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Thu August 17, 2006
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No recommendations
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Description:
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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed 290 - 450g / 2 1/4 - 3 1/2 cups
Calorific content:
ME --- 3,750 kcal/kg
Ingredients:
New Zealand lamb meal, ground whole rice, steamed oatmeal, rice bran, sunflower oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols, citric acid and rosemary), beet pulp (sugar removed), ground whole flaxseed, natural lamb flavor, yeast extract (MOS), chicory root (FOS), steamed sweet potato, yucca shidigera, dl-glucosamine HCl (lobster shell), chondroitin sulfate (shark cartilage), marigold extract (source of lutein), Atlantic kelp, carrots, tomatoes (natural source of lycopene), apples, whole garlic, parsley, rosemary extract, cranberry, salt, yeast culture, ginko, ginseng, green tea extract, potassium chloride, choline chloride, lysine, vitamin A supplement, dl alpha-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), methionine, carnitine, vitamin D3 supplement, *iron Bioplex™, *zinc Bioplex™, *manganese Bioplex™, biotin, *copper Bioplex™, niacin, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate, vitamin K supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride (source of vitamin B6), vitamin B12, *iodine Bioplex™, folic acid. *chelated mineral
Guaranteed Analysis:
Protein (min.) --- 23.0%
Fat (min.) --- 12.0%
Fiber (max.) --- 3.0%
Moisture (max.) --- 10.0%
Calcium (min.) --- 1.5%
Phosphorus (min.) --- 1.0%
Omega-6 (min.) --- 2.75% *
Omega-3 (min.) --- 0.3% *
Glucosamine (min.) --- 400 mg/kg
Chondroitin (min.) --- 50 mg/kg
Vitamin A (min.) --- 30,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E (min.) --- 200 IU/kg
Vitamin C (min.) --- 50 mg/kg *
Lutein (min.) --- 5 mg/kg *
* Not recognized as essential by AAFCO
Average Analysis:
Vitamin A --- 30.0 KIU/kg
Vitamin D --- 1.4 KIU/kg
Vitamin E --- 200 IU/kg
Vitamin K --- 2.0 mg/kg
Vitamin C --- 50 mg/kg
Vitamin B12 --- 0.4 mg/kg
Riboflavin --- 42 mg/kg
Pantothenic Acid --- 41 mg/kg
Thiamin --- 60 mg/kg
Beta Carotene --- 4.0 mg/kg
Niacin --- 320 mg/kg
Pyridoxine --- 31 mg/kg
Choline --- 1900 mg/kg
Biotin --- 0.4 mg/kg
Folic Acid --- 3.8 mg/kg
Arginine --- 1.6%
Methionine --- 0.5%
Histidine --- 0.5%
Cystine --- 0.3%
Isoleucine --- 0.7%
Threonine --- 1.1%
Leucine --- 1.5%
Tryptophan --- 0.32%
Lysine --- 1.5%
Valine --- 1.0%
FATS
Linoleic --- 2.75%
Linolenic --- 0.3%
Calcium --- 1.5%
Phosphorus --- 1.1%
Ca:P Ratio --- 1.4:1
Sodium --- 0.3%
Chloride --- 0.5%
Potassium --- 0.6%
Ash --- 9.5%
Selenium --- 0.2 mg/kg
Sulfur --- 0.3 mg/kg
Manganese --- 52 mg/kg
Iron --- 200 mg/kg
Copper --- 15 mg/kg
Cobalt --- 0.5 mg/kg
Zinc --- 200 mg/kg
Iodine --- 3.0 mg/kg
Magnesium --- 0.1%
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Thu August 17, 2006
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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 controversial filler.
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The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product in meal form. The next three ingredients are grains – oatmeal, rice and rice bran (a fragment).
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.
We appreciate the inclusion of a range of vegetable ingredients in the food, but retain concerns about its low apparent meat content.
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