[Nhcoll-l] collecting and preserving animal tissue samples

[Catherine Early (she/her)]

Hi Lennart,

I asked a similar question recently and was given the attached resources.
The SPNHC wiki <https://spnhc.biowikifarm.net/wiki/Tissue_Sample_Collection>
on the topic is helpful too. I've been told that storing tissue samples in
EtOH isn't ideal because it reduces the ability to detect certain
pathogens, but I certainly understand being tight on money and am curious
how others answer your second question.

Best,
Catherine

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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 6:37 AM Lennart Lennuk <
Lennart.Lennuk at loodusmuuseum.ee> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
>
>
> Do you have good material about collecting and preserving animal tissues?
>
> I already search older nh-coll list letters and spnhc wiki.
>
>
>
> I have some specific questions:
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> -          what vials are best for preserving the tissue samples?
>
> -          does 96 EtOH in -25 Celsius work? No money for -80 freezer
>
> -          How many tissues per animal is optimal?
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>
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> Our purose will be to preserve the tissue samples of the animals we make
> for taxidermy collections in case a researcher
>
> wants to have a DNA sample of the animal.
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>
>
> Best regards!
>
> Lennart Lennuk
>
> Head of collections
>
> Estonian Museum of Natural History
>
> +372 6603404, 56569916
>
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