The NLAC possesses complete facilities for breeding and maintenance of laboratory animals under standard husbandry conditions. The centre houses animal strains of different species of rodents, including inbred strains of mice, rat, hamster, logomorphs and nude mice. The centre also possesses specific pathogen free (SPF) and complete germfree (gnotobiotic) rodent breeding nuclei and a facility for primate behaviour studies and primate breeding.
This centre is self contained with its own Radiology, Genetics, Microbiology, Pathology, Nutrition, Parasitology, Services etc. for disease monitoring and management of laboratory animals. The environment provided to animals housed in the centre - including cages, feed, water etc. - matches with specifications laid down by Bureau of Indian Standards .
This centre takes care of humane handling of animals and follows Indian National science Academy guidelines for this purpose. NLAC is registered with the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) for breeding and experiments