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Tue January 1, 2008
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No recommendations
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Description:
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Feeding guideline:
A 50lb dog should be fed about 4 cups
Caloric Content
Metabolizable Energy (calculated) 3753 kcal/kg
Metabolizable Energy (calculated) 324 kcal/cup
Ingredients
Ground Whole Rice, Soy Flour, Ground Pearled Barley, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Avocado Meal, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Potatoes, Avocado Oil, Carrots, Peas, Flax Seed, Dried Kelp, Salt, Choline Chloride, Lecithin, Garlic Oil, Dried Garlic Powder, Dried Onion Powder, Dried Yucca Schidigera, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Niacin, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B Complex), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Folic Acid, Biotin, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Ferrous Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite.
Guaranteed Analysis
Crude Protein (min) 18.00%
Crude Fat (min) 8.00%
Crude Fiber (max) 4.00%
Moisture (max) 10.00%
Omega 6 Fatty Acids* (min) 2.43%
Omega 3 Fatty Acids* (min) 0.81%
Nutrient Analysis
Vitamins
Vitamin A, Total 8,800 IU/KG
Vitamin A, True Retinol 4,660 IU/KG
Vitamin D 1,150 IU/KG
Vitamin E 75.00 IU/KG
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) 4.10 MG/KG
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 8.60 MG/KG
Pantothenic Acid 19.20 MG/KG
Niacin 20.60 MG/KG
Pyridoxine 5.60 MG/KG
Folic Acid 0.41 MG/KG
Biotin 0.469 MG/KG
Vitamin B12 0.044 MG/KG
Choline 1,600 MG/KG
Minerals
Calcium 0.90 %
Phosphorus 0.61 %
Potassium 0.87 %
Sodium 0.27 %
Chloride 0.31 %
Magnesium les 0.17 %
Iron 90.00 MG/KG
Copper 13.14 MG/KG
Manganese 40.25 MG/KG
Zinc 150.00 MG/KG
Iodine 2.65 MG/KG
Selenium 0.23 MG/KG
Amino Acid/Fatty Acids
Arginine 1.30 %
Lysine 1.02 %
Methionine & Cystine 0.46 %
Tryptophan 0.26 %
Histidine 0.47 %
Leucine 1.37 %
Isoleucine 0.91 %
Phenylalanine & Tyrosine 0.81 %
Threonine 0.70 %
Valine 1.03 %
Omega 6 2.43 %
Omega 3 0.81 %
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Editors
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 3953
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Review Date: Tue January 1, 2008
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Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
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Cons:
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Some low quality ingredients, products known to be toxic to dogs
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A vegetarian product, this is not a natural foodstuff for canines. Although not obligate carnivores, dogs are still carnivores and should consume a diet that is majority based on meat. Grains are not a natural foodstuff for this species. Extremely allergic individuals may require diets excluding meat protein, however, so a review of this product is based on ingredient quality (i.e. excluding the issue of species-appropriate diet).
This food is based almost completely on grains, rather than fruits and vegetables though there is a small amount of vegetable matter in the minor ingredients. It makes it a very grain heavy food. The main grains are rice and barley, both of which are decent quality. Soy flour provides additional protein, but this is low quality protein. Soy is a product we prefer not to see used in dog food products and is linked to many allergy problems in dogs. Canola oil is the primary source of fat. Although a single-source oil, this is not generally considered high quality.
Avocado (meal and oil) is an unusual ingredient in dog food and one that we have some concerns about as avocadoes are toxic to dogs (toxic dose is unknown). We also note the inclusion of onion power with concern as onions are highly toxic to dogs and general veterinary advice is not to feed products containing onion powder to dogs.
Overall, and notwithstanding the complete absence of meat in this product, it does not appear to use high quality ingredients and is rated accordingly.
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