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Li Defa
Animal Science and Technology
China Agricultural University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Pig Nutrition
Feed Efficiency
Nutritional Value
Dynamic Models
Nutrient Prediction
Sustainable Development
Feed Ingredients
Nutritional Regulation
Livestock Feed
Animal Science
Areas of Focus
- Pig Nutrition
Work Experience
- 1995.01-present - China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science and Technology - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
- 1996.11-present - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Feed Industry Center - Director
- 2000.06-2017.03 - National Feed Engineering Technology Research Center - Director
- 2004.04-2014.12 - China Agricultural University, College of Animal Science and Technology - Dean
- 2004.10-present - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Feed Efficiency and Safety Supervision and Testing Center (Beijing) - Executive Deputy Director
- 2005.10-present - State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition - Academic Committee Director
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1989.09 PhD: Kansas State University
- Constructed the effective nutritional value database for major feed ingredients in pigs in China
- Created a dynamic prediction model for effective nutrients in feed ingredients
- Established the first dynamic model of pig nutritional needs in China
- Published 206 research papers
- Received 3 National Science and Technology Progress Awards (Second Class)
- Granted 17 national invention patents
- Revised 8 national or industry standards
- Supervised 154 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
- Guided 2 doctoral students to win the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award
Publications
- Nutritional Requirements of Pigs in China, Li Defa, 2020
- Compilation of Historical Data on Domestic and Foreign Feed Ingredients and Nutritional Values, Li Defa, 2016
- Anti-nutritional Factors in Soybeans, Li Defa, 2003
- Technology and Techniques for Compound Feed Manufacturing, Li Defa, 2003
- Pig Nutrition (Second Edition), Li Defa, 2003
Awards
- National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) (2015): Research and application of anti-nutritional factors in soybean protein sources in livestock and poultry feed
- National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) (2008): Research and demonstration of nutritional regulation technology for healthy pig farming
- National Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class) (2002): Research and promotion of high-quality and efficient feed industrialization technology for pigs
- National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award (2007): Regulation of immune stress in weaned piglets by conjugated linoleic acid, supervised by Li Defa
- National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award (2006): Histochemistry, ultrastructure, and nutritional value of high-oil corn, supervised by Li Defa
- Beijing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award: Study on the mechanism and mitigation of allergic reactions in piglets induced by soybean antigen protein Glycinin, supervised by Li Defa
