Department of Comparative Medicine  
      

 
 
  Animal Procurement Policy

All animal purchases must be placed through the DCM Department Purchasing Agent. Purchases or order modifications placed directly with any vendors by anyone other than the Department Purchasing Agent are prohibited. Animals received as a result of any unauthorized purchases may be subject to rejection.
 
Animal purchase requests must be received by the DCM office no later than noon on Wednesday of the week prior to the requested arrival date.
 
Orders for timed pregnant rodents must be placed before the breed date. If any portion of the breeding falls on a weekend (Friday through Sunday), a substantial daily surcharge may be applied by the vendor.
 
Following is the approved vendor list including their standard delivery days (may be affected by holidays):

TUESDAY: ELM HILL (HARTLEY)
  JACKSON LABORATORY
  KGA
  MARSHALL FARMS
  RANA RANCH
  TACONIC
  XENOPUS 1
  XENOPUS EXPRESS
   
WEDNESDAY: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES
  ELM HILL (PIGMENTED)
  HARLAN
  NIA
  SASCO (a branch of Charles River Laboratories)
  WESTERN OREGON RABBIT COMPANY
   
THURSDAY: AGNA (AKA WESTERN X)
   
SATURDAY: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

 

Animal Purchase/Transfer Form

Vendor Links:

Charles River Laboratories   www.criver.com
The Jackson Laboratory   www.jax.org
Taconic   www.taconic.com
Harlan   www.harlan.com

Last modified on 04/11/2008 by rdaweb@ohsu.edu