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

Thedomestication of Indonesian cattle was investigated through a study of their genetic diversity, up to the genome level. Little documentation exists regarding the history of domes tication of Indonesian cattle and questions remain despite a growing body of molecular evi dence. In this study, we genotyped seven Indonesian cattle breeds using an Illumina BovineSNP50 BeadChiptoprovide insight into their domestication and demographic his tory in a worldwide population context. Our analyses indicated the presence of hybrid cattle, with Bos javanicus and Bos indicus ancestries being most prevalent, as well as purebred cattle. We revealed that all the breeds were interconnected through several migration events. However, their demographic status varied widely. Although almost all the Indone sian cattle had an effective population size higher than the minimum level required to ensure breed fitness, efforts are still needed to maintain their genetic variability and purity