Blood meal analysis of tabanid fly after it biting the rare Sumatran rhinoceros

• Main Authors: Jeffrine Japning, Rovie-Ryan, Zainal Zahari, Zainuddin, Wahap, Marni, Abdul Hamid, Ahmad, Laurentius N., Ambu, Junaidi, Payne
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2013
• Subjects: AC Collections. Series. Collected works; SF Animal culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/93/1/Blood%20meal%20analysis%20of%20tabinad%20fly%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/93/; http://www.journals.elsevier.com/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Objective:To demonstrate a noninvasive large mammalian genetic sampling method using blood meal obtained from a tabanid fly. Methods:Blood meal was recovered from the abdomen of an engorged tabanid fly(Haemotopota sp.) which was captured immediately after biting a Sumatran rhino in captivity.the bl...