Fetal bovine serum is the most widely used serum-supplement for the in vitro cell culture of eukaryotic cells. It is commonly utilized in biomedical research, pharmaceutical development, and biomanufa
Bottle of FBS for cell culture
Frozen fetal bovine serum
In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir, is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which the
Fetal bovine serum
…in many cell culture applications. Fetal bovine serum is derived from the blood drawn from a bovine fetus via a closed system of collection at the slaughterhouse. The globular protein bovine serum albumin (BSA) is a major component of fetal bovine serum. It plays a crucial role in maintaining osmotic balance and…
Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse in 1942
In the slaughterhouse, Lovis Corinth, 1893
London's Smithfield Market in 1855, before it was reconstructed
Pork packing in Cincinnati. Print from 1873 showing four scenes in a packing house: "Killing, Cutting, Rendering, [and] Salting."