Food
1. Type
1. Animal food must supply all required nutrients unless the requirements of the study preclude it.
2. Normally, animals should be fed commercially available complete diets appropriate for their physiologic status.
1. Growing animals, lactating animals, and animals experiencing physiologic stress such as surgical recovery, sepsis or hypothermia may require additional energy, protein or other nutrients.
2. Animals with digestive abnormalities may require more highly digestible food, or may require more fiber.
3. Animals with renal insufficiency may require lower dietary protein levels.
4. Animals with blood glucose abnormalities may require additional fiber in their diet.
5. Animals with pancreatic insufficiency will require enzymatic supplementation.
3. Rodents normally are fed a pelleted chow, which helps to wear down continuously erupting teeth. If powdered diets are to be fed a chewing substrate may be necessary, or tooth growth must be monitored