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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND

APPLICATION CENTER
(DEKAM)

Erciyes University, Experimental Research and Application
Center was established by Mr. Suleyman Çetinsaya in 1997, in
memory of his niece, Hakan Çetinsaya (1976-1996).

Center was certified by Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Live-
stock at 28/04/2014 and working permition was granted at
RESEARCH CENTERS rats (Wistar Albino and Spraque – Dawley), mice (Babl-C), and
27/05/2010.
This facility has been providing experimental animals, namely

rabbits (New Zealand), and technical assistance to researchers
since 1997.
The facility includes three floors serving the various research
needs of both local and international researchers. The first
floor is used for general staff offices and include, a conference
room. The second floor holds our experimental and surgical
research units. The experimental research units include car-
diovascular lab., microsurgery lab., behavior lab. (Morris water
maze), micro surgery operation room, and two general sur-
gery room, reanimation unit, a biosafety lab with level 2 (BSL-
2) and microbiology lab.
The breeding and housed facilities of laboratory animals are
on the third floor of center. There are animal stock rooms, ex-
perimentally investigation rooms and cages washing room in
this floor.
There are also metabolic cages for metabolism research stud-
ies. In the basement of the center, there are main washing
units of cages and other equipments.
Researchers after getting proper permit from the ethical com-
mittee apply to our center to conduct their research. The em-
ployees of the center also take care of the animals (feeding and
watering), keep maintenance of sanitation and environmental
control, keep records of all activities, monitor for ethical pro-
tocols, and give technical assistance including administrating
medications, helping in standard operating procedures, and
performing euthanasia on animals at the end of studies.

One Veterinary surgeon, two Veterinary Technician and four
Auxiliary Staff have served in the Centre. Working in a close

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