Dr. Shengfa F. Liao

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.