Lab Diets
This diet is an example of a lab block, currently used at The Jackson Laboratory in Maine (USA).
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G U A R A N T E E D A N A L Y S I S |
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Crude
protein not less than |
18.0% |
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Crude
fat not less than |
4.0% |
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Crude
fibre not more than |
5.0% |
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Ash
not more than |
8.0% |
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Added
minerals not more than |
3.0% |
I N G R E D I
E N T S
Ground wheat, ground corn, wheat middlings, ground oats, fish
meal, dehulled soybean meal, corn gluten meal, dehydrated alfalfa meal,
soybean oil, dicalcium phosphate, brewers dried yeast, calcium carbonate,
menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite, salt, choline chloride, magnesium
oxide, thiamin mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cholecalciferol,
vitamin A acetate, calcium pantothenate, ferrous sulfate, biotin, manganous
oxide, cyanocobalamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, dl-alpha tocopheryl
acetate, folic acid, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate, zinc oxide, ferrous
carbonate, zinc sulfate.
F E E D I N G
D I R E C T I O N S
Feed ad libitum to rodents. Provide plenty of fresh, clean water at all
times.
| C H E M I C A L C O M P O S I T I O N 1 | |
| Nutrients 2 | |
| Protein, % |
18.0 |
| Arginine, % | 0.90 |
| Cystine, % | 0.25 |
| Glycine, % | 0.95 |
| Histidine, % | 0.38 |
| Isoleucine, % | 0.95 |
| Leucine, % | 1.40 |
| Lysine, % | 0.85 |
| Methionine, % | 0.35 |
| Phenylalanine, % | 0.85 |
| Tyrosine, % | 0.60 |
| Threonine, % | 0.65 |
| Tryptophan, % | 0.20 |
| Valine, % | 0.90 |
| Fat (ether extract), % | 4.0 |
| Fiber (Crude) maximum, % | 5.0 |
| Nitrogen-Free Extract (by difference), % | 56.7 |
| Physiological Fuel Value, kcal/gm | 3.39 |
| Minerals | |
| Ash, % |
8.0 |
| Calcium, % |
1.15 |
| Phosphorus (total), % |
0.85 |
| Potassium, % |
0.75 |
| Magnesium, % |
0.15 |
| Sodium, % |
0.30 |
| Iron, ppm |
345 |
| Zinc, ppm |
40 |
| Manganese, ppm |
140 |
| Copper, ppm |
12 |
| Cobalt, ppm |
0.70 |
| Iodine, ppm |
1.8 |
| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin K (as menadione), ppm |
20 |
| Thiamin Hydrochloride, ppm |
70 |
| Riboflavin, ppm |
7.0 |
| Niacin, ppm |
80 |
| Pantothenic Acid, ppm |
30 |
| Choline Chloride, ppm |
1900 |
| Folic Acid, ppm |
2.0 |
| Pyridoxine, ppm |
10 |
| Biotin, ppm |
0.20 |
| B12, mcg/kg |
50 |
| Vitamin A, IU/gm |
20 |
| Vitamin D3 (added), IU/gm |
4.0 |
| Vitamin E, IU/kg |
45 |
* Product
Code
1. Based on the latest ingredient analysis information. Since nutrient
composition of natural ingredients varies, analysis will differ accordingly.
2. Nutrients expressed as percent of ration except where otherwise
indicated. Moisture content is assumed to be 10% for the purpose of calculations.
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