About the Authors

Deborah Cook

deborah.cook@uky.edu

Affiliation MH Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Samantha Brooks

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America

Rebecca Bellone

Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States of America

Ernest Bailey

Affiliation MH Gluck Equine Research Center, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: DC SB RB EB. Performed the experiments: DC. Analyzed the data: DC SB RB EB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EB. Wrote the paper: DC SB RB EB.