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PICOLAB® & ISOPRO®
Researched and developed by Purina, LabDiet
® PicoLab
® products were introduced in 1984 as the first research animal diets treated with irradiation. In 1996, the IsoPro
® product range was added, providing researchers a wider selection of diets to choose. PicoLab
® and IsoPro
® undergo an irradiation treatment process which assures you of reliable microbial control and virtually bacteria-free, sanitized diets.
BENEFITS OF USING PICOLAB®, ISOPRO® AND PICO-VAC® IRRADIATED DIETS
- Irradiation causes minimal nutritional damage to the formulated product.
- Irradiation extends shelf-life of feed by removing bacteria and mold spores.
- Irradiation does not affect the palatability of animal diets.
- Irradiation provides batch to batch nutrient stability.
- Irradiated diets are easy to handle, typically requiring less labor at the research facility level.
WHAT IS IRRADIATION AND WHAT DOES IRRADIATION DO?
- Irradiation is ‘Energy’ that moves through space in invisible waves.
- Irradiation damages the DNA of bacteria, insects and mold spores and prevents replication of these unsanitary and interfering substances.
PACKAGING
CapSack
PicoLab® and IsoPro
® products are packaged in exclusive 4-ply bags with removable pop-out durable inner pouches. Simply follow the on-bag instructions to remove the inner bag. This special packaging assures that the diets arrive in your lab in the same virtually bacteria-free condition achieved when irradiated and shipped from our production facility. The removable pop-out pouch design allows you to disinfect the package before taking it into animal rooms.
Pico-Vac®
Pico-Vac
® diets offer the same advantages of irradiation as the standard PicoLab
® and IsoPro
® diets, but are vacuum-packed in 5-pound plastic bags. The unbroken vacuum seal is an additional assurance of the integrity of the package. The package can be dipped or sprayed for disinfecting, and the 5-pound size is convenient for use in laminar flow hoods.
CONFIDENCE
Reducing Your Research Risk
Each PicoLab
®, IsoPro
® and Pico-Vac® diet product provides the LabDiet
® managed formulation process that assures Constant Nutrition
® for your animals. These, and all LabDiet
® products are manufactured and packaged with extreme care in our FSSC 22000 lant in Richmond, Indiana.
Helping to Speed Your Research Process
By combining our nutritional expertise with irradiation technology, we’ve produced a complete irradiated product line to meet all of your sanitized feed needs. Irradiated diets save handling time and are ready-to-use when they arrive at your facility.
ANALYTICAL DATA
Vitamin and microbiological assays were performed on PicoLab
® Rodent Diet 20 5053 before and after irradiation. As the results indicate, irradiation achieved excellent reduction of the microbial load while having minimal effects on the vitamin content of the product. PicoLab
® products are formulated to provide optimal vitamin levels after irradiation.