Manual to Taking Genetic Samples
Manual to taking samples for the genetic research of ungulates
- Wash a knife blade with clean water and wipe with ethanol or vodka
- Do not touch the blade with hands or any other objects
- Take the carcass, head or tongue
- Make the cut in external layer of muscle tissues and cut out a pea-size (1-3 gram) piece of meat from inside the muscle
- With the knife only, not touching the sample with hands, put the meat inside the tube with ethanol
- Close the tube and attach the label with the following information:
- Species
- Date of shooting
- Municipal district and federative subject for Russia. As detailed as possible locality description for all the other countries
- Sex and age of an animal
- Collector’s name
- GPS coordinates of the shooting place, if possible
- Make photos of the trophy from different angles
With any questions concerning sampling and the analysis please contact Alexander Gomonov, phone: +7 (915) 135-76-35, e-mail: kgo.alexander@gmail.com