Abstract

This article examines the history, structure and topics discussed by Veterinary Review, a scientific journal published in 1886-1939 in Lviv. The Polish veterinary community became integrated relatively late after the partition Poland. The Veterinary Review was the first veterinary journal to be published after the partition of Poland, and the fifth veterinary journal in Europe (after the journals published in France, England, Germany and Russia). It is worth noting that it was the first scientific veterinary journal in the Polish language. Before 1886, the Polish veterinary community could only publish articles in general press, in medical and natural science journals, or in foreign veterinary journals.

The Veterinary Review is an important legacy of Polish veterinary science of the 19th and 20th centuries, and it has considerable historical and archival value. The journal documents the evolution the professional identity of Polish veterinarians. It remains an invaluable repository of veterinary medical knowledge, whose significance is underscored by its depiction of veterinary medicine on the territories of partitioned Poland. The articles in the Veterinary Review were written mostly by outstanding Polish veterinarians, who deployed the described methods of treatment in their practice. The journal was able to attract foreign contributors as its popularity increased over time. Human medicine and modern treatment methods
also fell within the scope of the journal. The Veterinary Review is an excellent resource for research into social and economic history. It describes public health risks at the time, provides access to a wealth of statistical data, information about current events (also cultural), and portrays the economic and social situation on the territories of partitioned Poland and in other countries.