The key lab of Agricultural Engineering in structure and environment，Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was established in 1983. In 2011, it became a comprehensive key laboratory of the cluster. Professor Li Baoming was the director of the key laboratory and academician of Wang Maohua was the director of the academic committee. There are 45 fixed personnel in the key laboratory, including 16 professors and 24 associate professors. The existing laboratory area is 5560 m², and the Shangzhuang Animal and Plant Environment Simulation Test Base of China Agricultural University is 1500 m², with a total value of nearly 40 million yuan. The laboratory has established an international research platform for the International Research Center for Animal Environment and Welfare, and has established close cooperative relations with more than 30 universities and research institutions in American, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Japan.