Services and Rates

Our rate chart listed here will provide you with information for animal housing charges for the current fiscal period. Additionally, we have included fees for Experimental Surgery. 

Cage Densities for Mice housed in DLAR
Social Housing and Environmental Enrichment

    Please read Clarification on what is and is not barrier housing, as it pertains to the per diem rates.

    Division of Laboratory Animal Resources Service Rates for FY24-25
     
    Service UK Investigators Non-UK Investigators
    Mouse - IVC Rack $0.99 per cage/day $1.51 per cage/day
    Mouse - Static Cage (includes Thermal Cabinets) $1.03 per cage/day $1.58 per cage/day
    Mouse Barrier $1.35 per cage/day $2.07 per cage/day
    Mouse - Diabetic $4.06 per cage/day $6.21 per cage/day
    Mouse - Quarantine Disp. Cage $3.97 per cage/day $6.07 per cage/day
    Mouse - Spiny $2.42 per animal/day $3.70 per animal/day
    Other Rodents $1.18 per animal/day $1.81 per animal/day
    Other Rodents - Barrier (BSL2, IVC) $1.60 per animal/day $2.45 per animal/day
    Other Rodents - Diabetic $4.73 per animal/day $7.23 per animal/day
    Other Rodent - Quarantine $1.42 per animal/day $2.17 per animal/day
    Rabbit/Ferret $6.13 per animal/day $9.38 per animal/day
    Rabbit/Ferret - Barrier (BSL2, IVC) $7.45 per animal/day $11.40 per animal/day
    NHP $17.44 per animal/day $26.68 per animal/day
    NHP - Quarantine $29.47 per animal/day $45.09 per animal/day
    Dog < 5 years age $13.85 per animal/day $21.20 per animal/day
    Dog - Chronic > 5 years age $17.97 per animal/day $27.50 per animal/day
    Pig/Sheep $28.76 per animal/day $44.00 per animal/day
    Alpaca $17.55 per animal/day $26.86 per animal/day
    Avian Adult $2.34 per animal/day $3.58 per animal/day
    Avian Juvenile $5.68 per brooder/day $8.68 per brooder/day
    Amphibians $1.40 per animal/day $2.14 per animal/day
    Admin Fee/Animal Purchase $27.85/order $42.61/order
    International Animal Order Fee $55.70/order $85.22/order
    Cancellation/Emergency Setup Fee $27.85/order $42.61/order
    Supply/Drug Order Fee $22.28/order $34.09/order
    In Stock Supply Fee $1.28/order $1.95/order
    Investigator Attention $15.45/attention $23.64/attention
    Husbandry Tech Time $52.95/hour $81.02/hour
    Vet Time $129.78/hour $198.56/hour
    Vet Tech Time $55.16/hour $84.39/hour
    Surgery Room Rate $140.60/hour $215.11/hour
    Prep Room Rate $70.30/hour $107.56/hour
    Minor Surgery - Supplies $118.45/procedure $181.23/procedure
    Major Surgery - Supplies $324.45/procedure $496.41/procedure
    Sterilization by Ethylene Oxide $31.57/load $48.30/load
    Sterilization Steam $8.60/load $13.16/load
    Single PI Room Sanitation $108.15/month $165.47/month
    Xray $32.45/plate $49.64/plate
    Serum Chemistry $64.89/sample $99.28/sample
    Sanitation Swab $4.60/sample $7.04/sample
    IDEXX CBC Assisted $11.33/sample $17.33/sample
    Cryo Sperm Collection $486.68/strain $744.61/strain
    Cryo Sperm Storage $6.49 per strain/month $9.93 per strain/month
    Anesthetic Machine <4hr/day $33.08/day $50.60/day
    Anesthetic Machine >4hr/day $49.61/day $75.91/day
    iStat Machine $20.60/8 hrs $31.52/8 hrs
    UltraSound - Large Animal $133.90/scan $204.87/scan