Song, Shen
Yang, Min
Li, Yefang
Rouzi, Marhaba
Zhao, Qianjun
Pu, Yabin
He, Xiaohong
Mwacharo, Joram M.
Yang, Ning
Ma, Yuehui
Jiang, Lin http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9123-5988
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31472064, 31601910)
the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303059)
the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System (CARS-40-01)
Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of China (ASTIP-IAS01)
the Elite Youth Program in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Article History
Received: 23 April 2017
Accepted: 12 June 2018
First Online: 26 June 2018
Ethics approval
: The experimental cashmere goats were from the Inner Mongolia White Cashmere Goat Farm, located in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China (latitude 38°23’N, longitude 108°07′E, altitude 1378 m) and were raised by feeding practices according to the Cashmere goat standard. All experimental procedures in this study were approved by and performed according to the guidelines for the care and use of experimental animals that have been established by the Animal Care and Use Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China.
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