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Dr. Shengfa F. Liao

Dr. Shengfa F. Liao

Title

  • Associate Professor

Contact Information

sl1087@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-7318
2240 Animal and Dairy Sciences Building

Overview

Education

  • University of Alberta, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Animal Science
  • Nanjing Agricultural University, Master of Science (MS), Parasitology
  • Anhui Agricultural University, Bachelor of Science (BS), Veterinary Medicine

Research/Extension Interests

Swine Nutrition
Swine Production
Animal Nutrition

Teaching Interests

Swine Science and Production

Websites

Publications

Year Publications
2024

Liao, S., Ji, F., Fan, P., Denryter, K. 2024. Swine Gastrointestinal Microbiota and the Effects of Dietary Amino Acids on its Composition and Metabolism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25(2):1237.

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2024

Johnson, K. M., Kameni, S. L., Dlamini, N. H., Liao, S., Feugang, J. M. 2024. 108 Discriminating highly resilient spermatozoa during long-term chilled storage. Journal of Animal Science 102(Supplement_1):100-101.

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2024

Oladejo, E., Hasan, M., Sotak, S., Htoo, J., Brett, J. A., Feugang, J., Liao, S. 2024. Effects of Dietary Supplementation of DL-Methionine or DL-Methionine Hydroxyl Analogue (MHA-Ca) on Growth Performance and Blood and Liver Redox Status in Growing Pigs. Animals 14(23):3397.

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2023

Hasan, M., Wang, Y., Feugang, J., Zhou, H., Liao, S. 2023. RNA sequencing analysis revealed differentially expressed genes and their functional annotation in porcine longissimus dorsi muscle affected by dietary lysine restriction. Front. Vet. Sci. 10(1233292):1-10.

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2023

Dlamini, N. H., Nguyen, T., Gad, A., Tesfaye, D., Liao, S., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L., Feugang, J. 2023. Characterization of Extracellular Vesicle-Coupled miRNA Profiles in Seminal Plasma of Boars with Divergent Semen Quality Status. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(4).

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2023

Stein, H. H., Adeola, O., Baidoo, S. K., Lindemann, M. D., Adedokun, S. K., Azain, M. J., Carter, S. D., Crenshaw, T. D., Dilger, R., Hill, G. M., Jha, R., Kerr, B. J., Kim, S. W., Liao, S., etc, . 2023. Standardized ileal digestibility of amino acids differs among sources of bakery meal when fed to growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 101:1-10.

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2023

Stein, H. H., Adeola, O., Kim, S. W., Miller, P. S., Adedokun, S. K., Azain, M. J., Baidoo, S. K., Carter, S. D., Crenshaw, T. D., Dilger, R., Hill, G. M., Jha, R., Kerr, B. J., Liao, S., etc, . 2023. Digestibility of energy and concentrations of metabolizable energy and net energy varies among sources of bakery meal when fed to growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 101:1-9.

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2022

Guan, M., Blackmon, S., Olivier, A. K., Zhang, X., Liu, L., Woolums, A. R., Crenshaw, M. A., Liao, S., Webby, R., Epperson, W. B., Wan, X. 2022. Time-dependent proinflammatory responses shape virus interference during coinfections of Influenza A virus and Influenza D virus. Viruses 14(2):224.

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2021

Yang, Z., Hasan, M. S., Humphrey, R. M., Htoo, J. K., Liao, S. F. 2021. Changes in growth performance, plasma metabolite concentrations, and myogenic gene expression in growing pigs fed a methionine-restricted diet. Front. Biosci. (Landmark) 26(9):413-422.

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2021

Liao, S. F. 2021. Invited review: Maintain or improve piglet gut health around weanling: the fundamental effects of dietary amino acids. Animals 11(4):1110.

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2021

Sun, T., Liao, S., Lei, X. G. 2021. Supplemental defatted microalgae Nannochloropsis oceanica affected apparent retention and ileal digestibility of nutrients in a corn-soybean meal based diet for broiler chickens. J. Vet. Med. Anim. Sci. 4(1):1062.

2020

Hasan, M. S., Liao, S. A., Liao, S. 2020. Dietary lysine affects amino acid metabolism and growth performance, which may not involve the GH/IGF-1 axis, in young growing pigs. J. Anim. Sci. 98(1):(1-7).

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2020

Yang, Z., Htoo, J. K., Liao, S. F. 2020. Methionine nutrition in swine and other monogastric animals: Beyond protein biosynthesis. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 268:114608.

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2020

Hasan, M. S., Humphrey, R. M., Yang, Z., Crenshaw, M. A., Brett, J. A., Liao, S. 2020. Effects of dietary inclusion of GuarPro F-71 on the growth performance and nutrient metabolism in young growing pigs. J. Appl. Anim. Nutr. 8(3):143-149.

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2020

Liao, S., Hasan, M. S., Yang, Z., Stevens, A. W., Brett, J. A., Peng, Z. 2020. Feeding arsenic-containing rice bran to growing pigs: Growth performance, arsenic tissue distribution, and arsenic excretion. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 17(22):8530.

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2019

Durfey, C. L., Swistek, S. E., Liao, S., Crenshaw, M. A., Clemente, H. J., Thirumalai, R. V., Steadman, C. S., Ryan, P. L., Willard, S. T., Feugang, J. M. 2019. Nanotechnology-based approach for safer enrichment of semen with best spermatozoa. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 10(1).

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2019

Hasan, M. S., Feugang, J., Liao, S. 2019. A Nutrigenomics Approach Using RNA Sequencing Technology to Study Nutrient-Gene Interactions in Agricultural Animals. Current developments in nutrition 3(8):nzz082.

2019

Durfey, C. L., Swistek, S. E., Liao, S., Crenshaw, M. A., Clemente, H. J., Thirumalai RVKG, ., Steadman, C. S., Ryan, P. L., Willard, S. T., Feugang, J. 2019. Nanotechnology-based approach for safer enrichment of semen with best spermatozoa. Journal of animal science and biotechnology 10:14.

2019

Yang, Z., Hasan, M. S., Htoo, J. K., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Nguekam Feugang, J., Crenshaw, M. A., Liao, S. 2019. Effects of dietary supplementation of l-methionine vs. dl-methionine on performance, plasma concentrations of free amino acids and other metabolites, and myogenesis gene expression in young growing pigs. Translational Animal Science 3(1):19-27.

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2019

Paes, V. M., Liao, S., Figueiredo, J. R., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L., Feugang, J. 2019. Proteome changes of porcine follicular fluid during follicle development. Journal of animal science and biotechnology 10:94.

2019

Yang, Z., Liao, S. 2019. Physiological effects of dietary amino acids on gut health and functions of swine. Front. Vet. Sci. 6:169.

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2018

Liao, S., Regmi, N., Wu, G. 2018. Homeostatic regulation of plasma amino acid concentrations. Frontiers in Bioscience – Landmark. 23(4):640-655.

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2018

Williams, T., Rude, B. J., Liao, S., Mochal, C. A., Nicodemus, M. C. 2018. Effects of fat supplementation on plasma glucose, insulin, and fatty acid analysis in ponies maintained on a forage based diet. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 102(4):1069-1076.

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2018

Feugang, J., Liao, S., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L. 2018. In-depth proteomic analysis of boar spermatozoa through shotgun and gel-based methods. BMC genomics 19(1):62.

2018

Regmi, N., Wang, T., Crenshaw, M. A., Rude, B. J., Liao, S. 2018. Effects of dietary lysine level on the concentrations of selected nutrient metabolites in blood plasma of late-stage finishing pigs. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 102(2):403-409.

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2018

Wang, T., Crenshaw, M. A., Regmi, N., Rude, B. J., Hasan, M. S., Theradiyil Sukumaran, A., Dinh, T. T., Liao, S. 2018. Effects of dietary lysine levels on the content and fatty acid composition of the intramuscular fat in late-stage finishing pigs. Canadian Journal of Animal Science 98:241-249.

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2018

Humphrey, R. M., Yang, Z., Hasan, M., Crenshaw, M. A., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Htoo, J. K., Liao, S. 2018. The compensatorily-gained pigs resulted from feeding a methionine-deficient diet had more fat and less lean body mass. Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition 6:e6.

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2018

Sun, Y., Liu, J., Ye, G. P., Gan, F., Hamid, M., Liao, S., Huang, K. 2018. Protective effects of zymosan on heat stress-induced immunosuppression and apoptosis in dairy cows and primary cultured lymphocytes. Cell Stress Chaperones 23:e1-e10.

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2017

Wang, T., Feugang, J., Crenshaw, M. A., Regmi, N., Blanton, J. R., Liao, S. 2017. A Systems Biology Approach Using Transcriptomic Data Reveals Genes and Pathways in Porcine Skeletal Muscle Affected by Dietary Lysine. International journal of molecular sciences 18(4).

2017

Liao, S., Nyachoti, C. M. 2017. Using probiotics to improve swine gut health and nutrient utilization. Animal Nutrition

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2017

Durfey, C. L., Devost-Burnett, D. D., Liao, S., Steadman, C. S., Crenshaw, M. A., Clemente, H. J., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L., Feugang, J. 2017. Nanotechnology-based selection of boar spermatozoa: growth development and health assessments of produced offspring. Livestock Science 205:137-142.

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2017

Williams, T., Rude, B. J., Liao, S., Mochal, C. A., Nicodemus, M. C. 2017. Effects of feeding fat on nutrient digestion in cannulated ponies fed a forage diet. Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Veterinary Science 1(3):1-5.

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2016

Regmi, N., Wang, T., Crenshaw, M. A., Rude, B. J., Wu, G., Liao, S. 2016. Effect of dietary lysine on blood plasma free amino acid profile of late-stage finishing pigs. SpringerPlus 5:888 (1-9).

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2016

Ye, G., Liu, J., Liu, Y., Chen, X., Liao, S., Huang, D., Huang, K. 2016. Feeding glycerol-enriched yeast culture improves lactation performance, energy status, and hepatic gluconeogenic enzyme expression of dairy cows during the transition period. J. Anim. Sci. 94:2441–2450.

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2015

Feugang, J., Liao, S., Crenshaw, M. A., Clemente, H., Willard, S. T., Ryan, P. L. 2015. Lectin-functionalized magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for reproductive improvement. Journal of Fertilization: In Vitro 3(2):145.

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2015

Lv, C. H., Wang, T., Regmi, N., Huang, K., Liao, S. F. 2015. Effects of dietary supplementation of selenium-enriched probiotics on production performance and intestinal microflora of weanling piglets raised under high ambient temperature. J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 99:1161–1171.

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2015

Liao, S., Boloing, J. A., Matthews, J. A. 2015. Gene expression profiling indicates an increased capacity for proline, serine, and ATP synthesis, and mitochondrial mass, by the liver of steers grazing high vs. low endophyte-infected tall fescue. J. Anim. Sci. 93:5659–5671.

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2015

Miles, E. D., McBride, B. W., Liao, S. F., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2015. Glutamine synthetase (GS) and alanine transaminase expression are decreased in livers of aged vs. young beef cows and GS can be up-regulated by 17β-estradiol implants. Journal of Animal Science 93(9):4500–4509.

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2015

Wang, T., Crenshaw, M. A., Regmi, N., Armstrong, T., Blanton, J. R., Liao, S. 2015. Effect of dietary lysine fed to pigs at late finishing stage on market-value associated carcass characteristics. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 14(8):232-236.

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2015

Liao, S., Wang, T., Regmi, N. 2015. Lysine nutrition in swine and the related monogastric animals: muscle protein biosynthesis and beyond. SpringerPlus 4:147 (1-12).

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2014

Liu, J., Ye, G., Liu, Y., Zhao, L., Liu, Y., Chen, X., Huang, D., Liao, S. 2014. Feeding glycerol-enriched yeast culture improves performance, energy status, and heat shock protein gene expression of lactating Holstein cow under heat stress. J. Anim. Sci. 92:2491-2502.

2014

Gan, F., Chen, X., Lv, C., Ren, ., Ye, G., Pan, C., Shi, J., Shi, X., Zhou, H., Huang, K. 2014. Selenium-enriched probiotics improve antioxidant status, immune function, and selenoprotein gene expression of piglets raised under high ambient temperature. J. Agric. Food Chem. 62:4502-4508.

2012

Ibrahim, H. A., Zhu, Y., Wu, C., Lu, C., Ezekwe, M. O., Liao, S., Huang, K. 2012. Selenium-enriched probiotics improves murine male fertility compromised by high fat diet. Biological trace element research 147(1-3):251-60.

2011

Xue, Y., Liao, S., Strickland, J. R., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2011. Bovine neuronal vesicular glutamate transporter activity is inhibited by ergovaline and other ergopeptines. Journal of dairy science 94(7):3331-41.

2011

Liao, S., Monegue, J. S., Lindemann, M. D., Cromwell, G. L., Matthews, J. C. 2011. Dietary supplementation of boron differentially alters expression of borate transporter (NaBCl) mRNA by jejunum and kidney of growing pigs. Biological trace element research 143(2):901-12.

2011

Liao, S., Brown, K. R., Stromberg, A. J., Burris, W. R., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2011. Dietary supplementation of selenium in inorganic and organic forms differentially and commonly alters blood and liver selenium concentrations and liver gene expression profiles of growing beef heifers. Biological trace element research 140(2):151-69.

2011

Pan, C., Zhao, Y., Liao, S., Chen, F., Qin, S., Wu, X., Zhou, H., Huang, K. 2011. Effect of selenium-enriched probiotics on laying performance, egg quality, egg selenium content, and egg glutathione peroxidase activity. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry 59(21):11424-31.

2010

Xue, Y., Liao, S., Son, K. W., Greenwood, S. L., McBride, B. W., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2010. Metabolic acidosis in sheep alters expression of renal and skeletal muscle amino acid enzymes and transporters. Journal of animal science 88(2):707-17.

2010

Liao, S., Harmon, D. L., Vanzant, E. S., McLeod, K. R., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2010. The small intestinal epithelia of beef steers differentially express sugar transporter messenger ribonucleic acid in response to abomasal versus ruminal infusion of starch hydrolysate. Journal of animal science 88(1):306-14.

2009

Liao, S., Vanzant, E. S., Harmon, D. L., McLeod, K. R., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2009. Ruminal and abomasal starch hydrolysate infusions selectively decrease the expression of cationic amino acid transporter mRNA by small intestinal epithelia of forage-fed beef steers. Journal of dairy science 92(3):1124-35.

2008

Liao, S., Alman, M. J., Vanzant, E. S., Miles, E. D., Harmon, D. L., McLeod, K. R., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2008. Basal expression of nucleoside transporter mRNA differs among small intestinal epithelia of beef steers and is differentially altered by ruminal or abomasal infusion of starch hydrolysate. Journal of dairy science 91(4):1570-84.

2008

Liao, S., Vanzant, E. S., Boling, J. A., Matthews, J. C. 2008. Identification and expression pattern of cationic amino acid transporter-1 mRNA in small intestinal epithelia of Angus steers at four production stages. Journal of animal science 86(3):620-31.

2007

Htoo, J. K., Sauer, W. C., Zhang, Y., Cervantes, M., Liao, S., Araiza, B. A., Morales, A., Torrentera, N. 2007. The effect of feeding low-phytate barley-soybean meal diets differing in protein content to growing pigs on the excretion of phosphorus and nitrogen. Journal of animal science 85(3):700-5.

2005

Liao, S., Kies, A. K., Sauer, W. C., Zhang, Y. C., Cervantes, M., He, J. M. 2005. Effect of phytase supplementation to a low- and a high-phytate diet for growing pigs on the digestibilities of crude protein, amino acids, and energy. Journal of animal science 83(9):2130-6.

2005

Liao, S., Sauer, W. C., Kies, A. K., Zhang, Y. C., Cervantes, M., He, J. M. 2005. Effect of phytase supplementation to diets for weanling pigs on the digestibilities of crude protein, amino acids, and energy. Journal of animal science 83(3):625-33.

1997

Healey, M. C., Yang, S., Du , C., Liao, S. 1997. Bovine fallopian tube epithelial cells, adult C57BL/6 mice, and non-neonatal pigs as models for cryptosporidiosis. The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology 44(6):64S-65S.

Extension Publications

Year Publications

Awards & Honors

    Society Memberships

    • American Society for Nutrition
    • American Society of Animal Science
    • Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society