Understanding Your Husbandry Charges

Husbandry charges are used to support the costs of maintaining research models within CMR vivaria and these charges are divided into 2 categories:

1. Per Diem - per diems are the per day charges used to support the costs of maintaining research models within CMR vivaria. This charge is assessed as a per day, per unit rate for each respective caging situation and species type.
2. Set-Up Charge - a one-time fee assessed to cover the initial set-up of the model and to cover the first/last day of use.

Per diems are the primary means for CMR to recover their expenses and are derived by utilizing routine cost analysis of the RUAC operation, as well as using peer institution rates. As of July 1, 2021, our per diem rates have been updated to reflect current costs of care, but PIs should budget a yearly 3% increase in their per diems to ensure adequate funding.

To provide a more transparent and easier to understand rate schedule, RUAC has separated the most commonly used models into tiers of service.  These tiers reflect the costs associated with the specific level of service provided and allow users to identify the most cost-effective way of undertaking their research activities.

If there are any questions about what rate your model(s) would incur, please email our business office.