1. Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
2. State Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
3. Guangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Buffalo Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction Technology, Buffalo Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning, China
4. Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
5. Department of Biology, College of Sciences and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
6. Department of Biology, Turabah University College, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
7. Animal Science, School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand