Fig. 2

Histological observations and statistics of Dorper and Tan sheep at D240. A, B Oil red O staining results of liver tissue from Tan sheep and Duper sheep. Arrows point to lipid droplets in the liver. C, D Results of hematoxylin–eosin staining of colon tissues from Tan sheep and Dorper sheep. Muscularis propria is marked using red line segments. E Statistics on the thickness of intestinal muscularis propria of Dorper sheep and Tan sheep. Data are presented as violin plots. n = 5 for each group. **P < 0.01