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Mice are usually fed laboratory pellets, blocks or cubes with occasional fruits and vegetables. Guinea pigs require pellets, hay and fresh fruits and vegetables to aid digestion and prevent dental problems, with vitamin C-rich foods suggested. Dogs' diets mostly consist of meat supplemented with vegetables and fruits as well as commercially available organic or grain-free foods. Cats require digestible commercially prepared wet or dry foods that provide essential nutrients. Monkeys are fed a compound cubed diet with fruits or greens for vitamin C, along with water. Rabbits eat hay or grass with adequate carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber, minerals and vitamins like K for reproduction.

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Mice are usually fed laboratory pellets, blocks or cubes with occasional fruits and vegetables. Guinea pigs require pellets, hay and fresh fruits and vegetables to aid digestion and prevent dental problems, with vitamin C-rich foods suggested. Dogs' diets mostly consist of meat supplemented with vegetables and fruits as well as commercially available organic or grain-free foods. Cats require digestible commercially prepared wet or dry foods that provide essential nutrients. Monkeys are fed a compound cubed diet with fruits or greens for vitamin C, along with water. Rabbits eat hay or grass with adequate carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber, minerals and vitamins like K for reproduction.

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Diets for mouse are usually in the form of laboratory pellets, blocks or cubes in

RATS/MICE
wire hoppers and occasional fruits and vegetables.

A guinea pig’s diet consists for pellets, hay, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Guinea
pigs require an adequate amount of hay for fiber content to aid their digestion and
GUINEA PIGS
prevent hair problems and overgrown teeth. Additionally, fruits and vegetables
that are rich in ascorbic acid (vitamin C) are suggested.

A dog’s diet is made up mostly of meat, supplemented with non-meat foods such
as vegetables and fruits as a source of vitamins, minerals, and fibers. Commercially
DOGS
available dog foods in vet clinics or supermarkets that are organic, natural, canned
and grain-free can also be considered.

Digestible diets are preferred since cats lack the ability to synthesize essential
CATS nutrients. Commercially prepared feline diets (both wet and dry formulations) in
cans are suggested.
Compound cubed diet supplemented with various fruits or green food, for the
MONKEYS
ascorbic acid constituent, and water is necessary for its growth and reproduction.

Almost the same diet for guinea pigs, but less the ascorbic acid and high fiber
content. Rabbits are fed with hay or dried, fresh grass and requires adequate
RABBIT
amount of carbohydrate, protein, fats, fiber, minerals, and vitamins such as vitamin
K for reproduction.

References:

Clarke, H. E., Coates, M. E., Eva, J. K., Ford, D. J., Milner, C. K., O'donoghue, P. N., & Ward, R. J. (1977).

Dietary standards for laboratory animals: report of the Laboratory Animals Centre Diets Advisory

Committee. Laboratory animals, 11(1), 1-28. Retrieved from

https://doi.org/10.1258/002367777780959175

Griffin, B. & Baker, H. (2002). Laboratory Animal Medicine. American College of Laboratory Animal

Medicine. 459-482. Retrieved from doi: 10.1016/B978-012263951-7/50015-6

Short, D. J., & Parkes, A. S. (1949). Feeding and breeding of laboratory animals. X. A compound diet for

monkeys. Epidemiology & Infection, 47(2), 209-212. Retrieved from

doi:10.1017/S0022172400014480

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