Study program of animal science was founded in 1998 by decree of the director general of higher education 446/DIKTI/Kep/1997 about the establishment of study program of animal husbandry undergraduate (S1) in the faculty of agriculture Sebelas Maret University dated December 5^th 1997. Subsequently calculated from the date April 26^th 2006 changed the status of study program becomes department/study program of animal husbandry based on the decree of rector sebelas maret university 258/J27/PP/2006 about the change in status of study program of animal husbandry becomes department / study program at the faculty of agriculture, dated April 26^th 2006 with decree of the Director General of Higher Education with Decree no 319/D/T/2007 about changing the name of study program of animal production becomes study program of animal husbandrys on the February 13^th 2007. Study program of animal husbandry consists of four laboratory, namely:

1. Laboratory animal production
2. Laboratory animal nutrition and feed
3. Laboratory socioeconomic of animal husbandry
4. Laboratory animal product processing industry

The study program has a laboratory animal husbandry field studies (experimental farm) that can be used for research. This laboratory is located in Jatikuwung village, Gondangrejo subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency.