Paul Cheng

Development of Thresholds to Predict Grazing Behaviour of Dairy Cows from Motion Sensor Data and Application in a Pasture-Based Automatic Milking System

Brendan Cullen, Zelin Li, Saranika Talukder, Long Cheng, Ellen C Jongman

Journal article  |  2023  |  Dairy

The monitoring and measurement of animal behaviour may be valuable for improving animal production and welfare. This study was des..

Inulin and Chinese Gallotannin Affect Meat Quality and Lipid Metabolism on Hu Sheep

Zhaohua He, Long Cheng, Shaobin Li, Qiaoling Liu, Xue Liang, Jiang Hu, Jiqing Wang, Xiu Liu, Fangfang Zhao

Journal article  |  2023  |  ANIMALS

The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of inulin and Chinese gallotannin on the meat fatty acids and urinary metabol..

Effects of Dietary Nonfibrous Carbohydrate/Neutral Detergent Fiber Ratio on Methanogenic Archaea and Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria in the Rumen of Karakul Sheep: a 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Study

Tiantian Bai, Xuanxuan Pu, Xuefeng Guo, Junfeng Liu, Linbo Zhao, Xiuping Zhang, Sujiang Zhang, Long Cheng

Journal article  |  2022  |  APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary nonfibrous carbohydrate (NFC)/neutral detergent fiber (NDF) ratio on..

Supplementation of graded levels of rumen-protected choline to a pelleted total mixed ration did not improve the growth and slaughter performance of fattening lambs

Qin Huo, Xuezhao Sun, Tingting Wu, Zelin Li, Arjan Jonker, Peihua You, Rongquan Li, Jianping Li, Wannian Tian, Changsheng Li, Chunqing Wang, Yuhua He, Innocent Rugoho, Long Cheng, Meng You

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Choline is an essential nutrient in ruminant diets, which contributes to the fundamental biological functions of the animal. Howev..

Silage Mixtures of Alfalfa with Sweet Sorghum Alter Blood and Rumen Physiological Status and Rumen Microbiota of Karakul Lambs

Jiao Wang, Long Cheng, Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Hassan Khanaki, Imtiaz HR Abbasi, Yi Ma, Farzana Abbasi, Xuefeng Guo, Sujiang Zhang

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANIMALS

The study investigated the effects of feeding mixtures of alfalfa (AF) and sweet sorghum (SS) at different ratios of silages in te..

Relationship Between Nitrogen Isotopic Discrimination and the Proportion of Dietary Nitrogen Excreted in Urine by Sheep Offered Different Levels of Dietary Non-Protein Nitrogen

Hassan Khanaki, Richard J Dewhurst, Brian J Leury, Gonzalo Cantalapiedra-Hijar, Long Cheng

Journal article  |  2022  |  Frontiers in Animal Science

Urinary nitrogen (N) excretion (UN) as a proportion of N intake (NI; UN/NI) is a major determinant of N excretion from ruminants a..

A Review: Plant Carbohydrate Types-The Potential Impact on Ruminant Methane Emissions

Xuezhao Sun, Long Cheng, Arjan Jonker, Sineka Munidasa, David Pacheco

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

Carbohydrates are the major component of most ruminant feeds. The digestion of carbohydrates in the rumen provides energy to the r..

Different heat treatments and sealing effect on the nutritive value of Lucerne hay

MSR Shishir, K Plessis-Fraissard, G Brodie, BR Cullen, L Cheng

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF MICROWAVE POWER AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY

This study investigated the comparative effects of conventional hot-air oven heating (CHO), microwave heating (MW) and sealing eff..

128. Estimation of In Vitro Ammonia Emissions from Stored Sheep Manure using Nitrogen Isotopic Fractionation

H Khanaki, R Dewhurst, B Leury, SY Song, L Cheng

Journal article  |  2022  |  Animal - science proceedings

Effect of Grape Marc Added Diet on Live Weight Gain, Blood Parameters, Nitrogen Excretion, and Behaviour of Sheep

Huichu Wu, Pangzhen Zhang, Fan Zhang, Md Safiqur Rahaman Shishir, Surinder S Chauhan, Innocent Rugoho, Hafiz Suleria, Guangyong Zhao, Brendan Cullen, Long Cheng

Journal article  |  2022  |  ANIMALS

A 39-day field experiment was conducted to assess the effect of grape marc (GM) feeding on sheep productivity, health, and environ..