Services & Rates

Rates are Subject to Change, Prior to RFS Approval

Blood Collection

Injections

Oral Dosing

Tissue Collection

Minor Surgeries as Trained

Breeding Colony Management

Record Keeping for Breeding Colony Management 

Ear Punching for Identification

Tail Tattooing

Tissue collection for Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Surgical Suites

Offers three fully equipped surgery suites: One dedicated for multi-species sterile surgery, one for sterile or non-sterile surgical procedures, and one dedicated for species specific sterile surgery. 

Imaging Suite

An imaging room that contains Table Top and Dental X-ray and Processing Equipment. 

Surgical Instruments

We have a wide variety of Surgical Instruments available for use upon request.  please complete the DLAR Surgical Equipment Request Form.

Equipment Sterilization 

DLAR Experimental Surgery provides Steam and Ethylene Oxide Sterilization services.  Experimental Surgery is unable to start an Ethylene Oxide cycle on Fridays due to necessary load post processing and do steam, gas and chemical sterilizations.  Please Drop off and Pick-up between 7:30 AM-3:00 PM Monday through Thursday.  Drop-off and Pick-up locations HSRB 204 (DLAR Main Office) or MB-028 DLAR Experimental Surgery.  To request Equipment Sterilization please fill out the DLAR Equipment Sterilization Request Form

Access

Access to DLAR's Experimental Surgery Area is restricted. You must have an approved IACUC animal protocol with a surgical component. Additional approval forms are available from the DLAR office which must be approved by our veterinarians prior to access being granted.

Booking or Scheduling Areas with in DLAR Experimental Surgery

Surgical suites may book as much as 3 months in advance so the earlier you reserve your dates in the better.  For survival surgery we prefer to schedule these toward the beginning of the week.

To schedule time in our surgical area please contact our Surgery Coordinator, Ameila Hall. If there are specific questions that you need an answer to immediately, please contact one of the following individuals:
Amelia Hall or Wade Washington.

DLAR Experimental Surgery Fees

May be found in the Per Diems and Other Service Fees section. Technical assistance is available on a fee for services basis if needed.

DLAR Anesthesia Machine Request Form

For the Central Animal Facility and Combs: Contact Glenn Florence

For BBSRB, Todd BioPharm, Heathy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB), and MDSB: Contact Kristin Fox

If this is the first time that you have requested to use an anesthetic machine, you will need to schedule for the Use of Rodent Anesthesia Machine Workshop.  Once completed you will be sent “Anesthetic Machine Use Requisition” Template. Please fill the yellow highlighted sections and send back to Glenn and Kristin.

To reserve a procedure room, you will need to visit the Event Management System (EMS) for the University of Kentucky at https://meetatbigblue.uky.edu.  The procedure room and anesthetic machines must be reserved separately.

After the initial set-up, email Glenn Florence or Kristin Fox with:

• Date, Time, & Room Needed
• Account and Protocol Number
• Name of the PI
• Any special equipment needed (four-station machine, extra boxes or nose cone etc.)

 Important Notes

• It is the user's responsibility to reserve a procedure room.
• Please give as much notice as possible. At a minimum, 24 hours' notice is required.
• Do not use alcohol on the induction chambers. This causes them to crack and become unusable. 

If you have any questions or problems, please contact either DLAR Research Analyst listed above. If unable to contact either, please contact Wade Washington or Amelia Hall.

This workshop will demonstrate the appropriate way to prep your surgical area and patient in an aseptic manner. Handouts will be offered for future reference as well. 

Please contact Dr. Cheryl Haughton to sign up for the workshop or if you need any further information.

The Charles River Laboratories hosts a video presentation on the JoVE website entitled "Principals of Rodent Surgery for the new Surgeon".