Tom, This is the AAFCO definition of Egg Product: Egg Product is product obtained from egg graders, egg breakers and/or hatchery operations that is dehydrated, handled as liquid, or frozen. These sources shall be labeled as per USDA regulations gove…
Adding more chicken to the formula adds more protein but it may well throw the entire balance to the food off and make the food less digestible. This has nothing to do with feeding or not feeding a dry food. Perhanps one of the nutritionists here on…
Each formula is a careful balance of nutrients – a matrix where the balance allows the body to successfully use the foods. That balance is what makes ‘nutrition’. Simply adding more protein doesn’t mean that you dogs are going to receive all the nut…
Roya, The amounts on an ingredient label read differently when the food is wet (canned or raw) than when it is a dry kibble. So the 14% protein in a raw food doesn't mean that the food is below the required protein necessary for maintenance as defin…
Hello,
I had this following information that the UNO rule n° 2216, class OMI : 9, for maritim transport (annex 1), writes that to avoid spontaneous combustion, an incorporation of 400 to 1000 ppm ethoxyquin during fish meal production is requested.…
Melody, thank you so much, this is valuable info -- and thanks for taking time to inform on this subject. We really apprectiate it. I did receive some information from someone at Texas A & M and that information states that fishmeal is sometimes sel…
While I certainly could be wrong and it varies from country to country, I believe this is a case of extremists taking a bit of information and running with it. This does pets absolutely no good and casts a bad light on what could be a legit cause.…
An online event where nutritionists, technical consultants and manufacturers of petfood and petfood nutritional products can engage in real-time interaction via chats, group chats, e-mails, Twitter or the exchange of electronic business cards by mak…
Fish meal in pet foods for dogs and cats. There's a regulation that fish meal with a specific percentage of fat must contain the preservative ethoxoquin. Exactly what percentate of fat requires the addition of ethoxoquin? Does anyone know or know wh…
Jeffrey, I apologize for my big delay in replying to you. That would be so kind if you could run a quick search. I'll check back her in a couple of days. Thanks. --Ann
Fish meal in pet foods for dogs and cats. There's a regulation that fish meal with a specific percentage of fat must contain the preservative ethoxoquin. Exactly what percentate of fat requires the addition of ethoxoquin? Does anyone know or know where we can find that information? Thanks so much!
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 12:21pm — 4 Comments
Hi! Can anyone tell us where I can find recent statistics on the growth (or lack of) of kibble puppy food and hypo-allergenic kibble foods for dogs with food allergies? Thanks!
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