Croatian Veterinary Institute

Croatian Veterinary Institute

Croatian Veterinary Institute

Z-III.3. Laboratory for Serological Diagnostics of Viral Diseases

Croatian Veterinary Institute

Z-II.2. Laboratory for General Bacteriology and Mycology

Croatian Veterinary Institute

Z-IV.3. Laboratory for Fish Pathology

Croatian Veterinary Institute

Z-III.2. Laboratory for Rabies and General Virology

History of Veterinary Institute Rijeka Print E-mail
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Veterinary Institute Rijeka was established in 1947 under the name of Veterinary Diagnostic Station Rijeka. Since its beginnings, it has been located in a grandiose building at the current address in Ulica Podmurvice 29, with a park of 3400 m2 surface area. Veterinary Diagnostic Station was established because of bad epizootiological circumstances in Istria and Croatian northern coast, in order to organize fast assistance in diagnostics of infectious and parasitic animal diseases. Since 1959, the routine operations of the Veterinary Diagnostic Station have included the analysis of food of animal origin (meat, fish and milk and their products). The first director of Veterinary Diagnostic Station was Dr. Karlo Vončina.
The primary task of the newly established Diagnostic Station was to detect the agent causing melitococcosis, a perilous zoonosis that at the time affected a large number of people in Istria.

In 1961, Veterinary Diagnostic Stations was dissolved and, based on a decision of the People’s Council of the Rijeka County, Veterinary Institute Rijeka was established as an independent institution.

For better cost-efficiency and better results, in 1978 all veterinary institutes in Croatia (Križevci, Rijeka, Split and Vinkovci) associated with the Central Institute for Reproduction and Breeding of Domestic Animals Zagreb-Križevci and the Veterinary Institute in Zagreb into a single organisation Veterinary Institutes of Croatia. The results of the association were seen already next year, when almost one million of various laboratory tests and expertise studies were conducted. In 1983, Veterinary Institute Rijeka expanded its premises and organized its operations in three departments – Department for Diagnostics, Department for Foodstuffs and Department for Chemical Tests, Food of Animal Origin and Animal Feed.

In 1995, Croatian Veterinary Institute Zagreb was established and Veterinary Institute Rijeka now operates as its branch.
Today, Veterinary Institute Rijeka has 20 employees, working in four laboratories and General Unit.