Batho ba bangata ba fepa tsa bonalintja tse omisang lijokapa dijo tse metsi tse ka makotikoting.Lijo tsena tse lokisitsoeng li ka 'na tsa se ke tsa re khahla, empa li na le limatlafatsi tsohle tseo ntja e li hlokang hore e lule e phetse hantle.Khoebo ea boleng bo holimodijo tsa ntjae laoloa ka thata le ho lekoa ke litsebi tsa bongaka ba liphoofolo.

Lintja, ho fapana le likatse, ha li na nama ka thata.Le hoja nama e le lijo tsa tsona tse ka sehloohong, lintja tse ruuoang lapeng li ka boela tsa fumana limatlafatsi ho tsoa ho lijo-thollo, litholoana le meroho.Lijo tsena tseo e seng tsa nama ha se li-filler feela, empa hape ke mehloli ea bohlokoa ea livithamini, liminerale le fiber bakeng sa 'mele oa motho.Lijo tse ntle tsa ntjae lokela ho ba le nama, meroho, lijo-thollo le litholoana.Lijo tse ntle ka ho fetisisa tsa lintja li na le boleng bo holimo ba metsoako ena e loketseng tsamaiso ea tšilo ea lijo ea ntja ea hau.

Haeba o sa tiisehe ka phapang ea litlhoko tsa phepo e nepahetseng pakeng tsa malinyane le lintja tse hōlileng, Buka ea Merck Veterinary Manual e thathamisa lijo tse khothaletsoang bakeng sa lintja le litekanyo tse khothaletsoang ho latela boima ba 'mele le lilemo.Litlhoko tsa phepo ea lintja tse kholo le malinyane li fapane le tsa lintja tse nyane le malinyane.

Mokhoa o mong oa ho khetholla lijo tse monate ho tse mpe ke ho bala leibole.Sheba metsoako, ho lekana ha phepo le litataiso tsa phepo.