BANTENG AND BALI CATTLE IN INDONESIA: STATUS AND FORECASTS
Purwantara B, Noor RR, Andersson G, Rodriguez-Martinez H
ABSTRACT
Bali cattle still represents 27% of the total cattle population in Indonesia, and it is considered the pillar breed for small farmers. Moreover, it is a breed of evolutionary importance regarding its direct ancestry from Banteng. However, there is a need for the establishment of a rational system for the evaluation of breeding soundness for indigenous Bali bulls to be used as sires for artificial insemination breeding programmes. Moreover, there is a need for cryobanking of well-identified genetic resources pertaining their use in evolutionary research and application as essential germplasm in breeding programmes.
Publish in Reprod Domest Anim 2012 Jan; 47 Suppl 1: 2-6.