About the Authors
- Samantha J. Hau
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Jisun Sun
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
- Peter R. Davies
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, United States of America
- Timothy S. Frana
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Tracy L. Nicholson
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* E-mail: tracy.nicholson@ars.usda.gov
Affiliation National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Competing Interests
The Competing Interests include funding from a commercial source: The National Pork Board. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SJH JS PRD TSF TLN. Performed the experiments: SJH. Analyzed the data: SJH JS PRD TSF TLN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SJH JS PRD TSF TLN. Wrote the paper: SJH JS PRD TSF TLN.