Core Animal Facility (CAF)

Online ordering

We promote our products and services to the wider biomedical research community, both nationally and internationally. Download animal order request forms here and please contact us on ORC-CAFAdmin@adelaide.edu.au for further information.

Training and facility induction

Find out more about how to access facilities, training programs, and animal ethics at the Core Animal Facility.

Please contact us on +61 8 8302 2414 or ORC-CAFAdmin@adelaide.edu.au for further information.

All researchers working with animals must undergo practical training and competency assessment, as required by the Adelaide University Animal Ethics Committee. The CAF and the University Veterinarians provide practical training and competency assessment free of charge to all users of the facility.

Before access can be granted, a facility specific one-on-one induction must be completed with the Facilities Team Leader.

Core Animal Facility

The Core Animal Facility (CAF) is in City West North Terrace precinct and is an Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) Physical Containment Two (PC2) approved and registered barrier animal facility, housing Mice, Rats, and Zebrafish. The CAF embraces the principles of best practice striving to operate above minimum legislative standards through a process of continual assessment and promotion of the 3R’s.

• Specific Pathogen (SPF) Free breeding facility, that includes a technical team that can offer embryo re-derivation via In Vitro Fertilization or through natural mating and reanimation from fresh or frozen sperm.
• Conventional rodent housing with Individually Ventilated Cages throughout (maximum cage capacity 1960), offering flexible animal holding spaces with access to separate procedure and surgical rooms.
• Behavioural Suite consisting of four individual laboratories with reverse light cycle capabilities, video monitoring, and in-house behavioural testing equipment.
• Dedicated specialised suites for Immune Compromised, Cytotoxic, and Infectious work.
• Zebra Fish Suite
• Imaging suites with the following equipment.
  • LSM710 Two Photon Laser Microscope
  • IVIS Perkin Elmer Lumina 55
  • Bruker Micro CT SkyScan 1276
  • Irradiator X-RAD 225-IR
• Containment Facility

The CAF also offers an extensive training program that enables users to be confident and capable in performing procedures within the facility.

Online equipment and room bookings

To book a room or instrument, please visit EZBooking.  

There is a user guide available for the CAF Booking System for rooms and instruments.

If you are unable to make a booking please contact ORC-CAFAdmin@adelaide.edu.au to let us know which room/instrument you require and we can assist.