Halfdan Holth (1880 – 1950) was a Norwegian veterinarian. He was born in Nord-Odal,

Hedmark Hedmark () was a county in Norway before 1 January 2020, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark and Oppland counties were merged i ...

. He became a professor at the National Veterinary Institute in 1914, and managing director in 1917. From 1917 to 1930 he also edited the journal ''Norsk veterinærtidsskrift''. He was later instrumental in the creation of the

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Norwegian School of Veterinary Science ( no, Norges veterinærhøgskole) or NVH was a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educated veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety ...

, and served as its first rector from 1936 to 1948. Holth was also noted for his work to eliminate the diseases

bovine tuberculosis Bovines ( subfamily Bovinae) comprise a diverse group of 10 genera of medium to large-sized ungulates, including cattle, bison, African buffalo, water buffalos, and the four-horned and spiral-horned antelopes. The evolutionary relationship betw ...

and brucellosis, together with

Niels Thorshaug Niels Thorshaug (21 November 1875 – 9 October 1942) was a Norwegian veterinarian. He was born in Løiten. He was hired as district veterinary there in 1903, then became a consultant of the state in 1919. From 1926 to 1941 he headed the State An ...

and

Lars Slagsvold Lars Magnussen Slagsvold (24 April 1887 – 2 September 1959) was a Norwegian veterinarian. He was born in Romedal as a son of farmer Magnus Slagsvold (1854–1921) and Inger Krogstie (1855–1924). He finished his education in 1909 in Copenhagen ...

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1880 births 1950 deaths People from Nord-Odal Norwegian veterinarians Academic staff of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Rectors of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science {{Norway-academic-bio-stub