Facilities Available at Central Instrumental Facility

Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna

The Central Instrumental Facility (CIF) at Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna provides access to advanced laboratory instruments and analytical facilities for teaching, research and scientific investigations in veterinary, animal and biological sciences.

Facilities & Equipment

S. No.	Equipment	Details of the Equipment and its Application
1		Bench Top Flow Cytometer Identification and quantification of specific cell types Cell cycle and apoptosis analysis Cell proliferation assay
2		Real Time PCR Gene expression analysis Identification of pathogens Pathogen load measurement
3		Inverted Microscope Study of cell morphology, growth, attachment and viability Observation of microbial and cell culture characteristics
4		Nano Spectrophotometer Measurement of DNA, RNA and protein concentration and purity from very small sample volumes
5		Refrigerated Centrifuge High-speed centrifugation up to 18,000 rpm at refrigerated temperature
6		Refrigerated and Heating Water Bath Exogenous transformation of DNA into bacteria Ligation reactions Other reactions requiring specific temperatures
7		-80°C Upright Ultra Low Deep Freezer Long-term preservation of DNA, RNA, proteins, enzymes, microbial cultures and other biological samples at ultra-low temperatures
8		-20°C Upright Freezer Storage of reagents, enzymes, antibodies, nucleic acids and biological samples requiring sub-zero preservation
9		Refrigerator Storage of media, reagents, chemicals, standards, enzymes and temperature-sensitive laboratory materials at refrigerated temperature
10		Electroporator Exogenous transformation of DNA into bacteria with high efficacy
11		Semi Dry Blot Apparatus Western blotting
12		Analytical Balance Measurement of small quantities of chemicals, standards, reagents and samples
13		Precision Balance Weighing of samples, ingredients, chemicals and laboratory materials where moderate precision is required
14		Vortex Uniform mixing of liquid samples, reagents, buffers and microbial suspensions
15		Portable pH Meter Measurement of pH
16		Rotary Shaker Controlled agitation and mixing of liquid cultures, reagents and samples at defined speed and time
17		Binocular Microscope Microscopic observation of microorganisms, cells, tissues and other biological or food samples using two-eye viewing
18		Gel Documentation System Visualization of agarose gel
19		Microplate Spectrophotometer Measurement of absorbance with cuvette, microplate and micro-volume attachment
20		Vertical Gel Electrophoresis System SDS-PAGE