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​​​​​​​​​​​​​As the central NIH laboratory animal support program, DVR serves NIH intramural investigators by providing a full range of essential and specialized veterinary services. In addition, DVR professional staff is available for consultation on all aspects of laboratory animal medicine and to participate in collaborative research​​​.​

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Business Office

​DVR operates on a fee for service system with established rates targeted towards recovering all costs of operation.  Costs are either recovered via a membership fee, which is assessed to each IC ...

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Facility Management

DVR supports the NIH Community by providing facility management services, housing and husbandry, veterinary and critical care, quarantine, enrichment, and nutrition. ​

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Veterinary Medicine

DVR provides veterinary medicine support to include clinical, surgical, and technical support to NIH researchers.  DVR also includes a pharmacy for veterinarians and ...​​

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Diagnostic & Research

​​DVR supports the NIH intramural research program by operating a central animal diagnostic laboratory that receives laboratory animals and specimens for evaluation. 

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Animal Transportation

DVR provides an animal transportation service to transport research animals and biological ​samples between facilities on the NIH Bethesda campus, the NIH Animal Center, and other NIH facilities in the Washington metropolitan area. 

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