Buiatric
The Buiatrics (from ancient Greek, βοῦς, ίατρὀς bous, bovine, and, iatros, physician; bovine medicine ) as a subfield of veterinary medicine which comprises areas internal medicine and surgery of the cattle . Furthermore, andrology , artificial insemination and gynecology including udder diseases and obstetrics (obstetrics) are included. In addition, the Buiatrik deals with the breeding , keeping , feeding , use and care of dairy and beef cattle as well as large enclosures and wild ruminants .
history
Presumably there was already at the time of domestication of the cattle in the 9th millennium BC. First primitive knowledge of diseases and their treatment. The first representations can be found in early Anatolian cult objects, Mesopotamian cylinder seals , ancient Egyptian grave reliefs and early Germanic stone drawings. The around 1850 BC The veterinary papyrus from Kahun , which originated in BC, contains, as the oldest known veterinary literature document, information on symptoms, diagnosis and therapy of bovine diseases such as eye diseases , colic and bloating .
literature
- Matthaeus Stöber: Development and importance of Buiatrik. In: Gerrit Dirksen et al. (Ed.): Internal medicine and surgery of the cattle. 4th edition. Verlag Parey, Berlin 2002, pp. 1-6, ISBN 3-8263-3181-8 .
- Heinrich Brunsing: Beginnings of Bujatrik. Veterinary dissertation Giessen 1961.