Abstract:Zhangye city has a long history of horse breeding.Located in Shandan county,Zhongnongfa Shandan Horse Farm has a horse breeding history of more than two thousand years since the Han Dynasty.After the founding of New China,the Shandan Horse Farm provided a large number of warhorses for the army.In recent years,with the development of the economy and society,the rise of the pregnant horse serum industry has gradually formed a pregnant horse industry chain mainly consisting of Shandan county,Gaotai county,and Minle county for pregnant horse breeding,collection,and processing.Based on field investigations of the current development status of the pregnant horse serum industry in Zhangye city,this article analyzes the industry's prospects,advantages,and challenges such as the continuous rise in feed costs,a shortage of professional and technical personnel,narrow product sales channels,and problems with narrow product sales channels.It also proposes development suggestions including increasing policy support,strengthening scientific and technological research,enhancing product competitiveness,and promoting deep integration of the industrial chain.