Egter van Wissekerke J E
Argos. 2006(35):208-17, 205.
In 1777 the "Economic Section" was founded as a branch of the "Dutch Society for Sciences" in Haarlem. It is the oldest organization in the area of economy in the Netherlands. The aim of the society was to stop the economic recession in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and to stimulate economic growth by spreading practical knowledge concerning industry and agriculture (including veterinary medicine). The Economic Section tried to achieve this by awarding prizes for the best essays on various problems in society. In this article special attention is paid to those essays with solutions concerning veterinary medicine and animal husbandry sent in during the second half of the 18th and the beginnings of the 19th century, in order to give an impression of the biggest problems at that time. Among various other veterinary subjects, essays dealt with scab in sheep, cattle plague, milk fever and glanders. Because of the insufficient scientific knowledge concerning the causes of infections and internal diseases hardly any practical solutions were sent in. However, the fact that the attempt was made shows how badly improvements in agriculture, cattle-breeding and veterinary medicine were needed. A need which only after more than 50 years after the opening of the first veterinary school in France resulted in the founding of the State Veterinary School in Utrecht in 1821.
1777年，“经济部”作为哈勒姆“荷兰科学协会”的一个分支成立。它是荷兰经济领域最古老的组织。该协会的目标是阻止荷兰七省联合共和国的经济衰退，并通过传播有关工业和农业（包括兽医学）的实用知识来刺激经济增长。经济部试图通过为关于社会各种问题的最佳论文颁发奖项来实现这一目标。在本文中，特别关注那些在18世纪下半叶和19世纪初提交的有关兽医学和畜牧业解决方案的论文，以便了解当时最大的问题。在各种其他兽医主题中，论文涉及绵羊疥癣、牛瘟、产乳热和鼻疽。由于对感染和内科疾病病因的科学知识不足，几乎没有提交任何实际解决方案。然而，进行这种尝试的事实表明，当时农业、养牛业和兽医学的改进有多么迫切需要。这种需求直到法国第一所兽医学校开办50多年后，才促使1821年乌得勒支国立兽医学校的成立。
