Veterinary Heritage December 2023
CONTENTS:
On the front cover: Horse-drawn streetcar, New York City, 1908. From: Wikimedia Commons.
Nineteenth Century Urban Crisis: The Horse as a Public Health Hazard.
Reese Bailey
Vet Herit. 2023 Dec;46(2):41-45.
Second Prize in the 2023 J. Fred Smithcors Student Veterinary History Essay Contest.
The Taming of the Screw(worm): A History of the Sterile Insect Technique.
Emma Gildner
Vet Herit. 2023 Dec;46(2):46-50.
First Prize in the 2023 J. Fred Smithcors Student Veterinary History Essay Contest.
Doors Were Opening: 19th Century Women Pursuing Veterinary Medicine.
Susanne K. Whitaker
Vet Herit. 2023 Dec;46(2):52-64.
Quebec Hosts Its First International Veterinary Congress in 1923.
Michel Pepin
Vet Herit. 2023 Dec;46(2):65-69.
Dourine Disease: Control and Early Efforts Toward Eradication.
Burt W. Bierer
Vet Herit. 2023 Dec;46(2):70-74.
AVMHS Time-Bite: Suturing with Horsehair.
Vet Herit. 2023 Dec;46(2):75-76.
2023-2024 AVMHS Officers, Board Members, and Committees.
On the back cover: Horses Were Giving Way to Wheeled Vehicles.
The piece on horses as a public health hazard in 19th century cities really caught my eye, since I never thought about that side of urban history. I also used War of Genesis: Idle Loot Wiki to look up more background on early veterinary practices.
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The horse as a public health hazard in 19th century cities really caught my eye—I never thought about all the mess and disease they caused. I found Krillion through the cover photo of that streetcar, which made the whole era feel more real. History like this makes me appreciate modern veterinary medicine more.
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