Experimental Animal Facility

• Wistar strain rats – males and females of different weights and ages
• Mice of BALB/c, C57BL/6, SWISS strains – males and females of different weight and ages
• We also accept animals from other breeding establishments for scientific and research purposes (after prior arrangement of housing or breeding conditions)

• Providing hotel accommodation of animals in the premises of the Animal Facility appropriately adapted to keeping laboratory animals
• Breeding mice and rats
• Preparing groups of animals for experiments
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of procedures
• Performing experimental procedures:

       - handling, weighing, record keeping

       - administering preparations orally, intra-gastrically (probe), subcutaneously, intraperitoneally,  intramuscularly and intravenously

       - infusion and inhalation anaesthesia (isoflurane)

       - collecting biological materials (faeces, urine, swabs, blood, tissues and organs)

       - providing comprehensive assistance with surgical procedures (preparation of animals for surgery, assistance during procedures, postsurgical care)

       - animal euthanasia

       - organising the adoption of animals after experiments and from breeding surpluses

1. In order to be able to carry out an experiment with animals, it is absolutely necessary to obtain the consent of the Local Ethics Committee on Animal Experiments (LKE).
2. Before sending an application to the LKE, please contact the Animal Facility to discuss the details and price the experience!
3. Our personnel has extensive experience in writing applications (theoretical part) and conducting experiments (practical part) – we will be happy to help.
4. The next step will be to send the completed application to the Animal Welfare Unit.
5. After the Animal Welfare Unit approves the application, It can be submitted to the LKE.
6. After obtaining consent from the LKE, an order can be placed with the Experimental Animal Facility to purchase animals and perform the experiment.

Model applications, legal bases and other necessary documents can be found in the Downloadable files section.

Documents required to apply for consent to conduct an experiment

Act of 15 January 2015 on the protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes + Amendment of 17 November 2021

Regulation of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of 29 April 2022 on the minimum requirements to be met by the centre and the minimum requirements for the care of animals kept at the centre

In order to prepare a financial schedule for the research service, please contact the unit:

e-mail address: zwierzetarnia.doswiadczalna@umw.edu.pl

phone: 71 784 12 28

We offer comprehensive assistance in developing financial schedules for the purpose of drafting applications for financing research using experimental animals.