A new feeder system for quantitating actual toxicant consumption by mice during feeding studies.
A new mouse feeder system was described which enables mice to be utilized for long-or short-term feeding studies of chemical toxicants. Quantitative toxicant consumption can be obtained. The use of granulated feed of particle size, 500-1000 mu, prevents bridging, thus assuring a constant supply of diet to the experimental animals. Comparative weight gain in female BALB/c Nctr BR mice showed no significant differences between the groups fed 500 ppm 2-fluorenylacetamide, control granulated feed, or pellets.
D000081:Acetamides; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008722:Methods; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010316:Particle Size
D000081:Acetamides; D005449:Fluorenes