Research Associate at Institute of Subtropical Agriculture Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dr. Wen Tian is a dedicated researcher specializing in animal nutrition, metabolic regulation, and livestock health. His work focuses on optimizing milk production, nutrient utilization, and gut health in dairy cows and young animals. He has contributed significantly to understanding amino acid metabolism, immune function, and intestinal microbiota in livestock.
Profile:
🔬 Research Focus:
Dr. Wen Tian specializes in animal nutrition, metabolic regulation, and livestock health, with a particular emphasis on dairy cow metabolism, amino acid supplementation, and gut health in young animals. His research contributes to improving milk production, immune function, and nutrient utilization in livestock.
📚 Notable Publications:
✅ Milk Production & Amino Acid Metabolism – Investigated the effects of essential amino acid infusions on dairy cow milk protein synthesis (Animal Nutrition, Journal of Animal Physiology).
✅ Gut Health & Immunity – Studied the role of dietary nucleotides and melatonin in enhancing intestinal function and microbiota in piglets (International Immunopharmacology, Journal of Animal Physiology).
✅ Metabolic Regulation – Explored oleic acid’s role in goat preadipocyte differentiation and circadian regulation in ruminal epithelial cells (Animal Production Science, Journal of Dairy Science).
🌍 Research Impact:
Dr. Tian’s work bridges fundamental animal physiology and applied livestock management, with implications for sustainable animal production, disease resistance, and feed efficiency. His contributions aid in optimizing dairy cow performance and young animal development.
🔹 Collaboration & Recognition:
He has co-authored multiple studies with international researchers, advancing the field of livestock nutrition and animal health.
📌 Key Research Areas:
🔬 Dairy cow metabolism | 🥛 Milk protein synthesis | 🦠 Gut microbiota | 🏥 Immune function | 🐷 Young animal nutrition
Publication Top Notes:
- Tian, W., Wu, T., Zhao, R., He, Y., Wang, H. (2017). Responses of milk production of dairy cows to jugular infusions of a mixture of essential amino acids with or without exclusion leucine or arginine. Animal Nutrition, 3(3), 271–275.
- Tian, W., Wang, H.R., Wu, T.Y., Wang, L., Ning, L.T. (2017). Milk protein responses to balanced amino acid and removal of Leucine and Arginine supplied from jugular-infused amino acid mixture in lactating dairy cows. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 101(5), e278–e287.
- Zhao, F.F., Wu, T.Y., Wang, H.R., Tian, W., Shen, Y.Z. (2018). Jugular arginine infusion relieves lipopolysaccharide-triggered inflammatory stress and improves immunity status of lactating dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 101(7), 5961–5970.
- Gao, J., Xu, Q., Wang, M., Jiang, B., Loor, J.J., Tian, W. (2020). Ruminal epithelial cell proliferation and short-chain fatty acid transporters in vitro are associated with abundance of period circadian regulator 2 (PER2). Journal of Dairy Science, 103(12), 12091–12103.