Areas of Focus
- Bovine mastitis
- Uterine inflammation in livestock
- Gastrointestinal diseases in livestock
Work Experience
- 1988-1999: Lecturer, Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, PLA Agricultural and Veterinary University
- 1999-2002: Associate Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, PLA Military Supply University
- 2002-2004: Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, PLA Military Supply University
- 2004-2012: Dean and Professor, College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University
- 2013-present: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1978-1982: Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine, PLA Veterinary University
- 1984-1987: Master in Veterinary Internal Medicine, PLA Veterinary University
Publications
- Sialic acid exacerbates gut dysbiosis-associated mastitis through the microbiota-gut-mammary axis by fueling gut microbiota disruption, Zhang N, 2023
- Gut/rumen-mammary gland axis in mastitis: Gut/rumen microbiota-mediated 'gastroenterogenic mastitis', Zhang N, 2024
- Gut dysbiosis induces the development of mastitis through a reduction in host anti-inflammatory enzyme activity by endotoxemia, Zhang N, 2022
- Commensal cow Roseburia reduces gut-dysbiosis-induced mastitis through inhibiting bacterial translocation by producing butyrate in mice, Zhang N, 2022
- The Role of Rumen Microbiota and Its Metabolites in Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA)-Induced Inflammatory Diseases of Ruminants, Zhang N, 2022
- Eurotium cristatum, a Probiotic Fungus from Fuzhuan Brick Tea, and Its Polysaccharides Ameliorated DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice by Modulating the Gut Microbiota, Zhang N, 2022
- The Rumen Microbiota Contributes to the Development of Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Zhang N, 2022
- Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation by Lactobacillus reuteri tryptophan metabolism alleviates Escherichia coli-induced mastitis in mice, Zhang N, 2021
- Kynurenic acid protects against mastitis in mice by ameliorating inflammatory responses and enhancing blood-milk barrier integrity, Zhang N, 2020
- The gut microbiota contributes to the development of Staphylococcus aureus-induced mastitis in mice, Zhang N, 2020
Awards
- National Science and Technology Progress Second Prize: Research on the cause and prevention of 'rotten hoof and tail disease' in cattle
- Henan Province Science and Technology Progress Second Prize: Research on the cause and prevention of ruminant foregut diseases and pica
- Military Science and Technology Progress Second Prize: Research on the cause and mechanism of ruminant gastrointestinal relaxation
- Military Science and Technology Progress Second Prize: Research on the cause and prevention of moldy straw poisoning in cattle
- Military Science and Technology Progress Second Prize: Experimental study on molybdenum poisoning in sheep
- Military Science and Technology Progress Third Prize: Experimental study on natural selenium-rich milk in cattle
- Military Science and Technology Progress Third Prize: Research on the cause of moldy sorghum rice poisoning in ducklings
- Jilin Province Science and Technology Progress First Prize: Molecular mechanisms of the main disease stages of ketosis in dairy cows and basic research on prevention
- Jilin Province Teaching Achievement First Prize: Construction and practice of an integrated, shared, and efficient model for animal science experimental teaching
- Jilin Province Teaching Achievement First Prize: Construction and practice of a talent cultivation system for agricultural majors in comprehensive universities