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