FiberBites®

fiberbites
Product Code:
  • 73-01-2101 10 pounds
Suitable for:
  • Primates

$211.00

FiberBites® act as a prebiotic to nourish beneficial bacteria, promoting a healthy digestive tract while providing oral enrichment. Made with a natural source of inulin.

Check out our blog post on Rhesus Macaques!

Delivering Solutions

  • Great tasting natural flavors promote acceptance
  • Convenient and easy to administer
  • Low in calories
  • Cost-effective supplemental fiber source

Delivering Quality

  • Complies with quality standards as tested by an independent laboratory
  • Certificate of analysis by manufactured lot
  • Individually coded with lot and date of expiration

Ingredients

Chicory Root Fiber, Sugar, Water, Pectin, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, For Colors (Annatto, Elderberry Juice), Coconut oil,
Carnauba Wax.

Shelf Life

Shelf life is 24 months unopened, at optimal storage conditions. Best if stored between 55° and 65°F (13° and 18° C).

Recommended Dosage

• To be administered under the direction of a veterinarian
• Manufactured for use in research animals
• Recommended Dosage: 1 gummy/kg/day

Applications

  • Probiotic supplement
  • Antidiarrheal support 
  • Oral enrichment

Research Papers

  1. Butorphanol–Azaperone–Medetomidine for the Immobilization of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

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FAQs

  • What is the recommended dosage for FiberBites®?

    FiberBites® provide an easy to administer, readily accepted source of fiber for nonhuman primates. Each bite contains approximately 1.6 grams of inulin from chicory root, a prebiotic fiber source that promotes a healthy gastrointestinal tract.
    The general recommended daily dose of fiber in NHPs is 1.5 to 2 grams per kg per day. Assuming the primate weighs 8 kilos – it requires 12 to 16 grams of fiber per day. To convert grams of fiber needed to the proper number of FiberBites®, divide the daily fiber dose by 1.6 grams.
    For example, 12 to 16 grams of fiber daily equals 7-10 FiberBites®; we would recommend starting with 3 pieces twice a day and increasing to 4 twice daily depending upon your results.

  • What is the best way to store FiberBites®?

    FiberBites® are best if stored between 55-65 degrees Fahrenheit (13-18 degrees Celsius).

  1. We provide FiberBites to our rhesus and cynomolgus macaques. A veterinarian prescribes them as a clinical treatment for diarrhea and in a few cases for constipation. They are not in our macaque enrichment program. Some animal will eat them as is, some only eat a specific flavor, and some have to have them camouflaged in something else (like a smear of peanut butter on them). Overall, we like the product and they are an easy treatment to give, especially for the animals that eat them directly.


    Colony Manager
    Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
  2. We have used this product as a fiber source, to treat selected cases of diarrhea in macaques.
    They seem to be palatable, as the monkeys like them.


    Director / Attending Veterinarian
    The Mannheimer Foundation, Inc.
  3. We have been using FiberBites for quite a while now, and our primates LOVE them!


    Veterinary Technician IV
    Yerkes National Primate Research Center

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