About the Authors

Veerle Van Hoeck

veerle.vanhoeck@ua.ac.be

Affiliation Laboratory for Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical, Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Roger G. Sturmey

Affiliation Hull-York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Pablo Bermejo-Alvarez

Affiliation Departamento de Reproducción Animal y Conservación de Recursos Zoogenéticos, INIA, Madrid, Spain

Dimitrios Rizos

Affiliation Departamento de Reproducción Animal y Conservación de Recursos Zoogenéticos, INIA, Madrid, Spain

Alfonso Gutierrez-Adan

Affiliation Departamento de Reproducción Animal y Conservación de Recursos Zoogenéticos, INIA, Madrid, Spain

Henry J. Leese

Affiliation Hull-York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom

Peter E. J. Bols

Affiliation Laboratory for Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical, Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Jo L. M. R. Leroy

Affiliation Laboratory for Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Biomedical, Pharmaceutical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JLMRL RGS VVH HJL. Performed the experiments: VVH RGS PB-A JLMRL. Analyzed the data: JLMRL VVH RGS PB-A. Wrote the paper: VVH RGS PB-A DR AG-A HJL PEJB JLMRL.