1. Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences; College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences; Sultan Qaboos University; PO Box 34; Al-Khod 123; Sultanate of Oman
2. Department of Biochemistry; Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; Sultan Qaboos University; PO Box 34; Al-Khod 123; Sultanate of Oman
3. Department of Biology; College of Science; Sultan Qaboos University; PO Box 36; Al-Khod 123; Sultanate of Oman
4. Rumais Animal Research; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; PO Box 467; Muscat RB 100; Sultanate of Oman
5. Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO); Universidade do Porto; Rua Padre Armando Quintas 7; 4485-661; Vairão; Portugal