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

PLoS One. 2020 Nov 10;15(11):e0241038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241038. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

The domestication of Indonesian cattle was investigated through a study of their genetic diversity, up to the genome level. Little documentation exists regarding the history of domestication of Indonesian cattle and questions remain despite a growing body of molecular evidence. In this study, we genotyped seven Indonesian cattle breeds using an Illumina BovineSNP50 Bead Chip to provide insight into their domestication and demographic history 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 Indonesian 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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biological Evolution
  • Breeding / methods
  • Cattle / genetics*
  • Data Analysis
  • Genome / genetics*
  • Genome-Wide Association Study / methods
  • Genotype
  • Indonesia
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics

Associated data

  • figshare/10.6084/m9.figshare.13083587

Grants and funding

PS received funding from the Indonesian Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education under the INSINAS project No.13/E/KPT/2018 in the year 2018-2019. Funder have no any role in the study design, data collection and analysis.