Rates and Recharges

COST CENTER

DESCRIPTION

RATE

1. Per Diem: Includes animal care and husbandry, routine veterinary services and biological waste disposal

Agnatha: Hagfish

per head, PI managed

2.66

Agnatha: Lamprey

per colony bin 80‐150

5.72

Agnatha: Lamprey

Experimental container/rack of 0‐36, PI managed

3.34

Agnatha: Lamprey

Adult, per head, PI managed

2.44

Amphibian

Toad, Frog (charged per head)

2.17

Betta Fish

per System

0.92

Ferret

per head

6.52

Ferret Biocontainment

per head

8.15

Fish

per System

2.67

Fish, Aquaria

DAR‐Provided Full Care – Manual Feeding, per aquarium

0.68

Gerbil

per head

0.59

Guinea Pig

per head

3.45

Guinea Pig Biocontainment

per head

4.28

Hamster

per head

0.59

Hamster Quarantine

per head

3.57

Hamster Biocontainment

per head

2.42

Mouse Auto Water

Includes VAF Auto Water, Ventilated caging with automatic water‐standard care, per cage

1.06

Mouse Biocontainment

ABSL2, ABSL3, 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

1.95

Mouse Microisolator

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

1.35

Mouse Quarantine

Mouse Quarantine and Quarantine Sterile
Microisolator or ventilated caging‐autoclave in and out, per cage

4.60

Mouse Sterile

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

1.60

Pen‐Housed Livestock

Sheep or Pig, per head

29.55

Rabbit

per head

14.49

Rabbit Sterile

per head

18.74

Rat

per head

1.19

Rat Quarantine

per head

4.45

Rat Sterile/Biohazard

Rat housing ‐ autoclave in or autoclave out, per head

2.28

Song Birds‐Isolation/Single Bird Cage

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

3.29

Song Birds‐Group/Breeder < 9

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

8.06

Song Birds‐Group/Breeder > 9

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

12.12

Song Birds‐Flight Cages

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

17.88

Spiny Mouse

per head

0.58

Voles

per head

0.61

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

Remote Facility Use Fee

Fee to provide for the difference between our normal cage type rate and the
additional expense due to the remote location, per day

0.75

Facility-Controlled Drug Support

Narcotics locker issuance and management fee

192.21

Facility-Controlled Drug Support Renewal Fee

Fee to renew narcotics locker

30.16

4. Managed Breeding Services

Level 1

Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head

0.55

Level 2

Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head

1.14

Level 3

Mouse per cage; Guinea Pig & Rat per head

1.64

5. Animal Husbandry ‐ Additional Services

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

4.65

Extra Cage Change ‐ Mouse and Rat

per cage

1.20

Fee for Missing Bar Code Label

Fee for missing bar code label

per label

2.99

Overcrowded Cage Fee

Fee for overcrowded cage, identification and separation

per cage

30.01

6. Animal Transport

Airport ‐ Pickup of DAR ordered animals

Labor and mileage for pickup during regular work hours

per trip

69.34

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

1.10

DAR Transport Team Labor

Hourly

per person

58.58

GA State, GA Tech, Morehouse, T3

Additional Labor may apply

per trip

54.14

On‐campus

Includes CDC, EPC Main Campus Facility (not lab)

per trip

15.43

VA Hospital

Delivery

per trip

27.06

VA Hospital

Pickup

per trip

38.95

Late Transport Request

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

per trip

48.94

7. Administrative Services

Animal acquisition and receiving

DAR Facilities; Applicable to all orders including sperm/embryos

per order

54.96

Animal acquisition and receiving

Non‐DAR Facilities (EPC, VAMC, etc)

per order

57.85

Late Fee

Orders placed after 4 PM Tuesday

per order

54.96

Extra Late Fee

Orders placed after 12 PM Wednesday for next week delivery

per order

137.40

8. Animal Shipping

Animal Shipping Supplies

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

per crate

56.48

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

per crate

122.59

Animal Importation (Fee per Strain)

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

each

112.68

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

436.22

Level 2

716.65

Level 3

1121.71

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. Technical Assistance (Labor)

Veterinary Technician ‐ Regular hours

Clinical and administrative support and services during regular work
hours; 15 minutes minimum

per hour

77.50

Veterinary Technician ‐ Overtime hours

Clinical and administrative support and services during overtime hours; 2
hours minimum during weekends, if no Vet Tech on active duty

per hour

116.25

Faculty Veterinarian

Time spent providing support and services

per hour

211.08

10. Associated Resource Fees & Charges

Reservation Fee‐Surgery / Anesthetized Procedure

Non‐refundable fees charged for reservations made for surgical services
or vet tech assists

per event

82.65

Reservation Fee‐Tech Assist No Anesthesia (includes Necropsy)

per event

27.54

Room Use per hr (Surgery_Necropsy)

Fee to defray costs of maintaining rooms used for procedures

per hour

47.41

Cancellation/Rescheduling within 7 days

Fee for cancelling/rescheduling

per event

74.20

Cancellation/Rescheduling within 72 hours

per event

148.40

Cancellation/Rescheduling within 24 hours

per event

222.61

11. Miscellaneous/Other Services

Biological waste disposal

Biowaste (30 gallon sq tub or 4.3 CF medium box) ‐ Disposal of waste
unrelated to animals housed on DAR facilities

per

container

tbd

Irradiator

Use of Irradiator

73.74