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Experience & Expertise

TestDiet® is part of LabDiet® – a Purina® Mills, LLC / PMI® Nutrition International company (www.purinamills.com). We draw on a corporate history of more than 100 years and the expertise of the most comprehensive team of animal nutrition experts in the world.


In our ISO-9002 certified production laboratory, we formulate, produce, and distribute custom lab animal research diets of all kinds to the world's most prestigious pharmaceutical companies, research institutes, and government agencies.

 

 

Innovation & Reliability

We pride ourselves on our close collaboration with the research community in developing new solutions for a wide spectrum of life science research. We also conduct our own pro-active innovative research at the Longview® Research Center in Gray Summit, Missouri. More information.

 

Research-Oriented

Good science demands accurate data – we provide precise open formulas with the exact description and amount of each ingredient in all our purified diets, including all minerals and vitamins.

 

Products

Diets

We produce the entire range of lab animal diets ~ purified, custom grain-based, additions to standard grain-based, and, of course, the world's standard, LabDiet®. We also produce every open-formula purified diet, no matter what company produced it previously. More information.

 

 

 

Services

Irradiation, heat-sealing, vacuum-sealing, unit packaging, and standing order services are all available. More information.

 

 

 

Enrichment Devices
& Treats

The psychological stability of your test animals is essential to the validity of your studies. We offer a wide range of food-based and conventional devices, including reward treats, shelters, gnawing, mirrors, balls, etc. More information.

Setting the Standard for over 100 Years!

1894

Purina Mills founded.

1917

Longview® Research Center established in Gray Summit, Missouri, USA.

1930s

Purina begins investigating the unique dietary needs of lab animals.

1942

LabDiet® 5001 Rodent Diet --- first diet specifically for lab animals.

1960

Complete nutritional information published for all LabDiet® products.

1970s

Certified LabDiet® introduced --- first to comply with GLP standards.

1970s

Separate TestDiet® division formed to specialize in custom & purified diets.

1984

PicoLab® introduced --- first irradiated diets for lab animals.

1996

Richmond plant achieves industry's first ISO certification.

1997

A new TestDiet® custom diet facility is built, achieves ISO certification.

1998

Micro-Pack™ Portion Control introduced.

1999

DentaGuard™ introduced --- first additive to prevent dental calculus.

2003

LabDiet® Advanced Protocolª introduced.

2003

TestDiet® Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO) series introduced.

2004

Purina becomes first "Titanium" corporate sponsor of The Jackson Laboratory.

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