Vivarium Contract Research

The Hormel Institute Animal Facility offers customized preclinical research services to support translational research. Our staff has extensive experience in executing protocols to demonstrate safety and proof-of-concept in preclinical models.

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Facility:

  • AAALAC (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) accreditation
  • 3600 unit rodent-specific pathogen-free/barrier facility
  • 3150 unit rodent conventional/non-barrier facility
  • Surgical suite
  • IVIS® Lumina S5 Imaging System
  • RS2000 Biological Research Irradiator
  • Solar Ultraviolet Light Racks (UV-A and UV-B)
  • Olympus SZ61 Stereo Microscope with Wireless EP50 Camera
  • EchoMRI-900-A-100

 

Preclinical Services:

  • Injections (subcutaneous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, tail vein)
  • Blood Draws (cardiac, saphenous, facial vein)
  • Oral gavage
  • Tumor measurements
  • Aseptic technique
  • Animal weights
  • Nutritional supplementation
  • Euthanasia with tissue sample collection and preservation
  • Surgical
    • Castration
    • Vasectomy
    • Ovariectomy
    • Ovarian transplant
    • Adrenalectomy
    • Splenectomy
    • Nephrectomy
    • Intubation
    • Jugular vein catheterization
    • PDX/Xenograft

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