Software for breeding facility management, tick@lab

Main advantages of tick@lab animal facility management

• Centralized management: Save time and money via structured, centralized management of data and processes
• Connected communication: Assign, update, and verify completion of operational and project tasks at every phase
• Full transparency: Proactively support the 3Rs and Animal Welfare with clarity into animal use and availability
• Accelerated cost recovery: Recover and report project-related expenses faster and more easily with billing and invoicing automation and efficiency

Modules of tick@lab animal facility software

Compliance support

• Manage protocol and reporting requirements (USDA APHIS, EU 2010/63, UK Home Office, German TSchG, AAALAC, and more)
• Track animal numbers in real time to ensure counts and conditions meet defined criteria
• Document experimental usage for post-approval monitoring, USDA, and AALAC reporting

Animal requests and orders

• Automate data checks against protocols, validation rules, and capacity thresholds
• Facilitate and configure order approval processes
• Integrate with finance and e-procurement systems
• Streamline billing and invoicing processes and tasks

Vivarium and colony management software

• Define and track room capacity, history, and tasks with configurable and searchable templates
• Get powerful cage management, animal census, and billing capabilities
• Enable RFID and barcode capability for digitized cage cards and animal identification
• Interface with “smart” rack and caging systems

Animal management and animal tracking software

• Create extensive and complete animal records (sex, strain, ID, genotype, date of birth, health data, history, weight progression, etc.)
• Track animals and animal numbers in real time for protocols and animal transfers
• Record study protocols
• Tag and color mark animals

Mouse colony management and transgenic breeding software

• Support and manage breeding lines, loci, and marking rules for multiple species (mice, rats, zebrafish, large animals, and more)
• Facilitate mating selection, pairing, and timings
• Import results of genotyping and track genealogy
• Report on colony performance and facilitate tasks, planning, and communication between facility staff and researchers

Aquatic management software

• Manage fish/aquatics as batches or individuals
• Manage breeding events on one or between multiple tanks and groups
• Track genetics, genealogy, and all relevant parameters (clutch size, fertilized eggs, fertilization rate, and more)
• Monitor, move, split, and merge tanks and tank positions (optional)
• Print user-defined tank labels and enable secure identification by phenotype

Veterinary and experimental records

• Configure templates for animal history records and tasks (veterinary care, study management, science support, etc.)
• Import health records and data history
• Interface with Electronic Lab Notebooks to manage study data

Billing and invoicing

• Calculate costs based on per diems, animal procurement, husbandry, and services
• Generate reports and invoices that can be easily customized by facility administrators
• Interface with financial systems for efficiency and connectivity

Task management

• Link tasks to animals, users, and rooms
• Create and configure daily task lists, management overviews, requests, and approval workflows
• Automate recurring manual tasks to improve accuracy and alleviate staff burdens
• Configure data forms and templates to provide instructions and collect data
• Track and update task statuses and assignments in real time