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*A Powerpoint presentation from the [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/bldept/apac/saalg/veterinarynlsInformation relating to '''veterinary surgeons'''.ppt South Asia Archive & Library Group]'s webite by Christopher Gill called "Veterinary Material in the National Library of Scotland’s India Papers Collection - A previously neglected resource for historical research"

*William Moorcroft==General resources==:*The following information is from the website [[South Asia Archive & Library Group]] host a Powerpoint presentation given at their conference by Christopher Gill called [http://www.billbuxtonbl.comuk/reshelp/bldept/apac/saalg/climbing.html#bibliography BillBuxton.com] (scroll newsletter "Veterinary Material in the letter National Library of Scotland’s India Papers Collection - A)previously neglected resource for historical research"].

::''Beyond Bokhara: The Life of William Moorcroft, Asian Explorer and Pioneer Veterinary Surgeon 1767-1825'' by Garry Alder (1985). London: Century Publishing. ::This is the only biography of William Moorcroft, one of the great early explorers of the region north west of India.He was a veterinarian who came to India in 1808 as Superintendent of East India Company's horses. He traveled widely, ostensibly in search of breeding stock, but this this was clearly more of a pretext than fact. He undertook a journey into western Tibet in 1812, across the Garhwal Himalaya to Lake Manasarowar, Mount Kailas region, the Rakas Tal, and Gartok. Moorcroft and Hearsey were the first Englishmen in the area. ::His next major trip was to Bokhara. He left British territory in 1820, for a trip that would last until 1825. Due to civil unrest in Afghanistan, he decided to go via Ladakh and Chinese Turkistan. He waited in Leh for permission from Kashgar, during which time he traveled and explored the greater part of Ladakh, the Karakoram Pass, the head-waters of the Yarkand River, the Western Himalaya, the Karakoram and the NW Frontier. In 1824, after deciding that permission would never come , he decided to go via Afghanistan, regardless of the civil conflict there. Traveled through Kashmir and Punjab, over the Khyber Pass, across the Oxus, and got to Bokhara. He died during the return trip.:* There is another entry on the website [http://www.billbuxton.com/dramatis.html#m BillBuxton.com]. Scroll down the letter M:*India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-09/1094087514 post] and [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2004-09/1094099484 thread] which also mention the EIC horse stud at Pusa. Refer [[Ordnance]]:*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, George Trebeck [http://books.google.com/books?id=MncOAAAAQAAJ Volume 1], [http://books.google.com/books?id=AGk7bhhC_wwC Volume 2] Google BooksTraining==

*The Madras Veterinary Establishment was set up in 1810 and boys from the [[Orphan Schools in Madras#Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum |Military Male Asylum]] and the Charity School were to be trained in the veterinary art, with the eventual rank of farriers. ^{[[http:#References|1]]} *There is a British Library catalogue entry IOR/F/4/661/books18358 Mar 1821, which appears to be in respect of Bengal: Appointment of J.googleT.com/books?id=sKxJAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1Hodgson as Veterinary Surgeon to the Governor General's Body Guard -PA159 Google Books]he is to select and train eight Assistant Apothecaries as Veterinary Surgeons for the Light Cavalry Regiments. Refer [[Orphan Schools in MadrasApothecary#Madras Military Male Orphan AsylumDuties|Madras Military Male Orphan AsylumApothecary - Duties]].

*There ==Individuals=====William Moorcroft===William Moorcroft was the first English Veterinary Surgeon at Pusa. In describing the book ''Beyond Bokhara: The Life of William Moorcroft, Asian Explorer and Pioneer Veterinary Surgeon 1767-1825'' by Garry Alder (1985), Bill Buxton states on his exploration website:<blockquote>"This is the only biography of William Moorcroft, one of the great early explorers of the region north west of India. He was a British Library catalogue entry IOR/F/4/661/18358 Mar 1821 which appears veterinarian who came to be India in respect 1808 as Superintendent of Bengal: Appointment East India Company's horses. He traveled widely, ostensibly in search of breeding stock, but this was clearly more of Ja pretext than fact.T. Hodgson as Veterinary Surgeon He undertook a journey into western Tibet in 1812, across the Garhwal Himalaya to Lake Manasarowar, Mount Kailas region, the Governor General's Body Guard - he is to select Rakas Tal, and Gartok. Moorcroft and train eight Assistant Apothecaries as Veterinary Surgeons for Hearsey were the first Englishmen in the Light Cavalry Regimentsarea. Refer [[Apothecary#Duties|Apothecary - Duties]]<br>