Xiaoqin Sun

　　 　　

Personal Information:

Dr. XiaoqinSun, female.

Associate professor in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, postgraduate supervisor.

Research Interests:

(1) Ruminant nutrition

(2) Feed resource development

Education:

2016- now, Associate professor, Northwest A&F University

2003-2016, Lecturer, Northwest A&F University

2007-2009, Visting Scholar, Lincoln Unsivisity, New Zealand

2004-2012, Ph.D. degree of Animal Geneticis and Breeding ,Northwest A & F University

Teaching Courses:

(1) Undergraduate courses: Feed Science

(2) Graduate courses: Feed Proceeding and Analytical Techniques

Selected Publications:

（1）Hou, Y., Zhang, L., Dong, R.Y., Liang, M.Y., Lu, Y., Sun, X.Q.*, Zhao, X.*, 2021. Comparing responses of dairy cows to short-term and long-term heat stress in climate-controlled chambers. Journal of Dairy Science 104, 2346-2356.

（2）Sun, X.Q., Wang, Y.P., Wei, R.Y., Chen, B., Zhao, X., 2020. Effects of replacing starch with three sugars in a concentrate and forage diet on in vitro rumen fermentation, fatty acid composition and related bacteria. Animal Production Science 60, 1173-1182.

（3）Costa, D., Quigley, S., Isherwood, P., McLennan, S., Sun, X.Q., Gibbs, S., Poppi, D., 2020. Chlorella pyrenoidosa supplementation increased the concentration of unsaturated fatty acids in the rumen fluid of cattle fed a low-quality tropical forage. Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia 49.

（4）Costa, D.F.A., Quigley, S.P., Isherwood, P., McLennan, S.R., Sun, X.Q., Gibbs, S.J., Poppi, D.P., 2019. Small differences in biohydrogenation resulted from the similar retention times of fluid in the rumen of cattle grazing wet season C3 and C4 forage species. Animal Feed Science and Technology 253, 101-112.

（5）Costa, D.F.A., Quigley, S.P., Isherwood, P., McLennan, S.R., Sun, X.Q., Gibbs, S.J., Poppi, D.P., 2017. The inclusion of low quantities of lipids in the diet of ruminants fed low quality forages has little effect on rumen function. Animal Feed Science and Technology 234, 20-28.

（6）Shi, Z., Sun, X.Q., Lu, Y., Xi, L., Zhao, X., 2019. Emissions of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide from typical dairy barns in central China and major factors influencing the emissions. 9, 13821.

（7）Sun, X.Q., Wang, Y. P., Chen, B., Zhao, X., 2016. Partially replacing cornstarch in a high-concentrate diet with sucrose inhibited the ruminal trans-10 biohydrogenation pathway in vitro by changing populations of specific bacteria. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 7, 176-183.

（8）Zhang, Z.F., Shao, L., Chang, L., Cao, Y., Zhang, T., Wang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, P., Sun, X.Q., Wu, Y., Hu, T., Yang, P., 2016. Effect of rhizobia symbiosis on lignin levels and forage quality in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 233, 55-59.

Contact Address:

College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A & F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

E-mail: sunxiaoqin1@nwafu.edu.cn