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Veterinary profession in Antiquity

Petar Džaja ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Krešimir Severin ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska

Sažetak

In certain early civilisations, veterinary medicine was distinguished from human medicine, and professionals dealt with specific animal species. This study provides a short review of the veterinary profession in several ancient civilizations. It is considered that Chiron (1350-1270 BC) was the first person to treat, use and introduce horses to rural agriculture. The first veterinarian mentioned in history was Urlugaledin, who by the end of third millennium BC had practiced at the king’s palace in the city of Lagaš in Mesopotamia. The oldest written medical document is the Nipur Tablet, dating to 2100 BC. This tablet contains twelve recipes for the preparation of medical ointments and potions written by Sumerian physicians. The oldest written record on animal treatment and the veterinary profession in the slavery society is the Veterinary Papyrus, written in Egypt in 4000 BC. A higher centre of learning called the ”Home of Life” was established in Egypt in 3000 BC, for education in the veterinary profession among other disciplines. Here, special training for the veterinary profession was organized for young men in Memphis and other cities. Numerous records indicated that the veterinary profession began to blossom in Ancient Rome. In Croatia, several Roman ruins are associated with animal husbandry.

Ključne riječi

history; veterinary profession; Antiquity

Hrčak ID:

228323

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/228323

Datum izdavanja:

21.11.2019.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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