1. State University of Southwest of Bahia, Jequié, Brazil
2. National Association of Cattle Breeders of Brown Swiss Breed (ANARB), Bussolengo (VR), Italy
3. Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (CNR), Milano, Italy
4. Scienze delle Produzioni Agroalimentari e dell’Ambiente, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy