The teaching staff of the Department of «Zooengineering and biotechnology» trains young specialists based on standards in cooperation with the real sector of the economy and thereby ensures the competitiveness of graduates in the labor market.

The department trains highly qualified personnel in 2 educational programs: "Technology of livestock products production" (6B08201; 7M08201 and 8D08201) and "Biotechnology" (6B05102; 7M05102). Educational programs implemented at the department in accordance with the state license for the right to conduct educational activities.

The department has computer classes with free access to Internet resources. For each discipline, the following resources are available to students: A working curriculum (UPD); Methodological guidelines for the study of the discipline; Lecture material; Boundary control issues; Exam questions. The information support created at the university fully meets the requirements of state standards and standard rules, higher educational institutions, ensures the full-fledged formation of general cultural, professional and competence requirements within the framework of the educational program.

The teaching staff of the department consists of 16 people, including 3 doctors of Agricultural Sciences and 1 biologist, including 1 academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 7 candidates of Agricultural Sciences, 2 PhD doctors and 3 masters. The department has specialized laboratories equipped with special equipment for conducting research work of students, undergraduates and doctoral students. Educational and laboratory equipment, visual aids and technical means of teaching correspond to the educational goals and programs of the disciplines of the curriculum of the department.

The department successfully trains students according to the dual training system, which allows students to combine theoretical knowledge with practical work at enterprises, which significantly increases their professional competence. Currently, there are dual training agreements with «Kazakh research Institute of animal husbandry and feed production» LLP (KAZNIIZHIK) and with the RSE at the «Institute of plant biology and biotechnology», which will allow for dual training.

The scientists of the department maintain stable partnerships with leading foreign scientific universities and centers: Ahi Evran University, Turkey, Kirshehi (Kırsehir), Warmian-Masurian University-(Poland), Russian State Agrarian University - K.A.Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (Russia. Moscow), Uzbek Research Institute of Karakul Breeding and Pasture Ecology, Argar Products and Consulting GmbH Austria, PiPSHI Technology Tuva State University of the Russian Federation, Kyrgyz National Agrarian University named after K.I. Scriabin, National Agrarian University of Armenia, L.K. Ernst Federal Research Center for Animal Husbandry, Ural State Agrarian University of the Russian Federation, Ferghana Polytechnic Institute, Halal University of Putra (Malaysia).

Joint cooperation with scientists from partner universities makes it possible to integrate advanced world practices into educational programs in the field of animal husbandry and biotechnology.

In general, the educational and scientific activities of the department's staff make it possible to provide students with modern and progressive knowledge, technologies and skills in demand on the international labor market.

The department of «Zooengineering and biotechnology» is one of the oldest departments of the university. Throughout its history, highly qualified faculty members have worked and continue to work at the department, who have made and are making a significant contribution to the training of competitive specialists for the field of livestock production technology and biotechnology.

The educational process is focused on developing students' professional competencies that meet the requirements of both domestic and foreign employers. The department is a key division of the faculty of "Veterinary Science and zooengineering" and is proud of its rich heritage.

The department of «General and specialized animal science» was organized in 1930. It was headed by associate professor P.M. Krupennikov. Since 1932, its head was professor V.O. Svirenko.

This department became the basis for many departments of the zootechnical cycle, since the department of feeding farm animals (1934), the department of small-scale livestock farming (1950) with courses in sheep breeding, pig breeding and poultry farming; the department of horse breeding and camel breeding (1952) and the department of cattle breeding (1934) were later separated from it.

The Department «of Farm animal breeding» was organized in 1933, among the first independent departments of the zootechnical profile. Its first head was Professor K. M. Lyutikov.

In 1934-1937, the department was headed by professor V.V. Nagorny.

For more than 30 years at the department, first as an assistant, then as an associate professor and from 1937 as a professor. Until 1963, the head of the department was the honored zootechnician of the Kazakh SSR, candidate of agricultural sciences T.B. Bokenbaev.

He was a very talented scientist who made a great contribution to the development of zootechnical science in the Republic. His contribution to the organization of the educational process and the definition of the main direction of research work on the creation of a new degeres fat-tailed sheep breed in Kazakhstan is invaluable.

For a long time (1947-1976) the department also employed a graduate of the Alma-Ata zooveterinary institute, a prominent scientist of our country, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor M.A. Aletov, who became its head in May 1963. He made a great contribution to equipping educational laboratories, staffing the department with scientific and pedagogical personnel and to the successful continuation of the research work that had begun. On his initiative, in 1967, full-time postgraduate study was opened for the first time at the department in the specialty 06.02.01 - breeding, selection, genetics and reproduction of farm animals. In 1976, it was renamed the department of Genetics and breeding of Farm animals and from that time A.B. Bayzhumanov became its head.

During 1986-1987, the department was headed by doctor of agricultural sciences, professor S.Sh. Myrzabekov, one of the authors of the Kazakh meat-wool breed of sheep (1991). In october 1987, it was divided into two independent departments: the department of genetics and biotechnology and the department of breeding of agricultural animals. From that moment, the latter was headed by doctor of agricultural animals, professor T.S. Sadykulov.

The department of Feeding farm animals was organized in 1934. Before that, the course on feeding farm animals was taught at the department of general and specialized animal science, which was initially headed by associate professor P.M. Krupennikov, and from 1932 by professor V.O. Svirenko.

The first head of the department was professor F.I. Bednyagin, and then, at the end of 1937 - professor A.G. Bestuzhev, from september 1948 - professor A.K. Roslyakov, from 1979 to 1990 associate professor M.A. Baiturin and since 1990 - professor A.A. Egeubaev. In may 1996, it, together with the department of forage production, agronomy and botany, became part of a new department called "Feeding of farm animals and forage production".

The department of Small animal husbandry, as an independent division, emerged from the department of general and specific animal science in 1950. At that time, it offered classes in three disciplines: sheep breeding, pig breeding, and poultry farming.

Soon (1952), it, together with the department of horse breeding and camel breeding, underwent another reorganization, as a result of which a department was created under the previous name of small-scale livestock breeding, but with an expanded range of taught disciplines (horse breeding, camel breeding, pig breeding, poultry farming, karakul breeding and sheep breeding) and it was headed by associate professor P.N. Krupennikov, who organized the department of general and specific animal science in 1930.

The department of «Horse and camel breeding» as an independent unit of the Institute was separated from the department of general and specific animal science in 1952. Two years before that, the same department of general and specific animal science had to separate the department of small animal husbandry in order to teach courses on sheep, pig and poultry farming (1950).

But soon another reorganization followed, during which the department of small animal husbandry was created, which included courses in horse breeding, camel breeding, pig breeding, poultry farming, karakul breeding and sheep breeding. Professor P.A. Fedotov headed this department for twenty years (1960-1980), and from 1980 to 1995, i.e. until the formation of the department of large animal husbandry, it was headed by associate professor K.I. Duisembaev.

The department of Cattle breeding, together with the department of horse and camel breeding, was separated from the department of general and specialized animal science in 1952. Its first head was the honored animal science specialist of the Kazakh SSR, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor E.V. Eidrigevich.

From 1954 to 1964 the department was headed by the honored worker of the Kazakh SSR, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor T.F. Tavildarova. After her, the department was successively headed by professor A.G. Panasenko (1964-1976), associate professor B.B. Iskakbaev (1976-1981), professor V.A. Sokolov (1981-1989) and professor Zh.K. Karimov.

During this period of time, the department of cattle breeding was initially renamed the department of livestock breeding (since 1995), where horse breeding and camel breeding were included in the course of cattle breeding.

Under the name of the department of large livestock breeding, during the merger of the two institutes (in 1996), it became part of the department of technology of production, processing and standardization of livestock products.

The department of sheep breeding was separated from the department of small livestock breeding in 1958. Its first head was doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, VASKhNIL, USSR state prize laureate V.A. Balmont. He worked at the institute from 1932 to 1937, and then from 1952 to 1958.

After academician V.A. Balmont, in different years the department was headed by honored scientist of the Kazakh SSR, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor M.A. Ermekov, associate professors G.N. Kdyrniyazov, A.M. Smirnova, laureate of the USSR State prize, honored livestock technician of the Kazakh SSR, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor L.I. Tsoi, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor Yu.A. Skorobogatov and honored worker of agriculture of the KazSSR, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor K.S. Sabdenov.

Department of Karakul Sheep Breeding organized in 1962. It was separated from the department of sheep breeding. From the moment of its organization until 1968, the department was headed by associate professor A.M. Myrzagaliyev.

From 1968 to 1980, the department was headed by candidate of economic sciences, associate professor, hero of socialist labor M.D. Tavitov.  From 1980 to 1987, the department was called the department of wool and astrakhan studies, it was headed by honored worker of higher school of the Kazakh SSR, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor M.M. Betembayeva.

In october 1987, the department was merged with the department of sheep breeding.

The Department of poultry and pig farming was organized in December 1968. Its creation was dictated by the need to strengthen the forms of training highly qualified personnel for the industrial poultry farming in Kazakhstan, which was rapidly developing at that time. Since the beginning of its organization, the department was successively headed by associate professors R.A. Abdrakhmanova, P.M. Asanov and professor A.B. Tanatarov.

The department of genetics and biotechnology was organized in 1987. Veterinary genetics with the basics of variation statistics at the veterinary faculty, genetics with the basics of biometrics at the zootechnical faculty, including their correspondence departments, were taught as specialized disciplines. A course in genetics with biotechnology for the specialty "zootechnics" was also reintroduced. At that time, professor S.Sh. Myrzabekov and associate professor B.K. Begimkulov worked there, who headed the department.

The department of commodity science of animal raw materials was created in the fall of 1992 by separating from the department of sheep breeding. At that time, associate professor E.E. Yesentayev became the head. However, the department did not exist separately for long. In early 1995, it was merged with the department of commodity science of finished products, and the department of commodity science and technology of animal raw materials was formed on the basis of the two departments.

The department of commodity science of finished products was created in the fall of 1992. It was also separated from the department of sheep breeding and its management was entrusted to associate professor Ch.K. Kucherbaev. As indicated above, the department's activities ceased in early 1995, when it became part of the department of commodity science and technology of animal raw materials.

The department of commodity science and technology of animal raw materials was created in january 1995 by merging the department of commodity science of animal raw materials and the department of commodity science of finished products. It was headed by associate professor Ch.K. Kucherbaev.

The department of hunting and animal husbandry was organized in march 1995. The founder and first head of the department of hunting and animal husbandry was associate professor B.R. Akimbekov.

In accordance with the demands of the time, in 2000 the above-mentioned departments were merged and «the department of small and large cattle» was organized, headed by Sh.D. Dalenov.

Later, the name of the department was changed to "Private animal science and breeding". In 2007-2008, the position of head of this department was temporarily performed by A.B. Tanatarov.

In 2001, the department of «Breeding and biotechnology of agricultural animals» was headed by academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, professor M.M. Toishibekov, and from 2002 to 2006 – by doctor of agricultural animals, professor T.S. Sadykulov.

In 2008, the departments of "Breeding and biotechnology of agricultural animals" and "Private animal science and breeding" were merged into the department of "Technology of livestock production". The head of this department was professor T.S. Sadykulov.

In 2010, in connection with the addition of the specialty "Fisheries and Industrial fishing", the department was renamed "Technology of livestock and fish farming production". Since 2011, the department has been headed by professor B.M. Makhatov.

Since March 2017, the department has been headed by doctor of agricultural sciences, professor A.A. Sambetbaev.

Due to the transfer of the specialty - 5B080400 - "Fisheries and Industrial fishing" to another department, since september 2017 the department has been renamed to "Technology of livestock products production".

Since september 2018, the department of livestock production technology has been headed by doctor of agricultural sciences, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, professor, and winner of the state prize in science, technology and education A.M. Ombaev.

Since november 4, 2020, the department has been headed by doctor of agricultural sciences, professor Sh.R. Adylkanova.

Since february 2022, the department of livestock production technology was renamed to Zooengineering; the department was headed by doctor of agricultural sciences, professor E.I. Islamov.

 Since february 13, 2023, the department has been headed by candidate of agricultural sciences, associate professor G.I. Shaikamal.

From june 28, 2023, the head was doctor of agricultural sciences, professor Sh.R. Adylkanova.

Since september 2024, the department of «Zooengineering» has been renamed to «Zooengineering and biotechnology» the department is headed by candidate of agricultural sciences, professor B.T. Kulataev.