We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to those who have taken the time to critically review this article. In particular, we acknowledged Ph.D. Hongming Liu (Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China) who offered valuable suggestions in the experimental process and Professor Yaxiong Tao (Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA) for expertly editing an earlier version of the manuscript. This work has been financially supported by Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science open fund project (No. 201801) and the Technology Research and Development Department of BIOMAX Ecological Engineering Limited by Share Ltd. We also acknowledge International Science Editing for editing this manuscript.
