Optimize your inventory management
Quality, consistency, and nutritional stability are the cornerstones of successful research. After conducting comprehensive studies on vitamin stability and microbiological quality, Inotiv is proud to update the shelf life guidelines for our Teklad Standard Natural Ingredient Diets.
These updates reflect our commitment to evidence-based nutrition, bringing our global standards in line with our demonstrated product performance. Why is this important? Our evidence-based standards will provide you with improved inventory management while providing nutritional excellence in your research.
Quick Reference Guide:
| Product Type | Shelf Life Assurance |
| Conventional – pelleted and extruded | |
| Most diets | 12 months |
| Irradiated – pelleted and extruded | |
| Most diets | 12 months |
| Exceptions | |
| 2014 Global Rodent Maintenance Diet | 9 months |
| 2914 Irradiated Global Rodent Maintenance Diet | 9 months |
| 2040 & 2041 Global Guinea Pig Diet | 9 months |
| 2940 & 2941 Irradiated Global Guinea Pig Diet | 9 months |
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Nutrition is complex. Whether you need help adjusting your storage inventory or have specific questions about diet or its stability, our expert nutritionists are ready to help you.
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