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Charge Rates: Animal per diem and services

The UNTHSC Laboratory Animal Medicine Program is Fully Accredited by the Association for Assessment & Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
     

Species

Per Diem

 
Canine <20kg $8.55  
Canine >20kg $10.16  
Canine Critical Care/ICU 3day minimum $64.00  
Frog (Xenopus) Tank $0.47  
Guinea Pigs $1.37  
Hamster $0.84  
Mouse (std) 4/cage $0.74  
Mouse (std) 8/cage $1.32 per tank
Mouse Infect. Rack $1.30  
Mouse Micro Iso/Vent $1.15  
Mouse Breeders $0.90  
Rabbits (one per cage) $1.70  
Rat (std) $0.74  
Rate (nude) $1.55  
Rat (barrier) $1.56  
Ungulates $11.00  

Service Charges

   
Bio-Containment Surcharge 20.0%(on animal perdiem)  
Export Domestic Facilities $179.00 Per Crate
     
Export International Facilities $255.00 Per Crate
     
Import Domestic Facilities $180.00 Per Crate
     
Import International Facilities $220.00  
     
Lab Services Processing Fee $10.00  
Labor(charged in 15 min. increments):    
Husbandry Staff Hourly Rate $20.00  
Animal Health Technician Hourly Rate $42.50  
Laboratory Manager Hourly Rate $42.50  
Veterinarian Hourly Rate $75.00  
Set Up Fee $5.00  
Surcharge(on supplies) 17.5%  
Rodent Surveillance RATE  
Special Quarantine (imported mice):    
Pre-Test & Sentinel Placement $190.57  
SENTINEL TESTING $180.00  
ADDITIONAL CAGE PRE-TEST (same shipment) $52.37  
SENTINEL TESTING: $130.00 ea  
 Stool parasitology tests are pooled by room and charged separately unless otherwise indicated)    
1 MOUSE PER CAGE $128.00  
1 MOUSE PER CAGE (w/stool parasite) $148.35  
2 MICE PER CAGE $146.00  
3 MICE PER CAGE $163.00  
1 RAT PER CAGE $163.00  
1 RAT PER CAGE (w/stool parasite) $144.35  
2 RATS PER CAGE $143.00  
BACTERIOLOGY    
ALL CULTURES Price to order  
HEMATOLOGY    
ALL TESTS Priced to order  
PARASITOLOGY    
BLOOD PARASITES $10.45  
STOOL PARASITES $20.35  
SKIN SCRAPING $10.45  
SCOTCH TAPE $5.00  
SERUM CHEMISTRIES $65.00  
Individual Tests & Panels PRICED TO ORDER  
MYCOLOGY    
FUNGUS CULTURE PRICED TO ORDER  
FUNGUS WET MOUNT PRICED TO ORDER  
HISTOPATH SLIDES    
ROUTINE (H & E) PRICED TO ORDER  
UNSTAINED SLIDE PRICED TO ORDER  
SPECIAL STAIN PRICED TO ORDER  
Excessive room cleaning $35.00/hr  
AUTOCLAVING $20.00/hr (30 minute minimum)  
CYTOLOGY $46.00  
Anesthesia (Iso/02 machine) $42.50/hr  

EUTHANIZING ANIMALS:

 

 

Rodents (CO2) $3.00/20 Min  
 Large Animals (injectables) Labor + Materials  
     

NECROPSY:

 

 

Small (mouse, rats, frog, hamsters, etc) $40.00  
Medium (chinchilla, g. pig, rabb) $58.00  
Large (cat, dog) $80.00  
Extra-Large (calf, pig, sheep) $151.00  
NECROPSY RM USE/DAY $30.00  
OXYGEN/20 min. $3.00  
SEROLOGY PRICED TO ORDER  
URINALYSIS PRICED TO ORDER  
WEANING $12.50/completed pan set-up  
     
Note: Other diagnostic and clinical services/procedures may be available upon request and will be priced to order.