About the Authors

Brittney L. McLamb

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Amelia J. Gibson

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Elizabeth L. Overman

Affiliation Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Chad Stahl

Affiliation Laboratory of Developmental Nutrition, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Adam J. Moeser

ajmoeser@ncsu.edu

Affiliations Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research (CCMTR), North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AJM CS. Performed the experiments: BM EO AJM CS. Analyzed the data: EO AJM BM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CS. Wrote the paper: BM AJM AG.