Two independent labs are required to carry out BS (4 Year) Zoology practicals.

Laboratory Specifications:

Area per lab (for 50 students): 30’ x 50’

Two attached rooms (store and for laboratory staff sitting)        

Number of tables per lab for practical work:          6 Tables

Measurements for lab tables: Height = 3’, Width = 4’ and Length = 8’.

Facilities:

The following facilities must be present in Zoology lab:

  • Electricity connection and underground wiring for WAPDA and UPS as well as Generator.
  • Gas connection for Laminar Flow and Bunsen Burner
  • Overhead Projector with high resolution Multimedia.
  • White Board (3’ x 8’)
  • Double-sided wooden Racks with small and Large Drawers.
  • Metallic cabinets for storing chemicals.
  • Refrigerator for heat sensitive samples.
  • Printer
  • Computer/Laptop
  • Chairs with spring back and rotation ability
  • Stools
  • Air Conditioner for Molecular Biology and Microbiology part of Zoology Lab
  • Exhaust with air filter Installation
  • Water supply
  • Large sinks separate for experimental use and general use.
  • Double door entry for Microbiology portion with a small change room for wearing Lab coat and Lab Sleepers.

Other Requirements for Zoology Lab:

The following are the basic Instruments/Apparatus, Chemicals, Glass ware, Specimens and Slides are required for BS (4 Year) Zoology lab:

 

INSTRUMENTS/APPARATUS:

 

Sr. No.

Name

Quantity

1

Incubator

01

2

PCR machine

01

3

Iron stands

30

4

Vernier calipers

30

5

 Weighing balance digital, sensitivity (0.001mg) (0.1g)

2 Nos.

6

Micropipette(20ml,200ml)

10

7

Centrifuge machine (Microphage)

02

8

Camera SLR with accessories

02

9

U.V Lamp

05

10

Projector

02

11

 Projector slides

02

12

 Autoclave

01

13

 Spectrophotometer

01

14

 Haemocytometer

30

15

 Compound Microscope

30

16

 Binocular Microscope

30

17

 Multimedia

02

18

 Agarose gel illuminator

01

19

 Test tube holder

30

20

 Water bath

02

21

 Bunsen Burner

30

22

 Tripod stand

30

23

 Wire gauze

30

24

 Inoculating loops

10

25

 Laminar flow hood

01

26

Colony counter

04

27

Magnetic stirrer

06

28

 Shaker

02

29

 Water Distillation Plant

01

30

 Dual Deep Freezer 200C

02

31

 Micropipette tips

50

32

 Microtome

06

33

 Eppendorf tubes 1.5ml

1000

34

 Droppers glass

100

35

 Filter paper

5 packs

36

 Spirit lamps

30

37

 Dissecting box

30

38

 Cavity block

30

39

 Wax tray

30

40

 Hammer

10

41

Nails  (iron)

 

42

Dissecting boards

30

43

Cotton swab

200

44

Toothpick pack

10 packs

45

Paper towels

200

46

Tissue paper

20 boxes (3phy)

47

Pencil

50

48

Camera lucida

30

49

Air displacement pipette

50

50

Multichannel pipette

10

51

Camel hair brush

30

52

Plastic bags  (different sizes)

 

53

Wide-mouthed plastic jars

30

54

Common pins

10 packs

55

Digital caliper

10

56

Vortex mixer

2

57

Cuvettes

50

58

Electrophoresis chamber

05

59

Aluminum foil

10 packs

60

Scotch tape (different sizes)

10 Nos.

61

Voltage source/power supply

05

62

 Microwave oven

01

63

 Gel casting trays

05

64

Sample combs (different sizes)

 

65

Falcon tubes (different sizes)

50

66

Cotton

10

67

Chromatographic paper

10 packs

68

Paper cutter

05

69

Ruler

10

70

Sprayer

30

71

Quadrat

30

72

Burette stands

30

73

Test tube racks

50

74

pH meter

01

75

Funnel stands

30

76

Stage micrometer

30

77

Ocular micrometer

30

78

Kymograph

05

79

Dissecting microscope

05

 

 

CHEMICALS (CONSUMABLE):

 

Sr. No.

Name

Quantity

1

Chloroform    

01 litre

2

Glycerin

500 ml

3

Formalin  

01 litre

4

Sprit methylated

10 litres

5

Acetic acid

01 litre

6

Emersion oil

500 ml

7

Acetylcholine 

500 ml

8

Adrenaline

500 ml

9

Xylol

10 litres

10

Clove oil  

01 litre

11

Canada balsam  

500 ml

12

Agar 

1.0 kg

13

Malt extract 

1 kg

14

Nail varnish 

1 bottle

15

Wax 

3 kg

16

Potassium hydroxide 

500 ml

17

Copper sulphate 

500 gm

18

Sodium bicarbonate 

500 gm

19

Hydrochloric acid

01 litre

20

Sulfuric acid  

01 litre

21

Ammonium hydroxide

01 litre

22

Potassium permanganate

100 gms

23

Benedict solution

01 litre

24

Iodine  

50 gms

25

Potassium iodide   

50 gms

26

Acetone   

01 litre

27

Carbon tetrachloride  

01 litre

28

Fehling solution A    

02 bottles

29

Fehling solution B  

02 bottles

30

Indole Acetic Acid  

01 litre

31

Pepsin fisher   

500 gm

32

Geimsa Stain   

10 gms

33

Leishman stain   

10 gms

34

Methylene blue     

1 litre

35

Neutral rad    

50 gms

36

Eosin     

1 litre

37

Pyronin –Y    

500 ml

38

Hematoxylin     

50 gms

39

Aceto carmine

50 gms

40

Crystal violet   

50 gms

41

Safranine       

50 gms

42

Sudan III     

50 gms

43

alpha-Naphthol     

500 ml

44

Antiserum A, B and D

01 set

45

Carmine  

500 gms

46

Citric acid    

01 kg

47

Diastase

500 gms

48

Esbach reagent  

01 litre

49

Glycogen

01 kg

50

Lead acetate  

01 litre

51

Light green   

50 gms

52

Maltose  

01 kg

53

Methyl orange   

50 gms

54

Ninhydrin   

01 litre

55

Picric acid  

01 litre

56

Potassium chloride  

01 litre

57

Ringer tablets

50 Nos.

58

Sodium chloride

01 kg

59

Sodium citrate  

500 mgs

60

Sodium potassium tartarate  

500 mgs

61

Starch  

01 kg

62

Sucrose  

01 kg

63

Yeast  

500 gm

64

N-Butanol

500 ml

65

Bromophenol blue

50 mgs

66

Petroleum ether

01 litre

67

Nitric acid   

01 litre

68

Silver nitrate (99.9% pure)

50 gms

69

Alcohol  (various grades)

05 litres

70

Glycerol

500 ml

71

Yeast

500 gms

72

Absolute Ethanol

01 litre

73

Glucose

01 kg

74

Trizma base

500 mg

75

Ethyline Diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA)

01 litre

76

Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)

01 litre

77

Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate(SDS)

500 gm

78

Potassium acetate

500 gm

79

Glacial Acetic acid

500 ml

80

β-mercapto-ethanol

500 ml

81

Coommassie Brilliant Blue R-250

05 gms

82

Glycine

01 litre

83

Orthoboric acid

10 gm

84

Ethidium bromide

10 gm

85

Tryptone

05 gm

86

Molecular weight markers

100 ml

 

 

 

 

GLASS WARE:

Sr. No.

Name

Quantity

1

Beaker 1000 ml Borosilicate glass

10

2

Beaker 500 ml

10

3

Beaker 250 ml

10

4

Beaker 100 ml

20

5

Beaker 50 ml

20

6

Glass rods stirrer 8”

20

7

Conical Flasks 500ml

10

8

Conical Flasks 250ml

10

9

Conical Flasks 100ml

10

10

Droppers

30

11

Funnel Small (60 mm dia)

10

12

Funnel medium (75 mm dia)

10

13

Funnel large (100 mm dia)

10

14

Thistle funnel German glass

10

15

Graduated cylinders 1000 CC

05

16

Graduated cylinders 500 CC

05

17

Graduated cylinders 250 CC

10

18

Graduated cylinders 100 CC

10

19

Graduated cylinders 50 CC

10

20

Graduated cylinders 10 CC

10

21

Pipettes 20 ml graduated

10

22

Pipettes 10 ml graduated

10

23

Pipettes 5ml graduated

20

24

Pipettes 1ml graduated

20

25

Petri Dishes 4² dia

10 pairs

26

Petri Dishes 6 d² dia

10 pairs

27

Dropping bottles 60 ml

05 Nos.

28

Reagent bottles 250 ml

50 Nos.

29

Reagent bottles 500 ml

25 Nos.

30

Dissection dishes 8² x 10²

30 Nos.

31

Burettes 50 ml

20 Nos.

32

Glass wool

500 gms

33

Stoppered bottle 500 ml

20 Nos.

34

Stoppered bottle 250 ml

30 Nos.

35

Stoppered bottle 125 ml

30 Nos.

36

Glass slides

05 pkts

37

Cover slips

05pkts

 

SPECIMENS:

 

Sr. No.

Name

Quantity

1

Euplectella

01

2

Leucosolenia

01

3

Sycon

01

4

Spongilla

01

5

Matagias

01

6

Cliona

01

7

Hydra

01

8

Jelly fish

01

9

Obelia

01

10

Physalia

01

11

Sea anemone

01

12

 Corallium (Red coral)

01

13

Pennatula (Sea pen)

01

14

Madrepora (Horn coral)

01

15

Astraea (Stony coral)

01

16

 Taenia solium

01

17

 Taenia saginata

01

18

 Planaria

01

19

Liver fluke

01

20

 Schistosoma

01

21

 Diphyllobothrium

01

22

 Philodina

01

23

Ascaris

01

24

 Fresh water mussel

01

25

Chiton

01

26

Snail

01

27

Pearl oyster

01

28

Cuttle fish

01

29

Octopus

01

30

Squid

01

31

Nautilus

01

32

Earth worm

01

33

Leech

01

34

Neries

01

35

Aphrodite (Sea mouse)

01

36

Arenicola (Lobe worm)

01

37

Prawn

01

38

Lobster

01

39

Shrimp

01

40

Crab

01

41

Horse-shoe crab

01

42

Scorpion

01

43

Spider

01

44

Centipede

01

45

Millipede

01

46

Butterfly

01

47

Cockroach

01

48

Grasshopper

01

49

Locust

01

50

Mantis

01

51

Dragonfly

01

52

Mosquito

01

53

House fly

01

54

Honey bee

01

55

Hermit crab

01

56

Sea urchin

01

57

Star fish

01

58

Sea cucumber

01

59

Brittle star

01

60

 Feather star

01

61

Saccoglossus

01

62

Balanoglossus

01

63

Ascidia

01

64

Ciona (Sea squirt)

01

65

Amphioxus

01

66

Hag fish

01

67

Lamprey

01

68

Dog fish

01

69

Labeo rohita

01

70

Rat fish

01

71

Flying fish

01

72

 Shark

01

73

 Skate

01

74

 Ray

01

75

 Eel

01

76

 Flat fish

01

77

Sea horse

01

78

Saw fish

01

79

Lung fish

01

80

Sturgeon

01

81

 Frog

01

82

 Toad

01

83

 Salamander

01

84

Amphiuma

01

85

 Chameleon

01

86

 Wall lizard

01

87

Geckos

01

88

 Tortoise

01

89

 Turtle

01

90

 Sphenodon punctatum

01

91

Varanus monitor

01

92

Flying lizard

01

93

 Gila monster

01

94

Uromastix

01

95

 Cobra

01

96

 Python (Small)

01

97

Crocodile Stuffed

01

98

 Alligator Stuffed

01

99

 Gavialis Stuffed

01

100

 Rattle snake

01

101

 Pigeon Stuffed

01

102

Parrot Stuffed

01

103

Sparrow

01

104

Owl

01

105

Crow

01

106

Duck

01

107

Peacock

01

108

Hawk

01

109

Ostrich

01

110

Wood pecker

01

111

Swans

01

112

Eagle

01

113

Vulture

01

114

Falcon

01

115

Dove

01

116

Humming birds

01

117

Swallows

01

118

Penguin

01

119

Eudynamys scolopaceus

01

120

Hedgehog

01

121

Rat

01

122

Mouse

01

123

Bat

01

124

Squirrel

01

125

Mole

01

126

Flying fox

01

127

Shrew

01

128

Kangaroo

01

129

 Rabbit

01

130

 Porcupine

01

131

 Pangolin

01

132

 Mongoose

01

133

Cat

01

134

 Dog

01

135

Monkey

01

 

SLIDES:

Sr. No. Name Quantity

1

Euglena

05

2

Amoeba

05

3

Paramecium

05

4

Trypanosoma

05

5

Chlamydomonas

05

6

Daphnia

05

7

Balantidium

05

8

Plasmodium

05

9

Arcella

05

10

Giardia

05

11

Leishmania

05

12

Entamoeba histolytica

05

13

Obelia

05

14

Volvox

05

15

Cyclops

05

16

 Mitosis (full set)

05

17

 Meiosis (full set)

05

18

 Blood cells (slides)

05

19

 Amphibian sperm

02

20

 Mammalian sperm

02

21

 T.S. of Mammalian ovary

05

22

 Frog blastula

05

23

 Frog neurula

05

24

 Tadpole larva

05

25

 Chick blastula

05

26

 Chick neurula

05

27

 24 hours chick embryo

05

28

 36 hours chick embryo

05

29

 48 hours chick embryo

05

30

 72 hours chick embryo

05

31

 L.S. of Amphioxus

05

32

 E. coli

05

33

Euglena

05

 

 

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