201480 years of Veterinary institute Dr. Vaso Butozan - Set

At the beginning of 1934 within the Hygienic Institute in Banja Luka, was formed Department of Veterinary Epidemiology, as a precursor to today's Institute. The main contribution for the establishment belongs to Dr. Vaso Butozan, whose name Institut proudly carries today. The newly formed department had responsibility to carry out specialized activities in the field of veterinary medicine in the area that included the whole Vrbaska Banovina. Development of business diagnostics of infectious and parasitic diseases in animals has led to the reduction and prevention of the same. At the beginning of World War II, in 1941 the Department of Veterinary Epidemiology in Banja Luka went off. During World War II, under the occupying authorities, established Department of Veterinary Epidemiology continued its work under the changed circumstances, and later became the Department of Veterinary.