Santos, Joelly https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8294-0431
Garcia, Marcos Valerio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7757-215X
Duarte, Pâmella Oliveira https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8167-3626
Oshiro, Leandra Marla https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6349-5288
de Higa, Leandro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9246-4985
Aragão, Álvaro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6314-6598
de Rocha, Jinávila Dandara
Barros, Jacqueline Cavalcante https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0520-9092
Andreotti, Renato https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0739-2997
Funding for this research was provided by:
Empresa Brasileira De Pesquisa Agropecuária
Article History
Received: 21 April 2026
Accepted: 31 July 2026
First Online: 24 August 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Consent to participate: Not applicable.
Consent to publish: Not applicable.
Ethics approval: All applicable institutional and national guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. The study protocol was approved by the Committee on Ethics in the Use of Animals (CEUA) of EMBRAPA Gado de Corte under Protocol No. CEUA/001/2025.