Liu, Long
Wang, Qian
Wang, Qianqian
Zhao, Xing
Zhao, Pan
Geng, Tuoyu
Gong, Daoqing http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0936-1860
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Nature Science Foundation of China (31372298, 31501945, 31472086)
the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
Natural Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province (15KJD230001)
Article History
Received: 31 October 2017
Accepted: 17 October 2018
First Online: 6 November 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The geese used in this study were purchased from Rui Nong Farm (Yangzhou, China) as research animals. All animal protocols were approved by the Animal Welfare Committee of Yangzhou University, and all applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.
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