The history of the department starts in 1898, when Prof. M.P.Chirvinskyy established the Department of Zootechnology of the agricultural department of Kyiv Polytechnical Institute. The Department of Special Zootechnology chair separated in 1953, and on the basis of this chair in 1969 the Department of cattle and horse farming was created. In 1989, the department was renamed into the Department of Dairy and Beef Production Technology.

 Currently, 3 doctors of sciences and 6 candidates of sciences are working at the department. The main aim of activities is training of highly qualified specialists of education and qualification levels “Bachelor of Sciences” and “Master of Sciences” for the work at dairy and beef enterprises, research activities and giving advice to agricultural producers.