Animal Care Fees

In order to maintain staffing, supplies and equipment the LAF has a per diem fee structure for the care of animals. The rates run concurrent with UB's fiscal year, July 1—June 30.

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Animal Care

Animal Care Per Diem Rates

Species	UB Rate
Frog	0.50
Hamster Siberian Dwarf	0.30
Mouse	0.30
Mouse High Level Barrier	0.41
Mouse ABSL2	0.42
Mouse ABSL3 (excludes PPE and HEPA Filter Changes)	0.60
Mouse Sterile/Barrier Room	0.41
Mouse GLP	0.60
Pig GLP	17.85
Pig High Health	13.68
Rabbit	3.50
Rabbit GLP	4.85
Rat	0.52
Rat Sterile/High Level Barrier	0.60
Sheep	13.31

Services and Special Charges

Diagnostic Tests

Type	Unit	Rate
Complete Blood Count (CBC) (does not include VT processing fees)	Each	22.00
Comprehensive panel (ALP, ALT, BUN, CREA, GLU, TP, T-BILI, ALP, PHOS, CA, CHOL, GGT) (does not include VT processing fees)	Each	47.33

Import/Export

Type	Unit	Rate
Animal Transport between LAF Facilities	Each	32.00
Import Administrative Fee: $100 per import	Per import	$100.00
Standard Quarantine Animals are housed in the LAF BEB quarantine unit for 8 weeks Import Sampling Fee: $24 per 100 cages PCR testing is conducted for excluded pathogens at the end of the quarantine period, 1 test charged per 100 cages Conventional housing IDEXX test fee: $220.50 (mouse), $159.25 (rat) High Level Barrier housing IDEXX test fee: $245.00 (mouse only)	Per 100 cages	$24
Expedited Quarantine Animals are housed in the LAF BEB quarantine unit for 2-3 weeks Import Sampling Fee: $24 per 10 animals PCR testing is conducted for excluded pathogens upon arrival, 1 test charged per 10 animals Conventional housing IDEXX test fee: $220.50 (mouse), $159.25 (rat) High Level Barrier housing IDEXX test fee: $245.00 (mouse only) **IDEXX prices are not established in house and are subject to change	Per 10 animals	$24

Professional Services

Type	Unit	Rate
Caretaker Time	Hour	30.00
Caretaker Time - Overtime	Hour	45.00
Veterinarian Tech Time	Hour	36.00
Veterinarian Tech Time - Overtime	Hour	54.00
Veterinarian Time	Hour	55.00

Surgery

Type	Unit	Rate

Anesthesia-Isoflurane + Machine	Minute	0.71
Equipment Rental	Hour	9.00

Animal Emergencies

Please contact the veterinary on call if you have an animal emergency.

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Animal Purchase, Payment and Delivery

This section provides an overview of LAF’s approved vendors, payment methods and delivery schedules for animal subjects.

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Standard Operating Procedures

We have incorporated best practices into our standard operating procedures so we can help streamline and uphold quality of your research. SOPs are available in the Click IACUC Library.

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