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Orders
Delivery Dates
Animal Transfers
Non-Commercial Source
Per Diem Rates
Acquisition Costs
Acclimation Period
Service Costs
Special Housing & Intensive Care
Protocol Review
Animal Ordering Information
Online animal ordering coming soon through eSirius!
If you already have eSirius access you can enter the system at
http://sirius.slu.edu/.
All animal orders and transportation must be processed through the
Department of Comparative Medicine.
Requisitions:
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Must be submitted to CM by 2:00 P.M. each Wednesday for delivery
the following week. Note: for animals ordered from NCI, orders must
be submitted to CM by 11:00 am.
Orders received after the 2:00 P.M. deadline will be assessed a $10
service charge
Delivery Dates by Vendor:
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Harlan - Monday and Wednesday
Taconic - Wednesday
Charles River - Tuesday
National Cancer Institute - Tuesday
Jackson Labs - Wednesday
Animal Transfers:
All transfers require at least two working days to process. However, if the
transfer involves any movement of animals, please allow up to five working
days from the date Comparative Medicine receives the completed and
approved transfer form.
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Animal Transfer Form
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Non-Commercial Vendors:
Animals obtained from non-commercial vendors must have an animal shipment
information form completed in addition to a standard requisition.
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Animal Shipment Information Form
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Per Diem Rates and Service Charges FY2006
There are some notable changes in our billing rates and procedures effective
July 1, 2007:
Effective July 1, the base per diem rate for animal care will increase 4% except
for single-housed rats which will increase 8%.. The hourly rate for technical
services will remain the same at $36.00. The per diem surcharge for breeding
service remains $.15 per cage over the corresponding cage rate. We will
continue the practice of separate charges for technical services, such as
weanling services.
We have enclosed a revised listing of per diem, acquisition, and service rates
related to the care of laboratory animals. Please take a moment to review the
per diem rate report. The following paragraphs explain some of the terms in
that report:
There are two rate categories, primarily based on the funding source:
1. Regular per Diem rates and charges apply to the vast majority of
projects supported by university funds, charitable foundations, and
governmental sources.
2. Full-cost rates and charges are for projects primarily involved in
development of commercial products, usually supported by private
industry; continuing education projects involving fees and CE credits;
and non-University projects. Unlike intramural projects which provide a
portion of Comparative Medicine's support through internally distributed
overhead charges, full-cost projects pay a 35% premium to contribute
fairly to the recovery of the Department's expenses.
Certain Cage Types incur incremental costs due to special handling and space
requirements. For example, there are three cage types for rodents:
1. Standard (micro isolators)
2. Containment ( micro isolators and autoclaving)
3. Quarantine: For additional information, please refer to the Comparative
Medicine Rodent Quarantine Policy.
Note: Some animals, other than rodents, require a period of quarantine,
conditioning, and/or assessment beyond the usual acclimation. The
associated expenses vary according to the species and nature of the
study. Upon project approval, the Department of Comparative Medicine
will collaborate with the principle investigator to establish these costs.
Summary of Husbandry Policy on Mouse Breeder Cages
Breeding colonies cost more to provide basic services than groups of rodents
that are merely being maintained. Providing service for a breeding colony is a
additional cost. Therefore, we will charge an additional $.15 per cage per diem.
Please read information below on Summary of Husbandry Policy on Breeder
Cages.
Basic Care:
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Provision of laminated breeder cover cards
Use of large breeder cage (for trios)
Daily observation for and recording of births or deaths on the cover
card
Recording of wean dates of litters on cover card; and placement of
notice of overcrowd (notification tag)
Special husbandry as needed for litters such as special food; food on
cage floor, etc.
Added time for changing cages with litters present
Special bar code stickers
Altered cage changing schedule to accommodate need to change
litters
at special time
The following services are available on request for further management of
breeding colonies. These services will be charged based on technician time to
perform:
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Setup of breeding animals to assure best production rates
Sampling of tails for PCR testing
Identification of pups
Euthanasia of undesired offspring or breeders
Separation of animals at weaning age into same sex groups with bar
code stickers
Direct report to investigator lab of colony status, (inventory, problems
with breeders, etc.)
Please contact the Husbandry Supervisor Meribeth Broadway or Husbandry
Manager Frank Speck directly with requests and specify which services you
need.
Note: Litters from breeding cages must be separated from
home cage after pups reach 21 days of age. A notification tag
will be placed on cages indicating the date by which the pups
should be weaned and beyond which the cage will be
considered overcrowded due to pups greater than 21 days of
age. The investigative staff will have 48 hours from the date
indicated to separate the weanlings from the home cage. After
that time the separation will automatically be done by the
husbandry staff and the appropriate charge based on technical
time will be applied.
AS A SPECIAL REMINDER: Animal suppliers often raise prices abruptly at
various times throughout the year. We recommend budgeting contingency
funds to cover increases of 4-6%.
We review prices relative to costs annually and communicate changes prior to
each fiscal year. The per diem rate increase is necessitated by rising costs
incurred in providing the top-quality, professional animal care critical to the
support of the University's research mission. Ever mindful of the impact of
animal health care costs, we remain dedicated to the judicious use of University
and research-related resources. Although I wish I could offer some hope that
future increase will be lower or avoided entirely, I believe it is prudent to plan on
increase at or slightly above the rate of inflation in the future.
If you have any questions concerning these matters, please contact my office.
Richard E. Doyle, D.V.M.
Professor and Chairman
314-977-8345
Pam Buatte
Business
314-977-8345
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE MEDICINE
LAB ANIMAL PERDIEM RATES FOR FY2007 (July 1, 2007--June 30,2008)
Species
FY2008
FY2008
Regular
Full-Cost
Cat
4.099
5.534
Chinchilla
1.732
2.339
Dog
7.337
9.906
Ferret
4.129
5.575
Gerbil
0.899
1.213
Guinea Pig
1.162
1.569
Standard
1.119
1.511
Containment
2.053
2.772
Quarantine
2.771
3.741
Standard
0.802
1.083
Hamster
Mouse
Cage Type
Containment
1.051
1.419
Quarantine
1.418
1.915
6.989
9.435
Standard
2.645
3.570
Containment
3.466
4.679
Standard
1.387
1.872
Single-Housed
0.720
0.972
Containment
1.817
2.453
Quarantine
2.452
3.311
Xenopus
1.063
1.435
Zebra Fish
3.650
4.928
Pig
Rabbit
Rat
Note: Standard category increases 4% annually
Premium categories (containment and quarantine) increase 6% annually
Breeder Cage Per Diem Rates
Mouse
Rat
Standard
Containment
Quarantine
Standard
Containment
Quarantine
Regular
Full-cost
0.952
1.201
1.5684
1.537
1.967
2.602
1.285
1.622
2.117
2.075
2.656
3.513
Note: Breeder cage rates equal base cage rate plus $ .15
Effective July 1, 2007, animals housed at Macalwane Hall will be charged at
50% of the appropriate per diem charge.
Acquisition Cost
The acquisition cost for animals will include:
a. The price charged by the vendor.
b. All shipping charges (prorated when several orders are shipped
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together). Note: a handling fee of $100.00 will be charged for
importing/exporting animals from other institutions.
20% service charge (30% full cost). If no price is charged by the
vendor, a $10.00 service charge will be assessed ($15.00 full cost).
A $ 10.00 per order expediting charge for late orders. (Comparative
Medicine personnel place animal orders every week on Thursday for
delivery during the following week. The expediting charge will apply to
orders received after this deadline.)
e. External customers who are not tax-exempt must create purchase
orders with appropriate animal vendors. Comparative Medicine
personnel will order animals against this purchase order and will
process receipt of these animals according to the usual procedure.
Animal vendors will bill these external non-tax-exempt
customers directly. It is prohibited for Comparative Medicine to
apply charges for lab animals against a Saint Louis University
purchase order. Please direct questions regarding this policy to
the Comparative Medicine Business Manager at 314-977-8345.
Acclimation Period
All animals must be acclimated within our facility a minimum of seven days prior
to any survival surgical procedure.
The minimum holding period prior to use on any other chronic long-term
housing study is:
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Rodent - three days
Rabbit - one week
Other species - determined by source and health status
Per Diem rates apply during the required acclimation period.
Administrative Services Charges
Our administrative office often receives requests for clarification and verification
of lab animal care and services charges. In most cases, the request for these
administrative services requires only a short investigation and a quick reply. For
such requests we will gladly continue to answer customers' requests free of
charge. However, there are instances in which the request for administrative
services involves a great deal of time to investigate. In most of these instances,
the bill is correct. If we find that the bill is incorrect due to our error, we will
make adjustments to future bills as necessary to correct the charges. However,
if the bill is correct, or if it is incorrect due to incorrect information provided to us
by the investigator's office, we will charge the technical rate ($ 36.00./hour in
quarter hour units) for these lengthy investigations.
Service Charges
Regular
1. Technical Assistance
2. Professional Assistance
Full Cost
$12.15/15
$9.00/15 min.
min.
$37.00/15
$50.00/15
min.
min.
3. Blood collection from rabbit (up to 40 cc)
 On service days*
$9.00
 All other days
4. Inject rabbit (including shaving)
$13.00
 On service days*
$9.00
 All other days
$13.00
$17.50
$17.50
5. Late notice injections or bleeds
(after noon day prior to service)
6.Animals transfers (protocol, account #, PI,
etc.)
$19.50
$26.00
$10.00
$13.00
* Service days are introduced to ease scheduling of this
service. Service days will be Tuesdays and Thursdays. To
establish a regular schedule of bleeds or injections, please
contact the department. Service days do not apply to full cost
projects.
Special Housing and Intensive Care Surcharges
Animals housed at Macelwane Hall will be charged at 50% of the appropriate
per diem charge.
Animals that survive major surgery may require special monitoring and
sometimes special handling and treatment. Routine observations and
treatments of approximately 15 minutes per case per day, including
conventional analgesics, will not be charged. Cases requiring extensive care or
supplies will be charged on the basis of time and materials expended.
Protocol Review
For REGULAR projects, there is no charge for the review and approval
process. For FULL COST projects, there will be a minimum charge of $195.00.
For projects referred to the full Animal Care Committee, the minimum charge
will be $700.00.
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