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Mon December 24, 2007
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Description:
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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 2 - 2 3/4 cups
CALORIE CONTENT (Calculated)
Kcal/kg 3,675
Kcal/cup 521
Ingredients:
White Fish Meal, Salmon, Dried Potato Product, Chicken Fat, Salmon Oil, Natural Flavors, Dried Apples, Dried Blueberries, Dried Cranberries, Dried Figs, Ground Thyme, Ground Anise Seed, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Fenugreek, Dried Garlic, Ground Sunflower Seeds, Ground Sesame Seeds, Dried Kelp, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Dried Whey Product, Casein, Dried Carrots, Dried Celery, Dried Beets, Dried Parsley, Dried Lettuce, Dried Watercress, Dried Spinach, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Lecithin, Taurine, L-Lysine, DL-Methionine, Brewers Dried Yeast, Dried Saccharomyces cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium longum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Choline Chloride, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Acetate, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Cobalt Proteinate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenite, Mixed Tocopherols (a natural preservative), Citric Acid, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Rosemary Extract.
GUARANTEED ANALYSIS
Crude Protein min. 26%
Crude Fat min. 16%
Crude Fiber max. 3%
Moisture max. 9%
Ash max. 6%
Calcium 1.75%
Phosphorous 0.9%
Copper 16 mg/kg
Vitamin A 22,000 IU/kg
Vitamin D 1,400 IU/kg
Vitamin E 160 IU/kg
*Taurine min. .17%
*Omega-6 Fatty Acids 3.4%
*Omega-3 Fatty Acids 1.3%
*Not recognized as an essential nutrient by AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profile.
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Editors
Registered: October 2005 Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Mon December 24, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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First two ingredients are named meat products.
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Cons:
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Mixed quality ingredients.
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Another Timberwolf formula that has undergone revision, Ocean Blue changes occur primarily in the quality of the carbohydrate and fat sources.
The original formula of this food (can be viewed in the archives) utilised potato rather than potato product and a variety of fish oils rather than chicken fat which may be something of a disappointment for those with dogs sensitive to chicken.
The first ingredient in the food is white fish meal (previously "low ash" white fish meal). This is followed by salmon, a named meat product, but inclusive of its water content (about 80%) and once that is removed it is likely that this ingredients would be more accurately placed somewhat further down the ingredient list (ingredients are listed in order of weight).
Potato product is a low quality ingredient, being peelings, culls and byproducts arising from human food production. In positive news, the food remains grain-free.
Chicken fat as the fourth ingredient raises some concern as research at Purdue University has identified fat in the top four ingredients of a dry food as a factor increasing the risk of bloat in large breed dogs. Smaller breeds are untested.
We note that the manufacturer retains on their website a statement warranting the use of 48-52% meat meal in their foods, which is certainly one of the highest around. The use of low quality ingredients such as potato product as a major component of the food is a distinct negative and decided downgrade. The food retains its 5* rating - just.
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