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Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volume: 57 Issue: 2

  • Open Access
  • Research Article

DNA Barcoding- A rapid and reliable tool for molecular identification of buffalo flies (Haematobia exigua)

Gotakanapura Sanjeevamurthy Mamatha* 1, Nagaraju Gautham2, Thiruvengadam Venkatesan3, Shashidhar Bellari4, Konanur Javaregowda Ananda5, Jaya Nagappa Lakkundi5, Shivaraj Murag1 and Doddamane Rathanamma1

1Diagnostic Parasitology, Southern Regional Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru-560024, 2Senior Veterinary Officer, AHVS, GOK, 3Division of Entomology, ICAR NBAIR, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 4Department of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru, 5Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Veterinary College, KVAFSU, Hebbal, Bengaluru,

Year: 2026, Page: 290-293, Doi: https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2026.57.2.290-293

Received: Feb. 4, 2026 Accepted: April 10, 2026 Published: June 30, 2026

Abstract

A study was carried out on DNA barcoding and BOLD for the molecular identification of Haematobia exigua flies collected from cattle farms located in the southern part of Karnataka state. The flies collected using aerial trapping net from all the ten cattle farms were transported to the laboratory and were identified based on the morphological characters. The PCR was carried out for the molecular identification and confirmation of these flies using universal primers by targeting mitochondrial COX1 gene. The genomic DNA extracted from the ten fly pools (3 flies/pool/farm) were subjected to PCR analysis and all the fly pools were confirmed as H. exigua by amplifying 658 bp specific DNA fragment. The resulted PCR products were subjected to sequencing and the obtained sequences were submitted to GenBank data base and uploaded in the metadata analysis(BOLD) to generate the Barcodes. In the present study, only one sequence was submitted and obtained an accession number of PV495814 with BOLD Number (AAC7987). The study aimed at correct identification of flies up to the species level by DNA barcoding and also overcomes the morphological similarity among closely related biting muscid flies within the species.

Keywords: DNA Barcoding, cytochrome oxidase c, PCR, Haematobia exigua

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Cite this article

Mamatha, G.S., Gautham, N., Venkatesan, T, Shashidhar, B., Ananda, K. J., Jaya, N. L., Shivaraj, M. & Rathanamma, D. (2026). DNA Barcoding- A Rapid and Reliable tool for molecular identification of buffalo flies (Haematobia exigua). Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 57(2),290-293 https://doi.org/10.51966/jvas.2026.57.2.290-293

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