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'''Niels Thorshaug''' (21 November 1875 – 9 October 1942) was a Norwegian veterinarian. |
'''Niels Thorshaug''' (21 November 1875 – 9 October 1942) was a Norwegian veterinarian. |
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He was born in [[Løten|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 Animal Authority. He was also instrumental in the creation of the [[Norwegian School of Veterinary Science]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Thorshaug, Niels |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=777011 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
He was born in [[Løiten Municipality]] in [[Hedmark]] county. 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 Animal Authority. He was also instrumental in the creation of the [[Norwegian School of Veterinary Science]].<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Thorshaug, Niels |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=777011 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Holth was also noted for stopping several outbreaks of [[foot-and-mouth disease]], as well as his work to eliminate the diseases [[bovine tuberculosis]] and [[brucellosis]],<ref name=snl/> together with [[Halfdan Holth]] and [[Lars Slagsvold]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Slagsvold, Lars (Magnussen) |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=757543 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
Holth was also noted for stopping several outbreaks of [[foot-and-mouth disease]], as well as his work to eliminate the diseases [[bovine tuberculosis]] and [[brucellosis]],<ref name=snl/> together with [[Halfdan Holth]] and [[Lars Slagsvold]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Slagsvold, Lars (Magnussen) |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=757543 }}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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