Principal investigators can request assistance from OLAC to perform procedures, assist with anesthesia, surgery, administer controlled agents, or euthanasia. Arrangements for the assistance are scheduled in advance and personnel involved depends on scheduling. In all cases, the availability and/or feasibility for OLAC to provide the service is at the discretion of the OLAC director.
For proposal budgets, the following hourly rates for OLAC personnel should be used along with the estimated number of hours to determine the total projected cost.
Veterinary
Technician $40/hour
Veterinary Assistant $25/hour
Veterinarian
$65/hour
For cost recovery on funded sponsored projects, only actual costs will be recovered either through the Effect Certification System for time entry or through a transfer voucher.