Jin, Mei
Cao, Ming
Cao, Qian
Piao, Jun
Zhao, Fengqin
Piao, Jing’ai
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31772557, 31172188)
Liaoning Natural Science Foundation of China (20170540577)
Article History
Received: 25 May 2018
Revised: 10 September 2018
Accepted: 17 September 2018
First Online: 26 September 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: The research protocols in this study were approved by the Animal Experiment and Care Committee of Liaoning Normal University.
: All co-authors have contributed significantly and agreed with the contents of the manuscript. We certify that the submission is an original work and is not under review at any other publication. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The research has been approved by the Liaoning Normal University Ethics Committee. The permission for the Liaoning cashmere goats was obtained prior to the study. The Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Drug Discovery is responsible for ensuring the protection and care of vertebrate animals used in research studies. We must ensure that animal research is conducted according to long-standing ethical principles and federal, state, and university regulations. In addition to the Animal Care and Use guidelines and regulatory information, this site provides access to tools needed to successfully prepare.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Additional informed consent was obtained from all individual participants for whom identifying information is included in this article.