DEPARTMENT AND CLINIC OF OBSTETRICS AND REPRODUCTION

Address: 1078 Budapest, István u. 2.
Mailing address: H-1400 Budapest, P.O. Box 2.
Phone: (+36 1) 478 4206, (+36 1) 478 4200
E-Mail: lsolti@univet.hu
Fax: (+36 1) 478 4207, (+36 1) 478 4101

Short history of the department

Recognizing the practical importance of obstetrics, Béla PLÓSZ has started teaching veterinary obstetrics as an independent subject in 1899. He used phantoms to demonstrate obstetrical aid and slaughterhouse calves for practising fetotomy by students. From this time on, castration and ovariectomy became a significant part of the veterinarian's activity. One of his most famous students and successors was Henrik HETZEL who introduced several new aspects such as prevention of infertility, physiology and pathology of embryonic development, pregnancy and parturition. Infectious diseases of the reproductive organs, reproductive disorders caused by improper feeding and housing systems, and metabolic diseases were also the topics of his research. HETZEL initiated to establish a new clinic for obstetrics which was opened in 1930. His successor, Kálmán BÖLCSHÁZY introduced several endocrinological methods, invented many obstetrical instruments and dealt with reproductive problems of the intensive farming systems. Both HETZEl and BÖLCSHÁZY compiled several study books on animal reproduction and veterinary obstetrics. In collaboration with István MÉSZÁROS, the next head of the department Sándor CSEH (sr) used to work in organization of the national artificial insemination network. He introduced the basics of the theoretical and practical education for andrology and practical training of artificial insemination for veterinary students along with writing books on veterinary obstetrics and reproduction, and veterinary obstetrical surgery. After his early death, György HORVÁTH has become the head of the department, whose research activity primarily focused on the etiology, therapy and prevention of mastitis. In 1973, the department moved to its present location and János HARASZTI was nominated as new head of department. Under his leadership significant progress was made in clinico-chemical, endocrinological methods and in the biotechnological research including embryo transfer. Following him, László ZÖLDÁG as the chair of the department showed special interest in small animal reproduction and andrology. Since 1994 László SOLTI has been appointed to be the head of department. The present main research fields of the unit are described later.

Courses

Research activities

Teaching facilities

• The department has a lecture room for 50 students equipped with facilities to project slides, overhead sheets and videotapes as well as closed circuit TV. Different obstetrical instruments and phantoms are used for teaching treatment of dystocia. Two operating theaters for genital surgery on farm and companion animal species are also available.