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Preparation Manuals

The following manuals were prepared for training students and volunteers working in the MVZ Prep Lab.

Prep Lab Tasks

General Protocols
Cleaning Skeletons
Waterworks
Maceration

Bird Preparation

Bird PLC Catalog Examples
Bird Skin Manual
Bird Skeleton Manual
Bird Skeleton Manual – Quick Guide
Bird Skeleton Guide – University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Bird Spread Wing Manual – University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Recording Body Fat
Recording Body Molt

Mammal Preparation

Mammal Skeleton Manual

Herp Preparation

Lizard Skeleton Manual
Snake Skeleton Manual
Turtle Skeleton Manual

Tissue Sampling

Taking & Labeling Tissues (Video)

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