Our work encompasses animal genetic resources and breeding, animal reproduction, eco-friendly animal husbandry, prataculture, control and utilization of animal wastes, crop and animal integrated farming with a focus on animals and their wastes, grass and forage production. The Institute also hosts a Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, a National Innovation Base for Forage Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and a Scientific Observing and Experimental Station for Development and Utilization of Rural Renewable Energy (East China), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The Circular Agriculture Research Center is affiliated to the Institute.