[Evaluation from a food regulatory aspect of tuberculous slaughtered cattle at the end of the 18th century--together with a study of the position of the veterinarian in public service at that time].

A decree of the Hannoverian sovereign GEORGE III passed in 1787 regarding the treatment of slaughtering cattle affected with tuberculous changes of the pleura is presented. Special emphasis is placed on the practice of food hygiene at that time and on the fact that the veterinarian was regarded an equal expert compared to the physician.