Laboratory Animal Resources

Description

The primary purpose of the Animal Shared Resource is to provide researchers with facilities for housing and maintaining animals needed for their research.
Experienced laboratory animal staff perform all aspects of animal husbandry and assist researchers with specialized procedures and protocol development.
The Animal Shared Resource is fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) and animals are maintained in accordance with the applicable portions of the USDA regulations and the current National Research Council’s Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Services

Animal Protocols

•    Immunizations
•    Blood Collections
•    Surgical Manipulations
•    Necropsies
•    Cesarean Re-derivation
•    Protocol Assistance
•    Husbandry Management
•    Investigator Orientation Programs
•    Investigator Training Programs
•    Importation and Exportation of Mutant Mice
•    Diagnostic Services

•    Tail Biopsy
•    Identification including tattoo or ear punching
•    Mouse Breeding Colony Management

Leadership

Resource Head
Alea Mills, Ph.D.

Location and hours of operation

Links and Resources

1. Jackson Laboratory Home Page
2. Taconic Farms Home Page
3. Charles River Laboatories
4. Convance Research Products 
5. Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
6. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
7. CSHL Animal Shared Resource
8. Internal CSHL LAR site

Contacts