Objectives The path of deeply integrating industry and education in higher vocational colleges was studied to promote the high-quality development of animal husbandry and veterinary medicine majors in higher vocational colleges. Methods Jingzhou Institute of Technology was used to establish a symbiotic platform of "industry-education-enterprise- institute" centered around the high-quality development of animal husbandry and veterinary majors in higher vocational education with regional industries as the main guidance, enterprise demand as the focus, talent training as the foundation, teams of dual-professional teacher as the main force, applied researches as the characteristic, and achievement transformation as the driving force. The principle of "joint construction and management, achievements and risks shared" was followed to promote deep cooperation between schools and enterprises, and the deep integration of industry and education according to local conditions. Results The construction of courses for animal husbandry and veterinary majors, talent training, teams of dual-professional teacher, and the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements had a virtuous cycle of development through exploration and repeated practice. Conclusions The operation of the symbiotic platform of "industry-education-enterprise- institute" in higher vocational colleges promoted the deep integration of industry and education, and played a driving role in the high-quality development of animal husbandry and veterinary majors in higher vocational colleges.