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Scopus Author ID: 57212649627

Keywords

Animal reproduction; Fetal growth restriction; Heat stress; Skeletal muscle, Placental insufficiency; Animal nutrition; Pigs; Sheep; Bioinformatics

Countries

Australia, United States

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Employment (2)

University of Arizona: Tucson, Arizona, US

2023-06 to present | Postdoctoral fellow (School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences)
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Weicheng Zhao

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2018-02 to 2018-09 | Animal Research Assistant (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences)
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Weicheng Zhao

Education and qualifications (3)

The University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2018-10 to 2023-03 | PhD candidate (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences)
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Weicheng Zhao

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2016-02 to 2017-12 | Master of Agricultural Sciences (Animal Science) (Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences)
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Weicheng Zhao

Sichuan Agricultural University: Yaan, Sichuan, CN

2011-09 to 2015-06 | Bachelor of Agricultural Science (College of Animal Science and Technology)
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Weicheng Zhao

Funding (2)

Melbourne Research Scholarship

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University of Melbourne (Melbourne, VIC, AU)
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Weicheng Zhao

Postgraduate Research Scholarship

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Australian Pork Limited (Canberra, AU)
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Weicheng Zhao

Works (11)

Decreased Pyruvate but Not Fatty Acid Driven Mitochondrial Respiration in Skeletal Muscle of Growth Restricted Fetal Sheep

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-10-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115760
Contributors: Weicheng Zhao; Amy C. Kelly; Rosa I. Luna-Ramirez; Christopher A. Bidwell; Miranda J. Anderson; Sean W. Limesand
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Using Recombinant Superoxide Dismutase to Control Oxidative Stress in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Cyclic Heat-Stressed Pigs

Animals
2023-08-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ani13162681
Contributors: Hieu Huu Le; Weicheng Zhao; John Barton Furness; Majid Shakeri; Kristy DiGiacomo; Eugeni Roura; David Renaudeau; Nicolas Kurt Gabler; Brian Joseph Leury; Frank Rowland Dunshea et al.
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Gestational heat stress alters skeletal muscle gene expression profiles and vascularity in fetal pigs in a sexually dimorphic manner

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
2022-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40104-022-00730-2
Contributors: Weicheng Zhao; Mark P. Green; Christina D. Marth; Fan Liu; Hieu H. Le; Gordon S. Lynch; Alan W. Bell; Brian J. Leury; Frank R. Dunshea; Jeremy J. Cottrell
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Heat stress of gilts around farrowing causes oxygen insufficiency in the umbilical cord and reduces piglet survival

animal
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100668
Part of ISSN: 1751-7311
Contributors: W. Zhao; O. Artaiz; Y. Iqbal; H.H. Le; K. DiGiacomo; B.J. Leury; L.J. Fothergill; J.B. Furness; F. Liu; M.P. Green et al.
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Weicheng Zhao

Review: What have we learned about the effects of heat stress on the pig industry?

Animal
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2021.100349
Part of ISSN: 1751-7311
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Weicheng Zhao
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Compensatory feeding during early gestation for sows with a high weight loss after a summer lactation increased piglet birth weight but reduced litter size

Journal of Animal Science
2021-09-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1093/jas/skab228
Contributors: Fan Liu; Casie J Braden; Robert J Smits; Jessica R Craig; David J Henman; Chris J Brewster; Rebecca S Morrison; Rebecca Z Athorn; Brian J Leury; Weicheng Zhao et al.
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Maternal Heat Stress Alters Expression of Genes Associated with Nutrient Transport Activity and Metabolism in Female Placentae from Mid-Gestating Pigs

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2021-04-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084147
Contributors: Weicheng Zhao; Fan Liu; Christina D. Marth; Mark P. Green; Hieu H. Le; Brian J. Leury; Alan W. Bell; Frank R. Dunshea; Jeremy J. Cottrell
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Controlled elevated temperatures during early-mid gestation cause placental insufficiency and implications for fetal growth in pregnant pigs

Scientific Reports
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77647-1
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
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Weicheng Zhao
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The Greater Proportion of Born-Light Progeny from Sows Mated in Summer Contributes to Increased Carcass Fatness Observed in Spring

Animals
2020-11-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ani10112080
Contributors: Fan Liu; Erin M. Ford; Rebecca S. Morrison; Chris J. Brewster; David J. Henman; Robert J. Smits; Weicheng Zhao; Jeremy J. Cottrell; Brian J. Leury; Frank R. Dunshea et al.
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Betaine and Isoquinoline Alkaloids Protect against Heat Stress and Colonic Permeability in Growing Pigs

Antioxidants
2020-10-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/antiox9101024
Part of ISSN: 2076-3921
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Dietary Betaine Improves Intestinal Barrier Function and Ameliorates the Impact of Heat Stress in Multiple Vital Organs as Measured by Evans Blue Dye in Broiler Chickens

Animals
2019-12-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ani10010038
Part of ISSN: 2076-2615
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Weicheng Zhao
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Peer review (20 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Animal Bioscience (Online) (3)
Review activity for Animal production science. (2)
Review activity for Animals. (5)
Review activity for BMC genomics (2)
Review activity for Frontiers in bioscience. (3)
Review activity for International journal of molecular sciences. (3)
Review activity for Journal of developmental origins of health and disease. (1)
Review activity for Metabolomics. (1)
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