Regular Feeding Requirements
(in grams) |
Adult Animals
|
Growing |
Purina LabDiet® No. |
Dyets Typical Purified
Diets Consumption Levels
(in grams)* |
| Hamsters |
10-14 grams |
10-14
grams |
5001, 5010 |
5-15 grams |
| Mice |
4-5 grams |
4-5
grams |
5015, 5001,
5008, 5010 |
3-6 grams |
| Rats |
12-15 grams |
12-15
grams |
5012, 5001,
5008, 5010 |
8-20 grams |
| Primates |
2-4% of body
weight, depending on animal condition |
2-4%
of body weight, depending on animal conditions |
5038, 5045 |
1-4% of body weight, depending on animal
condition |
| Canines |
25-40 g/Kg of body
weight |
25-40
g/Kg of body weight |
5006 |
15-40 g/Kg of body weight
(Puppy consumption is higher)
|
| Guinea Pigs |
35 grams |
up to 35 grams |
5025 |
30-40 grams |
| Poultry |
110-250 grams
depending on body weight and temperature |
110-250
grams depending on body weight and temperature |
5065SG, 5070 |
75-250 grams depending
on body weight and temperature |
| Rabbits |
110-175 grams** |
3-6 weeks 50-75
grams per day
6-8 weeks 125-150 grams per day
|
5321, 5326HF |
Palatability problems usually
occur. |
| *typical Dyets food consumption
values for Custom Purified Diets. Consumption amount varies according to
caloric density, palatability, and experimental induced impairment (if
any) of the diet. |
| **110-175 grams for males and
non-pregnant females, 175-225 for pregnant/lactating females. |