Envigo Teklad diets makes a variety of doxycycline containing diets for your Tet regulated systems. TD.01306 with doxycycline hyclate added at 625 mg/kg to Teklad global 2018 rodent diet is stocked and can typically ship within 1 – 2 days (non-irradiated) or 1 – 2 weeks (irradiated). Diets are easily customizable. Custom specifications include: base diet, concentration of doxycycline, and food coloring. Contact us to discuss your needs if you don't find a suitable option below.
1 Doxycycline hyclate is ~87% doxycycline
2 TD.01306 typically ships within 2 days non-irradiated or 2 weeks with irradiation
Considerations when choosing a base diet
- Teklad Global Rodent Diets® like 2018 do not contain alfalfa and are thus ideal if your work requires an alfalfa-free diet for fluorescent imaging, If further imaging clarity is needed, we can make purified diets with doxycycline.
- Teklad global 2018 (base diet in examples above) contains a moderate amount of soybean meal, a source of phytoestrogens. The table below includes several options of minimal phytoestrogen diets with the most common doxycycline concentration of 625 mg/kg diet. For other concentrations contact us. For additional phytoestrogen information, see our list of phytoestrogen references.
1 Doxycycline hyclate is ~87% doxycycline
Safe handling of doxycycline diets
- Doxycycline is a tetracycline class antibiotic.
- Usual dose for therapeutic effects in humans is 100-200 mg/day. Doxycycline diets for rodents typically contain ~2 mg/pellet.
- Accidental doxycycline exposure can be minimized by using typical lab precautions of lab coat, gloves, and mask when handling the diet.
- Your chemical safety department should be contacted for additional institution specific guidelines for handling and disposal of doxycycline containing diets.
Contact us with your specific needs, and we can recommend an existing product code or create a new formulation.