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Thu February 8, 2007
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Description:
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Feeding guideline:
A 25kg dog should be fed about 309grams
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal* (min 27%), Whole Grain Rice (min 26%), Whole Grain Maize, Chicken Fat*, Beet Pulp, Fresh Chicken (min 5%), Dried Brewers Yeast, Egg Powder, Fish Meal*, Linseed, Fish Oil*, Minerals, Vitamins, Nucleotides, Prebiotic FOS, Prebiotic MOS, Cranberry Extract, Chondroitin Sulphate, Glucosamine Sulphate, MSM, Yucca Extract, L-Carnitine. *Preserved with mixed tocopherols and rosemary extract.
Typical Analysis:
Protein 24%,
Oil 14%,
Fibre 2.5%,
Ash 7%,
Moisture 8%,
Omega6 2.51%,
Omega3 0.36%,
Vitamin A 15000 IU/kg,
Vitamin D3 1000 IU/kg,
Vitamin E 100 IU/kg,
Calcium 1.25%,
Phosphorous P 0.85%,
Copper 20 mg/kg (as Cupric Sulphate).
Arden Grange have enhanced every diet with the inclusion of cranberry extract, nucleotides, prebiotics and yucca extract. We continue to uphold our "Not Tested on Animals" policy, and every diet continues to be preserved naturally. All of the products are hypoallergenic and free from wheat gluten, beef, dairy products and soya. No artificial colourings flavourings or preservatives are used, and we do not add salt or sugar as flavour enhancers.
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Thu February 8, 2007
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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, some low quality grain, controversial filler.
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The first ingredient in the food is a named meat product in meal form. This is the primary meat ingredient in the food, and we note that the manufacturer does disclose the percentage. This is lower than we believe is suitable for a canine, however, and is the primary reason this food cannot be rated more highly.
The next ingredient is rice, which is a decent quality grain. The use of maize (corn) is less desirable - corn is a difficult to digest grain that has little nutritional value for a canine, and is commonly associated with allegies and yeast infections. Oats are a further grain of decent quality.
Fat as the fourth ingredient is a concern. Research at Purdue University has identified a fat in the top four ingredients of a dry food as a factor that increases the risk of bloat in large breed dogs.
Beet pulp is a low quality ingredient and filler. 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 would prefer to see the use of whole eggs rather than egg powdert in the food.
Chicken is 6th on the ingredient list, but since this ingredient will end up weighing around 20% of its wet weight once the moisture is removed, as it must be to create a dry food, it is unlikely to contribute significantly to the meat content of the food. A further meat product, fish in meal form is the 9th ingredient. This is also too far down the ingredient list to add significantly to the overall meat content. This manufacturer does state on their website that all ingredients, including fish, are free of ethoxyquin or other chemical preservatives (ethoxyquin is a chemical preservative commonly added to fish ingredients and that is banned from human foods due to the belief that it is carcinogenic).
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