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veterinary medicine

Also known as: veterinary science

Written by John M. Bowen

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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2024 • Article History

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Also called:: veterinary science

Key People:: Camille Guérin; James Herriot; Bernhard Lauritz Frederik Bang

Related Topics:: animal; pet; anthelmintic; livestock; xylazine

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veterinary medicine, medical specialty concerned with the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting the health of domestic and wild animals and with the prevention of transmission of animal diseases to people. Veterinarians ensure a safe food supply for people by monitoring and maintaining the health of food-producing animals. Persons serving as doctors to animals have existed since the earliest recorded times, and veterinary practice was already established as a specialty as early as 2000 bce in Babylonia and Egypt. The ancient Greeks had a class of physicians who were called “horse-doctors,” and the Latin term for the specialty, ...(100 of 950 words)

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