Feed
- Honor Show Pig Starter used to feed young swine from 15 to 50 pounds
- Honor Show Pig Grower used to feed swine from 50 – 100 pounds
- Purina Sow and Pig Builder Complete used for swine over 100 pounds.
- Mazuri Chinchilla Diet
- Purchased from Xenopus Express
- FFF2 3/16" Floating Frog Food - Large Size Pellets for Adults (45 % Protein)
- Harlan Teklad supplies standard diets for most of the rodents housed at the LAF
- Global Diet 2018 available in Powdered, non-autoclavable and autoclavable: Used for the majority of the mice rats and hamsters housed in the LAF. This is the Diet that Harlan uses for breeding and housing these animals at their own facilities.
- This diet is designed and manufactured with high quality ingredients. 2018 is a fixed formula, non-autoclavable diet containing a minimum of 18% protein and 5% fat. Promotes gestation, lactation, and consistent growth of rodents. Absence of animal protein and fish meal eliminates the presence of nitrosamines. It does not contain alfalfa, thus lowering the occurrence of natural phytoestrogens.
- Harlan Teklad Global High Fiber Rabbit Diet 2031
- This diet is designed and manufactured with high quality ingredients. 2031 is a fixed formula diet, containing a minimum of 2% fat and a maximum of 25% crude fiber, designed to provide the essential nutrients for adult rabbits. Publications in the scientific literature report that high fiber diets provide improved intestinal motility reduce the occurrence of enteropathy and help maintain body weight in long term studies.
- http://www.harlan.com/research_models_and_services/laboratory_animal_diets/teklad_
global_diets/global_rabbit_diets/teklad_global_high_fiber_rabit_diet_2031.hl
The feed used in the LAF is purchased from reputable vendors specializing in animal nutrition. All feeds are used within 180 days of mill date and 90 days of mill date if they contain vitamin C. Most feed used is purchased from Harlan Teklad or Purina both leaders in the industry. There are specialized diets for each species; below there are descriptions of and links to some of the various diets and vendors websites. For most species only one diet is used for mice, because of the strain variation some breeding and research requirements a few different diets are used in the facility. If you have any questions about specific diets or if you have a specific need please contact the facility manager.
SWINE
CHINCHILLA
XENOPUS
RODENT DIETS
RABBITS
