We give you our best work.
So you can do yours.

Your work is too important to risk on inferior laboratory animal diets, unproven by scientific research

lab.jpg (108138 bytes)At Purina Mills, we understand that.  That's why every LabDiet® product we make is backed by our scientific expertise.  For over 60 years, the quality and consistency of LabDiet® products have been trusted as the industry standard.  They've been used in countless studies and scientific breakthroughs that have helped millions live better lives.  The sole mission of our research scientists and technicians is to maintain for you all the advantages of using LabDiet® products, and we take that mission seriously.

Consistency

Before any LabDiet® formulation reaches your laboratory, it's researched, developed, and proven in ours.  Unproven diets may introduce unpredictable nutritional variation into your work.  That's because they're made using least-cost or fixed-formulation methods.  Only LabDiet® products give you Constant Nutrition.  This means the nutrient levels of our ingredients are assayed daily, and necessary formulation refinements are made to assure you of a constant baseline of nutrition.  We also assay our ingredients for contaminants, to further ensure that you get the consistency your work requires.  With LabDiet® products, you get the most nutritionally consistent diets available.  And when more consistent diets go into your research, more precise results come out.

Quality

You demand standards and controls in your workplace.  So do we.  Every LabDiet® product that goes into your work is produced under the strict controls of the PMI® Quality Assurance Program at our facility in Richmond, Indiana.  Richmond is the only laboratory animal diet plant in the United States with ISO 9001:2000 certification -- your guarantee that we meet 19 uncompromising quality management requirements of the International Standards Organization.  No antibiotics, synthetic estrogen, or other contaminating chemicals ever enter the facility.  LabDiet® products are made in an environment with higher standards and better controls.  Which gives you better control over the parameters of your research.

Your Partner in Science

As the maker of the diets that go into your studies, we're a key component of your research team.  We're proud of that role, because we're scientists ourselves.  You can rely on us to approach your work with the same seriousness that you do.

A History of Discovery

The scientists and technicians of LabDiet® Research put their expertise to work for you today just as they have for over 60 years.  Testing, investigating, refining -- we're always seeking new ways to meet the nutrient needs and non-nutrient concerns of your research.  In our own work and in collaboration with the research community, we've led advances in the development of research animal species and breeds, in toxicological and biomedical techniques, and in the understanding of animal nutritional needs.  Our dedication to research provides you with a partner in science you can trust.

Research for the Future

At our Gray Summit Research Center we're continually investigating formula improvements for our customers.  We're currently conducting a series of studies on rats and mice with the main goal of quantitatively defining the level of dietary phytoestrogens required to optimize animal performance while maintaining study parameters.  Studies are looking at growth rate, reproductive performance, bone turnover, and organ response of liver, kidney, spleen, testes, and uterus.  This work will help everyone in the research community once we have conclusive results.

Tell us your research need

LabDiet® has a product for whatever your research requires.  We can deliver any of them to your door to ensure optimum freshness.

Talk to your LabDiet® region sales manager or call us at 314-768-4362.  We'll give you exactly what you need to do your best work.  We'll give you ours.

October 2001