Animal Resources Services, Forms, and Fees
Animal Resources povides a range of services for Virginia Tech researchers, including:
- Animal ordering
- Animal receiving
- Shipping and importation
- Daily animal husbandry care
- Technical assistance
- Training
Ordering Process
- Complete an Animal Purchase Request Form using the approved vendor list below.
- E-mail completed form to LARanimals@vt.edu.
- You will receive order confirmation within two business days. Ensure all order details are correct; notify LARanimals@vt.edu of any changes that need to be made.
Approved Vendors
- Charles River Laboratories (Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Guinea Pigs)
- Envigo (Mice, Rats, Hamsters, Rabbits)
- Hilltop Lab Animals (Guinea Pigs)
- Jackson Labs (Mice)
- Taconic (Mice and Rats)
- National Cancer Institute (Mice)
Rodent Quarantine Estimate
Cost Title | Mice Cost |
Rats Cost |
---|---|---|
Entry Testing | $75.27 | $75.27 |
Shipping Costs | $100.00 | $100.00 |
Exit Testing | $127.79 | $127.79 |
Sentinel Rodents Cost | $60.00 | $97.00 |
Total Estimate* | $363.06 | $400.06 |
*not including normal per diem charges or animal shipping charges
FY24 Per Diem Rates*
(Effective January 1, 2024)
* Per diem rates are per cage for mice, rats, and hamsters and per individual animal for all other species.
Description | Per Diem | Activity Code |
---|---|---|
Mice (ABSL1, ABSL2) | $1.02 | LARMC1 CVMMC1 |
Mice, Hamsters (ABSL3) | $3.92 | LARMC3 CMVMC3 LARHM3 |
Pigs (Gnotobiotic) | $22.16 | LARPG3 CVMPG3 |
Rats, Hamsters, Gerbils (ABSL1, ABSL2) | $2.65 | LARRT1 CVMRT1 LARHM1 |
Guinea Pigs (ABSL1, ABSL2) | $3.62 | LARGP1 |
Rabbit (ABSL1, ABSL2) | $4.93 | CVMRBT LARRAB |
Chickens (Housed in Isolators) | $14.70 | LARCK7 |
Pigs (ABSL2) | $10.28 | LARPG2 |
Technical Activities | $37.67 | LARTEC CVMTEC |
Veterinary Activities | $79.28 | LARVET |
Transportation (charged by the mile plus the hourly Tech Rate) | $0.20 | LARTRA |
Additional Service Fees
- Transportation fee
- Technician time plus mileage
- Rodent overcrowded cage separation fee
- 1 hour technician time plus per diem for each cage starting on 3rd incident