Lab Animals Pre-Fed Specialized Diets
Animals available from Charles River can be pre-fed specialized diets to induce obesity, hypertension, or stroke. Additionally, customers have the option to receive biospecimens (e.g., tissue, organs, serum) from animals that have been fed a custom diet.
Commonly Requested Diets
Our most commonly requested diets are shown in the chart below.
| Diet | Description | Typical Use |
| D12450B | Rodent diet with 10 kcal% Fat (low fat) | Control |
| D12451 | Rodent diet with 45 kcal% Fat (high fat, lard) | Metabolic disease |
| D12492 | Rodent diet with 60 kcal% Fat (very high fat, lard) | Metabolic disease |
| D12266B | Purified rodent diet to match condensed milk diet (high fat, corn oil, butter, sucrose) | Metabolic disease |
Diet-Induced Obesity (DIO)
Obesity models are used to study metabolic disorders. Diet-induced obesity (DIO) is one of the models for obesity research. We have multiple DIO models available. The most common DIO models requested are C57BL/6 mice, CD® IGS rats, and ZSF1 Obese and ZSF1 Lean rats. We can prepare and customize DIO models to meet your needs.
Optimize Your Obesity Research Program
Our expertise in metabolic drug discovery, spanning from target identification and pharmacology to IND studies, makes us ideally suited to run your diet-induced obesity studies for you.
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Special Diet Conditioning
Charles River can work with Research Diets, Inc. and other diet manufacturers to create a custom diet to meet your research requirements, such as the custom diet shown below.
| Diet | Description | Typical Use |
| D13022002 | Open standard diet with 15 kcal% fat and 0.5% cholesterol (low fat, high cholesterol) | Hypercholesterolemia/hamsters |
To speak to a specialist regarding your requirements, contact us at 1.800.338.9680 or [email protected].