This paper presents the improved techniques on the preservation of skeleton for the teaching of veterinary anatomy. In this project skeletons of horse, cow, dog and goat were preserved. These animals were obtained from the University post mortem lab. The animals were skinned and after necropsy the useful organs like kidneys, liver. Heart, lungs and reproductive tracts were removed and stored in 10 % formalin for future teaching purposes. The muscles and tendons were excised and the bones were boiled at for different time periods. For degreasing the bones were kept in ammonia solution for maximum of one week followed by bleaching with hydrogen peroxide solution and cleaning with commercial detergent. The bones were arranged and connected with 15 guage wire for horse and ox and 20 gauge for small animals. The vertebral column was aligned in a steel rod. Finally the skeleton was fixed on a wooden stand after giving support to the limbs. Thus the skeletons preserved were used for demonstration of osteology, arthrology and clinical anatomy.
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