About the Authors

Richard V. N. Davis

Affiliation Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, United States of America

Susan J. Lamont

Affiliation Dept. of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011, United States of America

Max F. Rothschild

Affiliation Dept. of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011, United States of America

Michael E. Persia

Affiliation Dept. of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 50011, United States of America

Chris M. Ashwell

Affiliation Dept. of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, United States of America

Carl J. Schmidt

schmidtc@udel.edu

Affiliation Dept. of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RVND SJL MFR MEP CMA CJS. Performed the experiments: RVND CJS. Analyzed the data: RVND CJS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RVND SJL MFR MEP CMA CJS. Wrote the paper: RVND.