DNA Analysis Reveals The Prime Stock Of Indonesian Cattle

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 00:23 in Biology & Nature

DNA analysis shows that Indonesian zebu cattle have a unique origin with banteng (Bos javanicus) as part of their ancestry. Throughout the world, cattle inhabit a range of climatically diverse environments: common taurine cattle, for example, are kept in temperate zones, zebus in hot, dry climates and yaks at the high altitudes of Tibet.

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