Establishment of the First Veterinary College in Leon, France

This chapter discusses the establishment of the first College of Veterinary Medicine in Leon, France in 1761. It covers the enrollment of students from around Europe, the courses offered at the college including dissection, pharmacy, surgery, and horsemanship, and the success of the Leon veterinary college in becoming a royal school. It also mentions the establishment of a second veterinary school in France four years later and the founder's strategy of putting students to work to demonstrate the benefits of their knowledge. The chapter concludes by noting the spread of veterinary schools throughout Europe and the establishment of the first veterinary school in North America in 1862.