Animal Facility

The biomedical research facility provides researchers at the Medical University of Graz with central housing of laboratory animals at the on-campus Hahnhof. Additional animal housings operated by the Animal Facility are located on MED CAMPUS Graz, Modules 1 and 2, as well as in the Center for Medical Research (ZMF), the Interdisciplinary Surgical Research unit (ICF), and Radiology. Various animal species can be housed including mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, sheep, goats, pigs, minipigs, and zebrafish. Different housing systems with ascending levels of hygiene are offered according to the specific requirements of each species and research project.

Conventional area: Open housing and housing in Individually Ventilated Cages (IVCs). Research groups have access.
Experimental Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) area: IVC housing. For increased hygiene requirements. Research groups have access after appropriate training.
SPF area: IVC housing. Introduction of animals into the SPF area is only possible from proven SPF housing or after embryo transfer. Research groups do not have access.
Core breeding unit: IVC housing. Introduction of animals into the core breeding unit within the SPF area is only possible after embryo transfer. Research groups do not have access.

Additionally, the Animal Facility provides researchers with rooms for treatments, surgeries, and behavioral experiments.

The Animal Facility team also supports researchers with activities related to the breeding, including embryo transfer, and care of the respective laboratory animals, such as breeding planning, blood sampling, weighing, administration of special feed and water, various injections, and tissue sampling.

Managing Director

Mag. Dr.
Stephan Kurat

Roseggerweg 48, 8036 Graz

E: stephan.kurat(at)medunigraz.at