Bali is a beef cattle native to Indonesia which is the result of domestication of the bull (bull Bibos) is a unique type of cattle, is still living wild in West Bali National Park, Baluran National Park and National Park Ujung Kulon. The original cow Indonesia has long been domesticated tribes on the island of Bali and has now spread across various regions in Indonesia.
Physical distinctiveness Bali Cattle
Bali-sized, chest deep, no hump and slender legs. His skin was red brick. Mirror the nose, nails and eyelashes black tail tip. Feet below the carpal and tarsal joints are white. White leather also found on the buttocks and on the inner thigh skin is white oval (white mirror). On his back is always found black feathers forming line (eel line) extending from Gumba until the base of the tail.
Bali cattle darker males compared with females Bali cattle. Male Bali cattle coat color changes from red brick usually becomes dark brown or jet black after the cow reaches sexual maturity. The black color can be changed into brown or brick red when cattle are castrated.
Bali cattle in the Life of Farmers Bali
Bali cattle are animals that can not be separated from the lives of the farmers in Bali.
• Cattle Bali as farm labor
Bali cattle have been reared generation to the next by Bali farming communities since time immemorial. Maintain farmers to plow their fields and fields, to produce manure that is useful to restore the fertility of agricultural land.
• Cattle Bali as a source of revenue
Bali cattle has lush nature, fast birth, easy to adapt to its environment, can live in degraded land, and have a good digestibility of the feed. Another advantage is already known to the public is a high percentage of carcass, also have a stable price and even tends to increase each year make the cow Bali became a reliable source of income by farmers.
• Cattle Bali as a means of religious ceremonies
In Hinduism, the cow is used in ceremonies Butha yadnya as caru, namely animal victims implies cleaning. Likewise, Muslims also require cattle for the feast of the Sacrifice animals Idhul Adha.
• Cows Bali as entertainment and tourism activity
Bali cattle can also be used in a unique and interesting attractions. The attraction even able to attract foreign tourists to watch. The attraction is megembeng (in the Jembrana district) and gerumbungan (in Buleleng district).
