Chen, Tianyu

Tianyu Chen is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Animal Nutrition and Feed Science at the State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, International Calf and Heifer Organization, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University. He will be based at ETH Zurich until March 2026. His doctoral research focuses on calf intestinal health and feed efficiency, mining biomarkers that can improve early intestinal health and feed efficiency of calves from the perspective of gastrointestinal microorganisms, and verifying them at the tissue and cell levels. During his time at ETH, he will further explore how to improve the feed efficiency of cows through diet improvement and investigate the mechanisms of feed efficiency from the perspective of gastrointestinal microorganisms and host metabolism.

Publications:

Chen T, Liu S, Zhang S, Song H, Zhuang Y, Ma J, Xiao J, Wang J, Ma Y, Wang Y, Wang W, Li S, Cao Z. Initial diet shapes resistance-gene composition and fecal microbiome dynamics in young ruminants during nursing. Sci Total Environ. 2024 May 20;926:172103. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172103. Epub 2024 Mar 29. PMID: 38556024.

Chen, T.; Xiao, J.; Li, T.; Ma, J.; Alugongo, G.M.; Khan, M.Z.; Liu, S.; Wang, W.; Wang, Y.; Li, S.; et al. Effect of the Initial Time of Providing Oat Hay on Performance, Health, Behavior and Rumen Fermentation in Holstein Female Calves. Agriculture 2021, 11, 862. external page https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090862

Xiao J, Chen T, Peng R, Alugongo GM, Yang H, Liu S, Ma Y, Wang J, Li S, Cao Z. How neonatal diet affects the long-term development of rumination behavior, rumen fermentation and feed digestion in dairy calves fed a high milk level? Anim Nutr. 2023 Dec 30;16:326-337. doi: 10.1016/j.aninu.2023.12.003. PMID: 38362513; PMCID: PMC10867562.

Xiao J, Chen T, Peng R, Alugongo GM, Yang H, Khan MZ, Liu S, Ma Y, Wang J, Wang W, Wang Y, Li S, Cao Z. The age at first consumption of forage in calves and its effect on growth and rumination in the short- and long-term. J Anim Sci Biotechnol. 2023 Jul 24;14(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s40104-023-00885-6. PMID: 37482622; PMCID: PMC10364370.

Xiao J, Chen T, Alugongo GM, Khan MZ, Li T, Ma J, Liu S, Wang W, Wang Y, Li S, Cao Z. Effect of the Length of Oat Hay on Growth Performance, Health Status, Behavior Parameters and Rumen Fermentation of Holstein Female Calves. Metabolites. 2021 Dec 20;11(12):890. doi: 10.3390/metabo11120890. PMID: 34940648; PMCID: PMC8703666.