Tartu Veterinary Institute ( et, Tartu Veterinaariainstituut, german: Kaiserliche Veterinair-Institut zu Dorpat) was an institute which provided a university level education in

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

. It was located in Tartu,

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. The institute was established in 1848 and was, therefore, the oldest veterinary school in Imperial Russia. The Institute's first director was . Studies at the Institute were divided into two levels. The higher level graduated full-fledged

veterinarians A veterinarian (vet), also known as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary physician, is a medical professional who practices veterinary medicine. They manage a wide range of health conditions and injuries in non-human animals. Along with this, vet ...

. The lower level produced

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s. In 1852, the lower level was discontinued. In 1918 the Institute became part of

Tartu University The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

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