Xu, Zhong
Li, Zipeng
Qiao, Mu
Zhou, Jiawei
Zhang, Yu
Feng, Yue
Sun, Hua
Chen, Tong
Chen, Dake
Oyelami, Favour Oluwapelumi
Mei, Shuqi
Wu, Junjing
Peng, Xianwen
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFD1301105)
National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFD1301105)
National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFD1301105)
Innovation Team of the Hubei Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center (2024-620-000-001-014)
National Pig Industry Technology System (CARS-35)
Major Program (JD) of Hubei Province (2023BAA029)
Major Program (JD) of Hubei Province (2023BAA029)
Article History
Received: 25 August 2025
Accepted: 2 December 2025
First Online: 18 December 2025
Declarations
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: The animal study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Permit Number: 36/2016). All procedures involving pigs were conducted in strict compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) version 2.0. The ear tissue samples of Xiangyang Black pig, Qingping pig, and Jianli pig were provided by Xiangyang Wanfengyuan Ecological Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., Qingping Pig Breeding Farm, and Hubei Tianmu Livestock Co., Ltd. respectively, which authorized us to use the samples for research purposes. No animals were euthanized or sacrificed in this study.
: This section is not applicable to this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.