Jin, Meilin http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5528-4336
Wang, Huihua
Liu, Gang
Lu, Jian
Yuan, Zehu
Li, Taotao
Liu, Engming
Lu, Zengkui
Du, Lixin
Wei, Caihong
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32272851)
the China Agriculture Research System of MOF and MARA (No. CARS-38)
Article History
Received: 24 July 2023
Accepted: 31 January 2024
First Online: 2 April 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from The Animal Research Ethics Committee of Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All experimental procedures involving sheep were approved and carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines set by the Ethics Committee of Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (No: IAS-2020-82). The manuscript adheres to the ARRIVE guidelines for the reporting of animal experiments, and the study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.