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Yingying Dua State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Jun Xiab Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Sciences, Urumqi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Zhengxiang Wanga State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Jie Xua State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Yanhong Jia State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Yinghong Jinb Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Xinjiang Academy of Animal Sciences, Urumqi, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Ling Puc Guizhou Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science, Guizhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information

Shuai Xua State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]