Xiumei Li received her M.Sc. from Qiqihar University in 2009 and her Ph.D. from Tianjin University of Science and Technology in 2015. Currently, she is working as an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Feed Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. She is engaged in the research and development of Chinese herbal medicines and their extract feed additives. Her scientific output includes 49 publications, corresponding to 617 citations (h-index 17) (Scopus, 20 November 2023).