Soft tissue surgery in Ruminants

Several veterinary specialties, including surgery, have evolved since Claude Bourgelat founded the first veterinary school in Lyon, France in 1761 with the main objective of training veterinarians to protect cattle and horses against disease. As a consequence, veterinary surgery is becoming more specialized, with a general division between orthopedic surgery and soft tissue surgery. Soft tissue surgery encompasses a wide range of procedures including everything not related to bones, joints, muscles, or the neurologic system.