Laboratory Animal Care Facility (CRC)
Free Services
Management Services
- Procurement of animals
- Procurement of appropriate feed, bedding, cages, other supplies and equipment
- Invoicing (per diems) for maintenance of animals
- Coordination of the occupational health program for personnel having contact with laboratory animals
- Assistance in animal use protocol development
Animal Care Services
- Routine and specialized daily animal care
- Animal cage sanitation
- Monitoring of animal room environment
- Sanitation of animal facilities
- Animal housing space assignment
- Maintenance of facility and equipment
- Waste and carcass disposal
- Maintenance of facility security system
- Vermin control program
- Animal health surveillance
- Termination of animals
Instruction in use and handling of animals
- Handling of animals
- Administration of anesthetics
- Post-surgical maintenance of animals
- Bleeding techniques
- Euthanasia
- Other related procedures
Fee for Service
- Animal breeding colony maintenance
- Restraint of animals
- Pre- and postoperative care
- Blood and tissue collection
- Injections
All services should be requested in writing through the LACF office at least 24 hours in advance. Please plan as far ahead as possible. Services will be provided as scheduling permits. Animal husbandry tasks will always have priority. The LACF animal technicians have received training in laboratory animal husbandry and technology and most are certified by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.
