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Bali cattle
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Bovinae
Species:	B.javanicus
Subspecies:	B.javanicus domestica
Binomial name
Bos javanicus domestica Gsarwa

The Bali cattle (Bos javanicus domestica), are a domesticated form of the banteng. These animals are indigenous to Java and Southeast Asia where they being domesticated a long time ago. The Bali cattle were introduced to Australia as a source of beast of burden or for meat but they escaped from captivity and became feral in the Northern Territory.

Uses

Bali cattle are bred for meat, draft, plowing, milk, show, racing and plowing. the meat is reputed to be lean and tender, there milk is nutritious and being sold in markets.

Temperament

This domestic subspecies is considered to be docile and easy to handle but can be timid and aggressive if being annoyed.

Diet

A Bali man feeds his bantengs (cows)

When hungry These animals feed on grass and can be fed some hay or straw, they sometimes eat fruit and leaves.

In Australia

There have been introduced to the Northern Territory in 1849. Feral populations of Bali cattle have been damaging foreshore dunes and decreasing the number of crops.