Per Diem Rates & Service Charges
Mouse
Rates - Per Cage/Per Day
Cost Center
SPF
(Ventilated)
July 1, 2025
$0.82 per cage
July 1, 2026
$0.92 per cage
July 1, 2027
$1.03 per cage
Static
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
Special
(Sterile/Quarantine/
Hazardous
$1.06 per cage
$1.06 per cage
$1.06 per cage
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Rat
Rates - Per Cage/Per Day
Cost Center
SPF (Ventilated)
July 1, 2025
$1.06 per cage
July 1, 2026
$1.13 per cage
July 1, 2027
$1.20 per cage
Static
$1.06 per cage
$1.13 per cage
$1.20 per cage
Breeding
(Cages with pups 鈮� days of age)
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
Double Bedding
(Small & Large)
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
Special
(Sterile/Quarantine/
Hazardous
$1.69 per cage
$1.69 per cage
$1.69 per cage
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Vole
Rates - Per Cage/Per Day
Cost Center
SPF (Ventilated)
July 1, 2025
$1.12 per cage
July 1, 2026
$1.26 per cage
July 1, 2027
$1.41 per cage
Static
$1.12 per cage
$1.26 per cage
$1.41 per cage
Breeding
(Cages with pups 鈮� days of age)
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
Double Bedding
(Small & Large)
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
SPF + Tech Time
Special
(Sterile/Quarantine/
Hazardous
$1.82 per cage
$1.90 per cage
$1.98 per cage
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Rabbit
Rates - Per Cage/Per Day
Per Cage Fee
July 1, 2025
$3.35 per cage
July 1, 2026
$3.35 per cage
July 1, 2027
$3.35 per cage
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Budget Planning
When developing your animal project budget for July 1 2028 and beyond, plan on 5%-7%
annual increase for animal related expenses.
What's Included and Not Included in Your Per Diems?
Included
- Daily observations of every animal
- PPE
- Standard husbandry, caging and supplies
- Routine veterinary health care
- Environmental enrichment
- Washing/Sanitizing caging and related equipment
- Husbandry supplies
- Facility maintenance and sanitation
- Refuse disposal
- Sentinel program
- Occupational health monitoring
- Animal procurement from approved vendors
- Training of research staff
- Related supervisory and administrative costs
NOT Included
- Quarantine testing
- Specialty supplies and other services/supplies, as needed
- Technical support services
(injections, surgical support, post-op monitoring, breeding colony management, etc.) - Veterinary intervention
(as a part of a research project or surgical/advanced medical intervention for research induced conditions) - Special diets/water
- Clean fostering
- Import/Export fees (to/from collaborating institutions)
- Autoclaving lab supplies
- The vendor animal charges, box/crate fees and shipping
- Transportation of animals between campuses
- Laundry services
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Technical听 Services
Technical services are charged in 15 minute increments
Services
Technical Support Services
(weaning, euthanasia, separations, etc.)
Rates/Fees
$30.00 per hour
($7.50 per 15 minutes)
Senior Technical Support Services
(injections, surgical support, breeding colony support, etc.)
$40.00 per hour
($10.00 per 15 minutes)
Veterinary Professional Services
- Requested as a part of research project (protocol-approved surgery, necropsy or tissue
harvesting to collect experimental data, etc)
and/or - Veternarian must provide surgical or advanced medical intervention for research -induced conditions.
$76.00per hour
($19.00 per 15 minutes).
Administrative Services
This fee may be assessed when:
$32.00 per hour
($8.00 per 15 minutes).
- Animal requisitions are submitted after the Wednesday, Noon deadline and must be placed that week.
- Animal requisitions are amended after the Wednesday, Noon deadline or after orders are placed with the vendor.
- Requesting administrative/billing services above and beyond standard operating procedures.
- Indexes submitted for animal orders are under funded or closed at the time of allocation.
- Changing indexes or using an underfunded index after invoices are sent to the PI.
- Using multiple indexes to cover DLAR charges.
Laundry/Scrub Services
$25.00 per month
Sunflower Seeds*
$1.03 per serving
*Prices are subject to change without notice.
Service fees are evaluated and adjusted as deemed necessary.
Metabolic Units
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Mouse Metabolic Unit
Rat Metaboloic Unit
Rates/Fees
$60.00
$30.00
CLAMS Units
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Mouse CLAMS Unit
Rates/Fees
50% off per diem rate + $60.00 cleaning fee
Rat CLAMS Unit
50% off per diem rate
Import/Export of Live Animals
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Domestic Administration Fee
Rates/Fees
$101.00 up to 2 hours then $50.50 per hour*
International Administration Fee
$176.75 up to 3.5 hours then $50.50 per hour*
*Plus all applicable fees.
Fees may include courier costs, shipping supplies (crates, dividers, supplements),
tech time, quarantine testing and additional administrative charges.
Delivery Service
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Transportation of animals between 淫妻社 campuses
Rates/Fees
$5.00 per crate + Tech Time
Airgas Tanks
Gas
Tank Rental
Tank Size
听N/A
Airgas Part Number
N/A
Rate/Fees
$0.23 per tank/per day
Oxygen
Extra Small
OX USPEA
$7.52 per tank
Oxygen
Large
OX USP200
$10.50 per tank
Carbon Dioxide
Extra Small
CD USPE
$16.03 per tank
Carbon Dioxide
Large
CD USP50X
$16.21 per tank
Specialty Gas
(0.5% CO2 / 20.5% O2 / NI 200)
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$470.86 per tank
Specialty gas has a 2-4 week lead time to order.
- Tank rental is charged per tank per day and billed monthly on your DLAR per diems invoice.
- Tank charges will be invoice on the month the tank is replaced.听
- Prices are subject to change without notice.
- Prices are as of March 13, 2025.
Surgical/Autoclave/Equipment Services
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Surgery Pack*
Autoclave Fee (Lab Supplies)*
Biolocial Indicator (for autoclave validation)
Lighted Tail Vein Restrainer Use Fee
HM5 Vet Scan**
Rates/Fees
$45.00
$30.00 per run
$15.00
$7.50 per use
$7.20 per run
*MUST be requested 48 hours in advance.
**Prices are subject to change without notice.