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The origin of Indonesian cattle and conservation genetics of the Bali cattle breed.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene - 1 Jan 2012
Mohamad K, Olsson M, Andersson G, Purwantara B, van Tol H T A, Rodriguez-Martinez H, Colenbrander B, Lenstra J A
Abstract excerpt
Both Bos indicus (zebu) and Bos javanicus (banteng) contribute to the Indonesian indigenous livestock, which is supposedly of a mixed species origin, not by direct breeding but by secondary cross-breeding. Here, the analysis of mitochondrial, Y-chromosomal and microsatellite DNA showed banteng introgression of 10-16% in Indonesian zebu breeds with East-Javanese Madura and Galekan cattle having higher levels of...
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