Bali Cattle

Bali cattle, Bos domesticus, also known as Balinese cattle, Bali banteng or the domestic banteng, are a domesticated species of bovine that originated from the banteng. They are an important source of meat and are used for plowing, and they are thought to have originated in Bali. They are one of the few species of true cattle not descended from the extinct aurochs, and were domesticated around 3500 BC. They have been introduced to East Timor, Java, Malaysia, New Guinea, the Philippines and Australia, where feral herds in the Northern Territory roam in large numbers and damage crops. They make up about a quarter of Indonesia's cattle. The population has been declining in most places.