Service Centre category(ies)
Animal Facilities / Research Animals
Description of the Service Centre
The IBMC/INEB AH is a breeding and experimental facility. The AH holds 2000 cages of rodents and 2 to 4 rabbits. The AH has several strains of genetically modified mice and a considerable part of it are immunocompromised rodents. The AH provides care and maintenance of GMA animais, breeding services, veterinary care and surgical support to the diferent strains and experimental models. Polyclonal antibody production is available.
Service Centre web address
http://www.ibmc.up.pt/research/research-facilities/animal-facility
Contact person's name
Sofia Lamas
Contact person's e-mail
sofia.lamas@ibmc.up.pt
Contact person's telephone
00351 226 074 900
Service
Animal Production
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
The AH provides a small amount of inbred (BALB/c, C57BL/6, SV129) and outbred (NMRI, CD1) strains. Requests are dependent on the number of animals available and space.
Service
Timed Pregnant Females
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
The AH can produce pregnant females of diferent strains (inbred or outbred). Embryos can be produced in diferent phases according to the request. The reuqests are dependent on the number of animals available and space.
Service
Experimental Protocol Development
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
The AH has several types of rooms available: maintenance, experimental and recovery rooms. The AH provides support on the protocol development and licensing, refinement of procedures, surgical advise and support, veterinary care and advise and monitoring
Service
Polyclonal Antibody Production
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
The AH provides polyclonal antibody production. Rats and rabbits are used to this purpose. At the end of the procedure, the researcher will receive serum (the final product provided by the AH) for processing. The amount of serum is specie dependent.
Service
Animal Biosafety Level Room 2
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
The AH has one animal room and one experimental room available and licensed for the development of projects involving the use of infectious agents classified as a level 2 biological risk agents. Requests are dependent on the space availability and previou
Service
Rederivation
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
THe AH can rederive mice strains by the use of the C-section technique. Embryo transfer is being implemented at the AH. The requests acceptance is dependent on the sanitary report of the strain to be rederived and on the space available.
Service
Technical Training
Available for external use?
Yes
Comments
The animal facility provides technical training in diferent areas: simple surgical procedures, administration and collection procedures, anesthesia.
Equipment
X-Ray
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
The AH has available one intraoral X-Ray to be used in mice and rats. This equipment can only be used after INEB approval.
Equipment
Stereomicroscopes
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Self-service
Equipment
CellVizio
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Equipment
Volatile Anesthesia System
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Self-service
Equipment
Ultrasound
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service
Comments
The Ah has one ultrasound equipment associated with a volatile anesthesia machine. This equipment can only be used after INEB approval.
Equipment
Perfusion Pumps
Service type: self-service or full-service?
Full-service