Licenses and Assurances for Antibody Production

USDA:

• Class R Research Facility: 14-R-0156
• Class A Breeder: 14-A-0016
• Scrapie Free Program Flock #: MA-34

EU:

• EC Regulation 1774/2002 Approved Blood Collection Facility
• EU Approved Collection Facility - MA-TEC-0001
• EU Approved Exporter of Raw Serum and Plasma from Ruminant Origin - MA-TEC-0001
• NIH Assurance (OLAW): Animal Welfare Assurance # A4079-01

USDA Certified Scrapie Free goats

In an effort to provide the best quality animals for the biomedical industry, Capralogics is proud to offer our own SPF USDA certified "scrapie free" goats for polyclonal antibody production. We have the first USDA certified "scrapie free" flock in the USA intended for the purpose of antibody production. For more information on the impact of TSE’s in the biotechnology industry click here.

EC 1774/2002 Regulation

The European Community (EC) Regulation 1774/2002 applies to animal based products used for pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and research reagents. Compliance allows Capralogics Inc. to harvest and ship animal blood products to countries within the European Union.

Animal Welfare

Capralogics provides a healthy housing environment for all of our animals and adheres strictly to USDA Animal Welfare Act regulations for Animal Care and Use. All of our larger animals are allowed to graze in secure paddocks and are not housed in pens.

Our most recent USDA Inspection Reports are linked below.