The Dietrich School instituted a fully costed animal husbandry model for FY17. Services provided directly through DLAR including animal ordering and transport costs and sentinel processing services among others are NOT included. Please find our current cage/tank per diem rates below:
| Species | Service Level | per diem rate |
| Mice | BSL1 / BSL2 self service | $0.68 |
| Mice | BSL2 full service | $0.88 |
| Rats | BSL1 / BSL2 self service | $0.80 |
| Rats | BSL2 full service | $0.96 |
| All Others | Vet and vet tech only | $0.03 |