Advanced Protocol™ Pico-Vac® Rodent Soft Mix is a Constant Nutrition™ diet similar in nutritional composition to LabDiet®
Pico-Vac® Mouse Diet 20 and is designed to be mixed with water and fed to animals that have difficulty eating solid food. The diet provides extra levels of energy needed by animals in stress-type situations. The product is vacuum packed in plastic bags to provide a virtually bacteria-free ration. The vacuum package provides visual confirmation that the seal on the bag is not broken.
| Features and Benefits |
When mixed with water, provides a diet that can be easily consumed |
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Irradiated to eliminate need of autoclaving |
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Provides complete nutrition for all life stages of rats and mice
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Vacuum packaged in small packages
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Small quantities for ease of handling and to provide a visual check for package integrity |
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Meal |
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 | 20.0% |
| Crude fat not less than | 9.0% |
| Crude fiber not more than | 4.0% |
| Ash not more than |
6.5% |
| Added minerals not more than |
2.5% |
I N G R E D I E N T S
Ground wheat, ground corn, dehulled soybean meal, wheat germ, fish meal, wheat flour, corn starch, vitamin A acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cholecalciferol (source of vitamin
D3), brewers dried yeast, corn gluten meal, animal fat preserved with BHA, dried whey, soybean oil, biotin, folic acid, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (source of vitamin E), calcium carbonate, thiamin mononitrate, calcium pantothenate, salt, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, dicalcium phosphate, choline chloride, menadione dimethylpyrimidinol bisulfite (source of vitamin K), cyanocobalamin (source of vitamin
B12), DL-methionine, manganous oxide, ferrous carbonate, calcium iodate, cobalt carbonate, copper sulfate, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, sodium selenite.
F E E D I N G D I R E C T I O N S
Mix diet with about an equal weight of water. The level of water should be adjusted to give the desired consistency. The wet diet can be fed on the cage floor or in a shallow feeder to mice or rats. Although this is a diet containing 9% fat designed for mice, it can also be fed to rats and should be particularly useful in situations where animals are highly stressed. Fresh feed should be provided twice daily. Plenty of fresh water should be available to animals at all times.
Refer to the “Animal Care and Biological Values” section of this manual for detailed feeding directions.
Rats- All rats will eat varying amounts of feed depending on their genetic origin. Larger strains will eat between 15-30 grams per day. Smaller strains will eat between 12-15 grams per day. Feeders in rat cages should be designed to hold two to three days supply of feed at one time.
Mice-Adult mice will eat 4 to 5 grams of pelleted ration daily. Some of the larger strains may eat as much as 8 grams per day per animal.
Hamsters-Adults will eat 10 to 14 grams per day.
| C H E M I C A L C O M P O S I T I O N 1 | |
| Nutrients 2 | |
| Protein, % | 21.8 |
| Arginine, % | 1.18 |
| Cystine, % | 0.32 |
| Glycine, % | 0.93 |
| Histidine, % | 0.50 |
| Isoleucine, % | 1.09 |
| Leucine, % | 1.82 |
| Lysine, % | 1.13 |
| Methionine, % | 0.49 |
| Phenylalanine, % | 0.99 |
| Tyrosine, % | 0.62 |
| Threonine, % | 0.80 |
| Tryptophan, % | 0.26 |
| Valine, % | 1.07 |
| Serine, % | 1.12 |
| Aspartic Acid, % | 2.20 |
| Glutamic Acid, % | 4.98 |
| Alanine, % | 1.37 |
| Prolline, % | 1.70 |
| Taurine, % | 0.02 |
| Fat (ether extract), % | 9.0 |
| Fat (acid hydrolysis), % | 9.9 |
| Cholesterol, ppm | 213 |
| Linoleic Acid, % | 2.39 |
| Linolenic Acid, % | 0.26 |
| Arachidonic Acid, % | 0.01 |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids, % | 0.44 |
| Total Saturated Fatty Acids, % | 3.06 |
| Total Monounsaturated Fatty Acids, % | 3.10 |
| Fiber (Crude), % | 2.1 |
| Neutral Detergent Fiber3, % | 7.6 |
| Acid Detergent Fiber4, % | 2.8 |
| Nitrogen-Free Extract (by difference), % | 52.3 |
| Starch, % | 38.7 |
| Glucose, % | 0.13 |
| Fructose, % | 0.12 |
| Sucrose, % | 0.65 |
| Lactose, % | 0.78 |
| Total Digestible Nutrients, % | 86.9 |
| Gross Energy, kcal/gm | 4.33 |
| Physiological Fuel Value5, kcal/gm | 3.77 |
| Metabolizable Energy, kcal/gm | 3.64 |
| Minerals | |
| Ash, % | 4.8 |
| Calcium, % | 0.81 |
| Phosphorus, % | 0.60 |
| Phosphorus (non-phytate), % | 0.36 |
| Potassium, % | 0.65 |
| Magnesium, % | 0.15 |
| Sulfur, % | 0.25 |
| Sodium, % | 0.26 |
| Chlorine, % | 0.45 |
| Fluorine, ppm | 12 |
| Iron, ppm | 200 |
| Zinc, ppm | 120 |
| Manganese, ppm | 110 |
| Copper, ppm | 17 |
| Cobalt, ppm | 0.34 |
| Iodine, ppm | 1.1 |
| Chromium, ppm | 2.3 |
| Selenium, ppm | 0.33 |
| Vitamins | |
| Carotene, ppm | 2.1 |
| Vitamin K (as menadione), ppm | 2.9 |
| Thiamin Hydrochloride, ppm | 15 |
| Riboflavin, ppm | 8.0 |
| Niacin, ppm | 93 |
| Pantothenic Acid, ppm | 21 |
| Choline Chloride, ppm | 2200 |
| Folic Acid, ppm | 2.0 |
| Pyridoxine, ppm | 7.4 |
| Biotin, ppm | 0.24 |
| B12, mcg/kg | 15 |
| Vitamin A, IU/gm | 30 |
| Vitamin D3 (added), IU/gm | 3.2 |
| Vitamin E, IU/kg | 66 |
| Ascorbic Acid, mg/gm | -- |
| Calories provided by: | |
| Protein, % | 23.105 |
| Fat (ether extract), % | 21.463 |
| Carbohydrates, % | 55.432 |
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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 10.0% for the purpose of calculations.
3. NDF = approximately cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin.
4. ADF = approximately cellulose and lignin.
5. Physiological Fuel Value (kcal/gm) = Sum of decimal fractions of protein, fat and
carbohydrate (use Nitrogen Free Extract) x 4,9,4 kcal/gm respectively.
02/17/03