Monday, March 29, 2010

Pet Food Myths and Facts

Myth 1: Corn is a filler, ill-digested and cause allergies.

FACT: Fillers are ingredients that are not nutritional purpose and corn is not the case with this description. Maize is a cereal nutritionally superior to other uses for animal feed because it contains a balance of nutrients in other cereals. Maize contains a highly available source of complex carbohydrates and large amounts of linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid important for healthySkin. Corn also provides essential amino acids and fiber. In a survey of veterinary dermatologists, corn was not among the ingredients are usually suspected of causing allergies listed. A review of over 200 confirmed cases of food allergies in dogs found veterinary literature, only three were caused by corn. The same number was reported for rice.

Soybean No. 2: Myth causes bloat in dogs.

FACT swollen or gastric dilatation / volvulus, is a condition usuallyseen in large, deep chest dogs. Research has shown that the motility and gastric emptying are not affected by food ingredients (wet vs. dry cereal-based foods meat).

Myth 3: The corn is highly allergenic.

FACT: There are only six confirmed cases were reported allergy to corn dogs in the veterinary literature of a total of 253 cases. This represents 2.4% of incidence. The food is the most frequently cited as a cause of food allergies dog meat, dairy products andWheat.

Myth 4: Chicken meal is better than poultry meal product.

FACT: Both chicken meal and poultry meal product contains high quality protein that digested and tasty. Chicken meal, although it is usually made of chicken's neck and back, which means offering more ash per head of poultry protein meal as a by-doing. Sun can be assumed to be less desirable for use in formulations, which is given control of the mineral content of the product. Poultry byproduct mealis a source a bit 'more concentrated protein.

Myth 5: With the products are of lower quality than the meat.

FACT: Animal food ingredients, including lean meats are natural byproducts. Some of the products are used in pet foods, as ingredients of a brand of human quality both nationally and internationally. Examples include beef liver, pork, tripe and spleen. Many products, such as the liver provide superior palatability of the muscle, when used in dogand cat food.

Myth 6: There is a better source of fiber.

FACT: Different types of fibers can be used to provide various functions in animal feed. Although fiber does not serve as an important source of energy for dogs and cats may help promote normal bowel function, maintain digestive health and aid in the nutrition of certain diseases. Not a single source of fiber or the kind of performance in an optimal way all the benefits of fiber can provide food for animals.Insoluble fiber is preferably in the weight-loss therapies. Soluble fiber is more suitable for maintaining the health of the intestinal tract. It is important that renewable sources of fiber that the power to achieve the objectives of the product.

Myth 7: mineral fiber materials and cellulose bind and reduce the digestibility of other nutrients.

FACT: As with other fibers, decreases dry matter digestibility with increasing levels of cellulose. However, some studies have shown that type of fiber is notaffect digestibility in dogs. Furthermore, the purified cellulose does not reduce the digestibility in cats. Purified cellulose is slow when it comes to mineral binding and no effect on the availability of calcium or zinc and iron in chicks with dogs. More soluble fiber such as beet pulp to bind calcium and zinc in iron in chicks and puppies in growth.

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