Rates and Recharges
Division of Animal Resources
SCHEDULE OF CHARGES ‐ Effective May 1, 2025
Extra Cage Change ‐ Hamster BiocontainmentCOST CENTER | DESCRIPTION | RATE | |
1. Per Diem: Includes animal care and husbandry and routine veterinary services | |||
Agnatha: Hagfish | per head, PI managed | 2.95 | |
Agnatha: Lamprey | per colony bin 80‐150 | 6.35 | |
Agnatha: Lamprey | Experimental container/rack of 0‐36, PI managed | 3.71 | |
Agnatha: Lamprey | Adult, per head, PI managed | 2.70 | |
Amphibian | Toad, Frog (charged per head) | 2.40 | |
Betta Fish | per System | 1.02 | |
Ferret | per head | 7.24 | |
Ferret Biocontainment | per head | 9.05 | |
Fish | per System | 2.91 | |
Fish, Aquaria | DAR‐Provided Full Care – Manual Feeding, per aquarium | 0.68 | |
Gerbil | per head | 0.65 | |
Guinea Pig | per head | 3.83 | |
Guinea Pig Biocontainment | per head | 4.75 | |
Hamster | per head | 0.65 | |
Hamster Quarantine | per head | 3.96 | |
Hamster Biocontainment | per head | 2.68 | |
Mouse Auto Water | Includes VAF Auto Water, Ventilated caging with automatic water‐standard care, per cage | 1.15 | |
Mouse Biocontainment | Microisolator caging-autoclave in and out, per cage/Restricted access; specific virus antibody free, autoclave in and out, per cage | 2.12 | |
Mouse Microisolator | Microisolator or ventilated caging with water bottle‐standard care, per cage | 1.46 | |
Mouse Quarantine | Microisolator or ventilated caging-autoclave in and out, per cage | 5.11 | |
Mouse Sterile | Mice in microisolator cages, access may be restricted; specific virus antibody free, per | 1.74 | |
Pen‐Housed Livestock | Sheep or Pig, per head | 32.84 | |
Rabbit | per head | 16.10 | |
Rabbit Sterile | per head | 20.82 | |
Rat | per head | 1.29 | |
Rat Quarantine | per head | 4.86 | |
Rat Sterile/Biohazard | Rat housing ‐ autoclave in or autoclave out, per head | 2.48 | |
Song Birds‐Isolation/Single Bird Cage | 13.5"x15" or 11"x11" Single Housing, per cage (Vet care will be provided at additional cost) | 3.65 | |
Song Birds‐Group/Breeder < 9 | 18"x18" Finch Breeder, per cage (Veterinary care will be provided at additional cost) | 8.95 | |
Song Birds‐Group/Breeder > 9 | 24"x24" Finch Breeder, per cage (Veterinary care will be provided at additional cost) | 13.47 | |
Song Birds‐Flight Cages | per flight cage (Veterinary care will be provided at additional cost) | 19.86 | |
Spiny Mouse | per head | 0.64 | |
Squamate | per head | 9.53 | |
Voles | per head | 0.67 | |
2. Depreciation on Mouse Auto Water | |||
Depreciation on Mouse Auto Water | Usage charge of ventilated caging with automatic water, per cage | 0.015 | |
3. Facility Fees | |||
Restricted Access Facility Usage Fee | Covers entry requirements and safety precautions required for cages in rooms with high health restricted access; specific virus antibody free, per cage:
| 0.286 | |
Remote Facility Use Fee | Fee to provide for the difference between our normal cage type rate and the | 0.82 | |
Facility-Controlled Drug Support Fee | Narcotics locker issuance and management fee | 204.00 | |
Facility-Controlled Drug Support Renewal Fee | Fee to renew narcotics locker | 31.62 | |
4. Managed Breeding Services | |||
Level 1 | Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head | 0.60 | |
Level 2 | Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head | 1.24 | |
Level 3 | Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head | 1.79 | |
5. Animal Husbandry ‐ Additional Services | |||
Animal Care Tech Labor - Regular Hours | Husbandry and other support services from an animal care technician | per hour | 46.92 |
Animal Care Tech Labor - Overtime | per hour | 70.38 | |
Extra Cage Change - Hamster Biocontainment | Per cage for each additional changeout required beyond normal husbandry SOP; Applies to Alpha dri, Diabetic animals, all liquid diets, post op infections, various clinical conditions caused by research | per cage | 5.17 |
Extra Cage Change ‐ Mouse and Rat | per cage | 1.30 | |
Fee for Missing Bar Code Label | Fee for missing bar code label | per label | 3.26 |
Overcrowded Cage Fee | Fee for overcrowded cage, identification and separation | per cage | 32.75 |
6. Animal Transport | |||
Airport ‐ Pickup of DAR ordered animals | Labor and mileage for pickup during regular work hours | per trip | 76.50 |
Airport ‐ Pickup after normal work hours | Labor to Pickup Animal delivery during overtime hours. (Mileage charged separately) | per hour | Cost+35% |
Animal Transport between DAR facilities | Included in per diem rates | n/c | |
DAR Mileage Fee | Mileage charges for use of DAR vehicle; Labor charged separately | per mile | 1.21 |
DAR Transport Team Labor | Hourly | per person | 59.75 |
GA State, GA Tech, Morehouse, T3 | Additional Labor may apply | per trip | 61.20 |
On‐campus | Includes CDC, EPC Main Campus Facility (not lab) | per trip | 17.14 |
VA - MSK | Each way | per trip | 81.60 |
VA Hospital | Delivery | per trip | 30.60 |
VA Hospital | Pickup | per trip | 45.90 |
Late Transport Request | Minimum of 24 hour advance notice; all other requests subject to late charges | per trip | 61.20 |
7. Administrative Services | |||
Animal acquisition and receiving | DAR Facilities; Applicable to all orders including sperm/embryos | per order | 61.09 |
Animal acquisition and receiving | Non-DAR Facilities (EPC, VAMC, etc) | per order | 64.31 |
Late Fee | Orders placed after 4 PM Tuesday | per order | 61.09 |
Extra Late Fee | Orders placed after 12 PM Wednesday for next week delivery | per order | 152.75 |
8. Animal Shipping | |||
Animal Shipping Supplies | Small crates, dividers, bedding and hydrogel used in shipping animals | per crate | 62.79 |
Large crates, dividers, bedding and hydrogel used in shipping animals | per crate | 136.29 | |
Animal Importation (Fee per Strain) | Preparation of animal order form, customized cage cards, breeding schemes & shipping instructions | each | 125.27 |
Shipping Coordination Fee per Animal Import/Export Project using Emory Funds | Fee to cover Vet Tech time and effort coordinating animal shipment with | Level 1 | 484.97 |
Level 2 | 796.76 | ||
Level 3 | 1,247.11 | ||
Shipping Coordination Fee per Animal Import/Export Project using funds external to Emory University | Fee to cover Vet Tech time and effort coordinating animal shipment with | each | + 40.5% to above fees |
FedEx / World Courier Services | Courier services provided by FedEx or World Courier | each | At Cost |
USDA Endorsement | Cost of securing USDA endorsement on international animal shipments, billed per endorsement | each | At Cost |
9. Miscellaneous/Other Services | |||
Biological waste disposal | Ferret | each | 3.45 |
Gerbil | each | 0.11 | |
Guniea Pig | each | 0.89 | |
Hamster | each | 0.11 | |
Spiny Mouse | each | 0.06 | |
Gottingen Mini Pig | each | 102.00 | |
Yucatan Mini Pig | each | 153.00 | |
Farm Pig <1 month at purchase | each | 61.20 | |
Farm Pig 1-3 months at purchase | each | 153.00 | |
Farm Pig > 3 and < 6 months at purchase>3 | each | 306.00 | |
Farm Pig (adult) 6-12 months at purchase | each | 418.20 | |
Farm Pig (adult) > 12 months at purchase | each | Request Quote | |
Irradiator | Use of Irradiator | per day | 80.52 |
A detailed listing of our technical and laboratory services available on the DAR web page as of 9/1/2024.
Please add 40.5% to all rates for users who are paying with funds outside of the Emory University Accounting System
Print Versions of All DAR Fee Schedules & Rate Lists:
- FY25 DAR Fee Schedule (May 1, 2025 - Aug 31,2025) (PDF)
- FY25 DAR Fee Schedule (Sept 1,2024-Apr 30,2025) (PDF)
Last updated 5/9/2025