The Livestock Industry

Comparing Space Use and Fecal Glucocorticoid Concentrations during and after the COVID-19 Closure to Investigate Visitor Effects in Multiple Species

“…Alternatively, at two zoos, bison (Bison bonasus) showed no difference in fecal glucocorticoids between weekdays and weekends, as we observed in this banteng herd, and bison at another zoo had lower glucocorticoid levels on weekends than on weekdays [57], suggesting a neutral or even positive impact of visitors, depending on the herd. Although little has been published on banteng in zoos, they have been described as resilient and not timid [58][59][60], suggesting banteng may thrive in the zoo environment, especially if they find visitors positively stimulating.…”

An insight into the evolutionary history of Indonesian cattle assessed by whole genome data analysis

“…Kikkawa et al [ 7 ] suggested three possible ancestries for the admixture of the domestic cattle in this area, i.e., taurine, indicine and the local domesticated Bos javanicus which is also known as Bali cattle (BALI). The discovery of an ancient rectangular cattle bell and the narrative reliefs on Borobudur temple in–Indonesia depicting humped cattle with bell necklaces led to speculation that early Indian zebu were introduced to Indonesia at some time between the 9 th and 10 th centuries [ 5 , 8 – 10 ], and that they were replaced by BALI in several regions [ 5 ], and crossed with BALI in other regions [ 6 , 11 , 12 ]. Documentation exists of the import of both taurine and zebu cattle into Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period from 1905 to 1920 [ 9 , 11 , 13 ].…”