About the Authors

Alexandre Boyer

Affiliation Animal Reproduction Research Centre (CRRA), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Jonathan R. Yeh

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Xiangfan Zhang

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marilène Paquet

Affiliation Comparative Medicine and Animal Resources Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Aurore Gaudin

Affiliation Animal Reproduction Research Centre (CRRA), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Makoto C. Nagano

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Derek Boerboom

derek.boerboom@umontreal.ca

Affiliation Animal Reproduction Research Centre (CRRA), Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AB JRY MCN DB. Performed the experiments: AB JRY XZ AG. Analyzed the data: AB JRY MP MCN DB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MCN DB. Wrote the paper: AB DB.