1. Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, University of Sao Paulo – FMVZ/USP, Pirassununga, Brazil
2. Embrapa Beef Cattle, Campo Grande, Brazil
3. Mato Grosso State Agricultural and Extension Service, Varzea Grande, Brazil
4. Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – IBGE, Pirassununga, Brazil
5. College of Technology and Agricultural Sciences, Sao Paulo State University – UNESP, Dracena, Brazil
6. Department of Animal Breeding and Nutrition, Sao Paulo State University – FMVZ/UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil