Research Interests:
Forage utilization, ruminant amino acid nutrition, development and regulation of rumen microorganism, development of feed additives in ruminants.

As Collaborator：
2006.12-2010.12  Main Direction Program of Knowledge Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences “Research on key technique of modern healthy cultivation of livestock and poultry and circulation mode of ecological economy of husbandry”（Kscx2-Yw-N-022）。
2006.12-2010.12  Main Direction Program of Knowledge Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences “Research and development of cultivation technique for efficient and safety animal production”（KSCX2-YW-N-49）。
2006.1-2008.12  Project from National Natural Science Foundation of China “Study on transport capacity of red blood cell and plasma of goat which regulated by dietary restricted amino acid”(30571352)。
2007.1-2009.12  Project from National Natural Science Foundation of China “Effects of electrochemistry factors on the express and function of key transport protein in rumen epithelial cell”（30600436）。
2006.1-2008.12 Project from the outstanding youth fund project of Hunan province “Study on the metabolism kinetics rules of ammonia and urea in ruminants”（05JJ10004）
2011.1-2015.12 International Cooperation Program “The Use of Enzymes and Nuclear Technologies to Improve the Utilization of Fibrous Feeds and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission from Goats or Cattle in China” （16315）
2011.1-2013.12 Main Direction Program of Knowledge Innovation of Chinese Academy of Sciences “Study on mechanism and regulation of mineral nutrition restriction of ruminants in Tibet”（KZCX2-YW-455）
2011.1-2013.12  Project from National Natural Science Foundation of China “Biomathematics mechanism of greenhouse gases generated in the rumen of goat”（ 31001023）
2011.1－2015.12  Project from Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences“Methane mission from gastrointestinal tract of ruminants”（XDA05020700）

1.Kefyalew Gebeyew, Chao Yang, Hui Mi, Yan Cheng, Tianxi Zhang, Fan Hu, Qiongxian Yan, Zhixiong He, Shaoxun Tang*, Zhiliang Tan. Lipid metabolism and m6A RNA methylation are altered in lambs supplemented rumen-protected methionine and lysine in a low-protein diet. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology. 2022,13:85.

2.Qiongxian Yan, Lina Tian, Wenxun Chen, Jinhe Kang, Shaoxun Tang*, Zhiliang Tan. Developmental Alterations of Colonic microRNA Profiles Imply Potential Biological Functions in Kid Goats. Animals. 2022, 12: 1533.

3.Lingyuan yang, Lingmei Zhang，Peihua Zhang, Yuli Zhou, Xingguo Huang, Qiongxian Yan, Zhiliang Tan, Shaoxun Tang*, Fachun Wan*. Alterations in nutrient digestibility and performance of heat-stressed dairy cows by dietary L-theanine supplementation. Animal Nutrition. 2022, (已接受)

4.Shaoxun Tang, Yao He, Peihua Zhang, Jinhe Kang, Qiongxian Yan, Xuefeng Han, Zhiliang Tan*, Hongrong Wang, Duanqin Wu, Lihuai Yu, Min Wang, Chuanshe Zhou, Jinzhen Jiao. Substitution of ramie (Boehmeria nivea) for alfalfa in improving the carcass and meat quality of Liuyang Black goats. Animal Nutrition. 2021, 7: 688-694.

5.S.X. Tang, T. Dang, Z.L. Tan, D.Q. Wu, Q.X. Yan, J.H. Kang. Effects of nonionic surfactant source and surface tension on in vitro fermentation characteristics of cereal straws. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 2021, 276: 114912.

6.Zuo Wang, Lingmei Zhang, Zhicai Li, Yuannian Yu, Lingyuan Yang, Peihua Zhang, Weijun Shen, Fachun Wan, Jianhua He, Wenjun Xiao, Dasheng Yang, Zhiliang Tan, Shaoxun Tang*. Alterations of endotoxin distribution across different biofluids and relevant inflammatory responses by supplementing L-theanine in dairy cows during heat stress. Animal Nutrition. 2021, 7:1253-1257.

7.Zuo Wang, Yuannian Yu, Xinyao Li, Hongyan Xiao, Peihua Zhang, Weijun Shen, Fachun Wan, Jianhua He, Shaoxun Tang*, Zhiliang Tan, Duanqin Wu*, Hui Yao. Fermented Soybean Meal Replacement in the Diet of Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows: Modulated Rumen Fermentation and Ruminal Microflora. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2021, 12: 625857.

8.Zuo Wang, Yuannian Yu, Weijun Shen, Zhiliang Tan, Shaoxun Tang*, Hui Yao, Jianhua He*, Fachun Wan*. Metabolomics Analysis Across Multiple Biofluids Reveals the Metabolic Responses of Lactating Holstein Dairy Cows to Fermented Soybean Meal Replacement. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2022, 9:812373.

9.T. Ran S. X. Tang# X. Yu, Z. P. Hou, F. J. Hou, K. A. Beauchemin, W. Z. Yang, D. Q. Wu*. Diets varying in ratio of sweet sorghum silage to corn silage for lactating dairy cows: Feed intake, milk production, blood biochemistry, ruminal fermentation, and ruminal microbial community. Journal of Dairy Science. 2021, 104(12): 12600-12615.

10.Z. Wang, X.Y. Li, Y.N. Yu, L.Y. Yang, P.H. Zhang, J.H. He, W.J. Shen, Z.L. Tan, B.L. Feng, S.X. Tang*. Enhancing dietary cation-anion difference reshaped the distribution of endotoxin across different biofluids and influenced inflammatory response in dairy cows exposed to heat stress. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 2020, 262:114444.

11.S.X. Tang, Y. He, P.H. Zhang, J.Z. Jiao, X.F. Han, Q.X. Yan, Z.L. Tan, H.R. Wang, D.Q. Wu, L.H. Yu, M. Wang, C.S. Zhou, J.H. Kang. Nutrient digestion, rumen fermentation and performance as ramie (Boehmeria nivea) is increased in the diets of goats. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 2019, 247: 15-22.

12.Yong Liu, Cristian R. Munteanu, Carlos Fernandez-Lozano, Alejandro Pazos, Tao Ran, Zhiliang Tan, Yizun Yu, Chuanshe Zhou, Shaoxun Tang*，Humberto González-Díaz. Experimental Study and ANN Dual-Time Scale Perturbation Model of Electrokinetic Properties of Microbiota. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017, 8: 1-12.

13.Z. Wang, D.S. Yang, X.Y. Li, Y.N. Yu, L.Y. Yong, P.H. Zhang, J.H. He, W.J. Shen, F.C. Wan, B.L. Feng, Z.L. Tan, S.X. Tang*. Modulation of rumen fermentation and microbial community through increasing dietary cation–anion difference in Chinese Holstein dairy cows under heat stress conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2020, 10.1111/jam.14812

14.Yong Liu, Tao Ran, Esvieta Tenorio-Borroto, Shaoxun Tang*, Alejandro Pazos, Zhiliang Tan, Humberto González-Díaz*. Experimental and chemometric studies of cell membrane permeability. Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems. 2016, 154(15): 1-6.

15.F. M. Abo-Donia, L.Y. Yang, A. N. Hristov, M. Wang, S.X. Tang*, C.S. Zhou, X.F. Han, J.H. Kang, Z.L. Tan, Z.X. He. Effects of tannins on the fatty acid profiles of rumen fluids and milk from lactating goats fed a total mixed ration containing rapeseed oil. Livestock Science. 2017, 204: 16-24.

16.Qi Lu, Jian Wu, Min Wang, Chuanshe Zhou, Xuefeng Han, Edwin Nicholas Odongo, Zhiliang Tan, Shaoxun Tang*. Effects of dietary addition of cellulase and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product on nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation and enteric methane emissions in growing goats. Archives of Animal Nutrition. 2016, 70(3): 224–238.

17.S.X. Tang, Y. Zou, M. Wang, A.Z.M. Salem, N.E. Odongo, C.S. Zhou, X.F. Han, Z.L. Tan*, M. Zhang, Y.F. Fu, S.Q. Huang, Z.X. He, J.H. Kang. Effects of Exogenous Cellulase Source on In Vitro Fermentation Characteristics and Methane Production of Crop Straws and Grasses. Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology. 2013, 13:111-126.

18.S. X. Tang, K. Q. Wang, Z. H. Cong, M. Wang, X. F. Han, C. S. Zhou, Z. L. Tan*, Z. H. Sun. Changes in chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characters of rice straw due to gamma irradiation. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. 2012, 2: 459-462.

19.Q. X. Yan#, S.X. Tang#, Z.L. Tan*, X.F. Han, C.S. Zhou, J.H. Kang, M. Wang. Regulation of type II sodium-dependent phosphate transporters in caprine parotid gland, small intestine and kidney by dietary phosphorus and protein levels. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. 2013, 11(3&4):924-930.

20.S. Tang, Z. Tan, C. Zhou, H. Jiang, Y. Jiang and L. Sheng. A comparison of in vitro fermentation characteristics of different botanical fractions of mature maize stover, Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 2006, 15: 507–517.

21.S. X. Tang, G. O. Tayo, Z. L. Tan*, Z. H. Sun, M. Wang, G. P. Ren, X. F. Han. Use of In Vitro Gas Production Technique to Investigate Interactions between Rice Straw, Wheat Straw, Maize Stover and Alfalfa or Clover. Asian-Australia Journal of Animal Science. 2008, 21(9): 1278–1285.

22.Tang Shaoxun, Tan Zhiliang*, Sun Zhihong et al. Effects of yeast culture and fibrolytic enzymes supplementation on in vitro fermentation characteristics of low-quality cereal straws. Journal of animal science. 2008, 86: 1164–1172.

23.S. X. Tang, J. Gan, L. X. Sheng, Z. L. Tan*, G. O. Tayo, Z. H. Sun, M. Wang and G. P. Ren. 2008. Morphological fractions, chemical composition and in vitro fermentation characteristics of maize stover of five genotypes. Animal. 2:12, 1772–1779.

24.S.X. Tang, L.X. Sheng, Z.L. Tan*, G.O. Tayo, H.Y. Liao, Z.H. Sun, B. Zeng, X.F. Han, C.S. Zhou and G.P. Ren. Morphological fractions and in vitro fermentation characteristics of five endosperm types maize stover harvested at two maturity stages. Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences. 2009, 18: 582–598.

25.S. X. Tang, L. X. Sheng, C. S. Zhou, Z. L. Tan*, H. Y. Liao, M. Wang, Z. H. Sun, X. F. Han and M.A. Bamikole. Effects of variety, sowing season and maturity stage on ruminal phosphorus release from whole maize stover and its morphological fractions. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 2010, 94: e49–e58

26.S. X. Tang, F. W. Li, J. Gan, M. Wang, C. S. Zhou, Z. H. Sun, X. F. Han and Z. L. Tan*. Effects of Sown Season and Maturity Stage on In vitro Fermentation and In sacco Degradation Characteristics of New Variety Maize Stover. Asian-Australia Journal of Animal Science. 2011, 24(6) : 781-790

27.Qiongxian Yan#, Shaoxun Tang#, Musibau Adungbe Bamikole, Xuefeng Han, Chuanshe Zhou, Min Wang, Zhihong Sun, Zhiliang Tan*. Influences of dietary phosphorus variation on nutrient digestion, fecal endogenous phosphorus output and plasma parameters of goats. Livestock Science. 2011, 142: 63–69.