Differentiation of the species ostrich (Struthio camelus) and emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) by polymerase chain reaction using an ostrich-specific primer pair

Meat Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-17

  Colombo, Fabio ^a   Viacava, Raffaella ^a   Giaretti, Marco ^a  

^a Ist Ispezione Alimenti Origine A   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMELUS; DROMAIUS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; STRUTHIO CAMELUS;

EID: 0034393361     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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