Research Article
Cytochrome c Oxidase Sequences of Zambian Wildlife Helps to Identify Species of Origin of Meat
Table 1
The species, number of samples, and the method of sample preservation used in this study.
| Common name | Scientific name | Animals sampled | Sample preservation |
| Puku | Kobus vardoni | 7 | 70% ETOH | Eland | Taurotragus oryx | 3 | 70% ETOH | Impala | Aepyceros melampus | 3 | 70% ETOH | Kafue Lechwe | Kobus leche kafuensis | 3 | 70% ETOH & PBS | Bushbuck | Tragelaphus sylvaticus | 2 | PBS and frozen | Waterbuck | Kobus ellipsiprymnus | 2 | PBS and frozen | Buffalo | Syncerus caffer | 2 | PBS and frozen | Wildebeest | Connochaetes taurinus | 2 | PBS and frozen | Sable | Hippotragus niger | 2 | PBS and frozen | Reedbuck | Redunca arundinum | 2 | Formalin | Hartebeest | Alcelaphus buselaphus | 1 | Formalin |
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ETOH: ethanol; PBS: phosphate buffered saline.
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