Niels Thorshaug

Niels Thorshaug (21 November 1875 – 9 October 1942) was a Norwegian veterinarian.

He was hired as district veterinary there in 1903, then became a consultant of the state in 1919.

He was also instrumental in the creation of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science.

[1] 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,[1] together with Halfdan Holth and Lars Slagsvold.

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