Fully Costed Per Diem Rates
These rates are for USC Faculty using purchase orders.*
July 1, 2009 — June 30, 2010
Cat: $10.41
Chick: $0.98
Chicken: $3.31
Dog: $19.46
Guinea Pig: $2.55
Hamster: $1.10
Mouse (standard housing): $1.11/cage
Mouse (standard housing in Ray Irani Hall): $0.83/cage
Mouse (quarantine housing): $1.65/cage
Mouse (sterile housing): $1.43/cage
Primate: $14.74
Rabbit: $4.72
Rat(standard housing): $1.02
Rat(standard housing in Ray Irani Hall): $0.77
Rat (quarantine housing): $1.57/cage
Rat (sterile housing): $1.30
Swine: $20.91
*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.