博士，副研究员。本科和硕士就读于兰州大学，博士就读于中国科学院亚热带农业生态研究所。攻读博士期间（2018-2019）赴加拿大农业部莱斯布里奇研究中心（Lethbridge Research Centre, AAFC）学习。长期从事草食家畜碳氮营养素高效利用与甲烷减排调控、农副产物资源饲用技术研发等方面的研究工作。先后主持国家自然科学基金青年基金、科技部重点研发项目子课题、湖南省优秀博士后创新人才项目、湖湘青年英才科技创新类等项目。相关研究成果发表于Journal of Dairy Science、Journal of Animal Science、Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology、Animal Feed Science and Technology等行业内国际主流杂志，以第一作者发表10余篇，合作发表论文40余篇；授权专利1项；参编专著2部。
1. 国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目, 瘤胃内氢代谢介导的微生物蛋白合成机制与调控研究, 24万元, 结题，主持。
2. 国家重点研发计划子课题，靶向抑制瘤胃产甲烷菌活性的天然或人工合成物质筛选，155万元，在研，主持。
3. 湖南省优秀博士后创新人才项目，40万元，结题，主持。
4. 湖南省青年科技人才项目“荷尖”人才，40万元，在研，主持。
5. 2021年度中国科学院亚热带农业生态过程重点实验室开放基金项目，5万元，结题，主持。
6. 企业委托项目，肉牛日粮添加酵母培养物对瘤胃功能与机体免疫、抗氧化能力的影响研究，40万元，在研，主持。
1. Zhang X M, Chen W X, Yan Q X, et al. Low-protein diet promotes nitrogen retention efficiency via enhanced renal urea reabsorption and microbial hydrogen incorporation in the rumen of goats. Animal Feed Science and Technology. 2023, 305:115762.
2. Gruninger R J#, Zhang X M#（共同一作）, Smith M L, et al.Application of 3-nitrooxypropanol and canola oil to mitigate enteric methane emissions of beef cattle results in distinctly different effects on the rumen microbial community. Animal Microbiome, 2022, 4(35).
3. Zhang X M, Medrano R F, Wang M, et al. Effects of urea plus nitrate pretreated rice straw and corn oil supplementation on fiber digestibility, nitrogen balance, rumen fermentation, microbiota and methane emissions in goats. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2019, 10(1).
4. Zhang X M, Smith M L, Gruninger R J, et al. Combined effects of 3-nitrooxypropanol and canola oil supplementation on methane emissions, rumen fermentation and biohydrogenation, and total-tract digestibility in beef cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 2021, 99(4).
5. Arowolo M A#, Zhang X M#（共同一作）, Wang M, et al. Proper motility enhances rumen fermentation and microbial protein synthesis with decreased saturation of dissolved gases in rumen simulation technique. Journal of dairy science, 2021, 105:231-241.
6. Zhang X M , Gruninger R J, Alemu A W, et al. 3-Nitrooxypropanol supplementation had little effect on fiber degradation and microbial colonization of forage particles when evaluated using the in situ ruminal incubation technique. Journal of Dairy Science, 2020, 103(10):8986-8997.
7. Zhang X M, Wang M, Yu Q, et al. Liquid hot water treatment of rice straw enhances anaerobic degradation and inhibits methane production during in vitro ruminal fermentation. Journal of Dairy Science, 2020, 103(5).
8. Zhang X M, Medrano R F, Wang M, et al. Corn oil supplementation enhances hydrogen use for biohydrogenation, inhibits methanogenesis, and alters fermentation pathways and the microbial community in the rumen of goats. Journal of Animal Science, 2019(12):12.
9. Zhang X M, Medrano R F, Wang M, et al. Effects of urea plus nitrate pretreated rice straw and corn oil supplementation on fiber digestibility, nitrogen balance, rumen fermentation, microbiota and methane emissions in goats. Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2019, 10(1).
10. Zhang X M, Wang M, Wang R, et al. Urea plus nitrate pretreatment of rice and wheat straws enhances degradation and reduces methane production in in vitro ruminal culture. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2018, 98(14).
11. 张秀敏,王荣,马志远,等.反刍家畜胃肠道甲烷排放与减排策略.农业环境科学学报, 2020, 39(4):11.