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CMG Per Diem Rates

The Comparative Medicine Group (CMG) 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 CMG 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.

CMG 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 CMG 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.

Also, beginning January 1, 2010 all orders prepared by CMG on behalf of our Clients will be assessed a $4.35 administrative processing fee per order (this will include Pharmacy orders as well).  This fee is not new, but until now was typically applied only to animal orders.

 

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