Zaghloul, Abdelfatah R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0960-6178
Khalil, Maher H. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-3011
Iraqi, Mahmoud M. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5633-9191
Amin, Amin M. S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4491-9284
Abousoliman, Ibrahim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9876-6351
EL Nagar, Ayman G. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7270-702X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Benha University
Article History
Received: 18 March 2025
Accepted: 9 June 2025
First Online: 4 July 2025
Declarations
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: All experimental procedures involving handling and treatment of animals were approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Egypt (Approval number: REC-FOABU 0.3/00040), confirming that all the procedures were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. The study is reported in accordance with ARRIVE guidelines. This work was supported by the project No. 33531, entitled “A genomic Approach to Improve Production and Reproduction Traits in Egyptian Buffalo” funded by the Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF), Ministry of Scientific Research, Egypt. The animals owned by the Animal Production Research Institute (APRI), Agricultural Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt. The APRI reviewed and approved the project’s protocols, and the animals use through an approval number ARC-APRI-50–23 issued the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Agricultural Research Center (ARC-IACUC).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.