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Banteng and Bali Cattle in Indonesia: Status and Forecasts
Author(s) -
Purwantara B,
Noor RR,
Andersson G,
RodriguezMartinez H
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01956.x
Subject(s) - breed , germplasm , artificial insemination , pillar , biology , population , indigenous , genetic resources , culling , microbiology and biotechnology , selection (genetic algorithm) , geography , herd , zoology , ecology , demography , engineering , agronomy , computer science , genetics , pregnancy , structural engineering , sociology , artificial intelligence
Contents 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.