Project Gutenberg 2011-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 162 Dadd, George H. 1813 1868 Dadd, G. H. (George H.) The American Reformed Cattle Doctor Containing the necessary information for preserving the health and curing the diseases of oxen, cows, sheep, and swine, with a great variety of original recipes, and valuable information in reference to farm and dairy management Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Barbara Kosker, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at the University of Michigan\'s Making of America collection.) "The American Reformed Cattle Doctor" by George H. Dadd is a veterinary guide written in the mid-19th century. This book focuses on the health and treatment of farm animals, particularly cattle, sheep, and swine, providing guidance for farmers to diagnose and treat various diseases. Additionally, it delves into farm management practices, emphasizing the importance of animal welfare and veterinary education. The opening of the work sets the tone for its practical approach to veterinary care, highlighting a pressing need for better animal treatment in the United States of that era. Dadd critiques traditional methods of animal treatment, which often involved harsh and ineffective practices like bloodletting and excessive medication, advocating instead for a more natural, humane, and scientifically informed approach to caring for livestock. The introduction emphasizes the vital role of knowledge in preventing and treating animal diseases, arguing for veterinary education as a means to improve animal health and, subsequently, the economic well-being of farmers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Veterinary medicine SF Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Browsing: Other 893193 849722 2024-10-16T06:19:00.763759 2023-09-16T12:23:03.052038 text/html text/html 848014 2011-11-12T14:54:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1016968 2011-11-12T14:54:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1125411 2024-10-16T06:19:22.906144 application/epub+zip 1135047 2024-10-16T06:19:07.290174 application/epub+zip 381169 2024-10-16T06:19:04.354705 application/epub+zip 1471637 2024-10-16T06:19:32.031092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1389450 2024-10-16T06:19:19.045111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 641051 2022-09-17T11:13:12.828019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694453 694215 2024-10-16T06:18:57.006768 2023-09-16T12:22:59.998988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 694202 2011-11-12T14:54:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249255 2011-11-12T14:54:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 694244 2011-11-12T14:54:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249185 2011-11-12T14:54:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21467 2024-10-16T06:19:32.193040 application/rdf+xml 14727 2024-10-16T06:19:04.991890 image/jpeg 3465 2024-10-16T06:19:04.674701 image/jpeg 1106555 2024-10-16T06:19:00.841724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog