List of military veterinary services

This is a list of Military Veterinary Services from around the world. Some are still active while others were disbanded, mostly around the decline of horses in military service.

In general, Military Veterinary Services provide care for service animals, public health services (food inspection, water quality), development assistance and research services. However each service varies significantly from others based on national mandates and interests.

Country Service name Crest, badge or logo Years active
 United States United States Army Veterinary Corps[1] 3 June 1916 to present
 United Kingdom Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC)[2] 1796 to present
 Greece Hellenic Army Veterinary Service (HAVS)[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] 1832 to present
 Canada Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps (RCAVC) 1910 to 1940
 Australia Australian Army Veterinary Corps (AAVC)[10][11] 1909–1946
 New Zealand New Zealand Veterinary Corps (NZVC)[12][13] 1907– 9 January 1947
 Spain Spanish Armed Forces Military Veterinary Center (CEMILVET)[14] 1904 to present
 Russia Veterinary-Sanitary department[15][16] current
 India Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC)[17] 1794 to present
 Sweden Various Military Veterinary Staff Officers[18]
Swedish Army Veterinary Corps 		current
1887–1969
 Norway Norwegian Veterinary Corps[19] 1791 to present
 France Service de santé des armées – Vétérinaires des armées[20][21][22] 1769 to present
 Germany German Veterinary Service (Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr – Veterinärmedizin)[23][24] current
 Nazi Germany Waffen SS-Veterinary service[25] World War II
 South Africa South Africa Veterinary Corps[26] 1913–unknown; incorporated into SAMC[27]
 Morocco [28] current
 Finland [28][29] current
 Austria [28] current
 Slovenia [28] current
 Croatia [28] current
 Denmark [28] current
 Belgium [28] current
 The Netherlands [28] current
 Poland [28] current
 Italy [28] current
 Thailand Royal Thai Army Veterinary & Remount Department[30] current
  Switzerland Centre of competence for Veterinary Service and Army Animals[31] current
 Pakistan Remount, Veterinary, and Farming Corps (RV&FC)[32] current
 Estonia [33] current
 Slovakia [33] current
 Brazil Brazilian Army Veterinary Service[34] Brazilian Army Veterinary Medicine Symbol 4 January 1908-current
 South Korea ROK veterinary corps[35] current
 Japan Japanese Imperial Army Veterinary Service[36]
 Uganda Uganda People's Defense Force – a single veterinarian[37] current
 Bangladesh Remounts Veterinary & Farm Corps – (RV&FC)[38] current
 Czech Republic Military Medical Agency[39] current
 Hungary Chief of Defence, Medical Directorate[40] current
 People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army[41] current
 Turkey Turkish Veterinary Corps[42] current
 Mexico [43] current
 Soviet Union Veterinary Service[44] Cold War
 Austria-Hungary Veterinary Service[45] World War One
 Argentina Remount and Veterinary Command (Comando de Remonta y Veterinaria)[46] current
 Portugal [47] current
 Ecuador Veterinary Service
 Romania Veterinary Service[48] 1831 – ?
 Colombia Veterinary Service[49] current
 Japan Imperial Japanese Army Veterinary School[50][51] 1893–1945

References

  1. ^ Welcome to the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps
  2. ^ Royal Army Veterinary Corps
  3. ^ HISTORY OF THE HELLENIC ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE
  4. ^ Museum of the Hellenic Veterinary Military Service at Larissa Thessalia GREECE
  5. ^ HAF GUARD DOG TRAINING CENTER
  6. ^ Presentation of the Hellenic 3rd Veterinary Military Hospital at Thessaloniki Macedonia GREECE
  7. ^ Celebration for the 101 years of the Hellenic 3rd Veterinary Military Hospital at Thessaloniki Macedonia GREECE
  8. ^ Hellenic 3rd Veterinary Military Hospital and its cooperation with the Veterinary Medical School of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki Macedonia GREECE
  9. ^ 100 years of the Hellenic 3rd Veterinary Military Hospital in Thessaloniki Macedonia GREECE
  10. ^ The Australian Army Veterinary Corps
  11. ^ Whitfield, L. C. (1951). "The Veterinary Services in the Australian Military Forces". Australian Veterinary Journal. 27: 226–236. doi:10.1111/j.1751-0813.1951.tb05072.x.
  12. ^ Chapter IX. — New Zealand Veterinary Corps
  13. ^ Boot and Saddle – NZ Veterinary Corps by J Gilberd
  14. ^ Ministerio de Defensa – Centro Militar de Veterinaria Archived 2013-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Organization Veterinary-Sanitary department : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
  16. ^ Army Ranks and Insignia of the Russian Federation
  17. ^ Official Website of Indian Army
  18. ^ The Swedish Military Veterinary Organization and its main tasks :: U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, 1989 – present
  19. ^ The Norwegian Veterinary Corps – tasks and organization :: U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, 1989 – present
  20. ^ Organization and functions of the French Army Veterinary Services :: U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, 1989 – present
  21. ^ Vétérinaires des armées
  22. ^ Prescribing Progress: French Veterinary Medicine in the Service of Empire
  23. ^ German veterinary service effective food control – future requirements :: U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, 1989 – present
  24. ^ de:Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr
  25. ^ Corps Colours Waffen SS
  26. ^ MILITARY VETERINARY SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA – South African Military History Society
  27. ^ History of the South African Military Medical Service 1913 to 1994
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Report of the 55th International Military Veterinary Symposium – CIMM
  29. ^ Veterinary Institutions in Finland
  30. ^ หน้าหลัก
  31. ^ Centre of competence for Veterinary Service and Army Animals Archived 2013-07-13 at archive.today
  32. ^ Structure of the Pakistan Army – Services
  33. ^ a b Military veterinarians assemble in Belgium – August 15, 2007
  34. ^ Medicina Veterinária Militar (unofficial)
  35. ^ Korean army veterinarian returns home Archived 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  36. ^ Handbook on Japanese Military Forces. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1944. p. 1.
  37. ^ One Health Event Highlights Ugandan Military, CJTF-HOA Veterinary Care
  38. ^ Farhad, Kazi Shameem (2019). "The Role of Bangladesh Army in National Food Security Management". NDC Journal. 18 (1): 60.
  39. ^ Military Medical Agency
  40. ^ Chief of Defence, Medical Directorate Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  41. ^ People's Liberation Army
  42. ^ Turkish Army Administrative Branches
  43. ^ Mexican Army Ranks
  44. ^ Military ranks of the Soviet Union – Colors of the rank insignia
  45. ^ Army ranks and insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army – Examples
  46. ^ Argentine Army – Army General Staff
  47. ^ Mestrado em Saúde Militar na Especialidade de Veterinária (Exército e GNR) Archived 2013-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
  48. ^ ROMANIAN VETERINARY MEDICINE IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
  49. ^ Army South Soldiers, veterinarians help partner nations build, sustain working dog programs
  50. ^ ja:陸軍獣医学校
  51. ^ ja:兵科