The department provides production of laboratory rats of WIST, LE, SHR, WKY, AVN strains in the space of building G in the campus.
Besides the breeding department ensures rats, mice, rabbits and cavies housing in the experiment. It provides washing of breeding containers, storage of feed, disposal of used litter disposal and rendering plant material.
Animals and animal housing facilities are constantly under veterinary control and fully correspond to the requirements of law 246/92 Sb. for protection of animals against cruelty and Decree 419/12 Sb about the protection of experimental animals, as amended by later regulations. In 2019 was again obtained "Permission for the breeding and supply of animals" (Decision dated 26.2.2019) and "Authorization for the use of experimental animals" for the next five years (Decision dated 2.9.2019).