Food safety and quality are nowadays a major concern. Any case of food alteration,
especially when reported by the media, has a great impact on public opinion. There is an …

Domestication of livestock species and a long history of migrations, selection and adaptation
have created an enormous variety of breeds. Conservation of these genetic resources relies …

Since their domestication in the Neolithic, cattle have belonged to our cultural heritage. The
reconstruction of their history is an active field of research 1 that contributes to our …

The detection of species substitution has become an important topic within the food industry
and there is a growing need for rapid, reliable, and reproducible tests to verify species in …

The characterization of the diversity of species living within ecosystems is of major scientific
interest to understand the functioning of these ecosystems. It is also becoming a societal …

Illegal trade of wildlife is growing internationally and is worth more than USD $20 billion per
year. DNA technologies are well suited to detect and provide evidence for cases of illicit …

The need for accurate and reliable methods for animal species identification has steadily
increased during past decades, particularly with the recent food scares and the overall crisis …

Background A well-informed choice of genetic locus is central to the efficacy of DNA
barcoding. Current DNA barcoding in animals involves the use of the 5'half of the …

The tribe Bovini comprises cattle and cattle-like species. Reconstructions of their phylogeny
have so far been incomplete and have yielded conflicting conclusions about the relationship …

Objective This research was conducted to study the genetic diversity in several Indonesian
cattle breeds using microsatellite markers to classify the Indonesian cattle breeds. Methods …