Materials required in a semen bank

MATERIALS REQUIRED IN A SEMEN BANK

Equipments required for semen collection centres

  • Phase contrast microscope with stage warmer
  • Laminar air flow
  • Accucell photometer/calorimeter
  • Pipettes with tips
  • Test tube stand
  • Water bath
  • Semen dilutor
  • Sugar tubes
  • Refrigerator
  • Instrument cabinet to store the sterilized materials
  • UV lamb for sterilization
  • Ethylene oxide sterilizer
  • Autoclave
  • Hot air oven
  • Artificial vagina
  • Graduated semen collection vials
  • Bio-freezer
  • Cold handling cabinet
  • Air conditioner
  • Wide mouth container
  • Freezing racks
  • Magnetic stirrer
  • Conical flask, measuring cylinder
  • Glass distillation unit/Millipore water apparatus
  • Glass funnels
  • Aluminium foil
  • Haemocytometer
  • Glass slides, cover slips
  • Spirit lamp
  • pH meter
  • Watch glasses
  • Test tubes
  • Filter paper
  • Forceps
  • Gum boots
  • Plastic trays
  • Enamel trays
  • Nose rings for bulls
  • Nose punch for bulls
  • Thermometer

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Chemicals

  • Tris
  • Citric acid
  • Penicillin G sodium, streptomycin sulphate
  • Eosin stain
  • Nigrosin stain
  • Rose Bengal stain
  • Giemsa stain
  • Formalin
  • Potassium permanganate
  • Absolute alcohol

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