intro to vetmed - history of veterinary medicine

hippiatrica

Ancient Greek texts detailing the treatment for horses.

Josip Ubl

founder of Croatian veterinary medical terminology

Veterinarian word origin

latin for working animals

Which sites contain magdelanian art?

Lascaux and Altamira (Spain)

first animals domesticated?

sheep, ox in Western Asia and big in china. cow was important as a source of milk and led to rapid human development.

Hammurabi

First literature mentioning Veterinary work. detailed price for tooth extraction. first monetary exchangefor vet work. (1800BC)

Ugarit

ancient city where tablet was found for treatment of illness in horses.

Kuhan Papyrus (1900BC)

Most famous Egyptian medical text. outlined treatment mostly for cattle - symbolizing their importance. also covered other species like dogs and birds - mostly about the eye.

Ashoka (300BC)

first buddhist emperor of India. First government to treat animals as citizens of nation - erecting veterinary hospitals - banning hunting and eliminating meet eating of many holidays.

mulomedici

equine veterinarians during the Roman Empire. Grooms tending to injuries of horses, mules, oxes) slaves, free practice,

Abu Beker Ibn Aal Badr

one of the famous pieces of veterinary literature of ancient Arabians.. in cuneiform tablets. Horse medicine was essential for ancient Arabians and thier conquest.

bayters

Arabian stable men who tended to horses. experts in horsemanship and raisng foals.