About the Authors

Andrea D. Stapp

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Belinda I. Gómez

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Craig A. Gifford

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Dennis M. Hallford

Affiliation Department of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States of America

Jennifer A. Hernandez Gifford

jah.hernandez_gifford@okstate.edu

Affiliation Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JAHG CAG. Performed the experiments: ADS BIG JAHG. Analyzed the data: ADS CAG JAHG. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: DMH. Wrote the paper: JAHG ADS.