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Sat January 5, 2008
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Description:
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Calorie Content
This product contains 3843 kilocalories/kilogram or 337 kilocalories per cup ME (metabolizable energy) on an as fed basis (calculated).
Ingredients:
Chicken meal, brown rice, rice, wheat gluten, oat, chicken fat, natural flavors, dried beet pulp, anchovy oil, tomato pomace, dried brewers yeast, sodium silico aluminate, soya oil, potassium chloride, ground psyllium husk, fructooligo- saccharides, dried egg powder, monocalcium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, calcium carbonate, salt, brewers yeast extract (source of mannan-oligo-saccharides), L-lysine, choline chloride, glucosamine hydrochloride, vitamins [dl-alpha tocopherol (source of vitamin E), L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), biotin, D-calcium pantothenate, vitamin A acetate, niacin supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin supplement (vitamin B2), folic acid, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement], marigold extract, taurine, minerals [zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate, manganese proteinate, copper proteinate, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite], green tea polyphenols, chondroitin sulfate, rosemary extract, preserved with natural tocopherols and citric acid.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 28.3%
Crude Fat (min) 12.3%
Crude Fiber (max) 2.9%
Moisture (max) 10.5%
Nutrition Statement
ROYAL CANIN Veterinary Diet canine DIGEST & OSTEO DO 28 LARGE BREED PUPPY is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth and maintenance.
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Editors
Registered: October 2005 Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Sat January 5, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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First ingredient is a named meat product
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Cons:
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Insufficient meat content, use of low quality and controversial fillers
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This product is a veterinary diet, but is not indicated for the treatment of any disease. Rather, it is just another large breed puppy food and our comments are given on equal footing to any other comparable product with or without a 'veterinary diet' label.
The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product, in meal form. It is the sole meat ingredient in the food. Followed by four grain products ahead of the fat content, we have little confidence in the meat content of this product.
The main grains in the food are rice, wheat and oats. Rice and oats are decent quality grains, but the use of wheat is a negative. Wheat is believed by many to be the number one cause of food allegies in dogs. In gluten form, this ingredient is a low quality filler. It is the dried residue from wheat after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm. In plain English, that bit of the grain leftover after most of the nutritious bits have been removed.
Beet pulp is controversial filler which appears to be used in large quantities in this food. It is a by-product, being dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar. It is a controversial ingredient in dog food, claimed by some manufacturers to be a good source of fibre, and derided by others as an ingredient added to slow down the transition of rancid animal fats and causing stress to kidney and liver in the process. We note that beet pulp is an ingredient that commonly causes problems for dogs, including allergies and ear infections, and prefer not to see it used in dog food. There are less controversial products around if additional fibre is required. Tomato pomace and the husks of pysllium seeds are further fillers.
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