TY - JOUR T1 - Maceration of Delicate Osteological Material by Fly Larvae AU - Majeed, Z.Z. JO - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances VL - 8 IS - 11 SP - 2147 EP - 2149 PY - 2009 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1680-5593 DO - javaa.2009.2147.2149 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.2147.2149 KW - Eggs collecting tray KW -maceration jar KW -incubation box KW -maceration KW -dermestid beetle KW -fly larvae AB - For embryological researches to study the development of fetal bones of different phases of pregnancy, we choose fly larvae for maceration as a gentle creature to consume all the soft tissue of the specimen leaving the bones very clean within few days. We had to simulate the natural process and do it in the laboratory. We invented several tools to collect fly eggs and transfer it to the maceration jar where the specimen kept in. We also made an incubation box to save larvae in cold weather. ER -