amount of meat, originally used in dry dog food has decreased significantly over the past ten years, and has been replaced with cheap and potentially harmful cereals and cereal products in many lower quality dog food companies. Nutritionally, how each individual dog process nutrients in these products depends largely on how it is easy to digest each of the individual grains can be.
the actual amount of nutrients your dog may get particularly depends on what amount and type of filler in the brand you are feeding your dog. Dogs are usually able to absorb almost all carbohydrates in certain grains such as white rice, but can not digest more than others, such as peanut shells.
As many as twenty percent of the nutritional value of other grains such as oats, beans and wheat may be weak or lost in potpunosti.Nutritivnu value of corn and potatoes is also much less than that of rice. And some of the other ingredients used as fillers in dry dog foods, such as peanut shells, cotton hulls, feathers, etc. have absolutely no nutritional value at all, and only used to hold dry dog food nuggets together or just make your dog feel full! These fillers can be harmful to your dog, and yet, there are many unscrupulous manufacturers who use them, anyway.
because it is necessary to keep the grain dry dog food nuggets together, it must be equal to at least fifty percent of the total ingredients. If you are feeding the dog these foods every day, you can give him a hundred percent more grain than normal canines to eat in the wild or that they actually need.
If you check the labels on the cheap dry dog food bags, you will find two of the first three ingredients listed are usually some kind of grain products ... ground corn, corn gluten meal, brewers rice, beet pulp, feathers and cotton hulls are some of the most commonly used. Why? Since they are much cheaper, "cheaper" ingredients except meat.
There is a huge return on the nature of the recipe in 1995 (they pulled thousands of tons of dry dog food off the shelf) causing them to lose about $ 20 million. It all came about when consumers complained that their dogs were vomiting and had a loss apetita.Gljiva produced vomitoxin (a poisonous substance produced fungi), it was determined that the contaminated wheat in this brand.
Though it causes vomiting, loss of appetite, diarrhea, etc., vomitoxin is a milder than most toksina.Više dangerous toxins can cause weight loss, liver damage, lameness, and even death, as seen in the Doane case . What happened next should give all dog care givers cause to pause and wonder what is happening to our so-called "watch dogs" in government agencies.
Then again, in 1999, another fungal toxin was found to have killed 25 dogs. This led to the withdrawal of dry dog food by Doane Pet Care (maker O'l Roy, Walmart brand, plus 53 other brands ).
The incident with the nature of the recipe calls for FDA to get involved out of concern, but only for the human population, and not more than 250 dogs that got sick. It was concluded that the discovery of vomitoxin in the nature of the recipe is not much of a threat to "human" population because "the grain that would go into pet food is high quality grain." What! So, this means manufacturers have the green light to poison our dogs with poor quality or contaminated ingredients?
dog food manufacturers are also used as soy protein for energy and the added weight of the food, so that when a dog eats a product containing soy they will feel more satisfied. Some dogs do well with soy, while others experience gas. Soybeans are also used as a protein source in vegetarian dog food.
And now for corn ... Did you know corn kills dogs? Most dry brands on store shelves loaded with corn, inexpensive fillers. This is not the same people eat corn, it is food grade corn (a type of food for livestock), or cheap food corn residues. Even corn flour dust swept up from the floor of the mill factory, counts as "corn" to be used in our dog food. The same corn and May were even condemned for human consumption, but there are no limits to the amount of pesticide contamination ask for our pets' food.
If it was not bad enough, corn (which gives both high fructose corn syrup and corn oil) is fattening. Why are so many dogs are obese and suffer from diabetes ... I wonder if it has anything to do with the corn used as a filler in many dry dog food?
dog food industry critics note that many of the ingredients used as humectants - ingredients such as corn syrup and corn gluten meal which bind water to prevent oxidation - also bind water in such a way that the food actually sticks to the colon and can cause začepljenje.Blokada colon can cause an increased risk of cancer of the colon or rectum.
the presence of corn products in dry dog food - especially if they are high on the list of ingredients - may indicate that corn is used instead of more expensive alternative. About 25% of corn produced in the U.S. today is genetically modified. Dogs have a hard time digesting corn.
corn gluten meal in dog food is a concentrated source of protein that can be substituted for costlier animal protein. In many low-priced brands, corn gluten meal provides a large part or even the total amount of these proteins in the food label, rather than more digestible forms of protein such as meat.
Then there is the wheat ... Wheat is the main ingredient in many dry dog hrane.Pšenice used in these products we are feeding the dog is not what is used in breads, pastries, cereals, etc. It is usually the "tail of the mill" (It's a clever way of saying shit debris on the floor after everything else has been processed at the mill), wheat germ meal ... This is called "middlings and shorts" (same thing as a "tail mill" ... just another way to say it).
So, lets take a look at what today we know so far about what goes in one attractively designed and cleverly name bags on store shelves ... first a sick and toxic food (I told you about that in my previous article), converted (rendered), so that it can be legally used in our dog food. Now, let's see ... What else is there that is very, very cheap?
Ahh yes, there is a stock class seed (this is one of the FDA has not shown concern about the pollution found in dog food), which is usually the main ingredient manufacturers use ... not because the dogs need to be in large quantities, but because the cheapest food around and can add bulk. But there are even cheaper ingredients used, such as ... waste dust, cat litter, shell, subtracted from the screening process for flour, straw, sand, dirt, etc. In a perfect daily diet for our dog! Yuckkk!
Now, if you were to call these things notes, no one would buy it, so it is called "middlings" (is not that a cute name!), Users will never know what it really is. Then there is ground to the bones, heads, feet, feathers, etc., the name "poultry meal, fish meal, etc." ... Does not that sound a lot better than the notes?
What is also interesting to note that the "cattle class" really means manufacturers do not need to be at all concerned with the "permissible" levels of pesticides left in the grains used as fillers in our dog food. Because of this loophole manufacturers can legally use any of these "waste seed" in our dog food.
OK, so lets see what other lovely ingredients can also be used as fillers to feed our dogs:
... dried beet pulp remaining from sugar beet ... It's mostly all sugar. This may be a good source of fiber, but is known to clog the intestinal villi.
soybean meal ... a product made by grinding the flakes remaining after removal of oil from soybeans. Soy linked to many allergies that can cause sneezing, swelling, itching and anaphylactic shock and death.
powdered cellulose ... by the processing of pulp from fibrous plant material ... otherwise known as "sawdust ".
Sugar foods by-product of grinding and mixing of inedible portions of candy, dry packaged drinks, dried gelatin mixes, etc. .. and other similar foods that are primarily made of sugar.
Ground almond and peanut shells ... source of fiber with zero nutritional value.
Other fillers ... ground corncobs, feathers, citrus pulp, weeds, straw, seed hulls, etc.
Many dog food manufacturers to add as fillers, no nutritional value, in order to reduce the cost of food production, offset the rising costs involved in producing, marketing, shipping, etc., so that they can keep selling prices low.
It is quite ironic that in some cases, needlessly filling ingredients became toxic and led to massive recalls and the end of the high costs of these poduzeća.Nekoliko recent cases, in 2006, aflatoxin on corn for food Diamond Fri recall, a 2007 melamine to wheat gluten and rice gluten fillers because Menu foods pet food recall (which included Hill's, Royal Canin, Natural Balance, Iams, Eukanuba, Purina, Nutro brands, etc. ).
Unfortunately, however, the use of fillers in the lower level of commercial dog food continues even after all these recalls. What reminds done that caregivers are aware of this problem and a danger to the health of these cheap fillers can represent our beloved dogs. It is also heartening to note that many caregivers are now paying special attention to learning about and reading dog food labels and understand exactly what can be in these attractive bags on store shelves.
However, there are many cheap "fillers" that are not included in the labeling and use them to recognize. With continued use of low-grade feed your dog may still be ingesting such things as: cereal byproducts, cottonseed hulls, citrus pulp, straw, corncobs, feathers, soy, sawdust, etc.
Many of these cheap fillers are added to foods as opposed to high level of fillers such as riža.Korištenje those known to be harmful to the dog's intestines. These cheap fillers has also been known to cause more serious health problems in puppies, senior dogs or dogs that have a reduced ability to fight disease. Even in light of these producers will continue to add harmful ingredients in our pet food to compensate for the rising cost of production of dry dog food.
Cheap grain fillers are in danger of becoming contaminated due to the fact that hazardous chemicals used in growing them and storing process. This can make your dog very sick or worse. Also, the number of veterinarians called attention to the fact that soy ingredients that make up a large amount of filler, can cause dangerous allergic reactions in dogs. This can include everything from small sneeze or rash in the extreme, such as difficulty breathing or severe shock.
We can greatly improve the nutritional benefits of the food we feed our dogs using higher quality food. In order to provide the highest level of nutrition when feeding the dog, we always have to buy dog food that contains adequate amounts of protein, fiber, fat and carbohydrates. You can learn the exact amount on the AAFCO website, then this knowledge to read the labels on the bags. Always beware of generic brands of food and low prices for quantity purchases they are probably full of filler disguised.
Be careful, many manufacturers of dog food to pay their advertising agencies very high fees to lure you into buying their products. Once you have knowledge of what proper ingredients and the exact amounts needed for optimal nutrition your dog and know how to read dog food labels, you can give your dog the best diet to protect him or her from the disease or even worse.
To avoid fillers, look at the ingredients on pet food. Although some companies May list of real meat as an ingredient in dry dog food, they actually May have more cheap filler hidden in it, thus reducing the ratio of the quality of ingredients for those useless. Stay awake and learn what is actually in the food you feed your dog. Remember, it can be very expensive to buy cheap dog food!
I'll be posting another article about Dog Food Labels and How to read them soon.
Until then, take good care of your dog ... for the love of dogs!