Diets, bedding, and environmental enrichment items for laboratory animals from the suppliers Mucedola Sri and Tecniplast Spa. Mucedola and Tecniplast, Ιταλίας.

Diets for laboratory animals (mice, rats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, zebrafish, etc.)
Diets of various types, such as for maintenance for short, medium, and long periods, for reproduction, lactation, for transgenic or immunocompromised animals, etc. In this context, certain specific types of foods (Standard Certificate) are available with a specific content of nutritional characteristics (protein, carbohydrates, fats, etc., depending on the phase of administration). There is also the possibility of providing foods with nutritional characteristics that can be customized upon request (Special Diets) for specific applications and requirements. The raw materials used to create this food are non-genetically modified (non-GMO), and the manufacturer takes all necessary measures to ensure that the final product meets all the specifications of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP – specialized systems for continuous real-time monitoring of nutritional value, removal of dust residues from packaging, etc.). In the case where the nutritional certificate is required to be identical for an extended period (1-2 years) with the same batch number (same raw materials), there is the Top Certificate. All diets are available in pellet form, but there is also the option to provide them in other forms (powder, paste, etc.) if required. The main categories are standard, autoclavable (sterilizable), gamma-irradiated (sterilized through radiation exposure so that vitamins and other nutrients are not destroyed).

Bedding for laboratory animal cages, made from spruce, aspen wood, or processed corn cob with different moisture retention properties and with negligible dust levels.
Η στρωμνή διατίθεται επίσης σε μορφή standard, autoclavable (αποστειρώσιμη), gamma-irradiated (αποστειρωμένη με ακτινοβολία).

According to EU Directive 2010/63 (presidential decree in Greece since 2013), the environment in which laboratory animals reside must provide them with sufficient stimuli to keep them occupied, so that they may coexist more harmoniously and stress levels may be reduced. More and more, this trend is starting to emerge in various research communities to find solutions in this direction without burdening the already difficult cage change processes. In this context, we propose items that are semi-disposable and sterilizable. Scobis Bags are small pouches made of special paper that contain Scobis Uno bedding, giving rodents the opportunity to engage by opening them, exploring them, and then scattering the bedding. They are a supplement and not a substitute for the bedding of the cage. Antrum 11 is a tunnel made of special cardboard that can be sterilized up to 10 times and serves as a source of entertainment and protection for small rodents (mice only). The Tecniplast company solutions for enriching the cage environment are some non-consumable items made of sterilizable polycarbonate plastic: mouse house, mouse loft, mouse balcony.