van Riessen H
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1979 Jan 1;104(1):43-9.
It is attempted to show that there are three characteristic turning-points in the history of veterinary medicine, which have directed attention from within outwards. The responsibility of veterinary medicine in regard to public health, the development of diagnosis and treatment and the welfare of animals make it clear that veterinary medicine is an independent science having its own views on the problems concerned, resulting from its origins and purpose. The fact that these views admittedly could not be developed without co-operating with other disciplines is evidence in itself that veterinary medicine has grown up.
试图表明，兽医学史上有三个具有代表性的转折点，它们引导人们从内部关注到外部。兽医学在公共卫生方面的责任、诊断和治疗的发展以及动物福利表明，兽医学是一门独立的科学，因其起源和目的，对相关问题有自己的观点。诚然，这些观点的发展离不开与其他学科的合作，这一事实本身就证明兽医学已经成熟。
