2015.09-2020.07 Master's and PhD: China Agricultural University, Animal Nutrition and Feed Science
2019.04-2020.03 Intern: Trouw Nutrition, Ingredient Research Centre
Published 28 high-level English papers and 6 core Chinese papers as first or corresponding author
Hosted multiple national and provincial projects including National Natural Science Foundation and Postdoctoral Innovation Talent Support Program
2020.07-2022.04 - China Agricultural University - Postdoctoral Researcher in Animal Husbandry
2021.07-2022.06 - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs - Seconded Personnel in Feed and Grass Division of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau
2022.05-Present - China Agricultural University - Associate Professor in College of Animal Science and Technology
Yang Sheng Nutrition Technology Innovation Award (Year not mentioned): Ranked 2nd out of 5 for research on the evaluation and application of nutritional value of grains stored for different periods
Research
Precision evaluation of feed ingredients and pig nutrition
Dietary fiber - a double-edged sword for balanced nutrition supply and environment sustainability in swine industry: A meta-analysis and systematic review, Zhao J, Wang J, Zhang S, 2021
Sodium decanoate improves intestinal epithelial barrier and antioxidation via activating G protein-coupled receptor 43, Zhao J, Hu J, Ma X, 2021
Ferulic acid mediates prebiotic responses of cereal-derived arabinoxylans on host health, Zhang Z, Yang P, Zhao J, 2021
Dietary fiber increases butyrate-producing bacteria and improves the growth performance of weaned piglets, Zhao J, Liu P, Wu Y, Guo P, Liu L, Ma N, Zhang J, Ma X, 2018
Fiber-rich foods affected gut bacterial community and short-chain fatty acids production in pig model, Zhao J, Bai Y, Tao S, Zhang G, Wang J, Liu L, Zhang S, 2019
The role of dietary lactose in weanling pig nutrition: A literature and meta-analysis review, Zhao J, Zhang Z, Zhang S, Jaworski W. N, 2021
Dietary corn bran fermented by Bacillus subtilis MA139 decreased the abundance of cellulolytic bacteria and gut microbiota diversity in finishing pig, Liu P, Zhao J, Guo P, Lu W Q, Liu L, Zhang J, Ma N, Qiao S, Ma X, 2017
Dietary corn bran altered the diversity of microbial communities and cytokine production in weaned pigs, Liu P, Zhao J, Wang C, Guo P, Liu L, Zhang J, Ma X, 2018
Variations on gut health and energy metabolism in pigs and humans by intake of different dietary fibers, Yang P, Zhao J, 2021
Fiber digestibility in growing pigs fed common fiber-rich ingredients: a systematic review, Yang P, Zhao J, 2022
Effect of wheat bran on apparent total tract digestibility, growth performance, fecal microbiota and their metabolites in growing pigs, Zhao J, Liu P, Huang C, Liu L, Zhang G, Zhang S, 2018
Determination of chemical composition, energy content and amino acid digestibility in different wheat cultivars fed to growing pigs, Zhao J, Tang S W, Zhou X J, Dong W X, Zhang S, Huang C, 2019
Effect of Dandelion root extract on growth performance, immune function and bacterial community in weaned pigs, Zhao J, Zhang G, Zhou X, Dong W X, Wang Q, Xiao C, Zhang S, 2019
Comparative digestibility of nutrients and amino acids in various ingredients fed to Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire or Duroc × Berkshire × Jiaxing growing pigs, Zhao J, Zhang G, Liu L, Chen Y Q, Li D, Zhang S, 2018
Effects of supplementary amino acids on available energy of soybean meal determined by difference and regression methods fed to growing pigs, Zhao J, Shi C, Li Z, Wang J, Liu L, Li D, Zhang S, 2018
Evaluation of available energy and total tract digestibility of acid-hydrolyzed ether extract of cottonseed oil for growing pigs by the difference and regression methods, Zhao J, Li Z, Lyu M, Liu L, Piao X, Li D, 2017
Effects of inclusion level and adaptation period on nutrient digestibility and digestible energy of wheat bran in growing-finishing pigs, Zhao J, Zhang S, Xie F, Li D, Huang C, 2018
Comparative digestibility of nutrients and amino acids in high fiber diets fed to crossbred barrows of Duroc with Landrace × Yorkshire and Berkshire × Jiaxing, Zhao J, Wang Q, Liu L, Chen Y, Li D, Lai C, 2018
Effects of dietary particle size and fiber source on nutrient digestibility and short chain fatty acid production in cannulated growing pigs, Zhao J, Zhang G, Dong W, Zhang Y, Wang J, Zhang S, 2019
Relationship between dietary fiber fermentation and volatile fatty acids’ concentration in growing pigs, Zhao J, Bai Y, Zhang G, Liu L, Lai C, 2020
Effects of body weight and fiber source on dietary fiber digestibility and short chain fatty acid production in cannulated growing pig, Zhao J, Liu X, Zhang Y, Liu L, Wang J, Zhang S, 2019
Effect of dietary fiber fermentation on short chain fatty acid production and microbial composition in vitro, Bai Y, Zhao J, Tao S, Zhou X, Pi Y, Gerrits W J J, Johnston L J, Zhang S, Yang H, Liu L, Zhang S, Wang J, 2020
Effect of fiber-degraded enzymes supplementation and dietary fiber source on nutrient utilization and short chain fatty acids production in different intestinal sites in pigs, Zhao J, Dong W X, Zhang S, 2020
Sodium caprylate improved intestinal mucosa barrier function and antioxidant capacity by altering gut microbial metabolism, Zhao J, Hu J, Ma X, 2021
Gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA) alleviated hepatic inflammation via GABARs/TLR4/NF-κB pathways in growing-finishing pigs generated by super-multiparous sows, Zhang S, Zhao J, Hu J, He H, Wei Y, Ji L, Ma X, 2022
Fructooligosaccharide reduces weanling pig diarrhea in conjunction with improving intestinal antioxidase activity and tight junction protein expression, Zhang Z, Zhang G, Zhang S, Zhao J, 2022
Effects of extrusion on energy contents and amino acid digestibility of corn DDGS and full-fat rice bran in growing pigs, Zhang Z, Zhang G, Zhang S, Zhao J, 2022
Effects of tetrabasic zinc chloride on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and fecal microbial community in weaned piglets, Zhang G, Hu G, Yang Z, Zhao J, 2022