Species identification in food has increasingly acquired importance due to public health,
economic and legal concerns. Traditional methods have relied on the identification of …

Traceability is the ability to maintain the identification of animal, or animal products, all along
the production chain. It represents an essential tool to safeguard public and animal health …

We tested the utility of genetic cluster analysis in ascertaining population structure of a large
data set for which population structure was previously known. Each of 600 individuals …

DNA barcoding is a molecular technology that allows the identification of any biological
species by amplifying, sequencing and querying the information from genic and/or …

This book has been written in response to three stimuli. First, all over the world there is
evidence that the diversity of domesticated animals is under threat and students, opinion …

Detection of species fraud in meat products is very important in order to protect consumers
from undesirable adulteration, as well as for the economic, religious and health aspects. The …

Changing demographics and the need to know what we eat has fueled a drastic rise in
consumer awareness and hence the demand for certification by government and regulatory …

For some French Registered Designation of Origin (RDO) cheeses Prim'Holstein's milk is not
allowed for cheese making (eg, Reblochon, Abondance, and Beaufort cheeses). To find …

In cattle, the MC1R gene has been the subject of several studies with the aim to elucidate
the biology of coat colour. Then, polymorphisms of this gene have been proposed as tools …

This chapter elaborates the various methods used for meat species identification, such as
hybridization methods, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), PCR-sequencing, PCR-RFLP …