General Information
Approved vendors are typically larger commercial companies that conduct frequent testing to guarantee their animals are free from a comprehensive list of potential pathogens, including zoonotic agents.
Submission Deadline
- Standard Orders:听 Must be submitted by 11:59 PM on Mondays to potentially receive them the following week.
- Large Animal and NIA Orders:听 Require at least two weeks’ advance notice due to extended processing and confirmation times.听 Late changes to these orders may incur additional charges.
- Please refer to “How to Initiate an Animal Order” for detailed instructions.
Financial Account Information
- Order Budget:听 When filling out the smartform, list only the ‘Order Budget Number’ which is used to pay for the animal invoices.听 If a different budget is needed for per diem costs, a budget change request must be made on the cage cards once they are generated in the system.
- Animal Costs and Shipping Quotes:听 Labs should contact animals@uw.edu concerning quotes or how to obtain quotes.
Ordering Process Overview
- Request Submission:听 Submit the Order Form via the AOps system, ensuring you have a quote for costs and the health reports, which are required attachments when hitting the 鈥淪ubmit鈥� command.
- Order Confirmation:听 A reply email with an order requisition number is sent.听 Reference this number in any future correspondence.听 If you do not receive this email by Wednesday morning, contact Animal Purchasing to confirm receipt.
- Resubmission Deadline:听 If required to resubmit, do so by 9 AM Wednesday.听 Orders not resubmitted by this deadline will not be processed.
- Housing Approval:听 Animal housing is confirmed by Husbandry.
- 痴别谤颈蹿颈肠补迟颈辞苍:听 The protocol, budget, and animal ordering allowances are verified.
- Vendor Order Placement:听 Animals are ordered from the vendor on Tuesday afternoon.
- Availability Notification:听 If there are issues with animal availability, the requester is notified via email.
- Delivery Confirmation:听 A PDF order confirmation is emailed once the delivery date is confirmed by the vendor.听 If this is not received by 1:00 PM on Thursday, contact Animal Purchasing.
Approved Vendors List
Below is a list of approved vendors, along with their contact information and available species.听 Note that any vendors not listed are considered “Non-Approved” and may require additional verification.
| Vendor Name | 听Approved Species | 听Phone # | 听 | 听 Website |
| Aquatic Research Organisms | 听Zebrafish | 听800-927-1650 |
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| Charles River Laboratories | 听Gerbil, mouse, rat, guinea 听pig | 听800-522-7287 | ||
| Charles River Avian Products and Services | 听Fertilized eggs, day old 听chicks | 听800-SPAFAS-1 | ||
| Envigo | 听Hamster, rats, mouse, rabbit | 听800-793-7287 | ||
| The Jackson Laboratory | 听Mouse | 听800-422-6423 | ||
| Marshall BioResources | 听Canine, Ferret | 听315-587-2295 | ||
| Murray McMurray Hatchery | 听Day old chicks | 听800-456-3280 | ||
| National Institute of Aging (NIA) | 听Mouse, rat | 听301-496-0181 | ||
| Premiere BioSource | 听Pig, Yucatan minipig | 听760-788-7007 | ||
| Taconic BioResources | 听Mouse, rat | 听888-822-6642 | ||
| Western Oregon Rabbit Company | 听Rabbit | 听541-929-2245 | ||
| Zebrafish International Resource Center (ZIRC) | 听Zebrafish | 听541-346-6028 |
To find out about animals or vendors not listed, please contact听Animal Purchasing.