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Volume 14 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 14.

‘The Veterinarian’, 1828-1902 A history of the journal ‘The veterinarian’ which was published between 1828 and 1902. The journal was launched by William Percivall and received enthusiastic support form William Youatt. They were supported by John Percivall, father of William. William Percivall resigned in 1831 and Youatt was in sole charge until his death in 1847, when William Percivall took over again. In 1855 the journal was sold to the London College and became their...

Volume 14 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 14.

William Youatt: His Ancestry and Unitarianism A history of the ancestry of the early life and Unitarian ministry of William Youatt. Youatt appears to have been born in the West Country. His father was probably a presbyterian minister, William Youatt of Dulverton, Somerset. The first confirmed references to William Youatt, the veterinary surgeon, is the survival of seven student essays from 1792-95 at the nonconformist Northampton Academy. In 1803, Youatt was appointed as a...

Volume 14 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 14.

Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is part of the Chinese philosophy of Ying and Yang, with functional disease related to Yang and organic disease related to Ying. The two main methods of treatment are acupuncture and Herbal medicine. A veterinary school was set up in the Tang dynasty (AD 618-907), which was probably the first in the World. Treatment was mainly for horses. Veterinary publications appeared from the Tang dynasty onwards....

Volume 14 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 14.

The Supply of Army Horses to India During British Colonial Rule: Importation Fifth and final article on horse supply in colonial India. Importation had always played a major part in supplying horses for use in India by the Army. Horses were imported from various places in the early days including ‘Turkomans’ and light cavalry horses from Asia. Arabs remained the most popular imported horse, especially on the racetrack and left their mark more on Indian horses than any other...