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]		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. 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. 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