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Volume 4 Issue 4

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A Thousand years of Livestock Housing The earliest surviving evidence of livestock housing to be found in England are pigeon houses, dating from before 1600. Longhouses were an early form of animal housing with the farmer and his family in one end and the cattle in the other end. A sheephouse at Bolton Abbey dates from before 1290. Pigs were originally woodland animals, but were often moved into pig sties by 1800. Very intensive systems of housing were to be found in London and...

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Volume 4 Issue 3

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RVC Medical Association 1972-1985 The Veterinary Medical society was founded in 1836 as a meeting for vets and students, which lasted until 1881, when a new society – The Royal College Veterinary Medical Society (later Association) was formed. There was also a London Veterinary Medical society at the same time. By 1972, the RVC medical Association was in a moribund state, but by 1977 was much more active with meetings and distinguished speakers. Professor R H C Penny ...

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Volume 4 Issue 2

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“Singulière Anomalie Sociale” The Hippophagy Debate in 19th Century France The sale of horsemeat was legalised in Paris in 1866, but required veterinary inspection both before and after slaughter. Before this time there had been a vigorous debate around the consumption of horsemeat. There were concerns about the status of the horse, and about the safety and palatability of horsemeat. Horsemeat was advocated as being suitable for poor people and a way of improving diets. Vets and...

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Volume 4 Issue 1

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George Stubbs and his 18th Century Patrons George Stubbs (1724-1806) is chiefly remembered for his horse paintings but he also pursued the science of anatomy and natural history. His medical patrons included John Hunter, Vice-President of London Veterinary College. He was born in Liverpool and showed artistic talent from an early age. He spent eighteen months dissecting horses in preparation for his great work ‘The Anatomy of the Horse’ published in 1766. Many aristocratic...

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