The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Science
Online ISSN : 1881-1442
Print ISSN : 0021-5295
ISSN-L : 0021-5295
Measurements of the Skull of Native Cattle and Banteng in Indonesia
Yoshihiro HAYASHITakao NISHIDAKoshi MOCHIZUKIJun-ichi OTSUKA
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1981 Volume 43 Issue 6 Pages 901-907

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The skull samples of three types of Indonesian native cattle (Bali, Madura, and Aceh cattle) and the wild Banteng were collected and were measured for the morphometric comparison among these three cattle and between the Banteng and the Bali cattle. Both the multivariate and univariate analyses were made in this study. The characteristics of the skulls classified according to the populations were as follows: (1) Aceh cattle: the width and height of the skull were shorter than the length and the cerebral part of the skull was larger than the facial part. (2) Madura cattle: the characteristics were intermediate between the Aceh and Bali cattle. The degree of uniformity within the population was as low as that of the Aceh cattle. (3) Bali cattle: the characteristics resembled the Banteng rather than the Aceh and Madura cattle. However, the intercornual protuberance was absent in the skull of the Bali cattle, while it was observed either in the other native cattle and in the Banteng.
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