Rates and Recharges

COST CENTER

DESCRIPTION

RATE

1. Per Diem: Includes animal care and husbandry and routine veterinary services

Agnatha: Hagfish

per head, PI managed

3.09

Agnatha: Lamprey

per colony bin 80‐150

6.66

Agnatha: Lamprey

Experimental container/rack of 0‐36, PI managed

3.90

Agnatha: Lamprey

Adult, per head, PI managed

2.83

Amphibian

Toad, Frog (charged per head)

2.52

Betta Fish

per System

1.07

Ferret

per head

7.74

Ferret ABSL2

per head

9.68

Ferret ABSL3

per head

12.10

Fish

per System

3.05

Fish, Aquaria

DAR‐Provided Full Care – Manual Feeding, per aquarium

0.70

Gerbil

per head

0.68

Guinea Pig

per head

4.02

Guinea Pig ABSL2

per head

4.98

Guinea Pig ABSL3

per head

6.23

Hamster

per head

0.68

Hamster Quarantine

per head

4.15

Hamster ABSL2

per head

2.81

Hamster ABSL3

per head

3.51

Mouse Auto Water 2X

Includes VAF Auto Water, Ventilated caging with automatic water-standard care, cage washed every 2 weeks, per cage

1.20

Mouse Auto Water 3X

Includes VAF Auto Water, Ventilated caging with automatic water-standard care, cage washed every 3 weeks, per cage

1.17

Mouse ABSL2

ABSL2, Sterile ABSL2 and VAF ABSL2
Microisolator caging-autoclave in and out, per cage/Restricted access; specific virus antibody free, autoclave in and out, per cage

2.18

Mouse ABSL3

Microisolator caging-autoclave in and out, per cage/Restricted access; specific virus antibody free, autoclave in and out, specialized facilities, strict protocols, and advanced PPE, per cage

2.73/p>

Mouse Microisolator

Microisolator or ventilated caging with water bottle‐standard care, per cage

1.51

Mouse Quarantine

Microisolator or ventilated caging-autoclave in and out, per cage

5.26

Mouse Sterile

Mice in microisolator cages, access may be restricted; specific virus antibody free, per
cage

1.79

Pen‐Housed Livestock

Sheep or Pig, per head

34.48

Rabbit

per head

16.90

Rabbit Sterile

per head

21.86

Rat

per head

1.35

Rat Quarantine

per head

5.10

Rat Sterile/Biohazard

Rat housing ‐ autoclave in or autoclave out, per head

2.60

Rat ABSL2

per head

2.60

Rat ABSL3

per head

3.25

Song Birds‐Isolation/Single Bird Cage

13.5"x15" or 11"x11" Single Housing, per cage (Vet care will be provided at additional cost)

3.83

Song Birds‐Group/Breeder < 9

18"x18" Finch Breeder, per cage (Veterinary care will be provided at additional cost)

9.39

Song Birds‐Group/Breeder > 9

24"x24" Finch Breeder, per cage (Veterinary care will be provided at additional cost)

14.14

Song Birds‐Flight Cages

per flight cage (Veterinary care will be provided at additional cost)

20.85

Spiny Mouse

per head

0.67

Voles

per head

0.70

2. Depreciation on Mouse Auto Water

Depreciation on Mouse Auto Water

Usage charge of ventilated caging with automatic water, per cage

3. Facility Fees

Covers entry requirements and safety precautions required for cages in rooms with high health restricted access; specific virus antibody free, per cage:

1. VAF Autowater, included in Mouse Auto water
2. VAF ABSL2, in Mouse Biocontainment
3. VAF Microisolator, in Mouse Sterile

Fee per hour for use of a rodent surgery suite

Facility-Controlled Drug Support Fee

Narcotics locker issuance and management fee

214.20

Facility-Controlled Drug Support Renewal Fee

Fee to renew narcotics locker

33.20

4. Managed Breeding Services

Level 1

Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head

0.63

Level 2

Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head

1.30

Level 3

Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head

1.88

5. Animal Husbandry ‐ Additional Services

Animal Care Tech Labor - Regular Hours

Husbandry and other support services from an animal care technician

per hour

49.26

Animal Care Tech Labor - Overtime

per hour

73.89

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

1.36

Fee for Missing Bar Code Label

Fee for missing bar code label

per label

3.42

Overcrowded Cage Fee

Fee for overcrowded cage, identification and separation

per cage

34.38

6. Animal Transport

Airport ‐ Pickup of DAR ordered animals

Labor and mileage for pickup during regular work hours

per trip

80.32

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

1.27

DAR Transport Team Labor

Hourly

per person

62.73

GA State, GA Tech, Morehouse, T3

Additional Labor may apply

per trip

64.26

On‐campus

Includes CDC, EPC Main Campus Facility (not lab)

per trip

17.99

VA Hospital

Delivery

per trip

32.13

VA Hospital

Pickup

per trip

48.19

Late Transport Request

Minimum of 24 hour advance notice; all other requests subject to late charges

per trip

64.26

7. Administrative Services

Animal acquisition and receiving

DAR Facilities; Applicable to all orders including sperm/embryos

per order

64.14

Animal acquisition and receiving

Non-DAR Facilities (EPC, VAMC, etc)

per order

67.52

Late Fee

Orders placed after 4 PM Tuesday

per order

64.14

Extra Late Fee

Orders placed after 12 PM Wednesday for next week delivery

per order

160.38

8. Animal Shipping

Animal Shipping Supplies

Small crates, dividers, bedding and hydrogel used in shipping animals

per crate

65.92

Large crates, dividers, bedding and hydrogel used in shipping animals

per crate

143.10

Animal Importation (Fee per Strain)

Preparation of animal order form, customized cage cards, breeding schemes & shipping instructions

each

131.53

Shipping Coordination Fee per Animal Import/Export Project using Emory Funds

Fee to cover Vet Tech time and effort coordinating animal shipment with
various agencies, vendors and recipients; Estimated days to complete:
Level 1 ‐ 0‐20 days
Level 2 ‐ 21‐60 days
Level 3 ‐ 61‐150 days

Level 1

509.21

Level 2

836.59

Level 3

1,309.46

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
various agencies, vendors and recipients. Invoiced to entity external to
Emory.

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

3.62

Gerbil

each

0.11

Guniea Pig

each

0.93

Hamster

each

0.11

Spiny Mouse

each

0.06

Gottingen Mini Pig

each

107.10

Yucatan Mini Pig

each

160.65

Farm Pig <1 month at purchase

each

64.26

Farm Pig 1-3 months at purchase

each

160.65

Farm Pig > 3 and < 6 months at purchase>3

each

321.30

Farm Pig (adult) 6-12 months at purchase

each

439.11

Farm Pig (adult) > 12 months at purchase

each

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Irradiator

Use of Irradiator

84.54