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[[File:RVC flag.jpg|thumb|Remount Veterinary Corps flag]] | [[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 | 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 | 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> | ||