Volume 7 Archives - The Veterinary History Society UK

Volume 7 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 7.

British Colonial Africa, with Special Reference to the Colonial Veterinary Service 1944-64 Personal reminiscences of the author, K W Aspinall, of his time dealing with the Rinderpest outbreak in Tanganyika from 1944. Aspinall was later appointed as Deputy Director of Veterinary Services in Nyasaland in 1954 and remained until independence and the creation of Malawi n 1964. He reflects on colonial government of this time. K W Aspinall Le Mareschal Expert, par Seu N...

Volume 7 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 7.

A Glimpse at the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps The Canadian Army Veterinary Corps (CAVC/RCAVC) existed as a specific military group from 1910-1940, although there had been vets in the Canadian Army since 1872, with the first veterinary officers from 1887.The veterinary corps provided a valuable service during The Great War and ‘Royal’ was added to their title in recognition of this – RCAVC. During The Great War, there were Mobile Veterinary sections to gather ill and injured...

Volume 7 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 7.

Veterinary History Journals, Past and Present A brief review and list of journals of veterinary history published around the world, past and present. A W Johnson The Scrapbooks of the Simmonds Collection at the Royal Veterinary College James Beart Simmonds was professor of cattle pathology at RVC, chief inspector and veterinary advisor to the Privy Council and president of the RCVS. He produced nine scrapbooks and many smaller bound compilations of journal reports...

Volume 7 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 7.

Thomas Burgess of Odiham and Veterinary Science The role of the Agricultural Society in the Hampshire town of Odiham in the bringing to the fore the need for improvement in the treatment of animals has long been recognised. Thomas Burgess was a fellow of Corpus Christi College. Oxford. He was not involved in agriculture but his brother was a farmer in Odiham. He attended many meetings of the Society and took a great interest in the campaign for improvements in farriery and in...