Anatomical collection of domestic animals
Institut für domestic animal nutrition
Photo: ETH Library, Image Archive Showcase. Photo: ETH Library / Frank Blaser
Collection: "Anatomy of Domestic Animals"
Photo: ETH-Bibliothek, Image Archive
Showcase. Photo: ETH Library / Frank Blaser
Teaching collection from the Zoological Collection
Photo: ETH Library, Image Archive Plates. Photo: ETH Library / Frank Blaser
The exhibition is located in the inner court of the LFW building. It presents a multitude of excellently preserved specimens and models of food animals. These are organized according to organ systems and displayed in four showcases. The three dimensional models facilitate the comprehension of the body position and make of the inner organs of horse, cattle, sheep, swine and chicken. Plates with detailed descriptions and pictures allow an in depth study of the anatomy of these animals.
Extent
- 4 mobile showcases
- 2 skeletons of horse and cattle displayed in showcases
- 4 showcases on walls with examples of typical pathologies
- Skulls of large ruminants displayed on the walls of the "Lichthof"
Holdings
- Clastique anatomy models
- Preparation of organs in conserving liquid
- Skeletons and skulls
- Bone preparations
- Series of models explaining embryology
- Plastinates
Relevance of research and Public
The collection comprises teaching and demonstration material of food animal anatomy and pathology. Serial skull collections allow the study of characteristic features of the different domestic animals during the process of domestication.
Current activities, projects
Over the years maintenance of the collection includes the continuous plastination of specimens that had originally been preserved in liquid.
Use of the archive
The exhibition is open to the public. It is exclusively used for teaching purposes.