Information for Animal Orders

Delivery information

  • Laboratory Animal Services provides free delivery to Adelaide (CBD) institutions once per week on Wednesday.
  • Additional deliveries within the CBD can be arranged for $32.
  • For deliveries outside of Adelaide CBD please contact Sue Smith email las.manager@adelaide.edu.au for current prices.
  • For interstate and overseas deliveries, freight charges plus containers will apply.
  • AEC approval is required prior to ordering animals, practical animal training is not a pre-requirement for animal orders/delivery.

Approved suppliers

Non-approved suppliers

  • All other rodent facilities
  • Conditions apply for sending and receiving rodents from non-approved suppliers.
  • Please complete the online non-approved supplier request form within online ordering in the first instance if you require to send or receive rodents from non-approved suppliers.
  • Requires minimum 5 buisness days notice - arrival is subject to multiple factors, to improve meeting selected delivery date please provide more notice.
  • Confirmation will be given the order has been recieved, LAS will begin the logistics to import animals and ensure all involved remain notified of any updates.
  • Acceptance into the facility is subject to health status, Management and University Veterinarian descrestion.

Notice required for online orders

Animal Resource Centre (ARC) orders - Perth

Orders to be submitted no later than 12.00pm each Monday before Wednesday delivery. Late orders can be processed for Thursday/Friday delivery, but incurs a $32.00 delivery fee and is dependant on ARC's ability to fulfil the order.

Time-mated rodents

Orders to be placed in advance. Pregnant females will be delivered at least 3-4 days prior to the required date.


LAS production orders

Small orders

Orders to be sent by 3pm the day before delivery.

Large orders

As much notice as possible to build up colony numbers to ensure the order can be filled.

Time-mated rodents

Orders to be placed in advance. Pregnant females will be delivered at least 3-4 days prior to the required date.


External client

Only CBA, CBAF1 and Swiss mice are available to be ordered by external clients. Internal client orders will take priority over external client orders therefore orders will only be filled if there is surplus stock.

For all external client orders, please contact Sue Smith via email las.manager@adelaide.edu.au or phone 8313 5340.