The objective of this contract is to provide technical services necessary to support the DIR's animal research program. This includes recruitment, support and maintenance of a large staff with a wide range of skills and training, ranging from entry level animal caretakers to doctoral level scientists, providing animal husbandry for a wide range of species, providing backup veterinary services on an as needed basis, preparing for and participating in laboratory reviews by AAALAC, performing rodent and nonhuman primate surgery, developing and implementing environmental enrichment programs for nonhuman primates, producing and breeding transgenic and knockout mice, developing and maintaining breeding colonies for selected genetic mouse strains, and using rodents and nonhuman primates in a variety of behavioral testing techniques.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01DA079053-008
Application #
6358367
Study Section
Project Start
1997-07-01
Project End
2002-05-31
Budget Start
2000-09-22
Budget End
2001-12-01
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$1,116,290
Indirect Cost
Name
Charles River Laboratories Intntl, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Wilmington
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
01887