Xiang Feng Kong is a well-known professor in the field of pig nutrition research in China and an in-service professor at the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Nanjing Agricultural University (Clinical Veterinary Medicine) in 2003 and 2006, respectively. From 2007 to 2012, he was an Associate Professor at the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Since 2012, he has been a professor at the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has long been engaged in the research of pig nutrition and metabolism, digestive tract nutrition absorption, etc., focusing on the nutrition and feed technology of sows and piglets.