About the Authors

Jonathan J. Rios

Affiliation McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

JoAnn G. W. Fleming

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Uneeda K. Bryant

Affiliation Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

Craig N. Carter

Affiliation Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America

John C. Huber Jr

Affiliation School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

Maureen T. Long

Affiliation College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Thomas E. Spencer

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America

David L. Adelson

david.adelson@adelaide.edu.au

Affiliation School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JJR DLA. Performed the experiments: JJR JGWF. Analyzed the data: JJR JGWF JCH DLA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JJR UKB CNC MTL TES. Wrote the paper: JJR DLA.