UM Vivarium Per Diem Rates ~ Animal Research

Per Diem Rates for FY 2005-2006 and Estimates for 2006-2008

   
 

       
Animal/Service
Cage or Tray
Changes/Week
Unit
FY 05-06
FY 06-07
FY 07-08
Rat - wire bottom (single or double housed)
2
/rat/day
$0.21
$0.47
$0.77
Rat - shoebox (single) under 250g
2
/box/day
$0.23
$0.51
$0.84
Rat - shoebox (single) 250g+
3
/rat/day
$0.26
$0.58
$0.94
Rat - breeder box
2 or 3
/adult rat/day**
$0.26
$0.58
$0.94
Rat - filtertop    
to be established
 
           
           
Rabbit
2
/rabbit/day
$0.83
$1.83
$2.99
           
           
Mouse - standard (up to 5/box)
2 or 3
/box/day
$0.26
$0.57
$0.93
Mouse - filtertop (3-4/box)
2
/box/day
$0.29
$0.63
$1.04
           
           
Guinea pig
2
/pig/day
$0.33
$0.73
$1.20
           
           
Hamster (1-2/box)
2
/box/day
$0.27
$0.59
$0.97
           
           
Vole/gerbil (and other mouse-sized rodents)
2
/box/day
$0.25
$0.55
$0.90
           
           
Cagewash chick rack/turkey rack/accessories*
as needed/requested
/rack/cagewash run
$5.00
$10.99
$18.00
           
         
Extra changeout  
as needed
 
to be established
 
         
Hand wash (metabolism cages, restraints, components)
as needed/requested
 
to be established
 

 


*Some racks require more than 1 cage wash cycle to clean.
**Rats/mice are not counted for per diems until weaning - 21 days.

CALCULATION NOTES: 
  1. FY 06-07 and FY 07-08 per diems include 10% increases on base numbers each year.
  2. Per diems increase by 1/3 in each of these three years.

Updated: March 20, 2006