The Institute of Animal Science (IAS) has always been committed to promoting substantive project collaboration through international academic exchange. The organization has established robust cooperative relationships with nearly 40 countries and scientific research institutions, including but not limited to the United States, Canada, Russia, Ireland, and Denmark.

(1) International Cooperation Base

The IAS has successively set up a number of international cooperation platforms, including the International Research Center on Dairy Science, the CAAS-ICRAF Joint Laboratory on Agroforestry and Sustainable Animal Husbandry, the CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and forage Genetic Resources, and the China-Ireland Dairy Science and Technology Center. Relying on the international cooperation platform to jointly conduct collaborative research, it has evolved into a communication platform for management and research in the field of livestock science and technology, a support platform for cooperation projects, and a platform for personnel and information exchange.

(2) Talent Team Construction

Relying on the "Flexible Introduction" talent policy and the "National talent Introduction Base", the IAS has successfully introduced 5 international high-level talents through the flexible approach, and also invited foreign experts from around the world to participate in more than 50 technical exchanges and training sessions related to the international dairy industry technology promotion platform construction, dairy cow healthy breeding, genetic resources protection and other fields, to formed a relatively mature foreign experts intellectual support system. Meanwhile, IAS places emphasis on dispatching young experts to conduct cooperative research for one year or more at high-level University abroad annually, with the aim of further enhancing the scientific research capabilities of young researchers, and annually dispatches over 80 individuals for short-term academic exchanges to various countries, actively advocating on the international academic platform and enhancing the global influence of the institute.

(3) Scientific and Technological Research

Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the IAS has undertaken 25 international cooperation projects with a total funding of nearly 40 million RMB. The IAS focuses on animal nutrition, protection and utilization of germplasm resources, and quality and safety of livestock products, which is of great significance to the healthy breeding of animal husbandry and the healthy and sustainable development of the industry.

(4) Student Joint Training

Since the "13th Five-Year Plan", the IAS has awarded a total of 46 master's and doctoral degrees. A total of 48 individuals have been sent abroad to study for doctoral degrees or participate in joint doctoral and master's programs. The IAS has funded more than 40 graduate students to participate in international academic conferences and academic exchanges abroad. In addition, it signed joint training agreements with Wageningen University of the Netherlands, University of Liege of Belgium and University College Dublin of Ireland, and applied for the international cooperation training program of innovative talents of the China Scholarship Council in 2022.

(5) International Conference

The IAS has organized large-scale international conferences, including the International Conference on Pig Production, the International Symposium on Natural Grassland Co-management, the International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality, and the Multi-Platform Conference on the Global Agenda of Sustainable Animal Husbandry (Regional Conference). These events aim to establish an international exchange platform and enhance the global influence of animal husbandry industry in China.