Veterinary Care Services is responsible for providing Laboratory Animal Care and for ensuring that welfare and humane use of experimental animals complies with all relevant national, provincial and institutional policies. McGill University’s animal care and use program is accredited by the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
Our team of veterinarians and Animal Health Technicians provide training and technical services to the research community, make recommendations and share expertise with the ultimate goal of improving welfare for animals used in research.
Services:
- Technical Services including surgical support and training
- Rodent breeding and colony management
- Perioperative services
- Facilitating international importation of animals
- Quarantine and rederivation
- Antibody production
- Imaging support
- Animal handling workshop training
- Rodent anesthesia
- Specialized equipment rental