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Animal Behavior & Energy Balance Core Service Rates for FY26
Rates are subject to change prior to RFS Approval
Service UK Investigators
Echo MRI Usage $5/mouse
Echo MRI Usage $7/rat
Sable Calorimetry $45/day
Sable Running Wheel $10/mouse
Sable Telemetry $60/mouse
Training $40/hr
Assisted Behavior Lab $82/hr
Unassisted Behavior Lab $40/hr
Ethnovision Workstation $10/unit
Noldus Behavioral Phenotyping $55/unit
Mouse / Rat Room Use Only, Unassisted $18/hr

NOTE: There is a minimum 4hr reservation for Water Maze testing.

ABEBC fees do not include animal purchases, genotyping, breeding, or per diems while in the Core facilities.

If you or someone in your laboratory would like to be trained to perform your own behavioral tests, we will be happy to schedule a training session. Training sessions begin at $69.00/hour.

An initial hour with the director for discussion of experimental design and price and basic data interpretation (provided to the investigator when the data are sent) is free. A consulting rate of $69.00/hour is charged for any further assistance if any is necessary.

*The University of Kentucky ABEBC is happy to provide contract-research (CRO-like) services for external clients. The UK ABEBC follows full Good Research Practice (GRP) quality standards. Individualized study reports are provided at the conclusion of each study.
Please contact robert.kline@uky.edu for further questions. 


General Guidelines for Animal Behavior Services

If you are interested in submitting your animals for behavioral testing, please submit the ABC Service Request Form to the Core (bohara@email.uky.edu).

Once the form has been received, you will receive a price quote; for pricing estimates, see above. An initial consultation may be set up with the director if the PI has any questions about specific testing or if the PI is interested in measuring behavior but is not clear on what paradigms to measure. Consultation sessions include guidance on the appropriate age, background, and number of animals to test, as well as the most appropriate tests to use based on the PI’s specific goals

Once the Service Request Form has been received, your animals will be scheduled for behavior. ALL mice will be moved to the Core housing room (Biopharm 043) and will be housed there for 7-10 days prior to the start of testing to acclimate and allow for handling daily by the Core technical personnel who will be performing the behavior tests. Behavioral testing will last from 1-10 days, depending on the tests ordered. It should be noted that testing will be longer if a battery of tests have been ordered. After testing is completed, the ABC will contact the PI to collect their data and animals. The Core will provide the raw data to the PI when testing is finalized. If the investigator needs assistance with statistical analysis and data interpretation, a second meeting with the Director can be scheduled.