The invention discloses a root-strengthening cattle hair keratin coated controlled-release fertilizer. The fertilizer is prepared from, by weight, 20-21 parts of cattle hair, 50-55 parts of cottonseed hulls, 40-45 parts of sugarcane leaves, 45-46 parts of pomace, 30-32 parts of shrimp shells, 30-32 parts of weathered coal, 25-30 parts of hawthorn seeds, 1-1.1 parts of paclobutrazol, 1-1.2 parts of calcium superphosphate, 1-1.2 parts of ammonium sulfate, 1.2-1.5 parts of polyacrylamide, 0.9-1 part of diethyl aminoethyl hexanoate, 40-45 parts of bentonite, 0.2-0.3 part of fatty acid methyl ester ethoxylate, 0.2-0.3 part of sodium carbonate, 20-21 parts of mercaptoethanol, 18-19 parts of urea, 3-4 parts of lauryl sodium sulfate, 0.2-0.3 part of transglutaminase, 3-4 parts of starch, 18-20 parts of a 10% polyvinyl alcohol solution, 7-8 parts of a 5% carboxymethylcellulose solution, 4-5 parts of formaldehyde, 5-6 parts of glycerine, 0.2-0.3 part of borax and 2-2.5 parts of microbial bacterium powder. The fertilizer can effectively improve the granular structure of soil, promote the growth of crop roots and strengthen the roots.