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Jan 1, 1387
Gaston Phoebus
Gaston Phoebus, in his Le Livre de Chasse, devoted two chapters to the care of hounds. -
Jan 1, 1490
Spain
Veterinary schools were established in Spain -
Jan 1, 1565
Thomas Blundeville
Thomas Blundeville writes the first major English veterinary book on horses -
Jan 1, 1576
George Turbeville
George Turbeville writes the first English book about diseases of dogs -
Thomas de Grey
Thomas de Grey of England writes a book on horses, hereditary diseases and about common procedures done on horses. -
Sir Christopher Wren
Sir Christopher Wren experiments with canine blood transfusions -
First Organized Teaching on Animal Medicine
The first organized teaching on animal medicine in Lyons, France followed soon by similar schools in England, Germany, and other European countries. -
Claudius Aymand
Claudius Aymand performs the first successful appendectomy -
1766 BC and Time Of Christ
Traditional Chinese Medicine was practised before 1766 BC TIME OF CHRIST
Various written records that mention the treatment of horses. Fairly detailed diagrams of horse anatomy and acupunture points from China. It is said that horse anatomy/acupuncture books in China predate human acupunture maps because horses were so much more valuable than people. -
London
The founding of the London Veterinary College -
Eward Jenner
Edward Jenner figures out that milkmaids that have had cowpox are immune to the much more deadly smallpox disease. -
first vaccination
Edward Jenner develops the process of vaccination for smallpox, the first vaccine for any disease -
First American Veterinary Schools
The first veterinary school established in the United States was the Veterinary College of Philadelphia in 1852, which operated until 1866. In 1883, the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania was established and is the oldest accredited veterinary school still in operation. -
Mexico
First Vet school established in Mexico. -
microorganisms may cause many human and animal diseases.
Louis Pasteur suggests in a paper that microorganisms may cause many human and animal diseases. -
Canada
First Veterinary College in Canada is in Guelph, Ontario. -
U.S. Veterinary Medical Association
U.S. Veterinary Medical Association started -
FFA
Future Farmers of America established. -
Laboratory Animal Welfare Act
Laboratory Animal Welfare Act passed; renamed Animal Welfare Act in 1970. -
Mad Cow Diease
120,000 cattle have been diagnosed with BSE (mad cow disease) in Britain.
Veterinarians around the world become super vigilant -
Animal health and food safety
The Center for Animal Health and Food Safety is established. -
Cloned a liter of pigs
Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University have cloned a litter of pigs -
Dr. Kent Reed
Dr. Kent Reed creates a first-generation map of the domestic turkey genome, helping breeders produce healthier turkeys.
