Specialty Feeds: SF02-006 60% Fat Modified Rodent Diet

Diet: SF02-006 60% Fat Modified Rodent Diet

A very high fat fixed formulation diet based on AIN93G rat and mouse.

The high fat content has resulted in a 74% increase in calculated energy. To allow for the high fat inclusion, the carbohydrate content has been reduced.
The fatty acid profile has an increased proportion of saturated and monounsaturated fats.
Changes in all other nutritional parameters have been kept to a minimum.
In one research facility this formulation induced clear evidence of insulin resistance after six weeks feeding.
The high fat content has necessitated a change in the diet from away from a pellet to a small block. The block contains around 25 grams of diet and can be fed "as is" or cut into smaller sections for feeding.