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How to Calculate the Diet Dose of your Compound

STEP 1: VARIABLES NEEDED

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		Variables	Units
Single Daily Dose	SD=		mg Cmpd/kg BW/day
Body Weight	BW=		gm BW/animal
Daily Food Intake	FI=		gm Diet/day
Diet Dose	DD=		mg Cmpd/kg Diet

STEP 2: PLUG FIGURES INTO FORMULA

DD=(SD x BW)/FI

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		Mouse	Rat	Units
Single Daily Dose	SD=	10	10	mg Cmpd/kg BW/day
Body Weight	BW=	35	350	gm BW/animal
Daily Food Intake	FI=	3.5	25	gm Diet/day
Diet Dose	DD=	100	140	mg Cmpd/kg Diet