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^a Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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^b Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City 300001, Nigeria
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^c Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City 300001, Nigeria
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^d School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino 60232, Camerino Marche – Floristic Research Centre of the Apennine Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, San Colombo, 67021 Barisciano, L'Aquila, Italy
E-mail: matthew.ogwu@uniben.edu

^e Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Science, University of Benin, Benin City 300001, Nigeria
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^f Department of Dairy Microbiology, Animal Production Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt
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^g Institute of Microbe and Host Health, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, China
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^h Department of Food Engineering, Harbin Commerce University, Harbin 150028, China
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