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Optional Services

NIA rodents are tattooed on the tail with the month and year of birth. An independent service is available from Harlan to implant Avid Microchips under the skin, at $12.50 per animal. Harlan also provides various surgical procedures at their BioTech Center , as described on their website (www.harlan.com/contract_research_services/pharmaceutical__biotech_services).

Taconic performs surgical procedures as an independent service – for prices, please go to page 34 of the Taconic Price manual – www.taconic.com/Product_Guide/2005_USPriceManual.pdf .

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) implants AVID Microchips as an independent service, at a total cost of $21.90 per animal. Surgical procedures are also provided by CRL as independent services and prices are on pages 32 and 33 of the CRL Research Models & Services catalog – www.criver.com/research_models_and_services/index.html.


  • Contact Information
  • Available Strains
  • Ordering Instructions
  • Eligibility Criteria for Use of the NIA Aged Rodent Colonies
  • Price Schedule - Aging Colonies - NIA Grantees
  • Price Schedule - Aging Colonies - Non-NIA Funded Grantees
  • Caloric Restricted Colony
  • Location of Colonies
  • Shipment of Animals
  • Animal Replacement Policy
  • Optional Services
  • Colony Monitoring and History
  • Barrier Environmental Information
  • References On The Use Of Rodents In Aging Research
  • Strain Survival Information
  • Downloadable Forms
  • Oldest Ages Available in NIA Aged Rodent Colonies
  • NIA Rodent Colony Health Summaries

  • Page last updated Jan 13, 2009