Effectiveness of Single‐Nucleotide Polymorphisms to Investigate Cattle Rustling |
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| Authors: | María E Fernández Biot Andrés Rogberg‐Muñoz PhD Juan P Lirón PhD Daniel E Goszczynski Biot María V Ripoli PhD Mónica H Carino PhD Pilar Peral‐García PhD Guillermo Giovambattista PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. Instituto de Genética Veterinaria (IGEVET), CCT La Plata – CONICET – Fac Cs Veterinarias, UNLP, , 1900 La Plata, Argentina;2. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (CICBA), , La Plata, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | Short tandem repeats (STR)s have been the eligible markers for forensic animal genetics, despite single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)s became acceptable. The technology, the type, and amount of markers could limit the investigation in degraded forensic samples. The performance of a 32‐SNP panel genotyped through OpenArraysTM (real‐time PCR based) was evaluated to resolve cattle‐specific forensic cases. DNA from different biological sources was used, including samples from an alleged instance of cattle rustling. SNPs and STRs performance and repeatability were compared. SNP call rate was variable among sample type (average = 80.18%), while forensic samples showed the lowest value (70.94%). The repeatability obtained (98.7%) supports the used technology. SNPs had better call rates than STRs in 12 of 20 casework samples, while forensic index values were similar for both panels. In conclusion, the 32‐SNPs used are as informative as the standard bovine STR battery and hence are suitable to resolve cattle rustling investigations. |
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| Keywords: | forensic science forensic genetic identification bovine microsatellite single‐nucleotide polymorphism cattle rustling non‐human forensic |
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