Pasu Ayurveda (veterinary medicine) in Garudapurana.

The history of veterinary medicine is closely tied to the development of human medicine. Evidence of animal medicine has been found in ancient civilizations, such as those of the Hindu, Babylonians, Hebrews, Arabs, Greeks, and Romans. Ancient Indian literature in the form of the holy Veda, Purana, Brahmana, epics, etc. is flooded with information on animal care. The Purana are ancient scriptures discuss varied topics like devotion to God and his various aspects, traditional sciences like Ayurveda, Jyotisa (Astrology), cosmology, concepts like dharma, karma, reincarnation and many others. The treatment of animal diseases using Ayurvedic medicine has been mentioned in Garudapurana, Agnipurana, Atri-samhita, Matsyapurana and many other texts. The Garudapurana is one of the important Sattvika purana, the subject matter is divided into two parts, viz. Purvakhanda (first part) and an Uttarakhanda (subsequent part). Gavayurveda, Gajayurveda narrated briefly and Asvayurveda described detailly in Purvakhanda.