Portion-Controlled Feeding
Precisely controlling the amount of food provided to laboratory animals is important in many areas of study – obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, etc. It is also a factor in studies that are sensitive to longevity, given recent findings that ad lib access to food contributes to increased mortality, while calorie-intake restriction extends survival rates.
Standard Diet
Our standard 1-gram and 5-gram tablets of Lab Diet® Certified 5002 Rodent Formula or Lab Diet® 5001 are perfect for portion-controlled feeding and food restriction regimens. By combining 1 gram and 5 gram tablets you have precise control in 1-gram increments (e.g., 17 grams = three 5-gram and two 1-gram tablets).
Custom Diets
Any of our Lab Diet® products and most of our TestDiet® purified diets can be formed into precise-dose tablets for portion-control and restricted feeding purposes.
Gamma-irradiation sterilization is also available.
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