General
Computer Use and Data
- Back up your data (burn a CD and keep it at the lab or have two computers with your data)
- Lab books, data and special equipment ALWAYS stay in the lab (There are no exceptions)
- Leave no trace behind when leaving the lab (except for above).
- That means clean up after yourself
Webcalendar
Lab equipment
- How to use water system [PDF]
- How to use the pH meter [PDF]
- How to use the microbalance [PDF]
- How to use the aspirators
Cleaning Up
- How to clean labware
- How to dispose chemical waste
- How to dispose glassware/sharps
- Safe Storage of Hazardous Chemicals
Colour codes of surgical instruments
Orders
Report the following chicken conditions [PDF]
- What to do if you find a chick loose (with tips on how to catch them) [PDF]
- What to do if you find a lens/goggle loose
Optical Devices (Lenses and Goggles)
- How to apply optical devices
- How to clean optical devices
- What to do with damaged optical devices
How to setup a cage and your experiment [PDF]
Chick and chick room maintenance [PDF]
How to sacrifice your chickens [PDF]
Needles and Sutures Guidelines [PDF]
Choroid casts [PDF]
Choroid culture [PDF]
RPE Cell Culture Protocol [PDF]
Oral Drug Delivery (Lavage) [PDF]
- Lavage setup [PDF]
Setting up the Nikon Coolpix Camera on the Surgery Microscope
- Troubleshooting the Autorefractor
How to use the Aberrometer
How to use the Corneal Topographer
How to use the Tonometer
How to use the osmometer
Light Meter
- Chick Lighting Guide [PDF]
- Light Meter (il 1700) Manual [PDF]
- A Guide to Light Measurement [PDF]
Radio Photometry [PDF]
Ultrasound
Common Media [PDF]
DAPI Staining [PDF]
ECMA & Chat immunohistochemistry protocols [PDF]
Fisher fixation protocol for retina [PDF]
Anatomy of Domestic Birds by Nickel Et al...1977 [pdf]
Anatomy of Domestic Chickens and Birds by Koch et al...1973 [pdf]
Baumel Handbook of Avian Anatomy 1993 [pdf]
Chicken Albino Genetics (pp109-67) [pdf]
