Objectives The path of collaboratively training talents in modern animal husbandry majors in higher vocational education by integrating industries with institutes under the background of digital transformation was studied to address the disconnection between traditional models of training talents and the demands from industries to promote the development of the animal husbandry industry with high-quality. Methods A community of deeply integrating industries with institutes was constructed. The digital technology was empowered to jointly develop the plan for training talents to meet the needs of the digital transformation of the animal husbandry industry. Collaborative efforts were made to build digital platforms of teaching and practice, and a teaching team with digital and diverse mentor. A diversified, whole-process, and comprehensive system for evaluating talents in animal husbandry was established to improve the quality of training talents. Results The quality of training talents, the level of education, the capabilities of social service, and the influence of international education in animal husbandry majors were effectively improved by implementing the path of collaboratively training talents in modern animal husbandry majors with integrating industries with institutes and empowering with digital technology. Conclusion The model of collaboratively training talents in animal husbandry by integrating industries with institutes will provide a reference for vocational colleges to improve the quality of training talents and to serve the digital development of the animal husbandry industry under the background of digital transformation.