Houses multi-species research animals and assists with all aspects of animal research from budgeting and procurement to a wide range of technical services.
We offer a wide range of services to support clients who use animal models for biomedical research in human diseases. We are one of Canada’s largest centres, with more than 100,000 sq. ft. of world-class accredited facility space spanning multiple sites. Our professional staff has experience with multi-species models and can provide consultation and technical services with your research studies.
Veterinary consulting (including 24-hour, 7-day-a-week veterinary care, support for grant applications, model selection, anaesthesia, analgesia, surgical intervention, imaging, procedural techniques), vivarium operational review, vivarium facilities design, surgical and animal care workshops, animal care. Multiple imaging modalities are available through the Advanced Optical Microscopy Facility (AOMF) and the Spatio-Temporal Targeting and Amplification of Radiation Response Innovation Centre (STTARR).
- Agriculture, animal science and food
- Life sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical suites and procedural areas | Operating Rooms (ORs) with cameras | Full anesthesia and monitoring provided from start to finish. Full surgical and procedural support for both large and small animal models. |
| Surgical scopes | ||
| Dissecting scopes | ||
| Containment BSL2 | Isolation cubicles | Ability to carry out any Biosafety Level 2 (BSL2) work on a variety of small and large animal models |
| Immune-deficient mouse model | In-house supply of immunodeficient mouse models | Full ability to support xenograft and other immunodeficient mouse model work |
| Barrier breeding | Exclusion barriers | Expertise in rodent breeding under regular barrier conditions |
| Veterinary consult and model selection | Housing for multiple species types | Veterinarians available for consultation on model development and/or experimental protocol |
| Radiation | Cesium Irradiator | Available for cell or animal irradiation |
| X-RAD Biological Irradiator | Available for cell or animal irradiation |