Animal procurement
Acquisition and procurement of animals from approved vendors. The project requires prior approval from the IACUC.
Breeding
Mouse and rat breeding and colony management
Routinary Standard Care
Sterile caging, food, water, bedding, sanitation, and enrichment under optimal environmental conditions.
Training
- Scheduled sessions on animal handling, experimental manipulation, and animal use protocol development.
- Individualized training
Technical services
- Animal identification
- Anesthetic and surgical support
- Sample collection, and euthanasia
Veterinary Services
- Consultation on experimental preclinical protocols
- Diagnostic and therapeutic of pathological conditions in research animals in experimental protocols
- Technical support
- Special surgical procedures