Brief History
- 2025.02
- Established Animal Biotechnology·Genomics Division and Animal Welfare Division.
Renamed
· Animal Products Research·Development Division to Animal Resources Food Tech Division
· Animal Environment Division to Smart Livestock Environment Division
· Animal Nutrition·Physiology Division to Precision Animal Nutrition Division
· Grassland·Forages Division to Forages Production Systems Division
Reorganized
· Hanwoo Research Institute into Hanwoo Research Center
· Poultry Research Institute into Poultry Research Center
· Subtropical Livestock Research Institute into Subtropical Livestock Research Center
- 2021.07
- Renamed Animal Nutrition and Physiology Team to Animal Nutrition and Physiology Division.
- 2019.12
- Established the Animal Welfare Research Team.
- 2019.10
- Animal Genetic Resources Research Center relocation.
- 2018.03
- Established the Division of Animal Diseases & Health.
- 2016.05
- Established the Poultry Research Institute.
- 2015.06
- Established the Animal Disease and Biosecurity Team.
- 2015.03
- Relocated to Jeonbuk innovation city.
- 2015.01
- Renamed Animal Genetic Resources Station, Hanwoo Experiment Station and Subtropical Animal Experiment Station to Animal Genetic Resources Research Center, Hanwoo Research Institute and Subtropical Livestock Research Center.
- 2009.09
- Unified Grassland & Forage Research Center into Department of Animal Resource Development as Grassland & Forage Crops Division Reorganized from Jeju sub-station to Subtropical Animal Experiment Station, NIAS.
- 2008.10
- Reorganized from Grassland & Forage Crop Division to Grassland & Forage Research Center and from Livestock division, National Institute of Subtropical Agriculture to Jeju Sub-station, National Institute of Animal Science.
- 2007.06
- Renamed to the National Institute of Animal Science from the National Livestock Research Institute.
- 2004.01
- Unified Grassland and Forage Crop Division into Department of Animal Resource Development.
- 2002.03
- Reorganized from Animal Biotechnology Division into Animal Genomics and Bioinformatics Division and Animal Biotechnology division.
- 2001.01
- Reorganized as Government Agency.
- 1994.12
- Renamed to national Livestock Research Institute by unification of the National Animal Breeding Station and the Livestock Experiment Station.
- 1969.04
- Established two organizations of the National Animal Breeding Station and the Livestock Experiment.
- 1952.05
- Reorganized to the Livestock technology Center.
- 1906.04
- Established the livestock department of Agricultural Demonstration Station.