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Veterinary Surgeons were initially (and at least until the 1860s and probably the 1880s) part of the Presidency Medical Departments, which became the Indian Medical Service and which in turn was part of the Army structure. Most listings of [[Surgeon]]s and [[Assistant Surgeon]]s will contain a list of Veterinary Surgeons at the end.
The [[British Library]] page , now archived, on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151028004710/http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/indianmedicalservice/indianmedical.html Indian Medical Service] gives details of records.
[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecord00hodsrich#page/296/mode/2up Veterinary Surgeons of the Governor-General’s Bodyguard], page 296, ''Historical records of the Governor-General's Body Guard'' by Vernon Charles Paget Hodson 1910 Archive.org
[http://www.billbuxton.com/dramatis.html#moorcroft Elsewhere] on his site, Buxton gives a short, but fuller biography of Moorcroft, including a bibliography.
*[http://ls2content.tlcdelivers.com/content.html?&customerid=735&requesttype=text-chapter&button=false&isbn=1582430284&upc= Extract about William Moorcroft "The Horse Doctor"] from the book ''Tournament of Shadows'' by Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac 1999. ls2content.tlcdelivers.com. Also available:[https://archive.org/details/tournamentofshad00meye ''Tournament of Shadows : the great game and the race for empire in Central Asia''] Archive.org Lending Library.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4jX552GiSmYC&pg=PA161 "William Moorcroft’s Commercial Pilgrimage to Manasa Sarowara in 1812"] by PJ Marczell, page 161 ''Recent Research on Ladakh 6: Proceedings of the Sixth International Colloquium on Ladakh, Leh'' 1993. Preview Google Books. [http://www.ladakhstudies.org/resources/Resources/RROL6/14RROL6marczell.pdf pdf version] adakhstudies.org
*[http://www.chapatimystery.com/archives/univercity/the_outsider.html "The Outsider"] by Sepoy June 15, 2007 www.chapatimystery.com*[http://www.kashmircompany.com/blog/william-moorcroft-and-the-journey-of-the-kashmir-shawl-to-europe/ "William Moorcroft and the Journey of the Kashmir Shawl to Europe"] by Zuhier Qureshion February 9, 2013 kashmircompany.com
Historical books available online include
*''Travels in the Himalayan provinces of Hindustan and the Panjab, in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawar, Kabul, Kunduz, and Bokhara from 1819 to 1825'' by William Moorcroft and George Trebeck [http://books.google.com/books?id=MncOAAAAQAAJ Volume 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=AGk7bhhC_wwC Volume 2] (Google Books).
*[https://pahar.in/william-moorcroft-manuscript-transcriptions/ William Moorcroft Manuscript Transcripts] PAHAR-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD)
*[https://archive.org/details/jstor-1797670 "Papers of the Late Mr. William Moorcroft"] an article from ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Volume 1'' 1831, page 233. Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/gatesofindiabei00hold#page/442/mode/2up "Across Afghanistan to Bokhara-Moorcroft"] page 442 ''The Gates of India, being an Historical Narrative'' by Colonel Sir Thomas Holdich 1910 Archive.org
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80000931 1977 interview with John Clabby], British officer served with Royal Army Veterinary Corps in India, 1933- 1947. Imperial War Museums. Interview 937.
==ReferencesCamels==Camels were also called oonts, <references ref>Rudyard Kipling wrote a poem titled [http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_oonts1.htm "Oonts"] in 1890. kiplingsociety.co.uk</ref> the Hindustani word for both camel and camels.<ref>[http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/rg_oonts_notes.htm "Oonts" Notes on the text] kiplingsociety.co.uk </ref>
==External links==
*[http://www.iascurrentscience.ac.in/jarchDownloads/currsci/6/576article_id_006_11_0576_0576_0.pdf "Development of Veterinary Work In India"] by P M N. Informative short article held on website of the Indian Academy of Sciences''Current Science'', from ''Current Science'' Volume 6, Issue 11, May 1938, page 576. The article outlines the history of veterinary work in India from 1799 up to the 1930s and mentions the men who played a major role in its expansion, and is a summary of an address by Colonel Olver to the Indian Science Congress Silver Jubilee meeting in 1938. :[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v141/n3567/abs/141480b0.html Another summary of "Veterinary Science in India" by Sir Arthur Olver] from ''Nature'' 141, 480-481 (12 March 1938).:The address by Sir Arthur Olver in his presidential address before the Section of Veterinary Research is in ''Proceedings Of The Twenty-fifth Indian Science Congress Part-ii 1938'', page 315 which is available online, refer Historical books online, below.
*An Army Veterinary Department was established in 1884 (a very brief mention in [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031220/nation.htm#15 The Tribune India Online]). A Civil Veterinary Department was established from 1889. It seems that it was the Civil Veterinary Department that later became known as the Indian Veterinary Service or I.V.S. In 1923 a Commission into the Civil Services decided that there would be no further recruitment into the IVS and that in future the provincial governments would control and make appointments [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=3ugDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT69 Pratiyogita Darpan/January 2007/1150] Google Books
*[[South Asia Archive & Library Group]] host a Powerpoint presentation given at their conference by Christopher Gill called [https://web.archive.org/web/20140323024953/http://www.bl.uk:80/reshelp/bldept/apac/saalg/#newsletter veterinarynls.ppt "Veterinary Material in the National Library of Scotland’s India Papers Collection - A previously neglected resource for historical research"], now an archived website. This link leads to a download which you may need to locate in your downloads folder.
*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1611_Remount_Vet.htm Army Remount Corps] indiapicks.com
*"Thomas Hagger An Indian Army Veterinary Surgeon in Australia" by John Fisher commences page 5 of this [http://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/2123/234/1/avhs_012.pdf Australian Veterinary History Society 1995 Newsletter] pdf and mentions the [[Australia#Walers|trade in Australian horses]] to India c early 1840's.
*The [http://www.ivri.nic.in/about/milestone.aspx Indian Veterinary Research Institute] was established in 1889 as the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory.
*The [http://knowledge.rcvs.org.uk/heritage-and-history/genealogical-research/ Library of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons [UK<nowiki>]</nowiki>] is located at Belgravia House, 62- 64 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2AF. If you are unable to visit, the Library will carry out genealogical research on your behalf, for a fee. (retrieved 7 June 2014)
*[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1864482/?page=1 "A Short History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps"] by Brigadier J. Clabby ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine'' 1976 Feb; 69(2): 93–96. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003591577606900204 Alternative link] journals.sagepub.com.:The author of this paper also wrote ''The History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 1919-1961'' by J. Clabby 1963, available online if you have [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002072901 Hathi Trust University access].:[https://museumofmilitarymedicine.org.uk/about/corps-history/history-of-the-royal-army-veterinary-corps/ History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps] museumofmilitarymedicine.org.uk
===Historical books online===
*[http://digital.nls.uk/indiapapers/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=75136762 Veterinary books online] from the National Library of Scotland’s website [http://digital.nls.uk/indiapapers/index.html Medical History of British India] (India Papers collection)
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8JpeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A Treatise on the Diseases and Breeding of Camels ...''] by James Alexander Ayton, late Brevet Captain in the Honorable Company’s Service. Calcutta 1828 Google Books. Based on information obtained from Goolaub, a superintendent of camels in the service of the Sikh chief of Puteealah.*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jwpeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A practical memoir on the history and treatment of the diseases of the Elephant''…] by W Gilchrist, Assistant Surgeon, P C D, [[Hoonsoor]], Madras Presidency, 1841 Google Books*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=nApeAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 ''A practical memoir on the history and treatment of the diseases of the Camel'' …] by W Gilchrist, Assistant Surgeon, Pub. Catt. Depot, Hoonsoor 1843 Google Books*[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924024080446#page/n393/mode/2up "Selection and Treatment of Elephants"] page 365 ''The Highlands of Central India : notes on their forests and wild tribes, natural history, and sports'' by Captain J Forsyth, Bengal Staff Corps. 1919, first published 1871 Archive.org. The author was formerly Assistant Conservator of Forests, Central India.*[http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/2027794 ''Materia Medica Veterinaria Indica Part-1''] by J.H. Steel and T.J. Symonds 1885. Pdf download, KrishiKosh: Indian Agricultural Research Institute.:[https://archive.org/details/cu31924000918486 ''A manual of the diseases of the elephant and of his management and uses''] by John Henry Steel 1885 Archive.org:[http://archive.org/stream/manualofdiseases00steerich#page/n5/mode/2up ''A manual of the diseases of the camel and of his management and uses''] by John Henry Steel 1890 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/camelitsusesmana00leonrich ''The Camel: its Uses and Management''] by Major Arthur Glyn Leonard, late 2nd East Lancashire Regiment. 1894 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/notesonstableman00nunn ''Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies''] by Vety-Capt J A Nunn, late Principal Lahore Veterinary College, 2nd edition revised and enlarged with a glossary 1897 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/b24989897_0002 ''Report on Surra of Equines, Bovines, Buffaloes and Canines…Volume II, Part 1''] by Alfred Linguard Civil Veterinary Department, India. Published Bombay 1899. Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924016407144 ''Cow-keeping in India; a simple and practical book on their care and treatment, their various breeds, and the means of rendering them profitable''] by Isa Tweed 2nd edition 1900, first published 1891. Archive.org:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.50262 ''Tweed's Cow-keeping In India''] 5th edition, revised by S N Sinha, 1931 Archive.org.*[https://archive.org/details/hintsonhorseswit00youn ''Hints on horses : with short notes on camels and pack animals ; also a few practical suggestions on the training of polo ponies and players, and gymkhana training and racing''] by Major H P Young, late 4th Bombay Cavalry 3rd edition 1907*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.221068/page/n3/mode/2up ''A Treatise on Elephants. Their Treatment in Health and Disease''] by Vety.-Capt. G H Evans Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Burma 1901 Archive.org:[https://archive.org/details/elephantstheirdi00evan/page/n9/mode/2up ''Elephants and their Diseases. A Treatise on Elephants''] by Lieut.-Colonel GH Evans , Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Burma 1910. Revised edition. Archive.org:[https://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu//mu/islandora/object/mu:109954/#page/1/mode/2up ''Notes on elephants and their care''] by the late Mr W Hepburn. 2nd Impression 1919 (first published 1918? or 1913?) Rangoon. Click to a separate digital file for inserts. The author worked as Veterinary Surgeon to the BBTC Ltd (Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation). Digital Library University of Missouri.*[https://archive.org/details/b2499067x ''A description of the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, Muktesar : its work and products''] by Major J D E Holmes. 1913 Archive.org. Investigation of the diseases of stock in India. *[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100003075169.0x000002 ''Camel Corps Training. Provisional. 1913''] London, HMSO 1913. British Library Digital Collection. With illustrations, which may be rotated if required.*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100022541314.0x000002 ''Pigeon Service Manual (Royal Air Force)''] Air Ministry publication HMSO 1919. British Library Digital Collection.*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924000361455 ''Army Veterinary Service in War''] by Major-General Sir John Moore AVS 1921 Archive.org**[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924000361455#page/n187/mode/2up "Chapter XI Camels"] page 149**[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924000361455#page/n199/mode/2up "Chapter XII Elephants"] page 157*[https://archive.org/details/armyveterinaryco00roya ''The Army Veterinary Corps : its work and its needs, and how it is helped by the R.S.P.C.A''] by John Galsworthy 1915 Archive.org. Includes a section "The AVC at the Front"*[https://archive.org/details/b29827164/page/n7 ''A History of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, 1796-1919''] by Major-General Sir Frederick Smith , formerly Director-General Army Veterinary Service 1927 Archive.org. [https://archive.org/details/b29827164/page/234 WW1 period] from page 234.*[https://archive.org/details/ArnoldLeeseOutOfStep ''Out of Step: Events in the Two Lives of an Anti-Jewish Camel-Doctor''] by Arnold Spencer Leese. 1951 Archive.org. Born 1878, he worked in India c 1906-1912 for the Indian Civil Veterinary Department investigating camel diseases for the Indian Government , including brief periods at Muktesar Imperial Laboratory, (situated 50km from [[Naini Tal]]). However, most of the time was spent in field work in “the most empty parts” of North West India. He also worked with Silledar Camel Corps. In the late 1920s Leese became a British Fascist anti Jewish politician. His camel books are**[http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/22454'' "Tips" on camels for veterinary surgeons on active service''] by A.S. Leese 1918. Pdf download, KrishiKosh: Indian Agricultural Research Institute.** ''A Treatise on the One-Humped Camel in Health and in Disease'' by A S Leese 1927. The illustrations and chapters are described [https://web.archive.org/web/20161205060446/https://www.vialibri.net/552display_i/year_1927_0_839337.html here]. There were also two supplements. This book is available at the [[British Library]], together with the ''Second Supplement'' 1943.*[https://archive.org/details/ElephantLore ''The Elephant Lore of the Hindus''] Translated from the original Sanskrit by Franklin Edgerton 1931 Archive.org.* ''The Indian Journal Of Veterinary Science And Animal Husbandry'' Vol. 1, Part. 2 1931. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22826 Archive.org mirror version], originally from Digital Library of India. More editions of this ''Journal'' are available online from the [http://digital.nls.uk/indiapapers/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=75225417 National Library of Scotland’s website], refer above.*"Development of Veterinary Work In India", the address by Sir Arthur Olver in his presidential address before the Section of Veterinary Research is in [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.229592/page/n465 ''Proceedings Of The Twenty-fifth Indian Science Congress Part-ii 1938''], page 315 Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
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