The problem with cutting up donated pets time and again to learn about anatomy is all the nasty, carcinogenic chemicals used to preserve them.
Now Chulalongkorn University says it has developed a way to embalm animal cadavers that will no longer give vet students headaches – or cancer – using fluids free of formalin, aka formaldehyde. They say it’s more environmentally friendly as well.
The school’s Veterinary Science Faculty said it experimented on chunks of meat for four years before finally eliminating carcinogenic formalin from use in preserving animal bodies for student use.
Instructor Siripong Kiatkittikul said they have created two formulas for use on the instructional cadavers nicknamed Ajarn Yai, or “principal,” by Thai students: one for rigid, dry remains used for study of musculoskeletal structures, and a soft variety used for getting their…
