This comprehensive book is an exploration of the history of veterinary medicine from the ancient world to the present as well as an examination of the development of man’s relationship with animals through early domestication, usage for food, fiber, traction, and transport to the current therapies and companion animals.

PART I THE VETERINARY ART EVOLVES: 1 Egypt, Mesopotamia, The Levant and Persia ; 2 Greek (Aegean and Hellenic) Culture; 3 Carthage; 4 The Roman Empire; 5 The Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine); 6 Islamic Veterinary and Human Medicine Develops; 7 East Asia: China, Indo-China, Korea and Japan; 8 South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Tibet; 9 The Americas: North, Central, South; 10 Australasia: Australia and New Zealand; 11 Africa: South Africa and Colonial Countries PART II EUROPE DEVELOPS VETERINARY MEDICINE: 12 The Middle Ages and Renaissance; 13 The Scientific Basis for Veterinary Medicine Evolves; 14 Veterinary Schools in France, Europe, then Britain; 15 Veterinary Medicine Arrives in North America and Advances; 16 From the 19th to the 21st Centuries PART III DOMESTICATION, UTILISATION AND DISEASE HISTORIES: 17 Equine: Horse, Donkey and Mule; 18 Bovine: Cattle, Buffalo, Yak and Others; 19 Ovine: Sheep; 20 Caprine: Goat; 21 Porcine: Pigs and Peccaries; 22 Canine: Dogs; 23 Feline: Cats; 24 Avian Species: Poultry, Falcons, Parrots and Others; 25 Aquatic Species: Fish, Molluscs, Edible Snails and Frogs; 26 Other Species; Appendix 1 Animal Self-Medication; Appendix 2 Veterinary Journals and Periodicals; Appendix 3 Timeline of People and Events