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. 2021 Jul 19;7(4):708–713. doi: 10.1080/20961790.2021.1886679

Table 1.

Details on DNA test samples included in the 2016 and 2018 animal forensic comparison tests (AFCTs).

AFCT Sample Species Purposea Quality Concentration (volume)
2016 1 Canis lupus familiaris M Undiluted 25 ng/µL (50 µL)
  2 Canis lupus familiaris M Diluted 150 pg/µL (50 µL)
  3 Canis lupus familiaris M Undiluted 25 ng/µL (50 µL)
  4 Bos taurus S Undiluted 50 ng/µL (50 µL)
2018 1 Canis lupus familiaris M Diluted 300 pg/µL (30 µL)
  2 Canis lupus familiaris M Undiluted 50 ng/µL (30 µL)
  3 Canis lupus familiaris M Undiluted 50 ng/µL (30 µL)
  4 Canis lupus familiaris P Undiluted 10–20 ng/µL (30 µL)
  5 Canis lupus familiaris P Undiluted 10–20 ng/µL (30 µL)
  6 Canis lupus familiaris P Undiluted 10–20 ng/µL (30 µL)
  7 Bos taurus S Undiluted 50 ng/µL (30 µL)
  8 Gadus morhua S Undiluted 50 ng/µL (30 µL)

aM and P indicate dog DNA samples designated for forensic identification and parentage tests, respectively; S indicates DNA from an unknown species for species determination.