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24 March 2021
Featured News, Research & Innovation
The CUVET faculty members have spent over 4 years developing this embalming fluid to preserve the animal cadavers, aka “the headmasters”, for students to study. This is to replace the foul-smelling and carcinogenic formalin, which can have seriously noxious health effects on par with cigarettes and asbestos, and has also been shown to be toxic to the environment.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Siripong Kiatkittikul, Head of the Department of Surgery and Director of the Animal Hospital revealed that this technology was developed in collaboration with the Departments of Physiology, Surgery, and Anatomy of CUVET.
“We have expanded on the technology that Chula Faculty of Medicine has used to preserve human cadavers and adapted it to be used with animal cadavers. At present, we have successfully created two formulas: the “formalin–free headmaster“ formula, which is used in anatomy classes that require relatively hard and dry bodies to study musculoskeletal structures. The “soft headmaster“ formula is used on cadavers for students to practice surgery. These cadavers need to be soft with pliable organs, joints and muscles just like those of real animals. “
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirakarnt Dhitawat of the Biochemistry Division, Department of Physiology, CUVET, one of the co-developers, explained that the formulas’ are made from a variety of environmental-friendly substances, including food and cosmetic preservatives, detergent, disinfectant, color enhancers and moisture-retaining substances that keep the cadavers soft.
“First, we experimented with chunks of meat, then the animal organs. Currently, the formulas are applied to the “headmasters” like dogs and cats, rabbits, pigs, sheep. The exceptions are for horses and cows that we only embalm just parts of the animals.”
Asst. Prof. Dr. Sirakarnt added that the formulas can preserve the cadavers for up to 2-3 years in the freezer, and 3-4 months after they are removed from the freezer to be studied. The formulas are also being developed to kill fungi and bacteria in the cadavers soon.
CUVET’s Animal Cadaver Donation Center accepts donations of all kinds of dead pets, except for animals with invasive cancer, rabies, etc. Interested pet owners can declare their wishes to donate and learn about the preparation procedure and other information at https://facebook.com/CUSCDVET/ or call 0-2218-9638 to 9.
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