Development of Molecular Tools to Differentiate Sri Lankan Wild Boar (<i>Sus scrofa affinis<i>) Meat from Exotic and Village Pig (<i>Sus scrofa domestica<i>) Meat

Development of Molecular Tools to Differentiate Sri Lankan Wild Boar (<i>Sus scrofa affinis<i>) Meat from Exotic and Village Pig (<i>Sus scrofa domestica<i>) Meat

<p>Reliable labelling of meat products is important in the food industry in order to ensure food safety, prevent fraud adulterations and avoid conflict with socio-religious practices. In Sri Lanka, wild boar meat is known to be substituted with pork to meet the demand. There are many court cas...

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Main Authors: M Samaraweera, SMC Himali, SC Zeng, H Jianlin, P Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya 2012-09-01
Series:Tropical Agricultural Research
Subjects:
meat identification
mitochondrial dna d-loop region
pcr-rflp
wild boar
Online Access:https://tar.sljol.info/articles/4627

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