Necropsy Room
CSI staff shown here during a dissection on a dolphin head.

Specimen Handling: Necropsy Facility

Our necropsy facility consists of one large necropsy room equipped with two 4 meter down-draft tables, one hydraulic large animal table, four overhead surgical lamps, several light boxes, overhead rail and lift systems, and one large fume hood. The necropsy room can accommodate several small animal necropsies at once or necropsies of larger single animals up to 5 meters in length.

Below is a demonstration of how our overhead rail and lift system is used to transport specimens. (Click the arrow to play. If you cannot view the movie, please download the latest Adobe Flash Player® plugin for your browser.)

 

 

MRF Floorplans courtesy of Ellenzweig Associates, Inc.: http://www.ellenzweig.com/

 

MRF Floorplans Down Draft TablesNecropsy specifications Large Animal TableNecropsy table specifications

 

 

 

 

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