Preparation of dry inflated models of stomach, intestine and taxidermy of head in equine

Abstract

Suitable practical demonstration of entire organs or parts of body or even entire organism is a prerequisite for anatomical teaching to be learner-centric as well as to ease the overall comprehension. This decreases the usage of hazardous chemicals such as formalin in the laboratory and also exhaustive supply of animals. Dry inflation models and various taxidermy methods that are evolved over time do answer these difficulties to certain extent, yet humid climatic conditions and rainy season can bring about microbial decomposition and debridement of the specimens so prepared. In order to address these difficulties, the present work describes low cost durable methods i.e. dry inflation and taxidermy, which might serve as valuable source for teaching.