Per Diem Rate Schedule 2007-2008

Effective July 25, 2007[printer-friendly version]

A. Animals

• Direct vendor purchases:…vendor invoice + 28.43

Vendor Cost – cost of animal, sales tax, freight, etc. plus invoice processing fee to cover purchasing expenses.

B. Per Diem (animal maintenance, centralized facilities)

• Cats ............................................................. 17.43
• Chicken Brooders............................................19.54
• Dogs .............................................................20.08
• Ferrets ............................................................6.71
• Frog cage ........................................................8.63
• Gerbils............................................................2.204
• Goats ............................................................10.58
• Guinea pigs.....................................................13.00
• Hamsters.........................................................2.204
• Mice (Standard cage) .......................................0.882
• Pigs ............................................................... 32.59
• Rabbits ............................................................2.49
• Rats (Standard cage).........................................2.204
• Salamanders (tank)............................................6.68
• Sheep ............................................................10.58

Mice (standard) = 1-5 mice per shoebox cage

Rats (standard) = 1-3 rats per shoebox cage

Chicken brooders, finches, quail, frogs, gerbils, hamsters, salamanders, lizards, mice, rats and guinea pigs are charged on a per cage basis. All other animals are charged individually (unless otherwise noted).

C. Per Diem (animal health maintenance, decentralized facilities)

• Mice (Standard) ...........................................0.19
• Mice (Individual)………………….…………...0.13
• Rats (Standard) ............................................0.29
• Rats ( Individual)… …………………….……..0.18

   

D. Veterinary/Research Services

• Vet/Res Tech Assistance…….…76.29 - hr
• ………………………………….38.15 - ½ hr

Processing Fees

• Calf................................................................26.18
• Cat ............................................................... 28.11
• Dog .............................................................. 34.80
• Pig ............................................................... 17.50
• Sheep/Goat ................................................... 26.18
• Central Animal Surgery...................................128.8/hr
• …..................................................................64.40 - ½hr
• Overtime.......................................................173.01/hr

Vet Tech or Res Tech Assistance, 30-minute increments, 30-minute minimum, charged when part of experimental protocol. Includes technician salary, staff benefits, and standard charge for materials; materials not separately charged for most procedures. (The cost of the preventive medical program, the diagnosis and treatment of nonexperimentally induced disease is included in the per diem charge and not charged separately).

Cost per animal covers initial health screening and identification upon entrance into facility.

Per Surgery room, 30-min minimum, includes basic pack and anesthesia; animal prep and technical assistance as time allows.

E. Miscellaneous

• Technical Assistance ..................................... 32.87/hr
• ... ................................................................ 16.44 - ½ hr
• Trucking Service .......................................... 53.28/hr
• ................................................................... 26.90- ½ hr
• Supplies ...................................................... Cost + 5.34%
• Mouse Rederivation ...................................... to be determined
  
• Rodent Colony Management………... 63.67/hr
  

Animal tech salary plus staff benefits; 30-min increments, 30-min minimum.

Driver salary plus staff benefits and vehicle expenses; 30-min increments, 30-min minimum.

Actual vendor price (cost of item, sales tax, freight) plus departmental overhead (4.33% for administrative expense).

Technical support to convert conventional disease status mice to SPF; lab analyses additional. Animal purchases and per diem are additional.

Transgenic Animal Services

• Pronuclear Injection……….........................2,335.48/injection
• ES Cell Injection………...............…...........2,335.78/clone
• ES Cell Transfection…...............................2021.96/transfection
• Embryo Cryopreservation...........................738.26/procedure
• Embryo Thaw/Transfer…….......................663.06/procedure
• Billing Resolution Services………...…..........31.44/hr

Research Scientist 1 salary plus staff benefits; supplies

F. CLINICAL AND COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY LABORATORY

SEROLOGY
ELISA or IFA..............................................11.78

DIAGNOSTIC PCR
Helicobacter testing……………….……....…..25.29
Rodent Parvovirus testing……………....….…to be determined
Pneumocystis testing…………….…...……….to be determined

PARASITOLOGY
Tape Test or Ecto Exam ................................6.10
Flotation .....................................................12.55
Gross Exam of Cecum...................................6.01

MICROBIOLOGY AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
(Call for information and pricing)

ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
Routine Necropsy Report (Group 1) .................................. 81.60
Routine Necropsy Report (Group 2)…………............……126.07
Routine Necropsy Report (Group 3) ............................... 238.35

Routine Histology Report (Group 1 & 2) ..........................114.56
Routine Histology Report (Group 3) ............................... 238.37

Other:
Cryostat Block Sectioning……………………….…..............7.51
Additional Slide (FFPE/OCT)……………………......….......1.13
Block Processing (routine).................................................. 5.11
Decal .............................................................................. 5.83
Microtomy - one slide (routine)........................................... 2.08
Staining H & E - one slide (routine).....................................3.73
Special Stain Class I .........................................................18.85
Special Stain Class II.........................................................11.40
Class III - Special Stains (per slide)……….. .......................25.89
Class IV Stain - Immunohistochemistry (1 sample)...............58.73
Class IV Stain - Immunohistochemistry (3 sample.)..............69.50
Digital images (micro/macro)..............................................10.66
Histo Tech Labor (per 15 minutes)……………….......….…10.14
Pathologist Labor (per 15 minutes)……………….......….....19.38
Tissue Collection……………………………..……......…....27.42
Routine Microscope slide....................................................10.91

NECROPSY & HISTOLOGY DESCRIPTIONS

Species Group 1: Mice, rats, gerbils, bats, fish; 3-4 slides
Species Group 2: Frogs, ferrets, guinea pigs, birds; 3-4 slides
Species Group 3: Rabbits, cats, dogs, pigs, other large animals: 8-10 slides

Routine Necropsy Report: includes complete necropsy and report of gross findings; species differential charge will apply. Routine Histology Report: includes preparation of histology slides, evaluation and report; species differential will apply. For diagnoses requiring additioinal slides, special staining, or decal an additional charge may be assigned.

*Special Stains:
Class 1: Bacterial Staining, PAS
Class 2: Metachromatic Stains
Class 3: Non-Neural Silver, Connective Tissue Staining
Additional charges for controls. A limited assortment of mouse and rat control slides available for purchase; please inquire.

NOTE : Animals, services and supplies sold off campus (or involving off-campus funds) are subject to an additional 15.6% University indirect cost charge. All rates are subject to change pending final administrative review.