In 1964, from the time of opening of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Institute (Yangon), Department of Pathology and the Department of Microbiology, headed by lecturers, were established as two lecturing departments. In 1981, when the university moved to Yezin, it continued to exist as two teaching departments, and in 1999, after the name of the university was changed to University of Veterinary Science, those two departments were jointly organized as the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, headed by a professor.