Services

Our team’s technical and veterinary staff has several decades of experience in project development and animal models. We will be pleased to provide advice and guidance as you plan and develop your research project.  

We offer the following specialized services:  

 

Training

  • Animal handling course 
  • Course in aseptic rodent surgery  
  • Training in anesthesia 
  • Course in rodent breeding 
  • Several other types of technical training to meet your research project needs
Personnes en formation dans l'animalerie

 

Rodent Colony Maintenance 

  • Access to several breeding management experts
Maintien des colonies dans l'animalerie

 

Importing, Exporting and Quarantine 

  • Quarantine section intended for importing animals  
  • Import/export services for rodents and germinal material throughout the world
Préparation pour l'importation, exportation, quarantaine à l'animalerie

 

Axenic and Gnotobiotic Mouse Sector 

  • Germ-free sector for housing axenic and gnotobiotic mice for short- or long-term studies
Secteur souris axéniques et gnotobiotes de l'animalerie

 

Zebrafish 

  • Sector set aside for zebrafish maintenance  
Poissons dans un aquarium

 

Anesthesia, Surgery and Various Rodent Techniques  

  • Anesthesia and surgery services  
  • Rodent handling, including administering products and taking blood samples
service d'nesthésie, chirurgie et techniques diverses chez le rongeur - animalerie

 

Large Animals 

  • Expertise in anesthesia and postoperative care for large species
Service grands animaux - animalerie

 

Immunocompromised animals 

  • Rooms and equipment reserved for housing and handling immunocompromised mice
Souris immunosupprimée

 

Biosafety Level 2 

  • Rooms and equipment for the exclusive use of biosafety level 2 studies for mice and rats  
  • Development of a safety protocol for the type of study sought with the collaboration of our biosafety manager

Consult our guide (Fr): 

Niveau de confinement 2 de l'animalerie
 

 

Other services 

Don’t see the service you need in the list? Contact us! 

animalerie.cr.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca 

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