Veterinary medicine : an illustrated history / Robert H. Dunlop, David J. Williams.

Author/creator Dunlop, Robert H.
Other author Williams, David J. (David Jon)
Format Book
Publication InfoSt. Louis : Mosby, ©1996.
Descriptionxxiv, 692 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 31 cm
Subjects

Contents Large animals fascinate paleolithic artists -- Transition from hunting to herding and farming -- Domestication of animals -- Mesopotamia: first to depict animal doctors -- Animal care in ancient Egypt -- Roots of veterinary medicine in east Asia -- Animal use and veterinary origins in south Asia -- Ancient Greeks: intellectual founders of the health professions -- Animal doctors in ancient Rome -- The Byzantine Empire: a veterinary high point -- Arabian medical and veterinary progress.
Contents Animals in the Dark Ages: Europe's gestation period -- Equine and canine medicine in medieval Europe -- Renaissance in medical science: Italian roots -- Marshals, horse doctors, cow leeches, and authors -- Logic in the control of plagues and the understanding of diseases -- Toward a scientific basis for comparative medicine -- The launching of European veterinary education -- An increasing demand for veterinary schools -- Livestock improvement by animal breeders -- Some animal plagues unmasked.
Contents The heyday of pathogenic bacteriology and the discovery of viruses -- Boosting the host's defenses: the development of immunological products -- Intractable vector-borne hemoprotozoal parasitic diseases -- Horse-doctoring in the nineteenth century: the special contribution of Edward Mayhew -- Care of animals used in transport, war, and sport -- Darwin's natural selection and Mendel's fractional inheritance -- Early veterinary contributions to biomedical science -- Livestock production enhanced by veterinary specialists.
Contents Veterinary roles in human and ecosystem health -- Companion animal medicine -- Bioethics, animal experimentation, and sentience -- Evolving veterinary careers: a spectrum of opportunity.
Local noteLittle-348712--3051310559920
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 673-683) and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 95005238
ISBN0801632099
ISBN9780801632099