03-07-2016, 03:03 PM
I think part of the problem is that there is no generally used singular of "cattle" in English, so it seems many people use "cow" when talking about such an animal generically (see You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.).
As for the method, I think it would be similar to that described in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. paper, except that probably no phylogenetic analysis would be done, as the species would be identifiable by searching for the sequence in the NCBI database. I don't think it would be possible to distinguish between different breeds of cow, except maybe between taurines (cattle of European/Near Eastern origin) and zebu (Indian origin).
Disclaimer: I don't have any experience with the method, only with DNA analysis.
As for the method, I think it would be similar to that described in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. paper, except that probably no phylogenetic analysis would be done, as the species would be identifiable by searching for the sequence in the NCBI database. I don't think it would be possible to distinguish between different breeds of cow, except maybe between taurines (cattle of European/Near Eastern origin) and zebu (Indian origin).
Disclaimer: I don't have any experience with the method, only with DNA analysis.