Lab Animal Management Software for Breeding Facilities
Summary
Commercial and institutional breeding facilities manage thousands of animals across dozens of strains, with breeding programs optimized for production efficiency, health status, and client orders. Colony.care supports breeding-at-scale: pedigree tracking across generations, litter and weaning management, health monitoring, client order tracking, and shipping logistics, with the same audit trail and compliance features that research facilities require.
Who This Is For
Commercial rodent breeders, transgenic core facilities, institutional breeding cores, and agricultural breeding operations that supply research animals to pharma, biotech and academic labs.
Why Colony.care Fits Breeding Facilities
Commercial and institutional breeding facilities manage thousands of animals across dozens of strains, with breeding programs optimized for production efficiency, health status, and client orders. Colony.care supports breeding-at-scale: pedigree tracking across generations, litter and weaning management, health monitoring, client order tracking, and shipping logistics, with the same audit trail and compliance features that research facilities require.
Key Capabilities
- Multi-project administration: manage breeding programs under one account with per-project isolation and centralized oversight.
- Compliance documentation: CCAC, AAALAC, and IACUC-ready audit trails with indefinite retention, protocol-to-animal linking, and one-click data exports for inspections and annual reports.
- Automated billing: per-diem calculations, chargeback reports by grant or cost center, and multi-rate support for different housing types and care levels.
- Procurement and pharmacy: order animals from vendors, track shipments and quarantine, manage drug inventory with expiry alerts and usage logs.
- SSO and access control: SAML/SCIM for institutional authentication, role-based permissions so staff, managers and clients each see what they need.
- Free to start: try with the free Starter tier (100 animals). Lab tier at CA$549.99/mo for full scale.
FAQ
How fast can we deploy?
Under two minutes. No server provisioning, no software installation. Create an account and start adding data.
Can we migrate existing records?
Yes, as CSV. Export your records from your current system, such as SoftMouse.NET or PyRAT, to CSV, or to a spreadsheet you save as CSV. Then import the file: map your columns, preview the import, and commit when ready. Full rollback if anything looks wrong.
Does pricing scale with our production?
Yes. The Lab tier supports unlimited animals across 10 projects, with additional projects at CA$34.99/mo each. Organization tier handles multi-site deployments with custom pricing. No per-user fees, no surprise charges.