• Animal Order Form
  • Charles River Laboratory delivery schedule- 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. Deadline for orders from the West Coast are the Monday before delivery. Deadline for orders from the East Coast are the Thursday before delivery. Jackson Labs deliver each Wednesday.  Please call, we will do our best to get your orders when you need them. Rodent suppliers do NOT exclude Beta Hemolytic Streptococcus, Klebsiella, PasteurellaorStaph aureus from their barriers.  If you require mice free of these agents, you must request they come from a negative barrier.  There will likely be additional costs associated with such a request.
  • Mice purchased from in-house breeding colonies (C57, Balb/c)= $15.20/each
  • Animal Transfer Form
 

Per Diem Information

Species ARC per diem rates: FY 2019 (7/1/18-6/30/19)
Mice, specialized care1 1.06 Per cage/day
Mice, ABSL2 at the ARC2 1.17 Per cage/day
Mice, ABSL3 at the BSL3 facility Charged by Tech time*
Rats 1.01 Per cage/day
Hamsters,ABSL2 at the ARC3 1.40 Per cage/day
Guinea Pigs 1.77 Per cage/day
Gerbils .68 Per cage/day
Cats 5.30 Per animal/day
Rabbits 2.57 Per animal/day
Ferrets 2.57 Per animal/day
Macaques 15.30 Per animal/day
Leopard Frogs 1.22 Per tank/day

Xenopus

Zebrafish

1.22 Per tank/day

 

0.77 small tank/day

1.28 large tank/day
  1. Animals are housed in autoclaved and ventilated caging, provided irradiated feed and sterile water and cage changes are performed within a HEPA-filtered change station.
  2. Animals are housed in the ABSL2 area of the ARC.  They are maintained under “specialized care” conditions.  In addition, caging and personal protective equipment (PPE) are autoclaved upon exit.
  3. Technologist rate(minimum of 15 minute increments) =$35.00/hour.
  4. Breeding colony: $15.50 (Comparison: Charles River=$34 + shipping)
  5. *Due to time commitment for a small number of rodent housing days, ARC time dedicated to BSL3 husbandry and training will be charged on a tech hourly basis.
 

Outside Contract Rates

Species ARC per diem rates: FY 2019 (7/01-18-6/30-19)
Mice, specialized care1 1.53 Per cage/day
Mice, ABSL2 at the ARC2 1.69 Per cage/day
Mice, ABSL3 at the BSL3 facility Charged by Tech time*
Gerbils .99 Per cage/day
Guinea Pigs 2.56 Per cage/day
Rats 1.46 Per cage/day
Hamsters, ABSL2 at the ARC 2.01 Per cage/day
Ferrets 3.70 Per animal/day
Rabbits 3.70 Per animal/day
Cats 7.27 Per animal/day

Macaques

Frogs (Xenopus, Leopard)

Zebrafish

22.03 Per animal/day

1.76 tank/day

1.12 small  tank/day

1.84 large  tank/day
  1. Animals are housed in autoclaved and ventilated caging, provided irradiated feed and sterile water and cage changes are performed within a HEPA-filtered change station.
  2. Animals are housed in the ABSL2 area of the ARC.  They are maintained under “specialized care” conditions.  In addition, caging and personal protective equipment (PPE) are autoclaved upon exit.

       3. Purchase price for ARC breeding colony mice (C57BL/6 or BALB/c): $22.33/mouse

       4. Vet Rate: $100/hr.

       5. Technologist rate: $46.00/ hr (charged in 15 minute increments)