A Brief History of Veterinary Medicine

A Brief History of Veterinary Medicine written by Joshua J Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1549/a-brief-history-of-veterinary-medicine/ Find it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxRSpkGOH_09pxKvgD8S5jQ/videos If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company: - www.ancient.eu/membership/ - www.ancient.eu/donate/ - www.patreon.com/ahe The English word 'veterinarian' as defining one who provides medical care to animals, comes from the Latin verb veheri meaning “to draw” (as in "pull") and was first applied to those who cared for “any animal that works with a yoke” – cattle or horses – in ancient Rome (Guthrie, 1). The association of the term “veterinary medicine” with Rome has encouraged a tendency to begin any discussion of the history of the practice either with the Roman physician Galen (l. 129-216 CE), the earlier Greek “Father of Medicine” Hippocrates (l. c. 460 - c. 379 BCE) or the writer Vegetius (l. late 4th or 5th century CE) when, in fact, the practice was already well-established by the time they lived.