The chair of Veterinary Sanitation Expertise was established in 1931: the first head of chair was F.A. Turandin, then G. Ter-Hakopov, after professor L.B. Harutyunyan, docent M.L. Kentikyan. In 1966 chair was unified with the chair of Parasitology . Head of the newly established chair was professor V.J. Hakobyan, then professor A.H. Ghevondyan, later docent V.H. Hayrumyan, professor V.J.Hakobyan.
The chair of Zoo Hygiene and Veterinary Medicine was established in 1935. The first chair was T.A. Qalantar. Later the chair was headed by professor L.B. Harutyunyan, docent G.A. Eritsyan, Z.K.Dilanyan, professor V.S. Gazaryan, professors E.G. Abrahamyan, Yu. H. Abovyan.
In 1994 in result of unification of two Universities chair of Veterinary Sanitation, Expertise and Zoo Hygiene.
Employees of the chair take active participation in different international, republican conferences, scientific-methodical conferences , seminars, as well as periodically take part in trainings.
The chair has established close ties with industrial sphere.
Nowadays employees of the chair have great role in safe food ensuring. Taking into the consideration the importance of chair yet in 1998 scientific-research laboratory was established adjunct to the chair. The aim of this laboratory was to raise the quality of specialists and to study important issues of the field.
4 textbooks, 13 manuals, 65 methodical instructions and about 775 scientific articles have been published by the staff of the chair.
Currently scientific research on topic “Yerevan” is carried out.
In 2007 chair was recognized as “The Best” and was awarded with “Voske Haks” prize.