Zhao, Yang
Huang, Tianran
Cai, Linlin
Wang, Huhu
Hu, Haijing
Li, Lingqi
Yang, Yujia
Li, Guanghui
Li, Zhen
Wang, Lei
Wang, Peng
Funding for this research was provided by:
Key R&D Program of Shandong Provincial (2024TZXD029-2)
Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation Innovative Research Team Project (325CXTD612)
Agriculture Research System of China (CARS-41)
Article History
Received: 7 October 2025
Revised: 18 November 2025
Accepted: 24 November 2025
First Online: 11 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All experimental procedures involving live yellow-feathered chickens were conducted in strict compliance with the “Guidelines for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the research institution. During the experiment, the welfare of experimental animals was prioritized, including minimizing stress during slaughter and sample collection, to ensure that all operations met international and national animal ethics standards.