Wang, Xiaolong http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1620-1344
Liu, Jing
Niu, Yiyuan
Li, Yan
Zhou, Shiwei
Li, Chao
Ma, Baohua
Kou, Qifang
Petersen, Bjoern
Sonstegard, Tad
Huang, Xingxu
Jiang, Yu
Chen, Yulin
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31402038, 31772571, 31572369, 31572381)
Tan Sheep Breeding Project from Ningxia (NXTS201601)
China Agriculture Research System (CARS-40)
Article History
Received: 26 August 2017
Accepted: 23 April 2018
First Online: 25 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All protocols involving the use of animals were approved by the College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University (Approval ID: 2014ZX08008002).
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