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Overview

Peiqiang Yu is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and has focused research efforts primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field.

Their body of work encompasses several subfields including:

  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Analytical Chemistry

Yu's main research topics cover:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Phytase and its Applications
  • Food composition and properties
  • Agricultural pest management studies
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

The frequent venues for Yu's publications include:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Canadian Journal of Animal Science
  • Animal Bioscience

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Yu include:

  • "X-ray fluorescence application in food, feed, and agricultural science: a critical review" (2020) - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • "Future directions of animal feed technology research to meet the challenges of a changing world" (2020) - Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • "Effect of heat processing methods on the protein molecular structure, physicochemical, and nutritional characteristics of faba bean (low and normal tannin) grown in western Canada" (2020) - Animal Feed Science and Technology
  • "Recent advances on type A trichothecenes in food and feed: Analysis, prevalence, toxicity, and decontamination techniques" (2020) - Food Control
  • "Effects of dry yeast supplementation on growth performance, rumen fermentation characteristics, slaughter performance and microbial communities in beef cattle" (2021) - Animal Biotechnology

Frequent collaborators over the course of Yu's research career include:

  • María E. Rodríguez Espinosa
  • Xin Feng
  • Víctor H. Guevara-Oquendo
  • Wei-xian Zhang
  • Luciana L. Prates

Best Publications

  • Nutritive value of maize silage in relation to dairy cow performance and milk quality

    Nazir A Khan;Nazir A Khan;Nazir A Khan;Peiqiang Yu;Mubarak Ali;John W Cone

  • Protein secondary structures (α-helix and β-sheet) at a cellular level and protein fractions in relation to rumen degradation behaviours of protein: a new approach

    Peiqiang Yu

  • Nutrient variation and availability of wheat DDGS, corn DDGS and blend DDGS from bioethanol plants

    Waldo G. Nuez Ortín;Peiqiang Yu

  • Effects of Alfalfa Particle Size and Specific Gravity on Chewing Activity, Digestibility, and Performance of Holstein Dairy Cows

    A. Teimouri Yansari;R. Valizadeh;A. Naserian;D.A. Christensen

  • Application of advanced synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared (SR-FTIR) microspectroscopy to animal nutrition and feed science: a novel approach.

    P. Yu

  • Heat-induced protein structure and subfractions in relation to protein degradation kinetics and intestinal availability in dairy cattle.

    K. Doiron;P. Yu;J.J. McKinnon;D.A. Christensen

  • Applications of hierarchical cluster analysis (CLA) and principal component analysis (PCA) in feed structure and feed molecular chemistry research, using synchrotron-based Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy.

    Peiqiang Yu

  • Using the NRC-2001 model and the DVE/OEB system to evaluate nutritive values of Harrington (malting-type) and Valier (feed-type) barley for ruminants

    P Yu;J.A Meier;D.A Christensen;B.G Rossnagel

  • Using Synchrotron-Based FTIR Microspectroscopy To Reveal Chemical Features of Feather Protein Secondary Structure: Comparison with Other Feed Protein Sources

    Peiqiang Yu;John J. Mckinnon;Colleen R. Christensen;David A. Christensen

  • Dry and moist heating-induced changes in protein molecular structure, protein subfraction, and nutrient profiles in soybeans

    Samadi;P. Yu

  • Comparison of grating-based near-infrared (NIR) and Fourier transform mid-infrared (ATR-FT/MIR) spectroscopy based on spectral preprocessing and wavelength selection for the determination of crude protein and moisture content in wheat

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  • An analysis of the nutritive value of heat processed legume seeds for animal production using the DVE/OEB model: a review

    P. Yu;J.O. Goelema;B.J. Leury;S. Tamminga

  • Comparison of the National Research Council-2001 model with the Dutch system (DVE/OEB) in the prediction of nutrient supply to dairy cows from forages.

    P. Yu;D.A. Christensen;J.J. McKinnon

  • Relationship of protein molecular structure to metabolisable proteins in different types of dried distillers grains with solubles: a novel approach.

    Peiqiang Yu;Waldo G. Nuez-Ortín

  • Effect of variety and maturity stage on chemical composition, carbohydrate and protein subfractions, in vitro rumen degradability and energy values of timothy and alfalfa

    P. Yu;D.A. Christensen;J.J. McKinnon;J.D. Markert

  • Synchrotron IR microspectroscopy for protein structure analysis: Potential and questions

    Peiqiang Yu

  • Using the DVE/OEB model to determine optimal conditions of pressure toasting on horse beans (Vicia faba) for the dairy feed industry.

    P Yu;J.O Goelema;S Tamminga

  • Mycotoxin contamination of food and feed in China: Occurrence, detection techniques, toxicological effects and advances in mitigation technologies

    Haitao Shi;Shengli Li;Yueyu Bai;Luciana L. Prates

  • Moist and dry heating-induced changes in protein molecular structure, protein subfractions, and nutrient profiles in camelina seeds.

    Quanhui Peng;Nazir A. Khan;Zhisheng Wang;Peiqiang Yu;Peiqiang Yu

  • Application Potential of ATR-FT/IR Molecular Spectroscopy in Animal Nutrition: Revelation of Protein Molecular Structures of Canola Meal and Presscake, As Affected by Heat-Processing Methods, in Relationship with Their Protein Digestive Behavior and Utilization for Dairy Cattle.

    Katerina Theodoridou;Peiqiang Yu

  • Improving the nutritional value of oat hulls for ruminant animals with pretreatment of a multienzyme cocktail: in vitro studies.

    P. Yu;J. J. McKinnon;David A. Christensen

  • Estimation of ruminal and intestinal digestion profiles, hourly effective degradation ratio and potential N to energy synchronization of co-products from bioethanol processing.

    Waldo G. Nuez-Ortín;Peiqiang Yu

  • Molecular basis of protein structure in proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin-enhanced Lc-transgenic alfalfa in relation to nutritive value using synchrotron-radiation FTIR microspectroscopy: a novel approach.

    Peiqiang Yu;Arjan Jonker;Margaret Gruber

  • Use of synchrotron FTIR microspectroscopy to identify chemical differences in barley endosperm tissue in relation to rumen degradation characteristics

    P. Yu;D. A. Christensen;C. R. Christensen;M. D. Drew

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Christensen
David A. Christensen University of Saskatchewan
John J. McKinnon
John J. McKinnon University of Saskatchewan
A. R. Egan
A. R. Egan University of Melbourne
Tim A. McAllister
Tim A. McAllister Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Brian J. Leury
Brian J. Leury University of Melbourne
Abbas Ali Naserian
Abbas Ali Naserian Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Margaret Y. Gruber
Margaret Y. Gruber Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
Wouter H. Hendriks
Wouter H. Hendriks Wageningen University & Research
Seerp Tamminga
Seerp Tamminga Wageningen University & Research
Brian G. Rossnagel
Brian G. Rossnagel University of Saskatchewan

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