Yan, Aifei
Li, Xiunan
Cheng, Jie
Cheng, Yan
Gebeyew, Kefyalew
Tan, Zhiliang
Kang, Jinhe
He, Zhixiong
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (32350410422)
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China (2022JJ10054)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32350410422)
Natural Science Foundation of China (32302783)
Article History
Received: 12 February 2025
Accepted: 27 December 2025
First Online: 3 February 2026
Declarations
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: The Institute of Subtropical Agriculture’s Animal Care and Use Committee reviewed and approved all experimental protocols for this trial. The lambs involved in the experiment were managed according to these approved protocols. The trial was conducted in Hulunbuir City, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China.
: The authors declare no competing interests.