Lu, Xubin
Long, Mingxue
Zhu, Hao
Jiang, Hui
Zhou, Fuzhen
Wang, Bo
Liu, Zongping
Yang, Zhangping
Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32402712)
the Jiangsu Provincial Colleges and Universities General Project (24KJB230006)
the Yangzhou Soft Science Research Foundation (2025176)
the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20240914)
the Biological Breeding-Major Projects in National Science and Technology (2023ZD0404902-02)
the Jiangsu Province Seed Industry Revitalization Project (JBGS [2021]115)
Article History
Received: 30 December 2024
Accepted: 15 October 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: The research was conducted in strict compliance with Yangzhou University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) guidelines (License No. SYXK (Su) IACUC 2017-0044). All procedures adhered to ethical standards, ensuring that no cows experienced pain, anesthesia, or euthanasia. Necessary consents were obtained for all experimental procedures involving animals, including the collection of animal materials, and all activities were carried out in accordance with relevant ethical guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.