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FEES 
Category		 Classification
UMKC 
100%		 Affiliated,
non-UMKC 
150%		 Non-affiliated 
200%
Mouse - cage per diem (conventional) $ 0.36     $ 0.54     $ 0.72    
Mouse - cage per diem (step-down) $ 0.40     $ 0.60     $ 0.80    
Mouse - cage per diem (barrier) $ 0.46     $ 0.69     $ 0.92    
Mouse - cage per diem (quarantine) $ 0.51     $ 0.77     $ 1.02    
Mouse disposal $ 0.09     $ 0.14     $ 0.18    
Rabbit - cage per diem $ 2.33     $ 3.50     $ 4.66    
Rabbit disposal $ 3.03     $ 4.55     $ 6.06    
Rat - cage per diem (conventional) $ 0.58     $ 0.87     $ 1.16    
Rat - cage per diem (step-down) $ 0.62     $ 0.93     $ 1.24    
Rat - cage per diem (barrier) $ 0.68     $ 1.02     $ 1.36    
Rat disposal $ 0.56     $ 0.84     $ 1.12    
Cage cards per animal $ 0.11     $ 0.17     $ 0.22    
Process charges per order $ 11.00     $ 16.50     $ 22.00    
Vet Tech Service Time (per hr) $ 30.80     $ 46.20     $ 61.60    
Tech Service Time (per hr) $ 27.00     $ 40.50     $ 54.00    
Additional supplies (cost + %) 20 %     30 %     40 %    
Radil testing (cost + %) 20 %     30 %     40 %    
Fees per 7/1/2008, per animal. Funded projects should anticipate an annual fee increase of 4-6%

Equipment at the Hospital Hill LARC

  • Cage Changing Stations
  • Class II Biological Safety Cabinets
  • 2 Anesthesia Machines - Isoflurane
  • Portable Small Animal Anesthesia Machine (rat and mouse nose cones)
  • CO2 Euthanasia System
  • Electronic gram scale
  • Digital large animal scale
  • Rodent ear notchers
  • Autoclaves (2) for surgical packs, instruments and small equipment
  • Autoclave capability for larger pieces of equipment and caging
  • Small storage refrigerator (drugs, carcasses)
  • Large freezers (carcasses)
  • Restrainers for mice