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Lingna Zhang
Animal Science
South China Agricultural University
Guangdong
Language: English, Chinese
Pet
Cat
Behavior
Consciousness
Welfare
Animal Science
Research
Feline
Health
Nutrition
Areas of Focus
- Pet (especially cat) behavior, consciousness, and welfare
Work Experience
- Current - South China Agricultural University - Core member of the Pet Science Research Team
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2019 PhD in Animal Science (Pet Nutrition, Behavior, and Welfare), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
- 2016 Master's in Animal Science (Reproductive Physiology), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
- 2013 Bachelor of Agriculture, Animal Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Publications
- Gallic Acid Alleviates Gut Dysfunction and Boosts Immune and Antioxidant Activities in Puppies Under Environmental Stress Based on Microbiome–Metabolomics Analysis, Yang, K., Deng, X., Jian, S., Zhang, L.,& Deng, B., 2021
- Feline communication strategies when presented with an unsolvable task: the attentional state of the person matters, Zhang, L., Needham, K. B., Juma, S., Si, X.,& Martin, F., 2021
- Scratcher preferences of adult in-home cats and effects of olfactory supplements on cat scratching, Zhang, L., & McGlone, J., 2020
- Developmental and hormonal regulation of ubiquitin-like with plant homeodomain and really interesting new gene finger domains 1 gene expression in ovarian granulosa and theca cells of cattle, Perego, M. C., Morrell, B. C., Zhang, L., Schütz, L. F., & Spicer, L. J., 2020
- Regulation of the transcription factor E2F1 mRNA in ovarian granulosa cells of cattle, Morrell, B. C., Perego, M. C., Maylem, E. R. S., Zhang, L., Schütz, L. F., & Spicer, L. J., 2020
- Preference of kittens for scratchers, Zhang, L., Plummer, R., & McGlone, J., 2019
- Regulation of the transcription factor E2F8 gene expression in bovine ovarian cells, Morrell, B. C., Zhang, L., Schütz, L. F., Perego, M. C., Maylem, E. R. S., & Spicer, L. J., 2019
- The role of tight junction proteins in ovarian follicular development and ovarian cancer, Zhang, L., Feng, T., & Spicer, L., 2018
- MicroRNA 221 expression in theca and granulosa cells: hormonal regulation and function, Robinson, C. L., Zhang, L., Schütz, L. F., Totty, M. L., & Spicer, L. J., 2018
- Evidence that gene expression of ovarian follicular tight junction proteins is regulated in vivo and in vitro in cattle, Zhang, L., L.F. Schutz, C.L. Ribinson, M. Totty, and L.J. Spicer., 2017
