Animal husbandry includes, but is not limited to:
- Daily care and maintenance of animals
- Observation
- Feeding
- Watering
- Providing regular enrichment supplies
- Changing and cleaning cages/tanks
- Maintaining a suitable environment
- Basic record keeping
- Census and colony management
- Sanitizing animal rooms
- Supplies (feed, bedding, disinfectants, enrichment, etc.)
- Equipment maintenance, repair and replacement
Calculation and billing
Fees are calculated monthly and billed to the relevant researcher quarterly.
Additional cost recovery fees apply for consumable supplies or special housing related to experimental needs. Contact Animal Care Services for details.
Animal husbandry fees
Effective April 1, 2023
Fees are calculated monthly and billed to the relevant researcher quarterly.
Additional cost recovery fees apply for consumable supplies or special housing related to experimental needs. Contact Animal Care Services for details.
Mouse
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Fee |
|
Standard Mouse Housing Husbandry |
$0.25/mouse/day |
| Biohazard/Quarantine Mouse Husbandry Fees | $0.38/mouse/day |
|
Sterile Environment Mouse Husbandry Fees * |
$0.38/mouse/day |
| Breeding Mouse Husbandry Fees ** | $0.31/mouse/day |
Note: *Immunodeficient animals are housed in a sterile environment
**Breeding Mouse Husbandry Fees apply to active breeding cages only
Rat
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|
Fee |
|
Standard Rat Husbandry Fees |
$0.43/rat/day |
|
Biohazard/Quarantine Rat Husbandry Fees |
$0.65/rat/day |
| Breeding Rat Husbandry Fees* | $0.55/rat/day |
Note: *Breeding Rat Husbandry Fees apply to active breeding cages only
Aquatic
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Fee |
|
Processed Water Usage |
$0.03/litre/day |
| Initial fill and percentage of daily water change on tank housing invertebrates and amphibians | $0.03/litre/day * |
| Holding/Housing inoculated system Start-Up fee (with bio-media) | $250/unit * |
*Effective April 1, 2021