KSUCVM Animal Resource Facility Per Diem Rates

ARF Per Diem Rates

The Animal Resource Facility (ARF) is obligated to recover the costs associated with the procurement, care and support of animals used in research or teaching at Kansas State University. Investigators are billed on a monthly basis for those expenses. Bills are distributed to the respective investigators following the month these charges were incurred. Per Diem rates are calculated using the NIH’s Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual for Animal Facilities published in 2000 as a guide for establishing charges.

All charges are per animal except for rodents and frogs, which have a per cage charge. The number of animals housed per cage must conform to the standards established in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Animals housed together must be compatible.

Per Diem charges include: daily observation of every animal, one or two feedings per day of a standard ration and appropriate husbandry and sanitation of cages or pens according to ARF SOPs and applicable guidelines.

Ancillary charges may be incurred for specialized husbandry requirements such as feeding specialized diets, the use of personal protective equipment not required for normal husbandry, breeding colony management, administering medications or compounds, and other requests not considered part of normal husbandry.

ARF technicians are available to assist investigators with their research projects. Ancillary charges for these services will be on an hourly basis. The charge for animal science technician time is $16.00 per hour and the charge for professional (veterinarian and veterinary technician) time is $24.00 per hour. Additional charges for overtime or holiday pay may be incurred

The ARF has the ability to transport and deliver animals for investigators. Animal transportation charges will be based on a mileage charge of $0.86 per mile with a minimum transportation charge of $10.00.

Code	Species	Per Diem FY2008
101	Alpacas/Llama, outside, group	2.39
102	Alpacas/Llama, stall, group	4.24
103	Alpaca/Llama, stall single	5.83
104	Alpaca/Llama, pasture	1.88

105	Calf, isolation stall	9.54
106	Cattle <150 lbs, inside	6.89
107	Cattle 150-400 lbs, inside	7.95
108	Cattle 400-800 lbs, inside	8.22
109	Cattle, adult, inside	8.48
110	Cattle <400 lbs, outside	5.30
111	Cattle, 400-800 lbs, outside	5.57
112	Cattle, adult, outside	5.83
113	Cattle, pasture	3.31

114	Chicken	1.10

115	Dog cages	6.62
116	Dog runs	5.51

118	Feline, group housed runs	3.31
119	Feline, singly housed cages	3.86

121	Ferret, single or group	2.59
122	Frogs	.53

124	Gerbil	.83
126	Guinea pig	.94
128	Hamster	.55

130	Horse, stall	9.28
131	Horse, nursing, inside	9.82
132	Horse, nursing, outside	8.17
133	Horse, outside paddock	7.17
134	Horse, stallion pen	9.82
135	Horse, weanling	6.64
136	Horse, pasture	6.07

140	Mice, small cage	.44
141	Mice, large cage	.83
142	Mice, Barrier small cage	.59
143	Mice, Barrier large cage	.99
144	Mice, Containment small cage	.54
145	Mice, Quarantine	.59
146	Mice, small cage, MI lid	.45
147	Mice, large cage, MI lid	.85

148	Pony outside	5.30
149	Pony, stall group	5.83
150	Pony, stall single	7.42

152	Primate, <3kg	9.15
153	Primate, <10kg	10.83

154	Rabbit, single	2.39
155	Rabbit, group	2.11
156	Rabbit, Containment	2.48
157	Rabbit, w/litter	3.53

160	Rat, small wire-bottom	.42
161	Rat, large wire-bottom	1.10
162	Rat, standard cage	.55
163	Rat, breeding cage	.72
164	Rat, Barrier cage	.71
165	Rat, Containment cage	.78

170	Sheep and goats, 60-100 lbs, inside	4.24
171	Sheep and goats, 60-100 lbs, outside	3.18
172	Sheep and goats, adult inside	4.24
173	Sheep and goats, adult outside	3.18

180	Swine, <50lbs, single	2.55
181	Swine, <50lbs, group	2.31
182	Swine, 50-100 lbs, group	2.49
183	Swine, 50-100 lbs, single	3.30
184	Swine, adult inside	5.83
185	Swine, lactating, inside	7.95
186	Boar	7.42

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