The RMRIMS Animal House is located in a separate block and is registered by “The Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments in Animals (CPCSEA)”.

It provides animal care, breeding and experimental facilities. Proper environmental temperature is maintained in Animal-rooms through air-conditioning in hot seasons and hot-blower during the cold seasons. The species-wise standard diet is provided to the housed animals.

Animal House provides rabbit’s blood to the microbiology dept. for preparation of different biphasic culture media as and when required. The division of Vector biology & Control needs rabbits and balb/c mice for artificial blood feeding to newly laboratory emerged sandflies during the course of sandfly colony maintenance. Apart from these routine services, RMRIMS Animal house is fully capable of providing the animal subjects for experimentation by different departments like microbiology, entomology, pathology and immunology. Proper record keeping of breeding, diet etc. is maintained. This division has Incinerator facility for disposing the dead animals and waste materials along with other hazardous disposals of the Institute. Computerization of record keeping of Animal House facility is under process to facilitate the instant access of information and research purposes.