Vivarium Services

Overview of Services

This core provides support for:

Animal Care

Animal housing and husbandry
Veterinary care and health surveillance
Regulatory compliance and oversight
Facility management
Training
Specialized support services - colony management and technical support

Equipment

Perkin Elmer In Vivo Imaging System (IVIS) - fluorescent and bioluminescent imaging of in vivo animal models
Noldus CatwalkXT - gait analysis for disorders or lameness detection
Biosafety cabinet (ducted and non-ducted), fume hood, snorkels and back drafts for personnel protection
Portable anesthetic machines (Somnoflo) as well as VASS units
Biorepository (-20 and -80C freezer, incubator, centrifuge)
Bioseb grip strength test
Treadmill
Rotarod

Links and Resources

FY25 Rates:

Description	Unit	Daily Rate	FY24 Rate
Mice, IVC	Cage	$1.10	$1.05
Mice, Static	Cage	$1.27	$1.21
Rats, IVC	Cage	$1.40	$1.29
Rats, Static	Cage	$1.63	$1.50
Additional cage change – Mice (frequency greater than standard 14 days)	Cage change	$0.80	$0.71
Additional cage change – Rats/Hamsters (frequency greater than standard 14 days)	Cage change	$1.04	$0.95
Zebrafish	Small Tank	$0.45	$0.43
Zebrafish	Large Tank	$0.90	$0.86
Student Labor (beyond labor already included in above rates)	Hour	$17.68	$17.16
Coordinator Labor (beyond labor already included in above rates)	Hour	$38.61	$37.15
Veterinarian Labor (beyond labor already included in above rates)	Hour	$89.47	$76.90
Consumables (beyond what’s already included in above rates)	Item	At Cost	At Cost
IVIS	Hour	$35.90	---
Biorepository	Hour	$3.39	---

Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Email	Location
Katie Johnson, DVM	Veterinarian		animalcare@boisestate.edu