The History of Veterinary Medicine and the Animal-human Relationship

Egypt, Mesopotamia, the Levant and Persia -- Greek (Aegean and Hellenic) culture -- Carthage -- The Roman Empire -- The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) -- Islamic veterinary and human medicine develops -- East Asia: China, Indo-China, Korea and Japan -- South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Tibet -- The Americas: North, Central, South -- Australasia: Australia and New Zealand -- Africa: South Africa and Colonial Countries -- The Middle Ages and Renaissance -- The scientific basis for veterinary medicine evolves -- Veterinary schools in France, Europe, then Britain -- Veterinary medicine arrives in North America and advances -- From the 19th to the 21st centuries -- Equine: horse, donkey and mule -- Bovine: cattle, buffalo, yak and others -- Ovine: sheep -- Caprine: goat -- Porcine: pigs and peccaries -- Canine: dogs -- Feline: cats -- Avian species: poultry, falcons, parrots and others -- Aquatic species: fish, molluscs, edible snails and frogs -- Other species -- Appendix 1 animal self-medication -- Appendix 2 veterinary journals and periodicals.