Halfdan Holth (1880 – 1950) was a Norwegian veterinarian. He was born in Nordre Odalen Municipality in

Hedmark Hedmark () was a Counties of Norway, county in Norway from 1 January 1919 to 31 December 2019, bordering Trøndelag to the north, Oppland to the west, Akershus to the south, and Sweden to the east. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmar ...

county, Norway. 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 () 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, comparative medicine and mam ...

, 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 members of this group are classif ...

and

brucellosis Brucellosis is a zoonosis spread primarily via ingestion of raw milk, unpasteurized milk from infected animals. It is also known as undulant fever, Malta fever, and Mediterranean fever. The bacteria causing this disease, ''Brucella'', are small ...

, together with Niels Thorshaug and Lars Slagsvold.

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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