship between animals and humans mentioned in history
2500 B.C. refers to doctors of veterinary medicine
The first recorded picture of an animal healer using an obstetrical cord
2200 B.C
The Start of Veterinary Medicine Industry In Europe
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries when a series of animal plagues struck Europe.
These plagues struck animals used for food and transport and seriously affected the economies of many countries.
European governments began to support veterinary research designed to improve livestock health. Researchers performed the first recorded animal anatomy and disease studies, developing the rudiments of modern veterinary medicine.
First Veterinary College
Lyon, France 1761
These college-trained veterinarians completed much of their training literally “in the field,” since their primary concern was the health of farm animals
First US veterinary schools
1850s
usually required less than a year of training.
veterinary medicine in the twentieth century
the typical veterinarian was male, treating farm animals in rural areas.
The second veterinary college in North America
The University of Pennsylvania 1884