Abstract: Animal Molecular Biology is one of the professional basic courses in majors of animal science and veterinary medicine. With the continuous updating of the knowledge of this curriculum and the arrival of the database era especially, the previous teaching mode and teaching content have not kept up with the demands of modern teaching. In view of the problems existing in teaching of Animal Molecular Biology for undergraduates who major in animal science or other specialties, the teaching reform and exploration were carried out by optimizing teaching contents, increasing teaching methods and enrich assessment means. Through the teaching reform, the attractiveness of this curriculum was increased, the learning initiative of the undergraduates was improved, and the teaching quality was elevated, which lays a foundation for training innovative scientific research talents in animal science and other specialties.

Key words: Animal Molecular Biology, teaching reform, learning initiative