Cost: $30.00 per initial mating set up/successful litter from one breeding pair*
This includes:
 Set up of breeders with enrichment
 Weekly monitoring of breeder cage
 Separating pregnant female prior to birth
 Pup footpad tattoos, if desired, for genotyping as early as 4 days old
 Weaning of pups including ear or tail snips and ear tags or other method of identification o Snips can either be picked up by your lab for genotyping or sent to Transnetyx**
 All equipment needed such as tubes, cage labeling, and ear tags
 Troubleshooting breeding problems
 Transfer of mice from the Breeding Barrier to your standard housing room (with adequate notice)
 Euthanasia of breeder mice or unneeded weanlings by request
 Detailed record keeping in a database, which includes: o Pedigree information, line, strain, ear tag number, DOB, sex, coat color, genotype and
DNA log number, animal status tracking, mating records, and the ability to perform requested queries o Other information such as parents’ ear tag numbers, genotype(s), transfer/euthanasia/use/death date(s), and background strain information o Breeding summaries of your colony emailed weekly o Breeding colony census emailed monthly
 Breeding cages are marked with mating cards, which have information about the mating pair including ear tag numbers, birth dates, coat color, line, strain, generation, genotype, and mating number. As pups are weaned and identified, their ear tag numbers, DOB, and breeding number are recorded on a weanling card.
 Rodent breeding information and resources
 General training on mouse breeding colony management
*If a request is made to mate multiple females to one male, each female will get an individual mating number and be charged a $30.00 mating fee per female. The females will be separated out when they appear pregnant.
Each female will give birth in their own cage, per OLAR policy.
**Genotyping is not included in the fee; however, Transnetyx offers a $25 discount to our breeding clients.
Miscellaneous mouse colony services:
 Other manipulation beyond what is described above- $39.89/hr (Vet Tech Time)
 Timed Pregnant Mating plug-check- $39.89/hr (Vet Tech Time)
 Additional tissue sample taken from ear or tail- $39.89/hr (Vet Tech Time)
 Other services as requested