1. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution and Yunnan Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Domestic Animals, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, PR China
2. Centre for Biotechnology Research, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
3. Sino‐Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, PR China
4. National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
5. College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, PR China
6. State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming, PR China
7. Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ibadan, Nigeria
8. Kunming College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, PR China
9. Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
10. Department of Animal Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
11. Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Makurdi, Nigeria
12. Taraba State Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Jalingo, Nigeria
13. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya
14. CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources, Institute of Animal Science Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CAAS), Beijing, PR China