Receiving and Quarantine - Pricing - Importing Animal Strains

The costs for quarantine are based on a cage cost/day. The total quarantine cost is dependent on the number of animals received and on their source. A cost estimate will be provided upon request to the departmental secretary or manager.

Larger numbers of animals, or males that must be separated due to fighting, will result in higher cage costs.

Animals received from known clean facilities require a shorter quarantine time than those coming from a known dirty facility. The typical quarantine time for mice or rats arriving from an Approved Source is 3-4 weeks; from a Modified-Approved Source, 4-5 weeks; and from a Non-Approved Source, 8-9 weeks if rederivation is not required. The typical quarantine time for immunodeficient strains from an Approved or Modified-Approved source is 5-6 weeks. Approved Sources: The Jackson Laboratory, Taconic, Charles River Laboratories Modified-Approved Sources: NCI-Bethesda animal facilities (Buildings 37, 41 and 10B) Non-Approved Sources: All others