History of Entomology – AgriBooks

Important Historical aspects: The first detailed classification of insects – Umaswati (0-100 AD). Classification of bees by the Indian physician Charaka (1200-1000BC) Classification of ants, flies and mosquitoes – surgeon Sushruta (100-200 AD) 1758-: The beginning of the modern era of Indian Entomology Publication of the tenth edition of Carl Linnaeus’s “Systema Naturae”. (First edition1735): […]

Veterinary Drugs and their Uses

Veterinary Terminology 1. Antibiotics: The chemicals obtained from molds and bacteria which inhibit the growth of other microorganisms and destroy them are called antibiotics; e.g. Penicillium, Streptomycin, Chloromycetin, etc. 2. Antiseptics: The medicines which only inhibit the growth of microbes but do not kill them are called antiseptics, e.g. Boric acid, Dettol. Iodine, Potassium Permanganate […]