List of military veterinary services
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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 | |