| | Kuhlmann, Wolfgang:Die ehemaligen Tierarzneischulen in Ludwigslust, Rostock und Schwerin (1785 bis 1843) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | He came into his sovereign"s favour due to his practical skills, his wealth of ideas and his curative abilities.As the director of the school of veterinary medicine he devoted himself foremost to the theoretical and practical training of he practitioners of veterinary medicine so urgently needed by the agrarian state of Mecklenburg. |
 | | Local farmers interested in traeting their own sick animals received instruction, as well.Far from the state university in Rostock, the school of veterinary medicine Ludwigslust, was solely dependent on ist own resources.The training of future veterinary surgeons lasted three years and included training in diseases of horse and of of cattle and swine. |
 | | Courses for the flsmiths usually lasted six month.The Duke appointed J. Steinhoff senior horse physician in recognition of his achievements, which included a large collection of specimens gathered over the years as demonstration material and for which he was known beyond the borders of Mecklenburg.Steinhoff died in 1799. |
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