Hi-PCR® Cattle Sex Determination Probe PCR Kit

Determination of sex origin of cattle meat has been always of public interest in countries such as India, where the slaughter of cows (female cattle) is banned because of religious beliefs and laws. To implement the regulations pertaining to such issues there is need to have reliable, authentic, and simple methods for determining the sex of cattle. Over the last few decades, DNA?based techniques, especially polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?based methodsfor meatsex determination, have received particular attention and have proved to be reliable, sensitive, and rapid. HiMedia’s Hi-PCR® Cattle Sex Determination Probe PCR Kit is designed to detect the X chromosome in FAM channel and the Y chromosome in JOE channel with Internal Control in Texas Red channel in a single tube reaction.