Bovine carcass sexing by PCR method

Curi, Rogério AbdallahMota, Lígia Souza Lima Silveira daAmarante, Mônica Regina VendrameLopes, Catalina Romeiro

The objective of the present study was to develop a methodology that would permit sexing bovine meat ready for commercialization. A male-specific primer sequence was used, followed by analysis of the amplified product. The method proved to be efficient for sex verification and is of practical utility in the prevention of fraud in beef sale