Abstract: Cattle science is an applied discipline with stronger practicality. Aiming at some problems in the teaching of cattle science nowadays, the teaching reform thought of cattle science was discussed from the aspects of renovating teaching ideas, reforming the teaching methods and perfecting the assessment system. The reforms of multiple teaching means, interactive teaching method and strengthening the practical teaching and popularizing the teaching mode of combing production, teaching and scientific research were mainly expounded, so as to obtain the best teaching effects of cattle science.