Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 50 No. 2, 2019.
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Historical overview of the global veterinary profession from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, with special reference to the incidence of infectious diseases in domestic animals
Petar Džaja
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Krešimir Severin
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Abstract
In the Middle Ages, the veterinary profes- sion, precisely defined as providing assistance to sick animals, was performed by non-profes- sional persons from religious communities or blacksmiths, shepherds, medicine men, etc. In the Middle Age horses were mostly used as working animals, and even more so as a war animal. Therefore, it was necessary to under- stand not only hoof diseases and shoeing, but also horse diseases. Hypiatrists soon appeared, as professionals for horses, which later were replaced by mareschalki, or healers-kuršmids, (and their assistants). The term medicina veteri- naria was been substituted by the term mare- schalia, which denoted the curing and shoeing of horses, but also included general knowledge about horses. Infectious diseases of domestic animals jeopardized the livestock fund, also af- fecting the survival of humans and resulting in delays in military battles and loss of wars.
Keywords
Middle Age; veterinary profession; history
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223825
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Publication date:
25.3.2019.
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