R SECTION
DIETARY MODIFICATIONS
Complete only if applicable to your project.
YES
NO
R.1. Will food be withheld for 24 hours or water for 12 hours, or will the diet be deficient or
excessive in one or more nutrients? All animals are required to be provided with a regulated diet, under regulated conditions.
When there is a deviation, details about the change and how it will affect the animal are required.
R.1.a.
Food Withheld (does not apply to fasting prior to surgery)
R.1.b.
Length of time withheld
R.1.c.
Water Withheld
R.1.d.
Length of time withheld
YES
R.2. Dietary Modification (Addition or Deletion of Ingredient) If the animal is on a special diet, explain how the diet
will differ from the normal diet. If just one ingredient is added or subtracted, so state. How do you expect this change to affect the animal with
regard to weight gain, weight loss, bone absorption, etc.?
R.2.a.
R.2.b.
R.2.c.
R.2.d.
Ingredient(s) Added
Ingredient(s) Deleted
How long will the diet be used?
Please justify the need for the Dietary
Changes and describe the expected
effect of the Dietary Changes. Why do
you want to make a change in the animals' diet? Once
the desired effect occurs, what will be the treatment, if
any?
R.3. How will the general well-being of the animal
be determined?
R.3.a.
How often will the animal be
weighed? Generally, with a change in diet, there is
a change in weight. To ensure that the animal is not
allowed to change so much that its health is adversely
affected, the animal must be weighed often. Please
state how often. Depending on the expected result of
the diet, the animal should be weighed frequently
enough to evaluate its health, but no more than required
because of the stress on the animal each time it is
weighed.
R.3.b.
Generally, animals that rapidly gain
or lose more than 15% of their body
weight (compared to matched
controls) should be eliminated from
the study (euthanized) or placed
back on a normal diet. If this is not
acceptable for this project, please
address and justify alternatives
below. The committee needs to know exactly when
you expect to stop the change in the animal's diet. This
is generally based on weight gain or loss stated as a
percentage of control weight. The greater the change,
the greater the explanation and justification required
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