Zhong, Xiaoxiao
Wang, Xiaozhu
Zhou, Tao
Jin, Yulin
Tan, Suxu
Jiang, Chen
Geng, Xin
Li, Ning
Shi, Huitong
Zeng, Qifan
Yang, Yujia
Yuan, Zihao
Bao, Lisui
Liu, Shikai
Tian, Changxu
Peatman, Eric
Li, Qi
Liu, Zhanjiang
Funding for this research was provided by:
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2015-67015-22907)
USDA Aquaculture Research Program (2014-70007-22395)
USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (2015-67015-22975)
Article History
Received: 19 October 2016
Accepted: 23 May 2017
First Online: 10 June 2017
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: This project was supported by USDA Aquaculture Research Program Competitive Grant no. 2014-70007-22395, and by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2015-67015-22975 from Animal Disease Program, and 2015-67015-22907 from the Tools and Resources - Animal Breeding, Genetics and Genomics Program of the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The experiment was undertaken with the approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at Auburn University. Blood samples were collected after euthanasia. All animal procedures were carried out according to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act in the United States.