Funding for this research was provided by:
the National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (31702155)
the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
Article History
Received: 5 December 2017
Accepted: 29 May 2018
First Online: 8 June 2018
Ethics approval
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the Department of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University and was performed in accordance with the Regulations for the Administration of Affairs Concerning Experimental Animals (China, 1988). All pigeon procedures were performed according to the Standards for the Administration of Experimental Practices (Jiangsu, China, 2008).
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