The laboratory Animal Unit (LAU) is a service unit of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. The Unit was established in 1979 and accredited by the AAALAC International (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International: http://www.aaalac.org/) in 2005.

Mission
The LAU is committed to the provision of high quality laboratory animals, well-equipped animal holding facilities, and professional services to support the leading role of the University in research and teaching. It strives to promote the humane care and responsible usage of laboratory animals in the University and work closely with scientists to achieve their research goals.

LAU Services

1. Supply of animals, diets, bedding materials, drugs and other consumables, including delivery service.
2. Provision of centralised animal holding and surgical facilities.
3. Provision of advisory/veterinary service which comprises clinical examination and disease investigation/treatment/prevention/control. Disease investigation service includes post-mortem and follow-up bacteriological, mycological, parasitological, serological and histo-pathological examinations.
4. Provision of cage washing/disinfection service and diet/bedding/cage autoclaving service.
5. Provision of training for laboratory animal users.
6. Importation/exportation of animals (including issue of veterinary health certificates) and purchase/short-term loan of cage equipment.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.lau.hku.hk/.