¹Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

²Postgraduate Student, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

³Department of Animal Breeding and Productin, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

⁴Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

*Email: bali_arti@ugm.ac.id

The research is conducted to explore the qualitative characteristics differences of Bali and Simmental-Bali (SimBal) crossed cows. Research is done in Lombok Tengah Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Indonesia. The material use in this research is 60 cows consisting of 30 Bali and 30 Simmental-Bali crossed cows, they are about 2,5 years old. This research is carried out by direct observation. Farmers profile data obtained from interview. The cows used belong to the breeder, kept by each owner intensively in a stall. Qualitative characteristics was analyzed descriptively and presented in percentages. The results show that Simmental-Bali crossed cows have different exterior characteristics from Bali cows, among others the body is dominant in dark brown, the legs is brown, the muzzle is pink spotted in black, the buttock is light brown, the tail hair is brown, the face vector is white, and the horn is upwards. It is concluded that Bali and Simmental-Bali (SimBal) crossed cows have different qualitative characteristics.