Chinese Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology

Table of Contents - 2005 - Volume 2, Issue 01  

Research Article

Simultaneous detection of bovine- and sheep-derived materials in feedstuffs by PCR

Wen Wei-Ganga1 c1, Zhao Xiu-Linga1, He Shui-Shana1, Du Hua-Honga1 and Huang Shao-Tanga1

a1 Ningbo Entry–exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Ningbo 315012, China

Abstract

To control the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie, a method was developed for the simultaneous detection of bovine- and sheep-derived materials in feedstuffs. Chelex-100 was adopted for the fast extraction of animal genomic DNA. A pair of universal primers, designed on the basis of homology in sequences of bovine and sheep mtDNA, was used for PCR. This method is of great value to quarantine departments for its simplicity and rapid detection.

(Received April 28 2003)

(Accepted June 09 2003)

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c1 *Corresponding author: Email: wenwg@nbciq.gov.cn

Footnotes

First published in Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 2004, 12(2): 167-169