Niels Thorshaug

Niels Thorshaug (1875 – 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 Animal Authority. 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.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Thorshaug, Niels". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=777011. 
2. ^ "Slagsvold, Lars (Magnussen)". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=757543. 

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Name	Thorshaug, Niels
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Date of birth	1875
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Date of death	1942
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