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Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild , with a wide range of conditions that can affect different species.
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Veterinarian performing an intradermal test for allergy in a dog (2006) In many countries, the local nomenclature for a veterinarian is a regulated and protected term, meaning that members of the public without the prerequisite qualifications and/or license are not able to use the title.
In 1750 Bourgelat wrote a book on the topic of veterinary medicine, in which he considered the idea of founding a veterinary school. [1] He followed through on this idea when he co-founded the first two veterinary schools in the world, the École nationale vétérinaire de Lyon in 1761 [a] and the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort in 1765 ...
Susan Dorothy Jones (born 1964) is an American professor of veterinary history at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities where she is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor in the Program in History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the College of Biological Sciences, and the College of Science and Engineering. Her research ...
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Ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) considers that traditional practices of veterinary medicine are legitimate and seeks to validate them (Köhler-Rollefson and Bräunig, 1998). Many non-Western traditions of veterinary medicine exist, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine in China, Tibetan veterinary medicine, Ayurveda in India, etc.
In 1796 he was appointed 'Medical Superintendent to the Veterinary Service of the Board of Ordnance and Principal Veterinary Surgeon of the Cavalry': the founding head of the Army Veterinary Service. He relinquished the Ordnance position in 1816, but remained Principal Veterinary Surgeon of the Army until his death. [2]