J. Xiao

China Agricultural University

Research Areas

• Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
• Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
• Animal health and immunology
• Gut microbiota and health
• Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock

Health Outcomes Studied

• Improved Bowel Movement Frequency
• Improved Gut Microbiota
• Improved Insulin Levels
• Improved Insulin Sensitivity
• Increased Bifidobacteria Levels
• Increased Fecal Bifidobacteria Levels
• Increased Fecal Butyrate Levels
• Increased HDL Cholesterol Levels
• Increased Intestinal Bifidobacteria Levels
• Increased Serum Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Levels
• Reduced Diarrhea Rate
• Reduced Low-Density Lipoprotein Level
• Reduced Total Cholesterol Levels
• Reduced Visceral Fat

Papers (28)

• 2025Primary author
  Effects of forage feeding to calves on performance, rumen fermentation, and nutrient digestibility: A meta-analysis.10.3168/jds.2024-24917
• 2025Primary author
  Comprehensive Evaluation of Forage Provision on the Serum Biochemical Indicators, Behavior and Health of Dairy Calves.10.1021/acs.jafc.4c11356
• 2021
  Colonization of Supplemented Bifidobacterium breve M-16V in Low Birth Weight Infants and Its Effects on Their Gut Microbiota Weeks Post-administration10.3389/fmicb.2021.610080
• 2020
  Heat-Killed Bifidobacterium breve B-3 Enhances Muscle Functions: Possible Involvement of Increases in Muscle Mass and Mitochondrial Biogenesis10.3390/nu12010219
• 2019
  Exploring the Science behind Bifidobacterium breve M-16V in Infant Health10.3390/nu11081724
• 2019
  Varied Pathways of Infant Gut-Associated Bifidobacterium to Assimilate Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Prevalence of the Gene Set and Its Correlation with Bifidobacteria-Rich Microbiota Formation10.3390/nu12010071
• 2019
  Bifidobacterium infantis M-63 improves mental health in victims with irritable bowel syndrome developed after a major flood disaster.10.3920/BM2018.0008
• 2018
  Orally administered heat-killed Lactobacillus paracasei MCC1849 enhances antigen-specific IgA secretion and induces follicular helper T cells in mice10.1371/journal.pone.0199018
• 2018
  Genomic diversity and distribution of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum across the human lifespan10.1038/s41598-017-18391-x
• 2018
  Effects of Bifidobacterium breve B-3 on body fat reductions in pre-obese adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial10.12938/bmfh.18-001
• 2017
  Effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products on dairy calves: Performance and health.10.3168/jds.2016-11399
• 2016
  Bifidobacterium breve prevents necrotising enterocolitis by suppressing inflammatory responses in a preterm rat model.10.3920/BM2015.0035
• 2016
  Effect of repeated oral administration of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on apomorphine-induced rearing behavior in mice10.12938/bmfh.2016-004
• 2015
  Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum alters gut luminal metabolism through modification of the gut microbial community10.1038/srep13548
• 2015
  The effects of non-viable Lactobacillus on immune function in the elderly: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study10.3109/09637486.2015.1126564
• 2015
  Oral administration of Bifidobacterium breve B-3 modifies metabolic functions in adults with obese tendencies in a randomised controlled trial10.1017/jns.2015.5
• 2015
  Effects of bifidobacterial supplementation to pregnant women and infants in the prevention of allergy development in infants and on fecal microbiota.10.2332/allergolint.13-OA-0683
• 2013
  Modulatory effects of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on defecation in elderly patients receiving enteral feeding.10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2162
• 2012
  Effect of the oral intake of yogurt containing Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on the cell numbers of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in microbiota.10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.11.004
• 2012
  Clinical effects of probiotic Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on immune function and intestinal microbiota in elderly patients receiving enteral tube feeding.10.1177/0148607112467819
• 2011
  Oral administration of Bifidobacterium longum ameliorates influenza virus infection in mice.10.1248/BPB.34.1352
• 2011
  Improved viability of bifidobacteria in fermented milk by cocultivation with Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis.10.3168/jds.2010-3286
• 2010
  Antiobesity Effects of Bifidobacterium breve Strain B-3 Supplementation in a Mouse Model with High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity10.1271/bbb.100267
• 2009
  Suppressive effects of bifidobacterium breve strain M-16V on T-helper type 2 immune responses in a murine model.10.1248/BPB.32.760
• 2009
  Suppressive effects of Bifidobacterium longum on the production of Th2-attracting chemokines induced with T cell-antigen-presenting cell interactions.10.1111/j.1574-695X.2008.00510.x
• 2007Primary author
  Clinical efficacy of probiotic Bifidobacterium longum for the treatment of symptoms of Japanese cedar pollen allergy in subjects evaluated in an environmental exposure unit.10.2332/ALLERGOLINT.O-06-455
• 2007
  Influence of Bifidobacterium longum BB536 intake on faecal microbiota in individuals with Japanese cedar pollinosis during the pollen season.10.1099/JMM.0.47306-0
• 2003Primary author
  Effects of milk products fermented by Bifidobacterium longum on blood lipids in rats and healthy adult male volunteers.10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(03)73839-9