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- Title
Surgeon John Shortt on Native Cattle Breeds of Southern India in 1889.
- Authors
Raman, Ramya; Narayanasamy, Chitra; Raman, Anantanarayanan
- Abstract
John Shortt (1822-1889) of the Madras Medical Service also practiced as a veterinary surgeon in Madras, India after qualifying as a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons of England. Based on his veterinary practice in Madras Presidency, he wrote an invaluable book "A Manual of Indian Cattle and Sheep -- Their Breeds, Management and Diseases", the third and last edition of which was published in Madras, soon after his death in Yercaud (Salem). Besides talking of the etiology and management of cattle and sheep diseases, Shortt also extensively talks of the phenotypic variations among cattle and sheep in southern India in particular. This article validates Shortt's notes and the historical significance of this monumental work by referring to the biological diversity of southern Indian cattle in the light of modern cattle research.
- Subjects
SHORTT, John; VETERINARIANS; ROYAL College of Veterinary Surgeons; LIVESTOCK breeding; BIODIVERSITY research; CATTLE
- Publication
Asian Agri-History, 2016, Vol 20, Issue 2, p93
- ISSN
0971-7730
- Publication type
Article