The use of genetic markers to estimate relationships between dogs in the course of criminal investigations

Abstract Objective Attacks on humans by dogs in a pack, though uncommon, do happen, and result in severe, sometimes fatal, injuries. We describe the role that canine genetic markers played during the investigation of a fatal dog-pack attack involving a 50-year-old male truck driver in a parking lot...

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Main Authors: Roberta Ciampolini, Francesca Cecchi, Isabella Spinetti, Anna Rocchi, Filippo Biscarini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Dog
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2722-6