Junpeng Yao

Junpeng Yao

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Animal and Veterinary Science

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Genome mapping in Bovidae. Projects include:

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci (QTL) in cattle for meat quality, particularly fat and muscle metabolic traits.
  • Isolation and characterisation of genes involved in ruminant lipid metabolism and deposition.
  • Development of molecular marker techniques for livestock applications.

Genetics of lipid metabolism in cattle. Projects include:

  • Delineation of carotenoid uptake and deposition in bovine adipose tissue.
  • Elucidation of genetics controlling intramuscular fat variation in cattle breeds.

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2021 Kong, F., Abouel Azm, F. R., Wang, X., Zhu, Y., Yu, H., Yao, J., . . . Tan, Q. (2021). Effects of replacement of dietary cottonseed meal by distiller’s dried grains with solubles on growth performance, muscle texture, health and expression of muscle-related genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Aquaculture Nutrition, 27(4), 1255-1266.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS7
    2021 Abouel Azm, F. R., Kong, F., Tan, Q., Zhu, Y., Yu, H., Yao, J., & Luo, Z. (2021). Effects of replacement of dietary rapeseed meal by distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on growth performance, muscle texture, health and expression of muscle-related genes in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Aquaculture, 533, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS21
    2021 Yao, J., Du, H., Zhou, H., Leng, X., Wu, J., He, S., . . . Tan, Q. (2021). Molecular characterization and expression profiles of six genes involved in vitellogenic deposition and hydrolysis of Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) suggesting their transcriptional regulation on ovarian development. Theriogenology, 162, 59-66.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1
    2020 Yao, J., Hu, P., Zhu, Y., Xu, Y., Tan, Q., & Liang, X. (2020). Lipid-Lowering Effects of Lotus Leaf Alcoholic Extract on Serum, Hepatopancreas, and Muscle of Juvenile Grass Carp via Gene Expression. Frontiers in Physiology, 11, 13 pages.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC2
    2019 Chen, J., Zhang, D., Tan, Q., Zhou, H., & Yao, J. (2019). Growth performance, intestinal morphology, hepatopancreatic antioxidant capacity and growth-related gene mRNA expressions of juvenile grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) as affected by graded levels of dietary arginine. Aquaculture Nutrition, 25(5), 1124-1134.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS8
    2019 Zhu, Y., Hu, P., Yao, J., Xu, D., Xu, Y., & Tan, Q. (2019). Optimal dietary alcoholic extract of lotus leaf improved growth performance and health status of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 93, 1-7.
    DOI Scopus13 WoS14 Europe PMC2
    2019 Zhu, Y., Tan, Q., Zhang, L., Yao, J., Zhou, H., Hu, P., . . . Liu, H. (2019). The migration of docosahexenoic acid (DHA) to the developing ovary of female zebrafish (Danio rerio). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 233, 97-105.
    DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC4
    2019 Xu, Y., Tan, Q., Hu, P., & Yao, J. (2019). Characterization and expression analysis of FGF6 (fibroblast growth factor 6) genes of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) reveal their regulation on muscle growth. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 45(5), 1649-1662.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC5
    2019 Xu, Y., Tan, Q., Kong, F., Yu, H., Zhu, Y., Yao, J., & Abouel Azm, F. R. (2019). Fish growth in response to different feeding regimes and the related molecular mechanism on the changes in skeletal muscle growth in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Aquaculture, 512, 9 pages.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS17
    2018 Du, H., Yao, J., Zhou, H., Leng, X., Wu, J., He, S., . . . Tan, Q. (2018). Optimal dietary lipid level promoted ovary development of Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) broodstocks. Aquaculture, 495, 288-294.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS12
  • J.S. Davies Bequest
  • Adelaide PhD scholarship
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