Fully Costed Per Diem Rates
These rates are for USC Faculty using purchase orders.*
July 1, 2011 — June 30, 2012
Cat: $11.93
Chick: $1.15
Chicken: $3.80
Dog: $22.29
Guinea Pig: $2.93
Hamster: $1.26
Mouse (standard housing): $1.28/cage
Mouse (quarantine housing): $1.90/cage
Mouse (sterile housing): $1.64/cage
Primate: $16.90
Rabbit: $5.41
Rat(standard housing): $1.19
Rat (quarantine housing): $1.80/cage
Rat (sterile housing): $1.53
Swine: $23.94
*Note: This rate also applies to accounts that begin with a "7" normally called Agency Accounts.
On arrival, all incoming animal orders will have a "set–up" or "first day" surcharge of double the per diem rate for the first day except for mice which will be charged at $0.47 each. In addition, all purchases are subject to a 5% surcharge.