[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Chicken or Lamb
- From: "RivendellP" <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 16:37:09 -0700
Right now I use the Nutro Natural Chicken, but it also comes in lamb.
What's the benefits (if any) of one flavor over the other. Thanks, Barbara
Galasso
Paul adds...
Lamb and lamb fat are the easiest of all meats to digest. It is also not
treated with ethoxiquin as is chicken.
Several years ago AAFCO caved to the pet food manufacturers on ethoxiquin.
The manufacturers used to have to disclose its presence on chicken on the
label. The manufacturers then got their suppliers to spray it on before they
took possession of the chicken. Ethoxiquin is a preservative that comes from
the rubber plant. It has been said to cause problems when it is in the
canines system, most expressly, reproduction. It is also used as a
stabilizer in tires albeit, in another form. At any rate, the manufacturers
don't have to list in as an ingredient if it is sprayed on to the chicken
prior to the manufacturers taking possession of the chicken. It's still
there...they just don't have to list it.
This is another reason to consider pet foods manufactured under the
supervision of USDA instead of AAFCO. Ethoxiquin would not be used if the
manufacturer was under USDA specs. Also the chicken would have to be "human
grade"...i.e. fit for human consumption. AFFCO standards do not require the
chicken in any state other than ready to turn into a kibble. It could be
diseased, old, or just about in any condition.
Words to the wise...
Paul
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