About the Authors

Faezeh Koohestani

Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Andrea G. Braundmeier

Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Arash Mahdian

Affiliation Wolfram Research, Champaign, Illinois, United States of America

Jane Seo

Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

JiaJia Bi

Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Romana A. Nowak

ranowak@illinois.edu

Affiliation Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America

Competing Interests

We have the following interest: Arash Mahdian is employed by Wolfram Research. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter our adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RAN FK. Performed the experiments: FK AGB JS JB. Analyzed the data: AM. Wrote the manuscript: FK AGB RAN.