ALREADY THE OLD ROMANS KNEW IT - CARE OF DAMS IN ANTIQUITY

The paper gives an impression of the care for mother animals in antiqu ity, particularly in the course of Roman livestock farming (Varro, Col umella). Especially noninfectious factors were held responsible for th e redemption of the interruption of pregnancy and a complicated partur ition. Therefore special attention was paid for the right and optimal livestock, grooming and nutrition of the farm animals. In the case of dystocia, the herdsmen and veterinarians reached for correction of pre sentation, traction and embryotomy during parturition. However, the pl acental retention was only treated, with drugs. In the case of an uter ine prolapse, Apsyrtos recommended for the first time the reposition a t the casted animal and the triple closure of the vulva.