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	The '''Remount Veterinary Corps''' is an administrative and operational branch of the [[Indian Army]], and one of its oldest formations. It is responsible for breeding, rearing and training of all animals used in the army.<ref name="TH">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237th-raising-day/article7988853.ece \|title=Remount Veterinary Corps celebrates 237th Raising Day \|publisher= [[The Hindu]] \|access-date=10 February ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="ET">{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237-raising-day/articleshow/50172497.cms \|title=Remount Veterinary Corps celebrates 237 raising day \|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \|access-date=10 February 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211165409/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237-raising-day/articleshow/50172497.cms \|archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>		The '''Remount Veterinary Corps''' is an administrative and operational branch of the [[Indian Army]], and one of its oldest formations. It is responsible for breeding, rearing and training of all animals used in the army.<ref name="TH">{{cite web\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237th-raising-day/article7988853.ece \|title=Remount Veterinary Corps celebrates 237th Raising Day \|publisher= [[The Hindu]] \|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="ET">{{cite web\|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237-raising-day/articleshow/50172497.cms \|title=Remount Veterinary Corps celebrates 237 raising day \|publisher=[[The Economic Times]] \|access-date=10 February 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211165409/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237-raising-day/articleshow/50172497.cms \|archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The corps was initially raised in Bengal in 1779 as the 'Stud Department'. The Army Veterinary Corps was officially established on 14 December 1920. The partition in 1947 led to the division of the assets of the Veterinary and Military Farms corporations in a 2:1 ratio for the Indian and Pakistani armies. The combined Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corporation separated as independent corps in May 1960.<ref name="IA">{{cite web\|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=/jdmBu1lZoA7MLdKNFWRRQ==&ParentID=qT8IsaKtvaGbmS4bR4k57Q== \|title=‘RVC – 233 YEARS YOUNG’ \|publisher= [[Indian Army]] \|access-date=10 February ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="SS">{{cite web\|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h17.html \|title=RVC : The Force Multiplier \|publisher=sainiksamachar.nic.in \|access-date=10 February 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155754/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h17.html \|archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>		The corps was initially raised in Bengal in 1779 as the 'Stud Department'. The Army Veterinary Corps was officially established on 14 December 1920. The partition in 1947 led to the division of the assets of the Veterinary and Military Farms corporations in a 2:1 ratio for the Indian and Pakistani armies. The combined Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corporation separated as independent corps in May 1960.<ref name="IA">{{cite web\|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=/jdmBu1lZoA7MLdKNFWRRQ==&ParentID=qT8IsaKtvaGbmS4bR4k57Q== \|title=‘RVC – 233 YEARS YOUNG’ \|publisher= [[Indian Army]] \|access-date=10 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="SS">{{cite web\|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h17.html \|title=RVC : The Force Multiplier \|publisher=sainiksamachar.nic.in \|access-date=10 February 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155754/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h17.html \|archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

	The veterinary corps provided veterinary cover to animals in [[World War I]], and saw action in Palestine and Russia. They were initially allowed to carry only [[Kukri]]s as weapons, but since [[World War II]], they have been allowed to use all normal weapons including rifles and bayonets. In April 1985, the breeding base of RVC was expanded from 2700 to 3973 animals, to attain self-sufficiency in animal production.<ref name="GS">{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rvc.htm \|title=Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) \|publisher=globalsecurity.org \|access-date=10 February 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080357/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rvc.htm \|archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>		The veterinary corps provided veterinary cover to animals in [[World War I]], and saw action in Palestine and Russia. They were initially allowed to carry only [[Kukri]]s as weapons, but since [[World War II]], they have been allowed to use all normal weapons including rifles and bayonets. In April 1985, the breeding base of RVC was expanded from 2700 to 3973 animals, to attain self-sufficiency in animal production.<ref name="GS">{{cite web\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rvc.htm \|title=Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) \|publisher=globalsecurity.org \|access-date=10 February 2017 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080357/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rvc.htm \|archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

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{{Infobox military unit
|dates = 1779 - Present
|unit_name = Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC)
|image = RVC logo.jpg
|image_size = 180px
|caption = Insignia of the Remount Veterinary Corps
|country = {{flag|India}}
|allegiance= {{army|India}}
|garrison = [[Meerut]]
|anniversaries = 14 December
|nickname =
|motto = Pashu Seva Asmakam Dharma
|march =

|commander1 = P R Venkatesh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
|commander1_label = [[Lieutenant general]]
}}
[[File:RVC flag.jpg|thumb|Remount Veterinary Corps flag]]

The '''Remount Veterinary Corps''' is an administrative and operational branch of the [[Indian Army]], and one of its oldest formations. It is responsible for breeding, rearing and training of all animals used in the army.<ref name="TH">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237th-raising-day/article7988853.ece |title=Remount Veterinary Corps celebrates 237th Raising Day |publisher= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="ET">{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237-raising-day/articleshow/50172497.cms |title=Remount Veterinary Corps celebrates 237 raising day |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211165409/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/remount-veterinary-corps-celebrates-237-raising-day/articleshow/50172497.cms |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

==History==
The corps was initially raised in Bengal in 1779 as the 'Stud Department'. The Army Veterinary Corps was officially established on 14 December 1920. The partition in 1947 led to the division of the assets of the Veterinary and Military Farms corporations in a 2:1 ratio for the Indian and Pakistani armies. The combined Remount, Veterinary and Farms Corporation separated as independent corps in May 1960.<ref name="IA">{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=/jdmBu1lZoA7MLdKNFWRRQ==&ParentID=qT8IsaKtvaGbmS4bR4k57Q== |title=‘RVC – 233 YEARS YOUNG’ |publisher= [[Indian Army]] |access-date=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="SS">{{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h17.html |title=RVC : The Force Multiplier |publisher=sainiksamachar.nic.in |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155754/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h17.html |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

The veterinary corps provided veterinary cover to animals in [[World War I]], and saw action in Palestine and Russia. They were initially allowed to carry only [[Kukri]]s as weapons, but since [[World War II]], they have been allowed to use all normal weapons including rifles and bayonets. In April 1985, the breeding base of RVC was expanded from 2700 to 3973 animals, to attain self-sufficiency in animal production.<ref name="GS">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rvc.htm |title=Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) |publisher=globalsecurity.org |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080357/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/rvc.htm |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>
Karnataka's Mudhol Hound, an Indian dog breed, is being trained to serve in the Indian Army, making it the First Indian Dog Breed to be trained for Army Duty

RVC established the Zanskar Pony Breeding and Training Centre in Ladakh, which at 3146 m above sea level has been declared as the highest Stud farm in the world by the [[Limca Book of Records]]. The centre is involved in breeding [[Zaniskari]] ponies for use by the army in high altitudes.<ref name="DD">{{cite web|url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2012/TF_June_2012_WEB.pdf |title=Agro-Animal Technologies for High Altitude |publisher=[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509074842/http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/techfocus/2012/TF_June_2012_WEB.pdf |archive-date=9 May 2013 }}</ref>

==Humanitarian Assistance==
RVC has also been involved in providing veterinary assistance to rural areas in Jammu and Kashmir and North East India under Project Sadbhavana. The corps has also been associated with passing on their expertise and training veterinary students of the [[Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu]]. RVC has also provided assistance as part of the Indian contingent in many UN missions across the world.<ref name="IA" /><ref name="SS" />
==Gallery==
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| File:RVC Zoji La.jpg
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| Major General SN Srivastava supervising RVC operations at [[Zoji La]] Pass
| File:RVC at UNMISS.jpg
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| RVC personnel serving as part of the Indian contingent in [[United Nations Mission in South Sudan|UNMISS]]
| File:Stamp of India - 1994 - Colnect 163836 - Remount Veterinary Corps - 215th Anniversary.jpeg
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| 1994 postal stamp marking the 215th anniversary of the RVC
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[[Category:Administrative corps of the Indian Army]]
[[Category:Military veterinary services]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1920]]
[[Category:1920 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Veterinary medicine in India]]