APPENDIX C
Animal Resources Survey-1999 and Survey Tables
INTRODUCTION
This appendix contains the questionnaire that was sent to 130 animal care and use programs throughout the United States. The Committee on Cost of and Payment for Animal Research reviewed the questionnaire and suggested some enhancements that were incorporated into the survey by Yale Section of Comparative Medicine personnel before it was distributed. There were 63 responses for a nearly 50% response rate. The focus of the Cost Committee was to suggest methods for cost containment in traditional biomedical animal research facilities. Judging from the numbers and types of species used, some of the respondents to the survey appeared to be primarily in agricultural research or aquaculture. Therefore, the decision was made to restrict analysis to the 53 institutions that had an average daily mouse census of 1,000 or more. The 53 institutions were divided into three groups according to average daily mouse census: group 1 (n = 23) 1,000-9,999, group 2 (n = 16) 10,000-29,999, and group 3 (n = 14) > 29,999.
Group |
Mouse average daily census |
Institution ID numbers |
No. institutions |
1 |
1,000-9,999 |
4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 24, 28, 29, 34, 37, 39, 45, 46, 49, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59 |
23 |
2 |
10,000-29,999 |
11, 14, 19, 23, 25, 27, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 54, 55, 60, 62 |
16 |
3 |
> 29,999 |
1, 3, 7, 10, 16, 21, 31, 35, 40, 48, 51, 52, 61, 63 |
14 |
The responses to the questionnaire are summarized in the ensuing tables. Nearly all tables have 1 row for each group and a final row for all 53 institutions. Where necessary, a description (in parentheses) of what the numbers in the table represent (mean number of institutions, mean percentage of the group or of all 53 institutions, and so on) is provided.
Animal Resources Survey – 1999
Table of Contents
Page
Identification page .................................................................................................1
I Physical plant ................................................................................................................2
II Staffing ..........................................................................................................................6
III Animal procurement and census ..........................................................................12
IV Services..........................................................................................................................13
V Prevalence of infectious agents ..............................................................................18
VI Finances .....................................................................................................................19
VII Regulatory issues ....................................................................................................27
VII Regulatory issues ....................................................................................................27
VIII Resource–client relationships .............................................................................28
IX Future directions .......................................................................................................29
General Instructions
Please use black ink.
Please write legibly.
Please answer all questions.
Please do not add explanatory notes to your answers unless they are requested.
If you are unsure about the accuracy of a proposed answer (eg, institutional financial data), please ask an appropriate colleague at your institution for help.
If you are unsure about the intent of a question or how to answer a question, send your query by e–mail to: valeria.krizsan@yale.edu . We will try to help.
Please do not separate questionnaire pages. If you must do so, please restaple them securely before you return the questionnaire.
Please remember to enclose with the completed questionnaire your:
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organizational chart
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list of per diem rates
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financial contribution
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Please return the completed questionnaire by MARCH 15, 1999.
1. Physical Plant:
A. Configuration: |
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Which configuration describes most accurately the layout of your resource: |
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1. Fully centralized: (all sites contiguous (under “one roof”)) |
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2. Partially centralized: (one dominant site and one or more regional sites) |
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3. De–centralized: (multiple regional sites of approximately equal size) |
___ |
4. Total number of sites |
___ |
Is your institution pursuing centralization or consolidation of animal resources to improve operating efficiency? (Circle one) |
Y N |
B. Space allocation for full physical plant: |
No. |
Ft2 |
1. Animal rooms |
____ |
____ |
2. Procedure rooms |
____ |
____ |
3. Washing centers (including autoclaves, etc) |
____ |
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4. Food and bedding storage rooms |
____ |
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5. Laboratory animal medicine exam/treatment rooms |
____ |
____ |
6. Operating rooms |
____ |
____ |
7. Diagnostic laboratory rooms (path + micro + etc) |
____ |
____ |
8. Administrative and faculty offices, library, etc |
____ |
____ |
9. All other rooms |
____ |
____ |
10. Corridors |
****** |
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TOTALS |
____ |
____ |
Percent of total space available for animal housing (Animal room ft2divided by total ft2) |
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C. Security:
C1. Physical Security: |
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Number of sites from A4 protected by: |
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electronics (eg card reader) |
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keys |
____ |
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electronics and keys |
____ |
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C2. Environmental security: |
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Number of animal rooms from B1 protected by: |
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automated environmental monitoring or controls |
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emergency power |
____ |
D. Characteristics of individual sites:
The size ranges in the following table are given in gross square feet (gsf). Your responses should indicate the total number of sites, rooms and machines per size range. Example: 3 sites at 5,000 gsf x 20 animal rooms/site = enter 3 under No. sites and 60 under No. animal rooms.
Size of site (gsf) |
0–5,000 |
5,001–10,000 |
10,001–20,000 |
> 20,000 |
Total |
No. sites |
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No. animal rooms |
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No. washing centers |
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No. tunnel washers |
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No. rack washers |
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No. autoclaves |
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No. procedure rooms |
F. Housing for MICE:
F1. Current housing conditions
Data in the following table represent conditions for the following period: Month____Yr____
Housing or husbandry condition |
No. cages (avg daily census) |
No. mice (avg daily census) |
Conventional cages (no bonnets) with water bottles |
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Conventional cages with autowater |
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Microisolation cages with water bottles |
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Microisolation cages with autowater |
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Individually ventilated cages with water bottles |
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Individually ventilated cages with autowater |
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Total mouse cages |
*********** |
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Total mice |
*************** |
Total ft2assigned to housing of mice_______
Mice/ft2of mouse housing space_______
E2. Recent or planned additions to housing for MICE
Status |
Completed since 1993 |
Under discussion |
Designed |
Under construction |
Completion due (year) |
Census capacity |
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Gross ft2 |
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Use of individually ventilated racks (1 = high, 2 = moderate, 3 = low, 4 = none) |
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Washing center? (Y or N) |
F. Facilities for animal health services:
(If some rooms identified in the following table are multi–purpose (eg bacteriology and serology) please enter the combination of uses and relevant square footage in the space provided under “Combined use”).
Function |
No. of rooms |
Total ft2 |
Examinations/ minor procedures |
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Surgery (sterile) |
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Post–operative recovery |
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Diagnostic imaging |
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Intensive care |
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Pharmacy |
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Necropsy |
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Histotechnology |
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Bacteriology/parasitology |
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Serology |
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Virology |
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Clinical chemistry |
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Combined use: |
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(Should equal totals obtained by summating I.B.6–8) Totals |
Section II, beginning on the next page, focuses on staffing. In addition to your responses, please enclose an organizational chart that includes the institutional official(s) to whom the resource director reports. |
II. Staffing
The position titles used in Section II may not correspond exactly to those used by your resource.
Generic terminology has been used in this survey to help you make comparable choices.
A. Administrative staff:
Full–time equivalents is abbreviated in this and all subsequent queries as FTEs.
Example: If you have two assistant directors and each devotes 50% effort, enter 2 in the “number of persons” column and 1.0 in the “FTEs” column).
Position |
Number of persons |
FTEs |
Degree(s) of current occupants DVM PhD MBA Other |
1. Director |
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2. Assoc/assist director |
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3. Business manager |
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4. Informatics specialist |
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5. Purchasing agent |
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6. Regulatory compliance officer |
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Total managerial staff (1–6) |
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Total clerical staff |
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B. Animal care staff:
B1. Composition of animal care staff
Position |
Number of persons |
FTEs |
Number with AALAS certification – (specify levels) |
1. Senior manager for animal care |
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2. Assistant manager for animal care |
3. Regional supervisor for animal care |
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4. Training coordinator |
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Total manager/supervisor staff (1–4) |
*********************** *********************** |
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5. Animal technologist |
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6. Animal technician |
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7. Assistant animal technician |
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Total technical staff (5–7) |
*********************** |
B2. Configuration of animal care staff
Enter the number which most closely indicates the configuration of your staff.
1 = all
2 = majority
3 = minority
4 = none
Internal (institutional employees) |
___ |
External (eg outsourced to a commercial firm) |
___ |
Unionized (technicians) |
___ |
Centralized (technicians report directly to senior supervisor/manager(s)) |
___ |
Regional (regional staffs are led by supervisor who reports to a senior supervisor/manager). |
___ |
Other configuration ______________________________________________________________________ |
B3. Criteria for determining animal care staffing levels
Quantified time–effort reporting |
___ |
Qualitative assessments by animal care supervisors |
___ |
Other______________________________________________________________________ |
___ |
B4. Wages and benefits for animal care staff
Standard work week (hours) |
___ |
Starting hourly wage for an entry level technician (animal care/sanitation) |
___ |
Current average annual salary for the animal technician staff |
___ |
Current fringe benefit rate (in %) for an animal care technician's salary |
___ |
Annual benefit days for a technician with 5 years of service: |
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Vacation days |
___ |
Sick days |
___ |
Paid holidays |
___ |
Other recess days |
___ |
Personal days |
___ |
Total annual benefit days |
__ |
B5. Recruitment of animal care staff
Rank the following factors for their impact on limiting your resource's ability to recruit
(Table A) and retain (Table B) new staff:
(1 = high, 2 = moderate, 3 = low, 4 = none)
TABLE A
Recruitment factor |
Manager/ Supervisor |
Technician |
Starting salary |
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Earning potential |
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Benefits |
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Training and experience |
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Job responsibilities |
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Career opportunities |
Regional competition |
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Location of resource |
TABLE B
Retention factor |
Manager/Supervisor |
Technician |
Earning potential |
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Benefits |
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Career opportunities |
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Regional competition |
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Working conditions |
B6. Training of animal care staff (Check all strategies in use)
Training coordinator employed by animal resource |
___ |
Inhouse courses, including AALAS training |
___ |
Regional (multi–institutional) AALAS training |
___ |
Informal on–the–job training |
___ |
Computer–based training |
___ |
Participation in regional/national meetings |
___ |
Extended training on the production, biology and use of genetically altered animals (beyond that offered in AALAS coursework) |
___ |
Other_________________________________________________________ |
___ |
B7. Productivity of animal care staff
Please indicate, in the table on the following page, your responses for staff productivity for mouse husbandry in your most efficiently configured housing site(s):
For small mouse (“shoebox”) cages |
Change station used?(Y or N) |
Interval (days) between cage changes |
Average number of cages changed per technician per week |
1. Conventional cage with water bottle |
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2. Conventional cage with auto water |
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3. Microisolation cage with water bottle |
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4. Microisolation cage with autowater |
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5. Individually ventilated cage with water bottle |
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6. Individually ventilated cage with autowater |
C. Laboratory animal medicine staff:
C1. Composition of laboratory animal medicine staff
Example for completing the following table: If 2 persons each devote half-time effort, enter 2.0 under “no. of persons” and 1.0 under “FTEs”.
Title |
No. of persons |
No. of FTEs |
Degree(s) for each person |
Specialty board(s)f or each person |
No. of approved but unfilled positions |
1. Clinician |
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2. Pathologist |
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3. Microbiologist |
Title |
persons |
FTEs |
degrees |
boards |
unfilled |
4. Virologist |
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Total professional staff (1–4) |
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******** |
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6. clinical technologist |
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7. Necropsy prosector |
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8. Clinical pathology technologist |
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9. Histotechnologist |
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10. Microbiology technologist |
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11. Virology/serology technologist |
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Other |
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Total technical staff |
******** |
******** |
C2. Academic appointments for laboratory animal medicine professional staff
Please indicate the number of members of your professional staff who hold academic appointments.
Rank |
Director |
Clinician(s) |
Pathologist(s) |
Other service faculty |
Professor |
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Assoc Professor |
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Assist Professor |
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Instructor |
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Other rank |
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None |
C3. Criteria for size and configuration of laboratory animal medicine staff
Judgment of the resource director and senior staff |
____ |
Review and approval by a faculty user group |
____ |
Review and approval by the institutional administration |
____ |
Budgetary priorities |
____ |
Other _________________________________________________ |
____ |
III. Animal Procurement and Census
Please enter data consistent with the reporting period checked on the identification page (Page 2). (Enter “U”for unknown)
Species |
Average daily census |
No. purchased/year |
No. produced internally/ year |
No. quarantine groups/year** |
Mouse |
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Rat |
************* |
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Other rodent |
************* |
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Rabbit |
************* |
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Dog |
************* |
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Cat |
************* |
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Pig |
************* |
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Sheep/goat |
************* |
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Primate |
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Amphibian |
************* |
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Miscellaneous |
************* |
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Totals |
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**Quarantine should reflect animals procured from external non–commercial sources. |
IV. Services
A. Services for mice:
A1. Husbandry for mice
Methods used to prevent or minimize exposure to infectious agents in mice.
Caging types used: static microisolation cages |
Y N |
individually ventilated cages |
Y N |
cages with water bottles |
Y N |
cages with autowater |
Y N |
changed in a HEPA–filtered change station |
% |
Interval (days) between changes for static microisolation cages |
Days |
Interval (days) between changes for individually ventilated cages |
Days |
Type of bedding used for mice |
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Treatment of bedding (1 = none, 2 = autoclaving, 3 = none) |
1 2 3 |
Treatment of water (1 = reverse osmosis, 2 = autoclaving, 3 = acidification, 4 = chlorination, 5 = none) |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Treatment of feed (1 = none, 2 = autoclaving, 3 = pasteurization, 4 = irradiation, 5 = none) |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Maximum number of mice permitted per small (shoebox) cage |
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Number of cage racks in a typical mouse room |
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What do you consider to be the minimum aisle width between racks? |
Ft |
A2. Cage sanitation
Item |
Conventional cage |
Microisolation cage |
Ventilated cage |
Washed in hot water only |
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Washed in hot water and detergent |
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Autoclaved after washing |
A3. Waste disposal
Source |
Sanitary sewer |
Sanitary landfill |
Incinerator |
Other |
Soiled bedding |
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Other nonhuman waste |
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Carcasses |
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Hazardous animal carcasses |
B. Animal technology services and revenue sources:
Please use the following key for entries: R = rodent (mouse or rat)
C = carnivore (dog or cat)
N = nonhuman primate
Item |
Fully covered by per diem fees |
Covered by per diem fees supplemented by institutional funds |
Separate fee (not part of per diem fees) |
Not available |
Housing |
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Husbandry |
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Census taking |
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Gnotobiotics |
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Intramural transport of animals |
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Cage sanitation and waste disposal |
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Euthanasia |
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Breeding colony management, including record–keeping |
item |
covered |
part–covered |
separate |
not available |
Special supplies (gowns, gloves, etc) |
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Animal identification (eg ear punching, tattooing) |
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Weaning |
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Rederivation (Cesarean or other) |
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Blood and tissue collection, including tail biopsies |
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Standardized therapeutic medication (eg treatment for pinworms) |
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Administration of compounds/drugs during experimentation |
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Restraint (chemical or physical) |
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Feeding of special diets |
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Other:__________ ______________ |
C. Outsourcing of animals and/or services:
Please indicate institutional policies and practices for outsourcing animals and animal care services. Outsourcing is defined as animal housing, animal husbandry or animal health care provided by external sources (eg a private firm) either on campus or off–campus. Please enter the number corresponding to the percentage of average daily census for each species for which the corresponding outsourcing policy/practice is used.
Key: 0 = none
1 = ≤25%
2 = 26–50%
3 = 51–75%
4 = > 75%
Mice/rats |
Rabbits |
Dogs/cats |
Nonhuman primates |
Farm animals |
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Animal housing and care outsourced |
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Only animal care outsourced |
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Animal health care outsourced |
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Outsourcing used primarily to save space |
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Outsourcing used primarily to decrease operating costs |
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Outsourcing used to protect animal health |
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Outsourcing involves off– campus housing |
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Outsourcing involves contracting of external personnel to provide on– campus services |
D. Laboratory animal medicine services:
(Enter one or more letters corresponding to the following species in the relevant box(es) ):
R = rodent (mouse or rat)
C = carnivore (dog or cat)
N = nonhuman primate
Services |
Fully covered by per diem fees |
Covered by per diem fees supplemented by institutional funds |
Separate fee (not covered by per diem fees) |
Not available |
Health assessment during quarantine |
Microbiological monitoring for infectious agents (serology, etc) |
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Therapy for naturally occurring illness |
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Therapy for iatrogenic illness |
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Consultation about animal experimentation (planning grant proposals, anesthesia, etc) |
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Anesthesia for experimentation (eg experimental surgery) |
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Post–operative care |
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Euthanasia |
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Pathology for naturally occurring conditions |
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Pathology for iatrogenic conditions |
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Clinical chemistry for naturally occurring illness |
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Clinical chemistry for iatrogenic illness |
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Microbiological assessment of cell lines |
E. Research Services:
Please indicate all sources that apply. If your animal resource or comparative medicine program has a core lab for producing KO mice, check “animal resource program”).
Service |
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/fully subsidized by institution |
Production of polyclonal antibody |
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Production of monoclonal antibody |
Targeted mutagenesis for mice (KO mice) |
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Transgenesis for mice |
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Cryopreservation of embryos or sperm |
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Phenotyping of genetically altered animals |
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Experimental surgery |
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Other: (please list) |
F. Communications and administrative services:
Service |
Operative |
Planned |
Not offered |
Assistance in preparing grant applications using animals |
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Interactive web site |
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Animal ordering by users “on–line” |
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E–mail user lists to disseminate information |
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Newsletter |
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Programmed meetings with user groups |
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Comprehensive computer–based accounting system |
V. Prevalence of infectious agents
Please indicate, in the following table, the current prevalence of infectious agents in your MOUSE colonies. Prevalence should be given as the percent of mouse rooms in which the agent or serological evidence of the agent is present. If the percent is unknown, enter “U”.
Infectious agent |
Percent of barrier rooms |
Percent of non–barrier rooms |
Mouse adenovirus |
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Mouse hepatitis virus |
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Mouse parvovirus or MVM |
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Mouse rotavirus |
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Pneumonia virus of mice |
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Sendai virus |
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Theiler's MEV |
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Mycoplasma species |
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Helicobacter species |
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Pinworms |
VI. Finances
A. Fees for ancillary animal care services:
A1. Procurement/setup fees.
Do you have animal procurement/setup fees? |
____ |
The procurement fee is based on: |
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Percent of total $$ for animal order |
____ |
Percent of total $$ for animal order up to a set maximum |
____ |
Percent of cost/animal up to a set maximum |
____ |
A standard charge per animal, per box or per order regardless of the total amount of the order |
____ |
The setup fee is based on: |
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Fixed fee per cage |
____ |
Fixed fee per order |
____ |
Percent of the per diem rate for the species |
____ |
The following services are included in the procurement/ set up fees: |
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Placing animal orders |
____ |
Verification of animal orders for regulatory compliance |
____ |
Administrative check–in for new arrivals |
____ |
Health check for new arrivals |
____ |
Transportation to animal room |
____ |
Uncrating and caging of new arrivals |
____ |
Preparation of cage cards, census, other records |
____ |
Do you have a cage purchase charge incremental to per diem fees? |
Y N |
This charge is based on: |
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Charge per cage |
____ |
Percentage of a research project's animal budget |
____ |
Do you have a shipping charge for preparing and shipping animals from your institution to another site? Y N |
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For rodent cages with low occupancy such as singly–housed mice: |
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The full per diem rate is charged |
____ |
A reduced per diem rate is charged |
____ |
If a reduced rate is charged, indicate the percent reduction compared to the full rate |
____ |
B. Variations in per diem charges:
Indicate which conditions in the following table warrant a per diem rate or charge which differs from the standard rate for basic care.
Key:
R = mouse or rat
C = dog or cat
N = nonhuman primate
Condition |
Increased per diem rate or supplemental charge |
Reduced per diem rate |
Large colonies (eg high volume users) |
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Short–term housing |
Breeding females |
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Barrier housing ( eg autoclaved equipment and supplies, “sterile” technique for cage servicing) |
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Housing and husbandry for hazardous infectious agents (BL2) |
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Housing and husbandry for hazardous infectious agents (BL3) |
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Housing and husbandry for hazardous chemical agents |
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Quarantine of mice from non–commercial sources |
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Quarantine of dogs or cats |
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Quarantine of nonhuman primates |
Please enclose a copy of your institution's per diem rates for FY 98–99 |
C. Formulation of Per diem rates:
How often do you adjust per diem rates each year? |
1X |
2X |
3X |
4X |
How often do you cost account each year? |
1X |
2X |
3X |
4X |
Do you use cost accounting is used primarily as: |
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a guide for rate setting? |
Y |
N |
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the absolute determinant for rate setting? |
Y |
N |
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Do you use the NIH Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for cost accounting and rate setting? |
Y |
N |
Based on your most recent cost accounting, indicate the contribution (%) of the following costs to your per diem rate for MICE:
Internal Indirect Cost Centers |
% |
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Maintenance and repair |
____ |
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General and administrative costs |
____ |
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Transportation |
____ |
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Cage washing and sanitation |
____ |
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Laboratory services |
____ |
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Health care |
____ |
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Training |
____ |
Direct Cost Centers (continued) |
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Receipt/processing |
____ |
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Technical services |
____ |
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Husbandry |
____ |
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Total |
100.00 |
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Do per diem rates for a given species subsidize the rate(s) for another species? |
______ |
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Have any species been removed (or been targeted for removal) from your institution's research program because they are too costly to maintain? |
______ |
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Please name the affected species __________________________________________________________________ |
______ |
D. Extramural funding:
Please indicate the total current extramural funding for biomedical research and training for the components of your institution? Provide figures for as many boxes as possible.
Type |
Source |
Funding for all types of biomedical research and training ($$millions) |
Total funding for animal– related biomedical research and training ($$ million) |
Direct |
NIH |
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Other federal |
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All other |
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SUBTOTAL |
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Indirect |
NIH |
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Other federal |
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All other |
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SUBTOTAL |
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TOTAL |
E. Operating budget:
E1. Expense categories
Indicate which of the following categories of expenses are typically included in the DIRECT operating budget for your animal resource, irrespective of the source(s) of off–setting revenues.
1 = totally included
2 = partially included
3 = not included
Animal purchases (including purchase price, transportation, etc) |
____ |
Salaries for directors, managers and supervisors |
____ |
Salaries for veterinarians and other animal health professionals |
____ |
Wages for technical staff (animal care, vet techs, dx lab techs, etc) |
____ |
Animal care supplies (food, bedding, detergents, etc) |
____ |
Personnel supplies (uniforms, shoes, gloves, etc) |
____ |
Safety supplies and equipment |
____ |
Rodent caging |
____ |
Water bottles |
____ |
Nonhuman primate caging |
____ |
Transportation services (gas, oil, licenses, vehicle maintenance) |
____ |
Informatics services and supplies (software, connect fees, etc) |
____ |
Computer purchases |
____ |
Capital equipment |
____ |
Service contracts on fixed equipment |
____ |
Service contracts on moveable equipment |
____ |
Pharmaceuticals for animal health |
____ |
Serological/microbiological monitoring |
____ |
Staff training expenses |
____ |
Travel (AALAS meetings, etc) |
____ |
Facilities maintenance (painting, plumbing, electrical,etc) |
____ |
Energy costs for heating and lighting animal rooms |
____ |
Regulatory license and accreditation costs |
____ |
IACUC costs |
____ |
E2. Salary sources
Please indicate the current salary sources (as percent) for staff for each of the categories listed. If a staff position has more than one member, indicate the total percent under each column for all individuals in the position. (Example: If salaries for 2 of 4 clinical veterinarians are paid from per diem revenues, enter “50” in the “per diem revenues” column.
Staff position |
Per diem revenues |
Institutional funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Total FTEs |
Director |
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Associate/Assistant Director(s) |
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Clinical veterinarian(s) |
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Pathologist(s) |
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Microbiologist |
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Virologist |
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Veterinary assistants/techs |
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Diagnostic laboratory techn(s) |
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Business manager |
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Senior animal care manager(s) |
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Animal care supervisors |
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Animal care technicians |
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Regulatory (compliance) personnel |
Have you requested or do you expect a change during the coming year in institutional support for any of the positions listed above? For example, do you expect institutional support for clinical veterinary salaries to increase or decrease in the coming year? If so, please indicate the change.
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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E3. Deficit coverage
Institutional policy for handling year–end deficits in the animal resource operating budget includes: |
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Carried forward by the resource |
____ |
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Covered by the institution |
____ |
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Either or both mechanisms cited above may be used |
____ |
F. Institutional subsidy:
This section asks for information about the institutional subsidy for your animal resource. The definition of “subsidy” is likely to differ among institutions. Please be as accurate as possible with your answers. Options are provided to minimize potential uncertainty about the source or level of subsidy. |
Please indicate the items that apply to the institutional subsidy for your resource.
Items |
Yes |
No |
Uncertain |
The resource receives an institutional subsidy |
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The subsidy is negotiated annually |
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The subsidy is applied only to specific pre–determined expenses |
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The subsidy can be used as a discretionary account for the resource |
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The subsidy offsets operating costs for specific species |
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The subsidy is used, in part, to cover year–end operating deficits |
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Operating costs to which the subsidy is typically applied are: |
*** |
** |
********* |
Director's salary |
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Salaries for other professional staff or faculty |
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Purchase of fixed equipment |
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Purchase of moveable equipment |
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Purchase of supplies for animal care and/or health services |
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Minor renovations (<$50,000) |
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Major renovations (>$50,000) |
Facility maintenance (eg floors, walls, plumbing, electrical, etc) |
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Diagnostic laboratory costs |
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Program development (eg environmental enrichment, new management techniques, new diagnostic tests, informatics, etc) |
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IACUC operations |
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Veterinary costs associated with regulatory requirements |
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Hazardous waste disposal |
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AAALAC accreditation cost |
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Occupational health and safety programs |
Please indicate the subsidy for the fiscal year reported in the survey for:
Direct operating budget: |
$_____ |
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Regulatory activities: |
_____ |
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Renovations and equipment: |
_____ |
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All other categories: |
_____ |
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Total subsidy |
$_____ |
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Total subsidy as % of direct operating expense indicated in your responses to VI.E.1 (p. 24) |
______ |
G. Indirect cost recovery:
The current federally negotiated indirect cost rate for your institution is: |
_____% |
The current federally negotiated cost rate for your animal resource, if it differs from the institutional rate: |
_____% |
The status of implementation of OMB Circular A–21 at your institution is:
Full implementation since (give date) |
____ |
Implementation is in progress since |
____ |
Due to be completed by |
____ |
Implementation is scheduled to begin by (give date) |
____ |
There are no current plans for implementation |
____ |
Institutional strategies for complying with A–21 include(d) which of the following:
Increase fees to animal users |
____ |
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Designate animal resource space as organized research space |
____ |
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Subsidize the resource with institutional funds |
____ |
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The increased subsidy is/was: |
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Transient: |
____ |
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Expected to be permanent: |
____ |
The estimated increase in per diem rates for MICE if the full cost is absorbed by recharges is: |
___% |
The actual increase in per diem rates for MICE after institutional strategies (indicated above) were activated was: |
___% |
The impact of A–21 implementation on animal census was:
A permanent decrease in census |
____ |
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A transient decrease in census |
____ |
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Too early to tell |
____ |
VII. Regulatory Issues
Is your resource AAALAC–accredited? |
_____ |
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Approximately how many animal use protocols are active at any given time? |
____ |
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Approximately how many full protocols are reviewed by the IACUC annually? (Exclude annual updates and minor revisions). |
____ |
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How many members serve on your IACUC? |
____ |
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How many staff FTEs are employed by the IACUC? |
____ |
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What is the estimated annual budget for the IACUC? |
$______ |
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Does your institution have a program for monitoring animal experimentation apart from semi–annual IACUC inspections? |
____ |
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If so, who conducts these inspections: |
______________ |
Please indicate the compliance roles played by the staff/faculty veterinarians.
Primary responsibility for:
Initial review of every protocol |
____ |
Initial review of selected protocols |
____ |
Advising investigators on protocol preparation |
____ |
training animal users |
____ |
How many FTEs are designated for meeting regulatory requirements for training and monitoring of animal use? |
FTEs |
Veterinarians |
____ |
Other staff |
____ |
VIII. Resource–client Relationships
Please rank the following potential concerns among animal users at your institution:
1 = high level of user confidence and satisfaction
2 = most users are satisfied, but some are not
3 = general, moderate dissatisfaction
4 = substantial, widespread dissatisfaction and concern
Item |
Rank |
Per diem rates |
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Animal procurement fees |
|
Space available for animal housing |
|
Quality and reliability of the physical plant |
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Quality of animal care services |
|
Quality of laboratory animal medicine services |
|
Regulatory programs |
|
Training for animal users |
|
Institutional support for the resource |
The foregoing ranking is based on: |
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Informal (anecdotal) information from users |
___ |
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Formal survey of users |
___ |
IX. Future Directions
Please list up to 3 of the most important challenges facing your resource in each of the following categories:
Physical Plant
Administration
Animal care services
Animal health services
Financial support
Regulatory compliance
Key to Survey Tables
Survey Tables Page
Physical Plant
Configuration .............................................................................................................Table .................1
Space allocation
Space allocation by number of rooms ...........................................................Table 2a....................1
Space allocation by ft2 ......................................................................................Table 2b....................1
Security ........................................................................................................................Table 3....................2
Characteristics of sites ...............................................................................................Table 4....................2
Housing for mice
Current housing for mice .................................................................................Table 5a....................3
New or planned housing for mice ..................................................................Table 5b....................3
New or planned housing for mice ..................................................................Table 5c....................3
Animal Health Facilities:
Number of rooms ...............................................................................................Table 6a....................4
Square footage ....................................................................................................Table 6b....................4
Staffing
Administrative staffing
Directorship .........................................................................................................Table 7a....................5
Other administrative staff ..................................................................................Table 7b....................5
Animal care staff
Mean number of staff members/institution ..............................................Table 8a.........................6
Mean staff FTEs/institution .........................................................................Table 8b.........................6
Percent of staff with AAALAS certification ................................................Table 8c.........................6
Configuration of animal care staff ................................................................Table 8d.......................7
Criteria for staffing levels ..............................................................................Table 8e........................7
Wages and benefits for animal care staff .....................................................Table 8f........................7
Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (managerial/supervisorystaff)
Impact of recruitment factors .........................................................................Table 8g......................8
Impact of retention factors ..............................................................................Table 8h......................8
Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (technical staff)
Impact of recruitment factors .........................................................................Table 8i.......................9
Impact of retention factors ..............................................................................Table 8j.......................9
Training of animal care staff ...........................................................................Table 8k....................10
Productivity of animal care staff
Conv. Cage ........................................................................................................Table 81....................11
MI Cage ..............................................................................................................Table 8m..................11
IVC ......................................................................................................................Table 8n...................11
Laboratory animal medicine staff
Number of staff members ...............................................................................Table 9a....................12
Number of staff FTEs ......................................................................................Table 9b....................12
Academic appointments for laboratory animal medicine staff
Director/Clinician ...........................................................................................Table 9c....................13
Pathologist/Other service faculty ................................................................Table 9d....................13
Criteria for size and configuration ................................................................Table 9e....................14
Animal Procurement and Census
Animal census and annual procurement /internal production (number of animals)
Mouse, Rat, Other Rodent ........................................................Table 10a....................15
Rabbit, Dog, Cat...........................................................Table 10b 15
Pig, Sheep/Goat, Nonhuman Primate...........................................................Table 10c....................15
Amphibian, Miscellaneous, Totals ........................................................Table 10d....................16
Services
Services for mice
Husbandry ........................................................Table 11a, b....................17–18
Cage sanitation...........................................................Table 11c....................19
Waste disposal...........................................................Table 11d....................19
Animal technology services and revenue sources:
Rodents ........................................................Tablea, b, c....................20
Carnivores ........................................................Table 12d, e, f....................21
Nonhuman primates ........................................................Table 12g, h, i....................22
Outsourcing of animals and/or services...........................................................Data too sparse to summarize usefully
Laboratory animal medicine services
Rodents ........................................................Table 14a, b, c....................23
Carnivores ........................................................Table 14d, e, f....................24
Nonhuman primates...........................................................Table 14g, h, i....................25
Research services
Polyclonal antibody ........................................................Table 15a....................26
Monoclonal antibody ........................................................Table 15b....................26
Gene targeting for mice...........................................................Table 15c....................26
Transgenesis for mice ........................................................Table 15d....................26
Cryopreserve mouse embryos or sperm ........................................................Table 15e....................27
Phenotype genetically altered animals...........................................................Table 15f....................27
Experimental surgery ........................................................Table 15g....................27
Other ........................................................Table 15h....................27
Communications and administrative services ........................................................Table 16....................28
Prevalence of infectious agents in mice ........................................................Table 17a, b....................29
Finances
Fees for Ancillary animal care services
Animal procurement/cage setup fees ........................................................Table 18a, b, c....................30
Increases in per diem charges
Rodents ........................................................Table 19a....................31
Carnivores ........................................................Table 19b....................31
Non–human primates...........................................................Table 19c....................31
Formulation of per diem rates
Policies ........................................................Table 20a....................32
Contribution of costs to per diem rate for mice ........................................................Table 20b....................32
Current per diem rates ........................................................Table 20c, d....................33
Extramural funding
All types of research and training ....................................................................Table 21a.....................34
Animal–related research and training ....................................................................Table 21b.....................34
Operating budget
Expense categories in DIRECT operating budget ....................................................................Table 22a, b, c.....................35
Salary sources ....................................................................Table 23a, b, c, d, e, f, g.....................36–37
Operating budget deficit ....................................................................Table 24.....................378
Institutional subsidy
Overview ....................................................................Table 25 38
Application to operating costs ....................................................................Table 26a, b.....................39
Subsidy for fiscal year reported ....................................................................Table 27.....................39
Indirect cost recovery ....................................................................Table 28a, b.....................40
Regulatory Program
Overview ....................................................................Table 29.....................41
Staff duties and responsibilities ....................................................................Table 30.....................41
Resource–client Relationships
Resource–client relationships ....................................................................Table 31.....................42
Survey Responses
I. Physical Plant
I. A. Which configuration describes most accurately the layout of your resource:
Table 1. Physical plant: Configuration (number of institutions)
Fully centralized |
Partially centralized |
Decentralized |
Mean number sites/institutions |
Centralization will increase |
|
Group 1 |
3 |
18 |
2 |
6.13 |
6 |
Group 2 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
7.00 |
4 |
Group 3 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
11.71 |
3 |
All |
5 |
37 |
11 |
7.87 |
13 |
I. B. Space allocation for full physical plant
Table 2a. Physical plant: Space allocation by number of rooms (mean number of rooms/institution)*
Table 2b. Physical plant: Space allocation by ft2(mean ft2/ institution)*
Survey Tables – Page 1
I. C. Physical security protection of all sites and environmental security protection of all animal rooms
Table 3. Physical plant: Security
Mean number of sites/institution protected by: |
Mean number of rooms/institution protected by: |
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Electronics |
Keys |
Electronics & keys |
Environmental monitoring |
Emergency power |
|
Group 1 |
3.96 |
11.74 |
10.48 |
56.7 |
47.5 |
Group 2 |
2.38 |
2.19 |
3.06 |
87.6 |
88.7 |
Group 3 |
3.00 |
11.50 |
5.71 |
79.5 |
91.2 |
All |
3.23 |
8.79 |
6.98 |
72.1 |
70.9 |
I. D. Characteristics of individual sites
Table 4. Physical plant: Characteristics of sites (mean number of sites or rooms/institution)
Sites per size range |
Total |
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0–5,000 ft2 |
5,001–10,000 ft2 |
10,001–20,000 ft2 |
> 20,000 ft2 |
Sites |
Animal rooms |
Procedure rooms |
Washing centers |
Tunnel washers |
Rack washers |
Autoclaves |
|
Group 1 |
3.00 |
1.09 |
0.82 |
0.68 |
5.55 |
96.6 |
9.5 |
4.05 |
1.27 |
3.36 |
3.95 |
Group 2 |
3.56 |
1.62 |
1.44 |
0.62 |
7.25 |
114.1 |
17.2 |
7.25 |
1.88 |
5.50 |
7.56 |
Group 3 |
6.14 |
3.00 |
1.64 |
0.86 |
11.64 |
176.4 |
23.8 |
9.00 |
2.79 |
7.86 |
10.64 |
All |
4.02 |
1.77 |
1.23 |
0.71 |
7.71 |
123.5 |
15.7 |
6.37 |
1.87 |
5.23 |
6.87 |
Survey Tables – Page 2
I. E. Housing for mice
Table 5a. Physical plant: Current housing for (mean average daily cage census/institutions) *
Table 5b. Physical plant: New or planned housing for mice (mean average daily cage census/institutions)*
Table 5c. Physical plant: Housing for mice under construction (mean average daily cage census/institutions)*
Under construction |
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Gross ft2 |
Cage capacity |
IVC use |
Washing center |
|
Group 1 |
18,333 |
20,933 |
1.00 |
2 |
Group 2 |
10,076 |
5,819 |
2.43 |
5 |
Group 3 |
27,220 |
16,282 |
2.33 |
5 |
All |
16,981 |
12,330 |
2.12 |
12 |
IVC: individually ventilated cages; 1 = High; 2 = Moderate; 3 = Low; 4 = None
Survey Tables – Page 3
I. F. Facilities for animal health service
Table 6a. Physical plant: Animal health facilities: Number of rooms (mean number of rooms/institution)
Exams/ minor procedures |
Surgery (sterile) |
Post–op recovery |
Diagnostic imaging |
Intensive care |
Pharmacy |
Necropsy |
Histo– technology |
Microbiology |
Serology |
Virology |
Clinical chemistry |
Multiple use |
|
Group 1 |
5.60 |
4.26 |
1.35 |
0.65 |
0.26 |
0.42 |
1.74 |
0.22 |
0.37 |
0.28 |
0.14 |
0.23 |
2.65 |
Group 2 |
8.62 |
6.62 |
1.11 |
1.06 |
0.33 |
0.67 |
1.83 |
0.43 |
0.46 |
0.39 |
0.27 |
0.32 |
1.04 |
Group 3 |
7.40 |
6.36 |
3.04 |
1.50 |
0.97 |
0.95 |
2.67 |
0.87 |
0.49 |
0.40 |
0.59 |
0.32 |
2.07 |
All |
6.99 |
5.53 |
1.72 |
1.00 |
0.47 |
0.64 |
2.01 |
0.45 |
0.43 |
0.34 |
0.30 |
0.28 |
2.01 |
Table 6b. Physical plant: Animal health facilities: Square footage (mean ft2/institution)
Exams/ minor procedures |
Surgery (sterile) |
Post–op recovery |
Diagnostic imaging |
Intensive care |
Pharmacy |
Necropsy |
Histo– technology |
Microbiology |
Serology |
Virology |
Clinical chemistry |
Multiple use |
Total |
|
Group 1 |
1,180 |
1,373 |
272 |
160 |
103 |
102 |
43 |
94 |
134 |
142 |
62 |
89 |
270 |
4,081 |
Group 2 |
1,748 |
2,249 |
183 |
157 |
38 |
102 |
370 |
133 |
126 |
108 |
54 |
67 |
238 |
5,519 |
Group 3 |
1,139 |
1,991 |
356 |
227 |
210 |
136 |
443 |
208 |
152 |
121 |
209 |
102 |
651 |
5,901 |
All |
1,341 |
1,801 |
267 |
177 |
112 |
111 |
418 |
136 |
137 |
126 |
98 |
86 |
361 |
4,996 |
Survey Tables – Page 4
II. Staffing
II. A. Administrative Staff (FTE = Full time equivalent)
Table 7a. Staffing: Administrative staffing: Directorship (mean/institution) *
Table 7b. Staffing: Administrative staffing: Other administrative staff (mean/institution)
Number of staff members |
Number of staff FTEs |
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Business manager |
Informatics specialist |
Purchasing agent |
Regulatory/ comp. Officer |
Total managerial staff |
Total clerical staff |
Business manager |
Informatics specialist |
Purchasing agent |
Regulatory/ comp. Officer |
Total FTEs managerial staff |
Total FTEs clerical staff |
|
Group 1 |
0.86 |
0.36 |
0.70 |
0.26 |
4.04 |
1.93 |
0.70 |
0.20 |
0.53 |
0.21 |
2.93 |
1.56 |
Group 2 |
0.88 |
0.31 |
0.81 |
0.56 |
4.44 |
2.94 |
0.81 |
0.26 |
0.70 |
0.39 |
3.19 |
2.22 |
Group 3 |
0.71 |
0.71 |
1.04 |
0.71 |
5.36 |
4.14 |
0.68 |
0.23 |
0.99 |
0.64 |
4.14 |
3.64 |
All |
0.83 |
0.44 |
0.82 |
0.47 |
4.51 |
2.82 |
0.72 |
0.22 |
0.70 |
0.38 |
3.33 |
2.31 |
Survey Tables – Page 5
II. B. Animal care staff
II. B. 1. Composition of staff
Table 8a. Staffing: Animal care staff: Mean number of staff members/institution
Senior manager |
Asst. manager |
Regional supervisor |
Training coordinator |
Total mgr./ spvsr. staff |
Animal care technologist |
Animal care technician |
Asst. animal care technician |
Total technical staff |
|
Group 1 |
1.17 |
0.52 |
1.17 |
0.26 |
3.13 |
1.57 |
5.43 |
9.61 |
16.61 |
Group 2 |
1.00 |
1.19 |
2.50 |
0.56 |
5.31 |
1.75 |
10.00 |
11.12 |
22.88 |
Group 3 |
1.21 |
0.71 |
3.64 |
0.50 |
6.07 |
5.00 |
20.71 |
17.57 |
43.29 |
All |
1.13 |
0.77 |
2.23 |
0.42 |
4.57 |
2.53 |
10.85 |
12.17 |
25.55 |
Table 8b. Staffing: Animal care staff: Mean staff FTEs/institution
Senior manager |
Asst. manager |
Regional supervisor |
Training coordinator |
Total mgr./ spvsr. staff |
Animal care technologist |
Animal care technician |
Asst. animal care technician |
Total technical staff |
|
Group 1 |
1.09 |
0.45 |
1.03 |
0.10 |
2.68 |
1.36 |
5.54 |
8.40 |
15.30 |
Group 2 |
0.96 |
1.19 |
2.03 |
0.41 |
4.58 |
1.69 |
9.84 |
9.41 |
20.93 |
Group 3 |
1.21 |
0.71 |
3.61 |
0.41 |
5.95 |
4.86 |
20.63 |
16.67 |
42.17 |
All |
1.08 |
0.74 |
2.02 |
0.28 |
4.12 |
2.38 |
10.83 |
10.89 |
24.10 |
Table 8c. Staffing: Animal care staff: Percent of staff with AAALAS certification *
Survey Tables – Page 6
II. B. 2. Configuration of staff
Table 8d. Staffing: Animal care staff: Configuration of animal care staff * (number of institutions)
Institutional |
Outsourced |
Unionized |
Centralized† |
Regional‡ |
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Score |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Group 1 |
21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Group 2 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Group 3 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
All |
50 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
41 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
25 |
21 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
14 |
8 |
4 |
15 |
* Numbers do not sum to group or total as some responses were left blank. 1 = all; 2 = majority; 3 = minority; 4 = none †techs report directly to senior manager; ‡techs report to regional supervisor who reports to center |
II. B. 3. Criteria for determining animal care staffing levels
Table 8e. Staffing: Animal care staff: Criteria for staffing levels (number of institutions using that criterion)
Time–effort reporting |
Assessments by supervisors |
Other |
|
Group 1 |
12 |
17 |
6 |
Group 2 |
5 |
14 |
2 |
Group 3 |
8 |
12 |
4 |
All |
25 |
43 |
12 |
II. B. 4. Wages and benefits for animal care staff
Table 8f. Staffing: Animal care staff: Wages and benefits for animal care staff
Profile |
Annual technician benefit days |
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Standard work week (hours) |
Entry level hourly wage ($) |
Average annual salary for tech ($) |
Current fringe rate (%) |
Vacation days |
Sick days |
Paid holidays |
Recess days |
Personal days |
Total benefit days |
|
Group 1 |
39.3 |
8.53 |
21,779 |
0.26 |
15.0 |
11.2 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
38.2 |
Group 2 |
39.7 |
9.35 |
22,096 |
0.28 |
16.5 |
12.8 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
40.3 |
Group 3 |
38.9 |
9.55 |
23,268 |
0.27 |
15.6 |
12.1 |
10.3 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
40.7 |
All |
39.3 |
9.05 |
22,268 |
0.27 |
15.6 |
11.9 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
39.5 |
Survey Tables – Page 7
II. B. 5. Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (managerial/supervisory) (Tables 8g – h)
Table 8g. Staffing: Animal care staff: Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (managerial/supervisory staff): Impact of recruitment factors (number of Institutions)*
Table 8h. Staffing: Animal care staff: Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (managerial/supervisory staff): Impact of retention factors (number of institutions)*
Survey Tables – Page 8
II. B. 5. Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (technical) (Tables 8i – j)
Table 8i. Staffing: Animal care staff: Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (technical staff): Impact of recruitment factors (number of institutions)*
Table 8j. Staffing: Animal care staff: Recruitment and retention of animal care staff (technical staff): Impact of retention factors (number of institutions)*
Survey Tables – Page 9
II. B. 6. Training of animal care staff – check all strategies in use
Table 8k. Staffing: Animal care staff: Training of animal care staff (number of institutions)
On–staff training coordinator |
Inhouse courses, including AALAS |
Regional AALAS |
Informal on the job training |
Computer based training |
Regional/ national meetings |
Extended training on production, biology, use of genetically altered animals |
Other |
|
Group 1 |
9 |
21 |
16 |
23 |
11 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
Group 2 |
10 |
15 |
10 |
16 |
9 |
16 |
4 |
2 |
Group 3 |
5 |
13 |
8 |
14 |
2 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
All |
24 |
49 |
34 |
53 |
22 |
44 |
18 |
7 |
Survey Tables – Page 10
II. B. 7. Productivity of animal care staff
Please indicate your responses for staff productivity for mouse husbandry in your most efficiently configured housing sites (for small mouse “shoebox ” cages((Tables 8l – n)
Table 8l. Staffing: Animal care staff: Productivity of animal care staff (cage changes (technician x week)): Conv. cage*
Table 8m. Staffing: Animal care staff: Productivity of animal care staff (cage changes (technician x week)); MI cage*
Table 8n. Staffing: Animal care staff: Productivity of animal care staff (cage changes (technician x week)): IVC*
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II. C. Laboratory animal medicine staff
II. C. 1. Composition of laboratory animal medicine staff (Tables 9a – b )
Table 9a. Staffing: Laboratory animal medicine staff (mean number of staff members/institution)
Clinician |
Pathologist |
Microbiologist |
Virologist |
Clinical technologist |
Necropsy prosector |
Clinical pathology technologist |
Histotechnologist |
Microbiology technologist |
Virology/ Serology technologist |
Other |
|
Group 1 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Group 2 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
Group 3 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
All |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
Table 9b. Staffing: Laboratory animal medicine staff (mean number of staff FTEs/institution)
Clinician |
Pathologist |
Microbiologist |
Virologist |
Clinical technologist |
Necropsy prosector |
Clinical pathology technologist |
Histotechnologist |
Microbiology technologist |
Virology/ Serology technologist |
Other |
|
Group 1 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Group 2 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
Group 3 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
All |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
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II. C. 2. Academic appointments of laboratory animal medicine professional staff
Table 9c. Staffing: Laboratory animal medicine staff: Academic appointments for laboratory animal medicine staff (% of institutions)
Director |
Clinician |
|||||||||||
Prof. |
Assoc. prof. |
Assist. prof. |
Intsr. |
Other rank |
None |
Prof. |
Assoc. prof. |
Assist. prof. |
Intsr. |
Other rank |
None |
|
Group 1 |
26 |
17 |
22 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
26 |
26 |
17 |
26 |
9 |
Group 2 |
12 |
31 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
0 |
25 |
31 |
12 |
12 |
25 |
Group 3 |
57 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
36 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
All |
30 |
21 |
17 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
24 |
30 |
13 |
19 |
17 |
Table 9d. Staffing: Laboratory animal medicine staff: Academic appointments for laboratory animal medicine staff (% of institutions)
Pathologist |
Other service faculty |
|||||||||||
Prof. |
Assoc. prof. |
Assist. prof. |
Intsr. |
Other rank |
None |
Prof. |
Assoc. prof. |
Assist. prof. |
Intsr. |
Other rank |
None |
|
Group 1 |
17 |
13 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
Group 2 |
0 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Group 3 |
7 |
29 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
All |
15 |
12 |
19 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
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II. C. 3 Criteria for size and configuration of laboratory animal medicine staff (check all that apply).
Table 9e. Staffing: Laboratory animal medicine staff: Criteria for size and configuration of laboratory animal medicine staff (number of institutions)
Judgment of resource director |
Review & approval by faculty users |
Review & approval by institution |
Budgetary priorities |
Other |
|
Group 1 |
20 |
2 |
14 |
15 |
3 |
Group 2 |
14 |
2 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
Group 3 |
14 |
4 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
All |
48 |
8 |
38 |
32 |
4 |
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III. Animal Procurement and Census
Please enter data with the reporting period checked on the identification page (Tables 10a – d)
Table 10a. Animal procurement and census: Animal census and annual procurement /internal production (number of animals)
Mouse |
Rat |
Other Rodent |
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Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups* |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
|
Group 1 |
9,881.3 |
17,426.0 |
6,267.4 |
12.4 |
18,926.0 |
6,907.3 |
461.3 |
0 |
279.6 |
475.4 |
15.0 |
0 |
Group 2 |
19,855.6 |
34,722.8 |
24,042.4 |
58.5 |
1,510.0 |
12,734.4 |
454.1 |
0 |
201.6 |
692.4 |
104.0 |
0 |
Group 3 |
46,184.9 |
39,233.1 |
56,665.2 |
82.3 |
2,253.6 |
14,482.2 |
6,121.1 |
0 |
275.4 |
673.7 |
131.1 |
0 |
All |
22,482.0 |
28,200.0 |
23,042.9 |
44.8 |
9,264.3 |
10,594.0 |
1,704.1 |
0 |
254.9 |
593.3 |
70.2 |
0 |
Table 10b. Animal procurement and census: Animal census and annual procurement /internal production (number of animals)
Rabbit |
Dog |
Cat |
||||||||||
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups* |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
|
Group 1 |
139.6 |
372.0 |
5.2 |
0 |
25.0 |
66.0 |
1.1 |
<1 |
34.7 |
45.7 |
2.7 |
1 |
Group 2 |
93.0 |
583.9 |
6.3 |
0 |
28.9 |
171.4 |
8.4 |
1 |
13.2 |
68.1 |
1.0 |
1 |
Group 3 |
181.2 |
926.1 |
2.1 |
0 |
62.9 |
151.0 |
1.7 |
0 |
14.1 |
24.7 |
4.7 |
0 |
All |
136.5 |
582.4 |
4.7 |
0 |
36.2 |
120.2 |
3.5 |
<1 |
22.8 |
46.9 |
2.7 |
1 |
Table 10c. Animal procurement and census: Animal census and annual procurement/internal production (number of animals)
Pig |
Sheep/Goat |
Nonhuman Primate |
||||||||||
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups* |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
|
Group 1 |
15.1 |
191.0 |
1 |
1 |
14.0 |
27.4 |
4 |
0 |
64.4 |
29.3 |
0 |
2.1 |
Group 2 |
16.3 |
253.2 |
0 |
0 |
3.9 |
46.7 |
0 |
1 |
53.8 |
22.5 |
2.2 |
12.8 |
Group 3 |
12.3 |
233.5 |
0 |
0 |
18.9 |
67.1 |
0 |
0 |
73.6 |
42.0 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
All |
14.7 |
220.9 |
<1 |
1 |
12.2 |
43.7 |
2 |
<1 |
63.6 |
30.6 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
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Table 10d. Animal procurement and census: Animal census and annual procurement/internal production (number of animals)
Amphibian |
Miscellaneous |
TOTALS |
||||||||||
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantin* e groups |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
Avg. daily census |
Purchased |
Produced internally |
Quarantine groups |
|
Group 1 |
168.2 |
148.2 |
13.0 |
9.8 |
412.4 |
596.2 |
88.5 |
0 |
4,3407.8 |
26,284.6 |
5,744.4 |
20.7 |
Group 2 |
160.5 |
484.3 |
0 |
0 |
73.4 |
831.3 |
154.0 |
0 |
1,9745.9 |
47,104.6 |
24,684.1 |
63.3 |
Group 3 |
439.3 |
576.6 |
289.3 |
0 |
421.0 |
665.1 |
2,196.0 |
0 |
48,392.64 |
51,045.5 |
51,841.5 |
60.7 |
All |
237.5 |
362.8 |
82.1 |
4.2 |
312.3 |
685.4 |
665.0 |
0 |
3,7581.3 |
39,110.5 |
23,638.6 |
44.1 |
* Quarantine should reflect animals procured from external non–commercial sources. |
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IV. Services
IV. A. Services for mice
IV. A. 1. Husbandry for mice. Methods used to prevent or minimize exposure to infectious agents in mice (Tables 11a – b)
Table 11a. Services: Services for mice: Husbandry for mice (number of institutions)
Caging used to prevent infection |
Cage change interval (days) |
||||||||||
MI cage* |
IVC* |
Water bottles |
Autowater |
% changed in change station |
MI cage |
IVC |
|||||
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
||||
Group 1 |
22 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
22 |
0 |
7 |
15 |
55 |
5.4 |
8.2 |
Group 2 |
16 |
0 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
76 |
4.6 |
8.9 |
Group 3 |
14 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
61 |
5.9 |
8.9 |
All |
52 |
1 |
34 |
17 |
52 |
0 |
21 |
30 |
63 |
5.3 |
8.7 |
* MI: microisolette; IVC: individually ventilated cage |
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Table 11b. Services: Services for mice: Husbandry for mice (continued)
Bedding type |
Number of institutions |
Max. mice/cage |
Typical no. cage racks/room |
Minimum aisle width between racks (ft) |
|
Group 1 |
Alphadri |
1 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
Aspen chips |
3 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
|
Beta chips |
2 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Corn cob |
5 |
4.6 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
|
Hardwood chips |
7 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
|
Paper |
2 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
|
Sanichips |
1 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
|
Virgin paper |
1 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
|
Wood chips |
1 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
|
Group 2 |
Alphadri |
1 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
Aspen chips |
2 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
|
Beta chips |
2 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
|
Carefresh |
1 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
|
Corn cob |
2 |
4.5 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
|
Ground corn cob |
1 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
|
Hardwood chips |
2 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Shredded aspen |
1 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
|
Sanichips |
1 |
2.5 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
|
Wood chips |
2 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
|
Group 3 |
Not specified |
1 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
8.0 |
Corn cob |
8 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
|
Hardwood chips |
2 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
3.3 |
|
Sanichips |
3 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
3.3 |
|
All |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
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IV. A. 2. Cage sanitation
Table 11c. Services: Services for mice: Mouse cage sanitation (number of institutions) *
IV. A. 3. Waste disposal
Table 11d. Services: Services for mice: Waste disposal (number of institutions)
Soiled bedding |
Other non–human waste |
Carcasses |
Hazardous animal carcasses |
|||||||||||||
Sewer |
Landfill |
Incinerator |
Other |
Sewer |
Landfill |
Incinerator |
Other |
Sewer |
Landfill |
Incinerator |
Other |
Sewer |
Landfill |
Incinerator |
Other |
|
Group 1 |
3 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
3 |
Group 2 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
Group 3 |
3 |
11 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
All |
11 |
40 |
14 |
3 |
13 |
31 |
22 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
46 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
9 |
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IV. B. Animal technology services and revenue sources for rodents (Tables 12a – c), Carnivores (Tables 12d – f) and nonhuman primates (Tables 12g –l)
Table 12a. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Rodents* (number of institutions)
Table 12b. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Rodents * (number of institutions) (continued)
Table 12c. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Rodents * (number of institutions) (continued)
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Table 12d. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Carnivores * (number of institutions)
Table 12e. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Carnivores * (number of institutions) (continued)
Table 12f. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Carnivores * (number of institutions) (continued)
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Table 12g. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Nonhuman primates* (number of institutions)
Table 12h. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Nonhuman primates* (number of institutions) (continued)
Table 12i. Services: Animal technology services and revenue sources: Nonhuman primates* (number of institutions) (continued)
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IV. C. Outsourcing of animals and/or services
Indicate institutional policies and practices for outsourcing. Enter the number corresponding to the percentage of average daily census for each species for which the outsourcing policy is used.
Data too sparse to summarize usefully.
IV. D. Laboratory animal medicine services for rodents (Tables 14a – c), carnivores (Tables 14d – f), and nonhuman primates (Tables 14g – i)
Table 14a. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Rodents* (number of institutions)
Table 14b. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Rodents* (number of institutions) (continued)
Table 14c. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Rodents* (number of institutions) (continued)
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Table 14d. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Carnivores* (number of institutions)
Table 14e. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Carnivores* (number of institutions) (continued)
Table 14f. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Carnivores* (number of institutions) (continued)
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Table 14g. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Nonhuman primates * (number of institutions)
Table 14h. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Nonhuman primates * (number of institutions) (continued)
Table 14i. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Nonhuman primates * (number of institutions) (continued)
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IV. E. Research services
Please indicate all sources that apply (Tables 15a –I)
Table 15a. Services: Research services: Polyclonal antibody (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
30 |
30 |
39 |
48 |
13 |
Group 2 |
44 |
56 |
56 |
56 |
0 |
Group 3 |
57 |
29 |
50 |
71 |
0 |
All |
42 |
38 |
47 |
57 |
6 |
Table 15b. Services: Research services: Monoclonal antibody (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
22 |
52 |
30 |
35 |
17 |
Group 2 |
31 |
56 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
Group 3 |
36 |
50 |
57 |
64 |
7 |
All |
28 |
53 |
43 |
47 |
9 |
Table 15c. Services: Research services: Gene targeting for mice (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
0 |
43 |
39 |
26 |
22 |
Group 2 |
19 |
62 |
44 |
31 |
6 |
Group 3 |
14 |
64 |
7 |
36 |
29 |
All |
9 |
55 |
32 |
30 |
19 |
Table 15d. Services: Research services: Transgenesis for mice (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
4 |
52 |
39 |
22 |
26 |
Group 2 |
25 |
69 |
50 |
25 |
12 |
Group 3 |
14 |
79 |
7 |
43 |
21 |
All |
13 |
64 |
34 |
28 |
21 |
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Table 15e. Services: Research services: Cryopreserve mouse embryos or sperm (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
9 |
22 |
30 |
9 |
22 |
Group 2 |
19 |
25 |
38 |
6 |
19 |
Group 3 |
14 |
64 |
21 |
43 |
7 |
All |
13 |
34 |
30 |
17 |
17 |
Table 15f. Services: Research services: Phenotype genetically altered animals (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
0 |
30 |
35 |
13 |
22 |
Group 2 |
25 |
62 |
31 |
25 |
25 |
Group 3 |
43 |
50 |
14 |
43 |
21 |
All |
19 |
45 |
28 |
25 |
23 |
Table 15g. Services: Research services: Experimental surgery (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
65 |
26 |
17 |
30 |
26 |
Group 2 |
56 |
56 |
25 |
38 |
19 |
Group 3 |
50 |
21 |
0 |
57 |
14 |
All |
58 |
34 |
15 |
40 |
21 |
Table 15h. Services: Research services: Other (% of institutions offering service)
Animal resource program |
Other internal source |
External vendor |
Fully recharged to users |
Partially/ fully subsidized |
|
Group 1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
13 |
Group 2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Group 3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
All |
8 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
11 |
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IV. F. Communications and administrative services
Table 16. Services: Communications and administrative services (number of institutions)
Grant application assistance |
Interactive web site |
On–line animal ordering |
Email user lists |
Newsletter |
User group meetings |
Computer–based accounting |
||||||||
Operative |
Planned |
Operative |
Planned |
Operative |
Planned |
Operative |
Planned |
Operative |
Planned |
Operative |
Planned |
Operative |
Planned |
|
Group 1 |
19 |
1 |
13 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
17 |
4 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
Group 2 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
Group 3 |
12 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
All |
46 |
1 |
26 |
23 |
9 |
27 |
35 |
11 |
27 |
6 |
37 |
3 |
14 |
36 |
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V. Prevalence of infectious agents
Please indicate the current prevalence of infectious agents in your mouse colonies
Table 17a. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Prevalence of infectious agents in mice (number of institutions with infection)*
Table 17b. Services: Laboratory animal medicine services: Prevalence of infectious agents in mice (number of institutions with infection)*
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VI. Finances
VI. A. Fees for ancillary care services
VI. A. 1. Procurement/setup fees. Do you have animal procurement/setup fees?
Table 18a. Finances: Fees for ancillary animal care services: Animal procurement/cage setup fees (number of institutions)
Procurement fee based on: |
Setup fee based on: |
|||||||
Procurement/ set–up fees? |
% total $ for animal order |
% total $ for animal order to set up max |
% cost/animal up to set max |
Standard charge/animal/ box/ order, regardless of total $ |
Fixed fee per cage |
Fixed fee per order |
% of per diem rate |
|
Group 1 |
18 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
Group 2 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Group 3 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
All |
37 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
The following services are included in the procurement/setup fees.
Table 18b. Finances: Fees for ancillary animal care services: Animal procurement/cage setup fees (number of institutions) (continued)
Services included in procurement/setup fees: |
|||||||
Placing animal orders |
Verification for regulatory compliance |
Admin check–in for new arrivals |
Health check for new arrivals |
Transportation to animal rooms |
Uncrating, caging of new arrivals |
Preparation: cage cards, census, other records |
|
Group 1 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
Group 2 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
Group 3 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
All |
37 |
35 |
34 |
28 |
30 |
29 |
32 |
Do you have a cage purchase charge incremental to per diem fees? If so, this charge is based on:
Do you have a shipping charge for preparing and shipping animals to another site?
For rodent cages with low occupancy such as singly–housed mice:
Table 18c. Finances: Fees for ancillary animal care services: Animal procurement/cage setup fees (Number of institutions) (continued)
Purchase charge based on: |
Rodent cages with low occupancy, such as singly–housed: |
||||||
Cage purchase charge? |
Charge per cage |
% of animal budget for project |
Shipping charge |
Full per diem rate is charged |
Reduced per diem rate is charged |
% reduction |
|
Group 1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
13 |
14 |
3 |
48 |
Group 2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
3 |
40 |
Group 3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
46 |
All |
8 |
5 |
1 |
34 |
32 |
10 |
45 |
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VI. B. Variations in per diem charges:
Indicate which conditions warrant a per diem rate or charge which differs from the standard rate for basic care for rodents (Table 19a), carnivores (Table 19b), or nonhuman primates (Table 19c)
Table 19a. Finances: Increases in per diem charges: Rodents (number of institutions) *
Table 19b. Finances: Increases in per diem charges: Carnivores (number of institutions)*
Table 19c. Finances: Increases in per diem charges: Nonhuman primates (number of institutions)*
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VI. C. Formulation of per diem rates
How often do you adjust per diem rates each year?
How often do you cost account each year?
Do you use cost accounting primarily as a guide for rate setting? The absolute determinant for rate setting? Do you use the NIH Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for cost accounting and rate setting?
Table 20a. Finances: Formulation of per diem rates: Policies (number of institutions)
Rate adjustments per year |
Cost accountings per year |
Cost acct. guides rates |
Cost acct. determines rate |
NIH Manual used |
Cross subsidy between species |
Any species targeted or removed because of high rates? |
Affected species |
|||||||||||
1 |
2 |
12 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
||
Group 1 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
21 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
15 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
19 |
Nonhuman primates |
Group 2 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
|
Group 3 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
13 |
Sea turtles |
All |
51 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
36 |
51 |
2 |
5 |
48 |
40 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
5 |
48 |
Based on your most recent cost accounting, indicate the contribution (%) of the following costs to your per diem rate for mice:
Table 20b. Finances: Formulation of per diem rates: Contribution of costs to per diem rate for mice (%)
Maintenance & repair |
General & administrative |
Transportation |
Cage washing & sanitation |
Laboratory services |
Health care |
Training |
Receipt/processing |
Technical services |
Husbandry |
|
Group 1 |
6 |
16 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
51 |
Group 2 |
8 |
17 |
1 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
47 |
Group 3 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
56 |
All |
6 |
15 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
51 |
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Please enclose a copy of your institution's per diem rates for FY98–99 (Tables 20c – d)
Table 20c. Finances: Formulation of per diem rates: Current per diem rates ($)
Mouse |
Mouse basic |
Mouse full |
Rat |
Rat basic |
Rat full |
|||||||
Per mouse |
Per cage |
Per mouse |
Per cage |
Per mouse |
Per cage |
Per rat |
Per cage |
Per rat |
Per cage |
Per rat |
Per cage |
|
Group 1 |
0.20 |
0.55 |
0.16 |
0.46 |
0.31 |
0.91 |
0.46 |
0.94 |
0.33 |
0.69 |
0.77 |
1.50 |
Group 2 |
023 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
0.54 |
1.48 |
0.88 |
0.38 |
0.98 |
0.77 |
0.80 |
0.93 |
1.27 |
Group 3 |
0.29 |
0.42 |
0.46 |
0.67 |
0.62 |
1.07 |
0.89 |
1.25 |
0.81 |
|||
All |
0.22 |
0.50 |
0.24 |
0.50 |
0.55 |
0.81 |
0.49 |
0.98 |
0.51 |
0.81 |
0.99 |
1.25 |
Table 20d. Finances: Formulation of per diem rates: Current per diem rates ($)(continued)
Hamster |
G Pig |
Rabbit |
Ferret |
Cat |
Dog |
Primate |
Primate small |
Primate large |
Sheep |
Pig |
Frog |
|||
Per animal |
Per cage |
Per animal |
Per cage |
|||||||||||
Group 1 |
0.50 |
0.85 |
1.10 |
1.67 |
2.40 |
2.97 |
4.39 |
9.89 |
7.18 |
5.00 |
9.63 |
11.10 |
11.11 |
1.88 |
Group 2 |
0.38 |
0.98 |
0.96 |
1.44 |
1.86 |
2.58 |
4.93 |
7.30 |
6.19 |
3.55 |
8.69 |
11.02 |
9.79 |
0.89 |
Group 3 |
0.46 |
1.20 |
0.99 |
1.38 |
1.89 |
2.85 |
4.50 |
8.45 |
7.89 |
4.88 |
8.34 |
9.09 |
8.86 |
0.97 |
All |
0.46 |
1.01 |
1.03 |
1.52 |
2.11 |
2.83 |
4.57 |
8.82 |
6.97 |
4.63 |
8.65 |
10.31 |
10.16 |
1.31 |
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VI. D. Extramural funding
Please indicate the total current extramural funding for biomedical research and training for the components of your institution.
Table 21a. Finances: Extramural funding; All types of research and training (in millions of dollars, mean)
Direct |
Indirect |
||||||||
NIH |
Other federal |
All other |
Subtotal |
NIH |
Other federal |
All other |
Subtotal |
Total |
|
Group 1 |
39.4 |
17.8 |
28.7 |
82.1 |
11.2 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
18.6 |
100.3 |
Group 2 |
86.9 |
29.2 |
40.6 |
152.4 |
39.6 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
50.2 |
196.3 |
Group 3 |
97.2 |
23.3 |
46.8 |
150.2 |
48.2 |
8.3 |
15.6 |
69.7 |
213.6 |
All |
70.5 |
23.3 |
37.0 |
123.7 |
30.9 |
4.8 |
7.5 |
42.4 |
160.8 |
Table 21b. Finances: Extramural funding: Animal–related research and training (in millions of dollars, mean)
Direct |
Indirect |
||||||||
NIH |
Other federal |
All other |
Subtotal |
NIH |
Other federal |
All other |
Subtotal |
Total |
|
Group 1 |
12.6 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
20.5 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
33.7 |
Group 2 |
41.4 |
4.5 |
6.3 |
54.0 |
19.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
20.9 |
72.1 |
Group 3 |
48.6 |
4.9 |
9.4 |
60.2 |
22.4 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
25.6 |
81.2 |
All |
33.1 |
4.4 |
6.7 |
43.4 |
14.9 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
17.2 |
59.9 |
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VI. E. Operating budget
VI. E. 1. Expense categories
Indicate which of the following categories of expense are typically included in the DIRECT operating budget for your animal resources, irrespedctive of the source(s) of off-setting revenues (Tables 22a – c)
Table 22a. Finances: Operating budget: Expense categories in DIRECT operating budget (number of institutions)*
Table 22b. Finances: Operating budget: Expense categories in DIRECT operating budget (continued) (number of institutions)*
Table 22c. Finances: Operating budget: Expense categories in DIRECT operating budget (continued) (number of institutions)*
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VI. E. 2. Salary sources
Please indicate the current salary sources (as percent) for staff for each of the categories listed. If a staff position has more than one member, indicate the total percent under each column for all individuals in the position (Tables 23a – g)
Table 23a. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)
Director |
Associate/assistant director |
|||||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
18 |
78 |
2 |
2 |
24 |
69 |
0 |
6 |
Group 2 |
31 |
62 |
0 |
7 |
53 |
40 |
0 |
7 |
Group 3 |
36 |
54 |
0 |
9 |
48 |
44 |
3 |
5 |
All |
27 |
67 |
1 |
5 |
40 |
53 |
1 |
6 |
Table 23b. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)(continued)
Clinical veterinarian |
Pathologist |
|||||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
27 |
72 |
1 |
0 |
16 |
72 |
3 |
9 |
Group 2 |
56 |
39 |
3 |
2 |
25 |
54 |
0 |
21 |
Group 3 |
60 |
32 |
3 |
4 |
39 |
42 |
1 |
18 |
All |
46 |
50 |
2 |
2 |
28 |
55 |
1 |
16 |
Table 23c. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)(continued)
Microbiologist |
Virologist |
|||||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
Group 2 |
17 |
27 |
17 |
40 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Group 3 |
68 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
8 |
64 |
12 |
16 |
All |
32 |
36 |
7 |
25 |
8 |
64 |
12 |
16 |
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Table 23d. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)(continued)
Veterinary assistant/tech |
Diagnostic laboratory tech |
|||||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
67 |
31 |
2 |
0 |
42 |
26 |
8 |
23 |
Group 2 |
58 |
20 |
18 |
4 |
46 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
Group 3 |
66 |
10 |
24 |
0 |
60 |
24 |
11 |
4 |
All |
63 |
21 |
14 |
1 |
51 |
24 |
12 |
13 |
Table 23e. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)(continued)
Business manager |
Senior animal care manager |
|||||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
40 |
59 |
2 |
0 |
48 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
Group 2 |
61 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
69 |
25 |
0 |
5 |
Group 3 |
71 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
85 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
All |
54 |
45 |
1 |
0 |
66 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
Table 23f. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)(continued)
Animal care supervisor |
Animal care techs |
|||||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
55 |
43 |
0 |
2 |
76 |
24 |
0 |
1 |
Group 2 |
82 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
84 |
14 |
0 |
2 |
Group 3 |
88 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
90 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
All |
74 |
22 |
0 |
3 |
82 |
16 |
0 |
1 |
Table 23g. Finances: Operating budget: Salary sources (%)(continued)
Regulatory personnel |
||||
Per diem revenue |
Inst. funds |
Fees for service |
Research funds |
|
Group 1 |
25 |
69 |
3 |
3 |
Group 2 |
34 |
66 |
0 |
0 |
Group 3 |
31 |
69 |
0 |
0 |
All |
30 |
68 |
1 |
1 |
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VI. E. 3. Deficit coverage
Institutional policy for handling year–end deficits in the animal resource operating budget includes:
Table 24. Finances: Operating budget: Operating budget deficit (number of institutions)
Carried forward |
Covered by the institution |
Either mechanism may be used |
|
Group 1 |
8 |
11 |
3 |
Group 2 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
Group 3 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
All |
22 |
24 |
6 |
VI. F. Institutional subsidy
Please indicate all that apply to the institutional subsidy for your resource.
Table 25. Finances: Institutional subsidy: Overview (number of institutions) *
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Operating costs to which the subsidy is typically applied are: (Tables 26a – b)
Table 26a. Finances: Institutional subsidy: Application to operating costs (number of institutions)*
Table 26b. Finances: Institutional subsidy: Application to operating costs (continued) (number of institutions)*
Please indicate the subsidy for the fiscal year reported in the survey for:
Table 27. Finances: Institutional subsidy: Subsidy for fiscal year reported (mean in thousands of dollars)
For direct operating budget |
For regulatory activities |
For renovations & equipment |
For all other categories |
Total subsidy |
Subsidy as % of direct operating expense |
|
Group 1 |
471 |
20 |
48 |
23 |
616 |
45 |
Group 2 |
306 |
39 |
25 |
306 |
804 |
28 |
Group 3 |
318 |
59 |
121 |
51 |
841 |
20 |
All |
381 |
36 |
61 |
116 |
727 |
33 |
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VI. G. Indirect cost recovery
The current federally negotiated indirect cost rate for your institution and your animal resource (if different) is:
The status of implementation of OMB Circular A–21 at your institution:
Institutional strategies for complying with A–21 include:
Table 28a. Finances: Indirect cost recovery (%)*
The estimated increase in per diem rates for mice if the full cost is absorbed by recharges:
The actual increase in per diem rates for mice after institutional strategies (indicated above) were activated was:
The impact of A–21 implementation on animal census was:
Table 28b. Finances: Indirect cost recovery (continued) (%)
Impact of A–21 implementation on animal census |
|||||
Estimated increase in per diem rates for MICE if full cost is absorbed by recharges |
Actual increase in per diem rates for MICE after compensatory institutional strategies were activated |
Permanent census decrease |
Transient census decrease |
Too early to tell |
|
Group 1 |
72 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
Group 2 |
59 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
Group 3 |
54 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
All |
64 |
13 |
3 |
6 |
20 |
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VII. Regulatory Program Issues
Table 29. Regulatory program: Overview*
Please indicate the compliance roles played by the staff/faculty veterinarians.
Primary responsibility for:
How many FTEs are designated for meeting regulatory requirements for training and monitoring of animal use?
Table 30. Regulatory program: Staff duties and responsibilities
Initial review of every protocol |
Initial review of selected protocols |
Advise investigators on protocol preparation |
Train animal users |
FTEs for training & monitoring animal use |
||
Veterinarians |
Other staff |
|||||
Group 1 |
18 |
5 |
23 |
22 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
Group 2 |
14 |
5 |
15 |
13 |
1.0 |
3.6 |
Group 3 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
13 |
0.9 |
2.1 |
All |
44 |
16 |
50 |
48 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
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VIII. Resource–client Relationships
Please rank the following potential concerns among animal users at your institution.
Table 31. Resource–client relationships (number of institutions)*
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