Evolution Of Veterinary Science By alexisbaer Feb 11, 1712 First Vaccines for Cattle Jan 1, 1761 First Veterinary School The Veterinary profession started when in Lyon, France, the first Veterinary school was founded. Feb 10, 1791 First College Dedicated to animal health The start of the development of veterinary science and professional group dedicated to animal medicine. Feb 11, 1852 First Veterinary School in U.S. Feb 11, 1863 The American Veterinary Medical Association developed Feb 11, 1880 1st anthrax vaccine and rabies vaccine developed Feb 11, 1910 First U.S. Veterinary License Issued for antihog-cholera serum Feb 11, 1930 First food and mouth disease vaccine discovered Feb 11, 1950 Brucellosis virtually eliminated in the U.S. Feb 11, 1970 Discovery in parasite control in veterinary and human medicine Feb 11, 1990 development of modern veterinary theraputics, better controls pain and anaethetics for surgery Feb 12, 2000 Development for west nile virus vaccine for horses Period: Feb 11, 2005 to Feb 11, 2010 First authorized cancer treatment for pets Feb 12, 2011 Rinderpest officially eradicated Feb 15, 2016 American Medical Association has more than 88,000 members