Lab Animal Management Software for Veterinary Schools
Summary
Veterinary schools combine research colonies, teaching animals, and clinical patients in one institution. The software that tracks them must handle multi-species records, student access with appropriate permissions, surgical training logs, and clinical case tracking, all while maintaining AAALAC-ready compliance. Colony.care supports this mix with role-based access, structured clinical records, surgery scheduling, and the audit trail that teaching hospitals require.
Who This Is For
Veterinary teaching hospitals, comparative medicine programs, and veterinary research institutes that train the next generation while conducting research across companion animals, livestock and laboratory species.
Why Colony.care Fits Veterinary Schools
Veterinary schools combine research colonies, teaching animals, and clinical patients in one institution. The software that tracks them must handle multi-species records, student access with appropriate permissions, surgical training logs, and clinical case tracking, all while maintaining AAALAC-ready compliance. Colony.care supports this mix with role-based access, structured clinical records, surgery scheduling, and the audit trail that teaching hospitals require.
Key Capabilities
- Multi-project administration: manage research, teaching and clinical cases 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 lab?
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.