Veterinary Medicine

Definition Veterinary medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.

HistoryIn Europe, the first attempts to organize and regulate the practice of treating animals tended to focus on horses because of their economic significance. In the Middle Ages, farriers combined their work in shoeing and generally caring for horses' hooves with "horse doctoring". In 1356, the Lord Mayor of London, concerned at the poor standard of care given to horses in the city, requested that all farriers operating within a seven mile radius of the City of London form a "fellowship" to regulate and improve their practices. This ultimately led to the establishment of the Worshipful Company of Farriers in 1674.

First Veterinary SchoolsThe first veterinary college in Europe had been founded in

Lyon, France in 1762 by Claude Bourgelat. In the ensuing 20 years similar colleges were established in other European cities. The Veterinary College of London was founded in 1791 by a group led by Granville Penn, a grandson of William Penn. In the United States, the first veterinarians had been trained in Europe. However, Boston, New York and Philadelphia all had their own private veterinary schools by the 1850s. These urban schools concentrated primarily on the care of horses. By the turn of the 20th century, several American agricultural colleges had started their own veterinary schools which were focused on livestock animals. In 1879, Iowa Agricultural College became the first land grant college to establish a school of veterinary medicine. Furthermore, the first veterinary school founded at Tehran University in Iran.

Top Ranked Veterinary Schools in the World

1. Cornell University (US)2. Royal Veterinary College of London (UK)3. Glasgow University (UK)4. Cambridge University (UK)5. Colorado State University (US)6. University of California (US)7. University of Guelph (Canada)8. Ohio State University (US)

Royal Veterinary College (UK)

Cornell University (US)

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What is DVM and VMD ?There are several types of degrees that aspiring vets can earn; these differ according to country and may involve undergraduate or graduate education. For example, in the United States, schools award the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree (DVM), Veterinary Medical Doctor (VMD), and the same degree is awarded in Bangladesh, Canada, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Tobago and Trinidad. However, In the UK, France and Germany veterinary is taught in different programs , like BVetMed and the like.

More than 70% of vets are female in the USA

References1. http://www.avma.org/2. http://www.ivsa.org/3. http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/p/veterinarian.htm4. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/veterinarians.htm5. http://www.vet.cornell.edu/library/publicsvcs/freeresources.cfm6. http://www.library.illinois.edu/vex/vetlinks.htm7. “It really does happen to a vet” Joe Iglis8. “Animal patients: 50 years in the life of an animal doctor” Edward J. Scanlon

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