Overview

• The Día del Veterinario is observed each August 6 following President Raúl Alfonsín’s 1983 decree, commemorating the profession’s formal recognition.
• The date traces back to August 6, 1883, when Argentina’s first veterinary and agronomy courses launched at Santa Catalina in Llavallol, Buenos Aires.
• Veterinary duties now extend from clinical diagnoses and surgeries to zoonotic disease monitoring and food safety oversight in both rural and urban areas.
• Over decades, veterinary programs have proliferated across Argentina’s leading universities, supporting agricultural development and biomedical research.
• Media features, reader letters and expert commentary highlight veterinarians’ legacy and modern contributions, including recognition of Nobel laureate Peter Charles Doherty.