Lars Magnussen Slagsvold (24 April 1887 – 2 September 1959) was a Norwegian veterinarian.

He was born in Romedal

Romedal

Romedal is a former municipality in Hedmark county, NorwayRomedal was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . It was merged with Stange January 1, 1964.-History:...

 as a son of farmer Magnus Slagsvold (1854–1921) and Inger Krogstie (1855–1924). He finished his education in 1909 in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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. After several years of practice he was hired as a head of department in the National Veterinary Institute in 1924. He was a professor at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science or NVH is a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educates veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety, comparative medicine and mammalian diseases, health and welfare. The institution has about...

 from 1936 to 1946, and from 1946 to 1957 he headed the State Animal Authority.

Slagsvold was also noted for his work to eliminate the diseases bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis

Brucellosis

Brucellosis, also called Bang's disease, Crimean fever, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Maltese fever, Mediterranean fever, rock fever, or undulant fever, is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unsterilized milk or meat from infected animals or close contact with their secretions...

, together with Niels Thorshaug

Niels Thorshaug

Niels Thorshaug was a Norwegian veterinarian.He was born in Løiten. He was hired as district veterinary there in 1903, then became a consultant of the state in 1919. From 1926 to 1941 he headed the State Animal Authority...

 and Halfdan Holth

Halfdan Holth

Halfdan Holth was a Norwegian veterinarian.He was born in Nord-Odal, Hedmark. He became a professor at the National Veterinary Institute in 1914, and managing director in 1917. From 1917 to 1930 he also edited the journal Norsk veterinærtidsskrift...

. Slagsvold was decorated as a Knight, 1st Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1951 and he was also held the Order of the Dannebrog

Order of the Dannebrog

The Order of the Dannebrog is an Order of Denmark, instituted in 1671 by Christian V. It resulted from a move in 1660 to break the absolutism of the nobility. The Order was only to comprise 50 noble Knights in one class plus the Master of the Order, i.e. the Danish monarch, and his sons...

 (Commander) and the Order of the White Rose of Finland.

Further reading

• Holth, Halfdan
  Halfdan Holth
  Halfdan Holth was a Norwegian veterinarian.He was born in Nord-Odal, Hedmark. He became a professor at the National Veterinary Institute in 1914, and managing director in 1917. From 1917 to 1930 he also edited the journal Norsk veterinærtidsskrift...
  
   (1945). “Veterinærdirektør Lars Slagsvold”, i Norsk Veterinærtidsskrift, s. 329–331
• Flatla, JL
  Johannes Larsen Flatla
  Johannes Larsen Flatla was a Norwegian veterinarian.He was born in Lunner as a son of farmer Lars Flatla and Kari Horgen . He finished his secondary education in 1925, and graduated from the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in 1931...
  
  (1959). “Lars Slagsvold 1887–1959”, i Norsk Veterinærtidsskrift, s. 285–287