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Biologicals are pharmaceutical products used in healthcare research, diagnosis and prevention for treatment of diseases. These are collected from live cells or tissues such as sera, vaccine, recombinant products, etc. Basic biologicals such as cells, tissues, serums , blood, and sputum samples are used for potential therapeutic, diagnostics and research applications. Medical and healthcare research on animals and humans involve the import of biologicals, which needs to comply with certain regulations. Maintaining the safety and efficacy of such products is vital. Regulatory bodies have mandated their prior approval to analyze the quality of imported products. It also keeps a check on the sale and trade of these biological research materials as bio-terrorism is a growing threat to every country today. Import of Animal Biologicals Animal biologicals such as animal blood , animal plasma, animal serum, and animal tissues are obtained from a wide variety of species, including animal p...

Xenotransplantation is a concept which originated a century back. It involves the transport of animal tissues and organs into human beings if there is need to replace a certain organ or to cure a disease. Back then it was considered morally provocative to commit such scientific experiments but now this practice is more in process. Nowadays, it is considered to be an ‘efficient method' to solve the critical problem of organ unavailability. Patients today need a considerate amount of organ Transplantations, kidney being the highest; adding to the list are Liver, Heart, Lungs, and Brain. The Inadequate Availability of Human Donors One human can save up to 8 lives but the person has to be dead in order to donate. Not everyone decides to donate and most importantly not everybody is healthy enough to give their organs. This challenge creates a huge problem and it is one of the major concerns in the field of contemporary medicine. The department of health faces a grave challenge ...

Single Donors give a considerate amount of either their blood or its components like serum, plasma, and platelets. Pooled or random donation occurs when more than one human combine to donate the components of blood to help others. Components of Human Blood Human blood is composed of white blood cells, red blood cells, serum, and plasma. The main difference between red blood cells and white blood cells is the presence of hemoglobin in the former and absence of it in the latter. Plasma, a yellow liquid has the greatest volume in blood i.e. 55%, while serum has the lowest one. Serum and plasma are usually used for different tests; however, both are further used for multiple purposes. Plasma separation from blood takes more time than the separation of serum. Also, in case of plasma, the division requires anticoagulants. Pooled and Single Serum Serum does not possess coagulating factors. The serum, a tiny leftover in blood, is collected from single human donors and then poole...

There are various kinds of animal biologicals that are collected for different reasons. Some are used to cure diseases while some specimens are preserved for future use. A nimal serum & blood products , raw animal biological products, chicken tissues & organs are the most common materials that are extracted for use with Animal Biologics. Circumstances To Follow When Collecting Animal Biologicals Before the collection of animal biologicals, there are a few conditions that must be met: Animal Biological Collection from a Healthy Organism It is important to confirm that the animal is healthy and absolutely no contamination. It imperative to remember that specimens should never be collected from sick animals. It is also critical to check everything regarding parasitic contamination as it affects the integrity of the tissue’s sample. After the supervision of antibiotics, biologicals are collected within 21 days. The animal should be free from any kind of stress. Chances ...