Custom OpenSource Diets

Our specialty is formulating and producing pelleted, custom purified-ingredient, open source diet
formulations for individual research needs. A key benefit of OpenSource Diets is the complete
control researchers have over the diet composition. By carefully designing the diet formulas, one
can test the effects of small or large controlled changes in nutrient composition. With
OpenSource Diets, there is minimal batch to batch variation, whereas in chows, the amounts
and types of ingredients may vary without control. See more>

Stock Diets

A number of OpenSource diet formulations have become widely published and are ordered quite
frequently without modification. These diets are kept in stock and ready for next day
shipment. See more>

Diet-Induced Disease Models

Research Diets, Inc. has over 20 years of collaborative research experience in the study of
dietary effects on phenotype expression or what we like to call NutriPhenomics ®. Our expert
staff of nutrition scientists have formulated OpenSource Diets for a variety of study areas. Click
on the links to the right for more information.

Incorporate Test Compounds

Research Diets, Inc. will incorporate your compounds into any experimental diet. Feeding test
compounds eliminates dosing related stress to the animal, eliminates vehicle effects, and saves
time and labor. With OpenSource Diets we can change the amount of any micro- or macro-
nutrients to your specifications. We can also add your test compound to pelleted diets for
simple, safe dosing. See more>

Global Continuity of Animal Models

Establish continuity of your animal models across all facilities worldwide and across therapeutic areas by using the same OpenSource Diets. The known nutritional content and lack of batch-to-batch variability in purified OpenSource Diets means researchers around the world can reliably report, repeat and revise their studies. The very nature of open source diets argues for their use in all lab animal research.

In Vivo Imaging and OpenSource Diets

Purified ingredient, OpenSource Diets are formulated and manufactured using very highly refined, chlorophyll-free ingredients. While the lack of chlorophyll in OpenSource diets provides convincing evidence for their use for in vivo imaging studies, the very nature of open source purified diets argues for their use in all lab animal research. See more>

Diet- Induced Disease Models