Song Xiaozhen, PhD, professor and doctoral supervisor at Jiangxi Agricultural University
Subject: animal nutrition and feed science
Lab:Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in Jiangxi Province
Email: songxz1234@163.com
Research Fields:Nutrition of ruminants and Geopolitical feed development and utilization
Educational experience:
2005/09-2008/12, Nanjing Agricultural University, School of Animal Science and Technology
2000/09-2003/06, Master's degree from the School of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
1994/09-1998/07, Jiangxi Agricultural University, College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor's degree
Work experience:
2015/12~, Professor at the School of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
2008/11-2015/11, Associate Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
2003/10-2008/10, lecturer at the School of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
1998/08-2003/09, teaching assistant at the School of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
Research projects:
1) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Regional Science Foundation Project,32460850.The mechanism of puerarin on promoting intramuscular fat deposition in lambs by rumen microbial-host interaction，2025/01-2028/12
2) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Regional Science Foundation Project, 32060768, Repair mechanism of patchouli oil on rumen epithelial barrier damage caused by heat stress in beef cattle,2021/01-2024/12
3) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Regional Science Foundation Project, 31660672, Effects of Heat Stress on Skeletal Muscle Fiber Types in Beef Cattle and Its Puerarin Regulating Mechanism, 2017/01-2020/12.
4) National Natural Science Foundation of China, Youth Science Foundation Project, 31201823, Regulatory Mechanism of Adding Honeysuckle Flavonoids to Diets on Muscle Tenderness Changes in Heat Stress Beef Cattle, 2013/01-2015/12
5) Key project of Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, exploring the regulatory mechanism of puerarin on fat redistribution in beef cattle under heat stress conditions based on AMPK signaling pathway,2024/06-2028/05
6) Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Key Research and Development Program General Project, 20212BBF63021, Development of Fermented Feed with Traditional Chinese Medicine Residue and Its Application and Demonstration in Sheep Farming,2021/01-2023/12
7) Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Central Guidance for Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project, 20231zdf03083, Research and Demonstration of the "Grass Sheep Fecal" Circular Economy Model for Captive Goat Farming, 2023/01- 2024/12,
8) Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Major Special Project of Key R&D Program, 20161ACF60006, Research and Demonstration of Green Captive Technology for Southern Goats, 2016/01-2018/12
Research papers and patents:
1) Huan Chen, MingRui Yang,XiangLong Shang, Hao Chen, Yi Li,YanJiao Li,Lin Li, MingRen Qu#, XiaoZhenSong#.Pogostemon cablin essential oil as feed additive promotes the repair of the rumen epithelial barrier in heat-stressed beef cattle.Animal Nutrition,2024, 18:433-440
2) Chen Huan, Peng Tao, Shang Hanle, Shang Xianglong, Zhao Xianghui, Qu Mingren, Song Xiaozhen*.RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals the Potential Molecular Mechanisms of Puerarin on Intramuscular Fat Deposition in Heat-Stressed Beef Cattle[J]. Front. Nutr. 2022,9: 817557.
3) Li Yanjiao, Shang Hanle, Zhao Xianghui, Qu Mingren,Peng Tao, Guo Beibei, Hu Yiqing,Song Xiaozhen*. Radix Puerarin Extract (Puerarin) Could Improve Meat Quality of Heat-Stressed Beef Cattle Through Changing Muscle Antioxidant Ability and Fiber Characteristics[J]. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7:615086.
4) Chuntao Nie, Yiqing Hu, Rongrong Chen, Beibei Guo, Lin Li, Huan Chen, Hao Chen,Xiaozhen Song*.Effect of probiotics and Chinese medicine polysaccharides on meat quality, muscle fibre type and intramuscular fat deposition in lambs[J]. Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2022,21(1): 811-820
5) Peng Tao, Shang Hanle, Yang Mingrui, Li Yanjiao, Luo Junrong, Qu Mingren, Zhang Xinyu, Song Xiaozhen*. Puerarin improved growth performance and postmortem meat quality by regulating lipid metabolism of cattle under hot environment[J].Anim Sci J. 2021;92:e13543.
6) Chen Huan, Guo Beibei, Yang Mingrui, Luo Junrong, Hu Yiqing, Qu Mingren,Song Xiaozhen*. Response of Growth Performance, Blood Biochemistry Indices, and Rumen Bacterial Diversity in Lambs to Diets Containing Supplemental Probiotics and Chinese Medicine Polysaccharides[J]. Front. Vet. Sci. 2021,8:681389.
7) South African invention patent, Compound preparation of traditional Chinese medicine and probiotics for fattening goats and preparation method thereof，SONG Xiaozhen；YANG Xiujiang；CHEN Rongrong；YOU Jinming；QU Mingren；LI Lin；LAN Jian； Patent number: 2022/11805; Authorization Date: 2022,12,21.
8) Chinese invention patent "Application of a plant extract regulator in promoting rumen propionic acid fermentation and heat stress resistance in beef cattle"; Patent holder: Jiangxi Agricultural University; Inventor: Song Xiaozhen; Chen Hao; Qu Mingren; Li Yanjiao; Zhao Xianghui; Lan Jian; Kang Libo; Patent number: ZL202211305067.7; Authorization date: 2023.2, 22.
