Neto, João B. Silva
Brito, Luiz F.
Mota, Lucio F. M.
Rodrigues, Gustavo R. D.
Baldi, Fernando
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (#2022/15385-4)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (001)
Article History
Received: 1 September 2025
Accepted: 23 December 2025
First Online: 5 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The collection of the phenotypes was restricted to routine on-farm procedures that did not cause any inconvenience or stress to the animals. Therefore, no specific ethical approval was required. In accordance with national legislation and institutional guidelines, ethical review was not necessary for this study, as all data were obtained from an existing database and no additional animal procedures were conducted.