1. Department of Animal Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, 9177948974 Mashhad, Iran
2. Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8L 2X2
3. Moredun Research Institute, Pentlands Science Park, Midlothian, Penicuik EH26 0PZ, UK
4. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 119991, Russia