Veterinary Medicine in Byzantine Egypt

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Lecturer, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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In order for humans to make the best use of their animals, they must provide these animals with equipment that helps them meet the purpose for which they are used and ensures optimal use of them in all aspects. Human beings are also entrusted with another responsibility towards their animals, which is to provide them with the necessary health care, as soon as they suffer from illness or injury, out of concern for their safety, and so that people continue to benefit from their animals for as long as possible. The present research paper is concerned with discussing the most important therapeutic methods that members of Egyptian society during the Byzantine period relied on to treat their animals for diseases and injuries. In the treatment of the research topic, the researcher followed the analytical method based on displaying texts and information provided by historical sources and analyzing them in order to get the best possible outputs and results, and the researcher also took advantage of the recent studies that touched on some aspects of the research topic. At the conclusion of the research, the researcher was keen to present the most important results that he reached through his study of the subject, as well as displaying his analytical vision of the elements that were included in the research.
ليحقق الإنسان أفضل استفادة من دابته، يجب عليه تزويدها بعُدَّة تعينها على تلبية الغرض المستعملة من أجله، وتكفل التسخير الأمثل لها من كافة النواحى. كما يُناط بالإنسان مسؤولية أخرى نحو الدابة، تتمثل فى توفير الرعاية الصحية اللازمة لها، حالما تعتريها علة أو إصابة، حرصاً منه على سلامتها، ولكى يستمر انتفاعه بها لأطول وقت ممكن. وتهتم الورقة البحثية الراهنة بمناقشة أهم الوسائل العلاجية التى عول عليها أفراد المجتمع المصرى إبان العصر البيزنطي فى مداواة دوابهم من الأمراض والإصابات. وقد اتبع الباحث فى معالجته لموضوع البحث المنهج التحليلى القائم على عرض النصوص والمعلومات التى تقدمها المصادر التاريخية وتحليلها بغية الخروج منها بأفضل تخريجات ونتائج ممكنة، كما أفاد الباحث أيضًا من الدراسات الحديثة التى تطرقت إلى بعض جوانب موضوع البحث. وفى ختام البحث حرص الباحث على تقديم أهم النتائج التى توصل إليها من خلال دراسته للموضوع، عارضًا رؤيته التحليلة للعناصر التى اشتمل عليها البحث. 

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