Veterinarians from Kasetsart University and Precision Vet have achieved their first success in collecting elephant stem cells to treat an elephant with keratitis that almost left it blind. They are starting to use them to treat Aunt Wandee, an elephant with uterine inflammation, and are preparing to treat “Plai Khundet”, an elephant with leg inflammation, and to support EEHV disease.
Today (14 March 2025), Asst. Prof. Dr. Supaphen Sripibul, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, said that it is good news that Thailand has successfully produced elephant stem cells for the first time. This is a collaboration between a research team from Kasetsart University, the Thai Elephant Conservation Center in Lampang Province, and a research team from Precision Vet and the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and the Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Pen, who donated placenta cells from the world's first twin elephants to the lab to be grown as elephant stem cells. Previously, Thailand had to import stem cells from horses to treat dogs and cats and to treat horses, but there have been no reports of this in elephants. สล็อต เว็บตรง