title: Canine microsatellite polymorphisms as the resolution of an illegal animal death case in a Hungarian zoological gardens.
abstract: Several animal carcasses were found in the paddocks of a Hungarian County Zoo during 1 week. The 14 animals killed were thought to be the victims of a dogfight training. The primary suspect was the security guard of the Zoo with his guard dogs. DNA tests were carried out on hairs and bloodstains and 10 canine-specific STR loci were analysed by fluorescently labelled multiplex PCR using the ABI PRISM 310 Genetic Analyzer. The results confirmed that the killer was a single animal and all of the guard dogs were excluded.
authors.affiliation: DNA Laboratory, Institute for Forensic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pádár
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angyal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Egyed
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Füredi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woller
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zöldág
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fekete
mesh_terms: D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D003415:Crime; D004285:Dogs; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006197:Hair / Q000166:cytology; D006814:Hungary; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D010341:Pathology, Veterinary; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers