45th WAHVM Congress

Over 90 delegates from 14 different countries attended the 45th WAHVM Congress, organised by A.I.S.Me.Ve.M and the Fondazione Iniziative Zooprofilattiche e Zootecniche of Brescia. Overall 42 oral communications and 25 posters were presented. On the opening day, in collaboration with the Italian Post Office, a special postal cancellation was issued. By the end of October 2022, the postal cancellation can be requested at the Brescia Centro philatelic counter in Piazza della Vittoria.
Abstracts and opening ceremony pictures can be downloaded here https://www.fondiz.it/quaderni/…….

Download the Congress Flyer here

On behalf of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine (WAHVM), the Italian Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine and Farriery (A.I.S.Me.Ve.M.) is honoured to invite you to the 45^th International Congress of the World Association for the History of Veterinary Medicine (WAHVM).

The 45^th Congress of WAHVM will be hosted from 31^st August – 3^rd September 2022, in Brescia, one of the most important town in Northern Italy. Brescia is situated at the foot of the Alps, few kilometres from Garda lake. Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity Brixia) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in Northern Italy and numerous monuments, among these the Medieval castle, the Old and New cathedral, the Renaissance Piazza della Loggia and the rationalist Piazza della Vittoria. Moreover, the monumental archaeological area of the Roman forum and the monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of a group of seven inscribed as Longobards in Italy, Places of Power.

The province is known for being the production area of the Franciacorta sparkling wine, as well as the main source of Italian-produced caviar. Brescia with its territory was the “European Region of Gastronomy” in 2017.

The Congress will be held at the Zooprophylactic and Zootechnical Initiatives Foundation