Specialty Feeds: SF01-017 Low Iron Semi Pure Rodent Diet

Diet: SF01-017 Low Iron Semi Pure Rodent Diet

A semi-pure diet formulation for laboratory rats and mice based on AIN-93G.

Iron content has been decreased to around 13 mg Fe / Kg diet by exclusion of any added Fe to the trace mineral premix.
In addition a higher purity Calcium Carbonate source has been used to minimize trace level contamination of iron in this raw material.
The generally recognized minimum iron requirement in rats and mice is 35 mg Fe / Kg diet for maintenance and growth and 75 mg Fe / kg diet during pregnancy and lactation. Diets showing clear symptoms of iron deficiency are generally in the range of 2 - 10 mg Fe / Kg diet.
Whilst this diet has an iron concentration less than known requirements, it was not designed as a diet leading to rapid symptoms of iron deficiency.
Further reductions in dietary iron should be achievable by careful selection of raw materials.
Feed is manufactured as a powdered diet or a 12 mm diameter cube, vacuum packed.
The pelletised diet has an increased iron content than the powder form. Typically in the range of 15 - 20 mg Fe / Kg.