The origin of Indonesian cattle and conservation genetics of the Bali cattle breed

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2012-01-01

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Mohamad, K.
Olsson, M.
Andersson, G.
Purwantara, B.
van Tol, H. T A
Rodriguez-Martinez, H.
Colenbrander, B.
Lenstra, J. A.

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Abstract

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 autosomal banteng introgression (20-30%) and combine a zebu paternal lineage with a predominant (Madura) or even complete (Galekan) maternal banteng origin. Two Madura bulls carried taurine Y-chromosomal haplotypes, presumably of French Limousin origin. There was no evidence for zebu introgression in five populations of the Bali cattle, a domestic form of the banteng. © 2012 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.

Keywords

Animal Science and Zoology, Biotechnology, Endocrinology

Citation

Mohamad, K, Olsson, M, Andersson, G, Purwantara, B, van Tol, H T A, Rodriguez-Martinez, H, Colenbrander, B & Lenstra, J A 2012, 'The origin of Indonesian cattle and conservation genetics of the Bali cattle breed', Reproduction in Domestic Animals, vol. 47, no. SUPPL. 1, pp. 18-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01960.x